User`s guide

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Once the bootable agent starts on a machine, the configuration is applied to the machine’s network
interface card (NIC.) If the settings have not been pre-configured, the agent uses DHCP auto
configuration. You also have the ability to configure the network settings manually when the
bootable agent is running on the machine.
Pre-configuring multiple network connections
You can pre-configure TCP/IP settings for up to ten network interface cards. To ensure that each NIC
will be assigned the appropriate settings, create the media on the server for which the media is
customized. When you select an existing NIC in the wizard window, its settings are selected for
saving on the media. The MAC address of each existing NIC is also saved on the media.
You can change the settings, except for the MAC address; or configure the settings for a non-existent
NIC, if need be.
Once the bootable agent starts on the server, it retrieves the list of available NICs. This list is sorted
by the slots the NICs occupy: the closest to the processor on top.
The bootable agent assigns each known NIC the appropriate settings, identifying the NICs by their
MAC addresses. After the NICs with known MAC addresses are configured, the remaining NICs are
assigned the settings that you have made for non-existent NICs, starting from the upper non-
assigned NIC.
You can customize bootable media for any machine, and not only for the machine where the media
is created. To do so, configure the NICs according to their slot order on that machine: NIC1 occupies
the slot closest to the processor, NIC2 is in the next slot and so on. When the bootable agent starts
on that machine, it will find no NICs with known MAC addresses and will configure the NICs in the
same order as you did.
Example
The bootable agent could use one of the network adapters for communication with the management
console through the production network. Automatic configuration could be done for this connection.
Sizeable data for recovery could be transferred through the second NIC, included in the dedicated
backup network by means of static TCP/IP settings.
Network port
While creating bootable media, you have an option to pre-configure the network port that the
bootable agent listens for incoming connection. The choice is available between:
 the default port
 the currently used port
 the new port (enter the port number).
If the port has not been pre-configured, the agent uses the default port number (9876.) This port is
also used as default by the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Console.
Drivers for Universal Restore
While creating bootable media, you have an option to add Windows drivers to the media. The drivers
will be used by Universal Restore when recovering Windows on a machine with a dissimilar
processor, different motherboard or different mass storage device than in the backed up system.