11.0

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.

Stand-alone editions

These are the following editions:

 Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Server for Windows

 Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Server for Linux

 Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Workstation

The stand-alone editions are designed for backing up the data of a single machine. With any of the

above licenses, you can install all the product components on the same machine only. You will be

asked for the license key of any of the above editions during the product installation.

Advanced editions (editions with centralized management)

These are the following editions:

 Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Advanced Server

 Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Virtual Edition

 Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Advanced Server SBS Edition

 Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Advanced Workstation

These editions are designed for backing up multiple machines. In addition to components that need

to be installed on a backed up machine, these editions include a management server that enables

centralized management, and storage nodes for storing backed up data on them. Unlike stand-alone

editions, advanced editions allow remote connection to a backed up machine.

As with stand-alone editions, a separate license is required for every machine you want to back up.

During installation of a licensed component (agent), you can either specify a license server or enter a

license key manually. Installation of other components is not licensed. For example, you can install as

many storage nodes as you wish - up to 50.

Components of stand-alone editions do not interact with the components of advanced editions.

1.2 Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 components

This section contains a list of Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 components with a brief description of

their functionality.