11.0
Table Of Contents
- Before installation
- Types of licenses (stand-alone and advanced editions)
- Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 components
- Licensing of advanced editions
- Supported operating systems
- System requirements
- Installing Acronis Backup & Recovery 11
- Installation in Windows
- Installation in Linux
- Installation of Agent for ESX(i)
- Installation of Agent for Hyper-V
- Upgrading from trial to full product version
- Checking for software updates
- Uninstalling Acronis Backup & Recovery 11
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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:\AcronisAgentWindows.msi /license_server licensesrv
/product AS
After unattended installation with this transform:
The agent will use a license for the Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Advanced Server edition, by
taking it from the license server installed on the licensesrv machine.
Similarly, you can create transforms for the agent features such as Universal Restore.
2.1.2.5 Update
To update one or more Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 components:
1. Run the setup program of the updated version of Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.
2. Click Install Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.
3. Click Update.
4. If prompted, specify the license keys, by typing them manually or by specifying the license server.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Updating components in the unattended mode
For information about updating a component in the unattended mode, see "Unattended installation
(p. 22)".
2.1.3 Remote installation
Components of Acronis Backup & Recovery 11, such as the agent for Windows, can be installed
remotely to one or more machines running Windows.
To perform remote installation, you need administrator privileges on the target machines.
You can perform remote installation in any of these ways:
From the management console
When adding one or more machines to the management server
2.1.3.1 Preparation
1. For successful installation on a remote machine running any Windows XP version, the option
Control panel > Folder options > View > Use simple file sharing must be disabled on that
machine.
2. For successful installation on a remote machine running Windows Vista or later, User Account
Control (UAC) must be disabled. To access this option, go to Control panel > User Accounts >
Change User Account Control Settings.
3. File and Printer Sharing must be enabled on the remote machine. To access this option: