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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
(the Virtual
Appliance
memory setting)
5 GB
5 GB
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.
Bootable media
Media type
Memory
ISO image size
Additional
Based on Windows PE
640 MB
300 MB
Linux-based
512 MB
310 MB
2 Installing Acronis Backup & Recovery 11
This section helps answer questions that might arise during the product installation.
2.1 Installation in Windows
This section describes installation of Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 components on a machine
running Windows.
2.1.1 Ways of installation in Windows
Components of advanced editions of Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 can be installed in different
ways. Based on the size and structure of your environment, choose any of the ways of installation
described in this section.
You can combine two or more ways of installation. For example, you can perform interactive
installation of the management console and the management server, and then remotely install the
agents to multiple machines.
By using interactive or Web-based installation, you can install any component. Other ways of
installation are intended primarily for installing the agents.