Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Update 0 Installation Guide Applies to the following editions: Advanced Server Virtual Edition Advanced Server SBS Edition Advanced Workstation Server for Linux Server for Windows Workstation
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Table of contents 1 Before installation ...................................................................................................................... 5 1.1 Types of licenses (stand-alone and advanced editions).......................................................... 5 1.2 Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 components .......................................................................... 5 1.2.1 1.2.2 1.2.3 1.2.4 1.2.5 1.2.6 1.2.7 1.2.8 1.3 Licensing of advanced editions ......................
5.3 4 Deleting Acronis Secure Zone.............................................................................................. 54 Copyright © Acronis, Inc.
1 Before installation This section answers questions that might arise before the product installation. 1.1 Types of licenses (stand-alone and advanced editions) Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 licensing is based on the number of machines backed up by the product.
Components for a managed machine (agents) These are applications that perform data backup, recovery and other operations on the machines managed with Acronis Backup & Recovery 11. Agents require a license to perform operations on each managed machine. Agents have multiple features, or add-ons, that enable additional functionality and so might require additional licenses. Components for centralized management These components, delivered with the advanced editions, provide centralized management capability.
placed in the folder you select. You can start the machine using the respective virtualization software or prepare the machine files for further usage. Disk management Agent for Windows includes Acronis Disk Director Lite - a handy disk management utility.
1.2.3 Agent for VMware vSphere ESX(i) Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Agent for VMware vSphere ESX(i) enables backup and recovery of ESX(i) virtual machines without installing agents into the guest systems. This backup method is known as agent-less backup or backup at a hypervisor level. The agent is delivered in two versions: Agent for VMware vSphere ESX(i) (Virtual Appliance) can be imported or deployed to a VMware ESX(i) host.
organizing and managing the locations that serve as dedicated storages of the enterprise backup archives (managed vaults). The most important function of a storage node is deduplication of backups stored in its vaults. This means that identical data will be backed up to this vault only once. This minimizes the network usage during backup and storage space taken by the archives. The storage nodes enable creating highly scalable and flexible, in terms of the hardware support, storage infrastructure.
1.2.6 Management Console Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Management Console is an administrative tool for remote or local access to Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 agents and, in the product editions that include the centralized management capability, to the Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Management Server. The console has two distributions: for installation on Windows and installation on Linux.
Installation of an agent is possible without specifying a license or a license server in the following cases: When installing the software for online backup only. Such backup does not require a license, but requires a subscription for the Acronis Backup & Recovery Online service. When installing Agent for VMware vSphere ESX(i) (p. 8) (both versions). The licenses will be consumed later, when a backup of the specified virtual machines starts.
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Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Agent for Hyper-V Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 (x64) with Hyper-V Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008/2008 R2 Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Agent for ESX(i) (Virtual Appliance) This agent is delivered as a virtual appliance for running on an ESX(i) host. VMware ESX Infrastructure 3.5 Update 2+ VMware ESX(i) 4.0 and 4.
1.5 System requirements The components installed in operating systems Component Memory (above the OS and running applications) Disk space required Disk space occupied Additional during installation or by the component(s) update The components installed in Windows Complete installation 300 MB 3.6 GB 1.99 GB including SQL Express Server Agent for Windows 120 MB 1.3 GB 425 MB Agent for VMware vSphere ESX(i) (Windows) See "Agent for Windows" 1.
Bootable Media Builder 70 MB 495 MB 270 MB Management Console 25 MB 145 MB 90 MB The components installed on VMware ESX(i) server Agent for VMware vSphere ESX(i) (Virtual Appliance) 1 GB 5 GB 5 GB (the Virtual Appliance memory setting) CPU number: 2 (the default Virtual Appliance setting) 4-8 (recommended if backing up 5-10 VMs simultaneously) CPU reservation: minimum 300 MHz recommended Network interface card or virtual network adapter is a common requirement for all the components.
Interactive installation (p. 17) In this way of installation, you run a self-contained setup program and follow the on-screen instructions. Advantages: The setup program includes all components for Windows. Disadvantages: Large size of the setup program. Usage examples: Installing the management console, management server and storage nodes. Installing agents on a small number of machines. Web-based installation (p.
