Installation guide

installation or later on. One license key enables installation of the agent on a physical host and four

virtual machines.

Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 agent connects to Acronis License Server every time the agent service

is started and then every 1–5 days, as specified by the agent configuration parameters. If the agent is

unable to connect to the license server or does not find the appropriate license key for 1-60 days (as

specified by the configuration parameters), it stops working until there has been a successful license

check.

By default, the agent tries to connect to the license server every day and keeps working without a

license server or license for 30 days.

Reassigning licenses

If a managed machine is taken out of service permanently and replaced, or the machine's network

card is replaced (which normally results in changing the MAC address), you can remove the

corresponding license from Acronis License Server and then add it anew to a pool of available

licenses.

According to Acronis End User License Agreement:

You may reassign a Software License if you retire the licensed Hardware due to permanent Hardware

failure. If you reassign a Software License, the Hardware to which you reassign the license becomes

the new licensed Hardware for that particular Software License.

1.5. Local installation (Windows)

You have a choice between downloading a full installation package and a small executable package

that will download from Acronis Web site, only those components that you select to install.

1.5.1. Preparation

Install Acronis License Server and import the licenses. You can skip this step when using a trial license

key or when installing only components that do not require license keys.

To install the license server, run the installation package, then click Install Acronis Backup &

Recovery 10, then click Install Acronis License Server on this machine, and then follow the on-screen

instructions.

Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 uses TCP port 9876 for local installation and for communication

between components. The setup program automatically opens this port through Windows Firewall. If

you use a different firewall, make sure that the port is open for both incoming and outgoing requests

through that firewall.

1.5.2. Installation procedure

Do the following to install Acronis Backup & Recovery 10:

1. Run the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 setup file.

2. Click Install Acronis Backup & Recovery 10.

3. Specify the name or IP address of the Acronis License Server, or type your trial license key.