User`s guide

You have to protect each server as a whole, the users' data on the workstations, and the virtual

machines. You want to be able to track the health of the data protection, be sure that the backup

archives do not store duplicated information and that the obsolete backups are deleted from the

storage in a timely manner. These goals can be achieved by regular backup of the desired data items

to a centralized vault with deduplication.

Setting up the Acronis infrastructure

1. Install Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Console [Console] on the machine which you

prefer to operate from (3). The console enables you to access and manage other Acronis

components through Graphical User Interface.

2. Install Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Server [AMS] on one of the Windows servers

(2). The management server is your single entry point to the Acronis infrastructure.

3. Install Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent on each of the machines to back up the machine's

disks, volumes or files.

 Agent (W) - Agent for Windows

 Agent (L) - Agent for Linux.

When installing the agents, register each of the machines on the management server. To do so,

enter the server's name or IP address and the server's administrator credentials in the

appropriate window of the installation wizard. Or, alternatively, add the machines to the

management server later using their names or IP addresses.

4. Install Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent for ESX/ESXi [Agent (ESX)] on the ESX server (4) to

back up the virtual machines from the host. The agent is delivered as a virtual appliance.

5. Install Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Storage Node [ASN] on one of the Windows servers (9). The

storage node enables you to organize the infrastructure for storing backup archives and to use

the deduplication functionality. The node can be installed together with the management server

if the host is capable enough.