Installation through Group Policy (p. 27) In this way of installation, you deploy installation packages (.msi files) in an Active Directory domain by using Group Policy. Advantages: Installation can be performed centrally by an administrator in an entire domain. It is performed under a system account and is transparent to end users. Disadvantages: Installation is harder to configure (you may need to create a transform, or an .mst file). The machines must be in a domain.
1. Log on as an administrator and start the Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 setup program. 2. Click Install Acronis Backup & Recovery 11. 3. Accept the terms of the license agreement. 4. Select one or more check boxes, depending on what you want this machine to do. Based on your choice, the corresponding components of Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 will be preselected for installation.
The name or IP address of VMware vCenter Server or ESX(i) Server whose virtual machines Agent for ESX(i) (Windows) will back up. Specify the user name and password for logging on to that server. If you do not want to specify the server, click I will specify the server later. To access this setting after the agent has been installed, connect the console to the machine with the agent and select from the top menu Options > Machine options > Agent for ESX(i). 9.
If you choose to specify an existing user account for the storage node service, make sure that this account is a member of the Administrators group before proceeding with the installation. Otherwise, the service may lack access to some Windows resources. If you choose to specify an existing user account for the management server service, this account will be added to the Acronis Centralized Admins group automatically.
After the agent is registered on the management server, the machine can be centrally managed by management server administrators. Such machine is called a registered machine. After the storage node is registered on the management server, registered machines can back up data to and recover data from the storage node's centralized vaults. To register the agent and/or the storage node during installation (recommended) 1. Click Register now. 2.
b. In the corresponding window, select the Save the downloaded installation files check box, and then specify the shared folder that you created. c. Proceed with the installation. The necessary installation files will be downloaded to the shared folder. 3. Perform steps a–c on the remaining machines. The setup program will reuse the installation files that are already in the folder, instead of downloading them again. Any other necessary files will be downloaded to the folder. 2.1.2.
Order of installation for an agent When you install an agent, first install the Agent Core component (if it is not yet installed), then the agent itself, and then the agent features. Installation procedure To install, reinstall, or update a component in the unattended mode 1. Start the setup program. 2. Click Extract installation files (when using the standard setup program) or Save installation files (when using the Web-based setup program). 3. Extract the component's installation package. 4.
The agents’ service will run under the agentuser domain user account (of the mydomain domain) whose password is MyPassWd. The agents will be registered on Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Management Server installed on the managementsrv machine; adminname and AdminPassWd are respectively the user name and password of a management server administrator. Transform for Agent for Windows. The following command creates a transform for the installation package of Agent for Windows: mst_gen.vbs /msi_path C:\Acr
On a machine running Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows 2003 Server: go to Control panel > Windows Firewall > Exceptions > File and Printer Sharing. On a machine running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, or Windows 7: go to Control panel > Windows Firewall > Network and Sharing Center > Change advanced sharing settings. 4. Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 uses TCP ports 445 and 25001 for remote installation.
Once the installation starts, the program displays the operation progress and the name of the machine on which the components are being installed. Update To update one or more components on a remote machine, repeat the installation procedure. Upgrade to a full version To upgrade one or more components from a trial to a full version, specify the full license keys for these components (for example, by importing them to the license server), and then repeat the installation procedure.
Specifying the license keys When installing components that require licenses, provide the license keys in any of these ways: Click Specify license keys manually and click Next. You will be able to type the license keys or import them from a text file. Click Use licenses from the following license server, specify the name or IP address of the license server or the management server, and click Next. Click Back up to Online Storage only and click Next. No license keys will be used.
2.1.4.2 Preparing the agent's deployment Step 1: Extracting installation packages You need to create a shared folder that will contain the installation packages (provided as .msi files), and extract the packages there. 1. On the domain controller (or any other machine in the domain), create a folder—for example: D:\Acronis 2. Start the Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 setup program. 3. Click Extract installation files. 4. Select the Agent for Windows (AcronisAgentWindows.msi) and Agent Core (AcronisAgentCore.
