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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.msi) check boxes.
5. If you are installing Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Deduplication, select the Deduplication
(AcronisDeduplication.msi) check box.
6. If you are installing Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Universal Restore, select the Universal
Restore (AcronisUniversalRestore.msi) check box.
Note: In Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Virtual Edition and Advanced Server SBS Edition, the Universal
Restore feature is already enabled, so you do not need to install it separately.
7. In Extract to, type the name of the folder that you just created, or click Browse and select the
folder.
8. Click Extract.
9. Share the folder where you placed the installation packages. Make sure that domain users can
access the shared folder—for example, by leaving the default sharing settings for Everyone.
Step 2: Configuring the installation packages
Important: Skip this step when reinstalling or updating the agent.
You need to configure the installation packages of the Agent Core and Agent for Windows
components by running the configuration script. The script is installed along with the management
console. By default, the script is located in the folder
%ProgramFiles%\Acronis\BackupAndRecoveryConsole. If the management console is installed on a
different machine, you can copy the configuration script from that machine.
The configuration script creates a transform (also known as a modification, a modification file, or an
.mst file) for an installation package.
1. In the Start menu, click Run, and then type: cmd
2. Click OK.
3. Change the current folder to the one where the configuration script mst_gen.vbs is located, by
running commands such as:
C:
cd "C:\Program Files\Acronis\BackupAndRecoveryConsole"
4. Run the configuration script for the Agent Core and for the Agent for Windows components; for
example, as follows:
mst_gen.vbs /msi_path D:\Acronis\AcronisAgentCore.msi
mst_gen.vbs /msi_path D:\Acronis\AcronisAgentWindows.msi /license_server
licensesrv /product AS