Installation In Linux; Preparation - ACRONIS BACKUP AND RECOVERY 10 ADVANCED SERVER - INSTALLATION UPDATE 3 Installation Manual

4. In Windows Server 2003:
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Click Edit.
In Windows Server 2008:
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Under Group Policy Objects, right-click the Group Policy object that you created, and then
click Edit.
The Group Policy object editor snap-in will open.
Step 2: Configuring the Group Policy object
1. In the Group Policy Object Editor snap-in, expand Computer Configuration, and then expand
Software Settings.
2. Right-click Software installation, then point to New, and then click Package.
3. Select the agent's installation package in the shared folder that you previously created, and then
click Open.
4. In the Deploy Software dialog box, click Advanced, and then click OK.
5. If you are reinstalling or updating the agent, do nothing.
If you are installing the agent, do the following: on the Modifications tab, click Add, and then
select the transform that you previously created; the transform file has the name
AcronisAgentWindows.mst and is located in the same folder as the agent's installation package.
6. Click OK to close the Deploy Software dialog box.
7. If you are installing Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Deduplication and/or Acronis Backup &
Recovery 10 Universal Restore, do the following for the appropriate installation package:
a. Right-click Software installation, then point to New, and then click Package.
b. Select the installation package in the shared folder and then click Open.
c. In the Deploy Software dialog box, click Assigned and then click OK.

2.6 Installation in Linux

This section describes installation of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 components on a machine
running Linux.
By using command-line parameters, you can install the product in the unattended installation mode.
2.6.1

Preparation

Make sure that the RPM Package Manager (RPM) is installed in your system. Before installing the
product on a Linux distribution that does not use RPM, such as Ubuntu, you need to install RPM
manually; for example, by running the following command as the root user:
apt-get install rpm
Linux distributions where RPM is already installed include Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Fedora, and SUSE
Linux Enterprise Server.
Before proceeding with installation, you need to extract the installation files and assign them
necessary access permissions:
1. On a machine running Windows, run the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 setup file.
2. Click Extract installation files.
3. In the list of installation files, select the following check boxes:
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