Note: You must include a complete path to the installation package, even if the package is in the same folder as the configuration script. For the complete syntax of the configuration script, see Configuration script parameters (p. 30). See also “Examples of creating a transform” in Unattended installation (p. 22). The installation packages are ready for deployment. You now need to create Group Policy objects, as described in Setting up the Group Policy objects (p. 29). 2.1.4.
On the Modifications tab, click Add, and then select the transform that you previously created; the transform file has the name AcronisAgentWindows.mst and is located in the same folder as the agent's installation package. 7. Click OK to close the Deploy Software dialog box. 8. If you are installing Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Deduplication and/or Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Universal Restore, do the following for the appropriate installation package: a.
/product | /online_backup | /advanced_online_backup} [/current_user] The script parameters are the following. Parameters that apply to any component /msi_path Specifies a full path to the component's installation package. Enter a local path, such as D:\folder\AcronisAgentWindows.msi; or a universal naming convention (UNC) path, such as \\server\folder\AcronisAgentWindows.msi. /target_dir Specifies the folder where to install the component.
With this parameter, information about the hardware configuration, the most and least used features and about any problems will be automatically collected from the machine and sent to Acronis on a regular basis. The terms of participation can be found on the Acronis Web site. Without this parameter, the information will not be sent. Parameters that apply only to a component that requires a license The following parameters apply only to the installation packages AcronisAgentWindows.
2.1.6 Installation from the management server Web page Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Management Server comes with its own Web server and Web page. You or users in your organization can go to that Web page from any machine with a supported Web browser (p. 33), and install Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 without having to specify installation settings. When installing an agent, the setup program registers the machine on the management server.
1. You go to the Web page. It displays the list of components of Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 that a user can install. 2. 3. 4. 5. You select one or more components that the users need to install. You copy the Download link and send it to the users. A user follows the link and starts the setup program. The setup program runs with all required fields (such as the name of the license server) already filled in. The user can go through the installation wizard without changing any settings.
When installed in a 32-bit version of Windows: %ProgramFiles%\Acronis\WebPage When installed in a 64-bit version of Windows: %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Acronis\WebPage This file stores settings in the following elements: installed-products Specifies what components appear on the Web page. Each component is specified as a product element. For example: PAGE 36The possible values of the enabled attribute: true (participation is enabled) and false (participation is not enabled). install Specifies for which Windows users to install the components and how much interaction is required from the user during installation.
2.1.7 2.1.7.1 Examples of installation in Windows Example 1. Installation on a single machine The following is a minimal installation that will enable you to back up your machine. Install Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 as follows: 1. Log on as an administrator and start the setup program. 2. Click Install Acronis Backup & Recovery 11. 3. Accept the terms of the license agreement. 4. Select the Back up this machine's data check box, and then click Next. 5.
After the management server is installed, do the following to remotely install the agents on the machines that you are going to back up. The machines will be ready for centralized management. Step 2: Installing the agents remotely 1. Prepare the machines (p. 24) for remote installation. 2. On the machine with the management server, start Acronis Backup & Recovery 11, by clicking Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 on the desktop. 3. Click Connect to a management server. Specify the name of the current machine. 4.
6. Use the default values for Install to: and Install for: 7. Proceed with installation. 2.2 Installation in Linux This section describes installation of Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 components on a machine running Linux. By using command-line parameters, you can install the product in the unattended installation mode. 2.2.1 Preparation RPM Package Manager Make sure that the RPM Package Manager (RPM) is installed in your system.
2.2.2 Interactive installation in advanced editions To install Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Agent for Linux or Acronis Bootable Media Builder 1. Make sure that you have the licenses for Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Agent for Linux and (optionally) Universal Restore and/or Deduplication. You can import the licenses to the Acronis License Server. 2. Run the corresponding installation file (an .i686 or an .x86_64 file) as the root user. 3.
Uses Acronis License Server located on the machine licensesrv, and a license key for the Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Advanced Server edition. Registers the machine on Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Management Server located on the machine managementsrv once the installation is complete. ./ABR11AgentLinux.i686 -a -i BackupAndRecoveryAgent -L licensesrv -P AS -C managementsrv -g srvadmin -w PassWd123 2.2.
