Remote Installation (Windows) - ACRONIS BACKUP AND RECOVERY 10 ADVANCED SERVER SBS EDITION - INSTALLATION UPDATE 3 Installation Manual

Updating components in the unattended mode
For information about updating a component in the unattended mode, see "Unattended installation
in Windows (p. 18)".

2.2 Remote installation (Windows)

Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 components can be installed remotely.
To perform remote installation, you need administrator privileges on the target machines.
Preparation
1. Install Acronis License Server and import the licenses. You can skip this step when using a trial
license key or when installing Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 for online backup only.
2. Install Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Console.
3. 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.
4. For successful installation on a remote machine running Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or
Windows 2003 Server, the option Control panel > Windows Firewall > Exceptions > File and
Printer Sharing must be enabled on that machine.
5. Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 uses TCP ports 445 and 25001 for remote installation. Make sure
that these ports are added to exceptions in the firewall settings on the remote machines.
Tip: If the remote machines are members of an Active Directory domain and use no firewall other than
Windows Firewall, you can add TCP port 25001 to exceptions by using Group Policy. On a domain
controller, create a Group Policy object, then go to Administrative Templates -> Network -> Network
Connections -> Windows Firewall -> Domain Profile -> Windows Firewall: Define port exceptions, and
then add the following port exception:
25001:tcp:*:enabled:Acronis remote install
TCP port 445 is added to exceptions automatically by Windows Firewall when you enable File and Printer
Sharing.
You can exclude both ports from exceptions after the remote installation is complete.
Installation
1. Run Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Console.
2. Click Install Acronis components.
3. Do one of the following:

Specify the name or IP address of the Acronis License Server and click Next. If the license
server has licenses for multiple Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 editions, select the edition to
install.

Type a trial license key. You can use a single trial license key for remote installation to
multiple machines.

Click Install Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 for online backup only (license key is not
required).
4. Select the location of the installation files. The default selection Registered Components will use
installation files from the default folder: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Acronis\RemoteInstall.
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