Installation guide

1.1.4.3. PXE Server

Acronis PXE Server allows for booting machines into Acronis bootable components through the

network.

The network booting:

• Eliminates the need to have a technician onsite to install the bootable media into the system that

has to be booted

• During group operations, reduces the time required for booting multiple machines as compared

to using physical bootable media.

1.1.4.4. License Server

The server enables you to manage licenses of Acronis products and install the components that

require licenses.

For more information about Acronis License Server please see "Using Acronis License Server (p. 20)".

1.1.5. Management Console

Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Console is an administrative tool for remote or local

access to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 agents, and in the product editions that include the

centralized management capability, to the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Server.

The console has two distributions for installation on Windows and installation on Linux. While both

distributions enable connection to any Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 agent and Acronis Backup &

Recovery 10 Management Server, we recommend that you use the console for Windows if you have a

choice between the two. The console that installs on Linux has limited functionality:

• remote installation of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 components is not available

• the Active Directory-related features, such as browsing the AD, are not available.

1.2. Supported operating systems

Acronis License Server

• Windows 2000 Professional SP4/XP Professional SP2+

• Windows 2000 Server/2000 Advanced Server/Server 2003/Server 2008*

• Windows SBS 2003/SBS 2008*

• Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003/2008* x64 Editions

• Windows Vista - all editions except for Vista Home Basic and Vista Home Premium

• Windows 7*

Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Console

• Windows 2000 Professional SP4/XP Home Editions/XP Professional SP2+

• Windows 2000 Server/2000 Advanced Server/Server 2003/Server 2008*

• Windows SBS 2003/SBS 2008*

• Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003/2008* x64 Editions