-i or --id= You do not have to specify this parameter in advanced editions. It is present for uniformity with the command-line parameters of the installation file of Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Server for Linux.
Applies only to the installation files of Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Agent for Linux and Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Bootable Components and Media Builder. Enables the Deduplication feature. You need to specify a license key for this feature, by using the -l or the -L parameter (see later in this section). Note: This feature is already enabled in the trial version of Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.
Preparation We highly recommend that you install Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Management Server prior to the Agent for ESX(i) installation. During the agent installation, specify the management server each time you are asked to register the agent or prompted for a license server (unless you chose to use a separately installed license server). Agent for ESX(i) (Virtual Appliance) There are three methods of installing Agent for ESX(i) (Virtual Appliance): Importing (p.
The diagram below illustrates a LAN-based and a LAN-free backup. LAN-free access to virtual machines is available if you have a fibre channel (FC) or iSCSI Storage Area Network. To completely eliminate transferring the backed up data via LAN, store the backups on a local disk of the agent's machine or on a SAN attached storage. Agent for ESX(i) (Windows) can be installed on any machine that runs Windows and meets the system requirements (p. 14).
in advance. This will ensure uninterrupted operation of your backup plans even if machines included in it migrate to a new server. 2.3.1 Importing Agent for ESX(i) (Virtual Appliance) Use this method for troubleshooting purposes or if you cannot install Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Management Server for some reason. In all other cases, please follow the instructions provided in the previous section. 2.3.1.1 Step 1: Extracting the OVF template 1.
Select the Console tab. The virtual appliance welcome screen tells you what to do next. Click Close. You will be able to access this screen at any time by clicking the help button in the virtual appliance GUI. You are taken to the Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Agent for VMware vSphere ESX(i) screen where you continue the agent configuration. 2. Time zone Under Virtual machine, in Time zone, click Change and select the time zone for the location where the management console is installed.
performance, you configure several agents to manage the same host, the management server will automatically distribute virtual machines between the agents. This is necessary to equalize the agents' load and to avoid a conflict of snapshots which may occur if two agents try to back up a virtual machine simultaneously. If you are planning to use the management server, register the virtual appliance on the server. To add the virtual appliance to the management server 1.
3. [Optional] Re-create local backup plans that previously existed on the VA if you want to continue using them. 4. [Optional] Re-establish the machines' membership in dynamic groups that use the All VMs backed up by agent criterion. To do this, specify the updated VA as a criterion for the group. Details. The machines' membership in such dynamic groups is lost because the old VA is removed from the management server during update.
To upgrade from the trial version to the standard product you do not need to re-download the software. When the trial period is over, the product GUI displays a notification requesting you to specify a standard license key. To specify the standard license key, use the Change License window in the management console. Specifying the standard key by running the setup program is not possible. 3.
Connect the console to the management server, navigate to Machines with agents, Virtual machines, or to another group that displays the machine whose license you want to change, right-click the machine, and then click Change license. 2. Do either of the following: If the currently used licenses are stored on the license server, select the edition to switch to.
3. Click Remove. To uninstall individual components or features of Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 1. Start the Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 setup program. 2. Click Install Acronis Backup & Recovery 11. 3. Click Modify. 4. Clear the check boxes next to the names of the components or features that you want to uninstall. 5. To delete associated information (see later in this section), select the Remove the product's log, tasks, vaults and configuration settings check box.
The license server is integrated with the management server. To uninstall the management server, run the following command (change the path if needed): msiexec /uninstall \\myserver\share\AcronisManagementServer.msi /qb To uninstall the license server installed as a separate component, run the following command (change the path if needed): msiexec /uninstall \\myserver\share\AcronisLicenseServer.msi /qb 5.1.
5. Remove the VA from the management server. Skip this step if the appliance is not registered on the management server or has been already removed. To remove the VA, connect to the management server, right-click the VA in the All physical machines list, and then click Delete machine from AMS. 5.3 Deleting Acronis Secure Zone Uninstallation of Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 does not affect Acronis Secure Zone and its contents.
