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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. Start Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Management Console.

2. Connect the management console to the virtual appliance using the IP address displayed in the

virtual appliance console.

3. Select Options > Machine options > Machine management from the top menu.

4. Select Centralized management and specify the management server IP/name. Click OK.

5. Specify the user name and password for the management server administrator's account. Click

OK.

Alternatively, you can add the appliance to the management server on the server's side.

2.3.2 Updating Agent for ESX(i) (Virtual Appliance)

Update from the management server

This update method applies only to those virtual appliances that are registered on the management

server. This method is preferable to the manual procedure described later in this section, because all

configuration settings (local backup plans, centralized backup plans and group membership) related

to the virtual machines managed by the agent will be preserved in this case.

To update the virtual appliances from the management server

1. Update the management console and the management server.

2. Connect the console to the management server.

3. In the Navigation tree, right-click the group that has the same name as the vCenter Server. If

VMware vCenter integration is not enabled, right-click Virtual machines.

4. Click Update Agent for ESX(i).

5. Select the agents that you want to update. Agents that are already of the latest version are

unavailable for selection.

6. Click Update Agent for ESX(i).

The virtual appliances will be updated; the agents' configuration settings will be preserved.

Manual update

Manual update of the virtual appliance involves installing a new appliance and deleting the old one.

Use this method only if updating from the management server is not possible for some reason.

After manually updating the virtual appliance, you will have to re-create local backup plans that

existed on the appliance.

To update the virtual appliance (VA) manually

1. Install and configure the new VA, as described in "Importing Agent for ESX(i) (Virtual Appliance)"

(p. 46).

2. Delete (p. 53) the old virtual appliance from the ESX(i) server.