Updating Esx/Esxi Virtual Appliance - ACRONIS Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server Virtual Edition Installation Manual

4. ESX/ESXi server
Under Agent options, in ESX/ESXi server, click Change and specify the name or IP address of a
VMware ESX/ESXi server whose virtual machines you want to back up and recover, and the user
name and password for logging on to that server. You can click Check connection to ensure the
access credentials are correct.
Make sure that another Agent for ESX/ESXi is not already managing the same host. A conflict of snapshots
may occur if two agents try to back up a virtual machine simultaneously. As a result, you will lose the ability
to back up this machine.
If you specify the VCenter Server name or IP address, the virtual appliance will connect to its own host.
5. License server
Under Licensing, click Provide license.
When installing the trial product version, select Use the following trial license key and enter the
trial license key. Deduplication is always enabled in the trial version.
When installing the purchased product, select Use a license from the following Acronis License
Server and specify the name or IP address of the machine with the license server. To be able to
deduplicate backups, the agent needs a separately sold license for deduplication. If you have
imported this license into the license server, you can select the Enable deduplication... check box
to let the agent acquire this license. After you click OK, the agent will connect to the license
server to acquire the licenses.
The virtual appliance is ready to work. In addition, you can perform the following settings:
Network settings
The agent's network connection is configured automatically by using Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol (DHCP). To change the default configuration, under Agent options, in eth0, click Change
and specify the desired network settings.
Changing password
To change the password specified in step 2, under Agent options, in Credentials for connection
to the agent, click Change and specify the new password.
2.7.2.

Updating ESX/ESXi Virtual Appliance

Updating the virtual appliance involves deleting the old appliance and installing a new one.
After updating the virtual appliance, you will have to recreate local backup plans that existed on the
appliance and re-apply the backup policies that were applied to virtual machines managed by the
appliance (that is, the machines hosted on the ESX/ESXi server the VA is managing).
To update the virtual appliance (VA)
1. Remove the VA from Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Server. Skip this step if the
appliance is not registered on the management server.
To remove the VA, connect to the management server, right-click the VA in the All physical
machines list, and then click Delete machine from AMS. The policies applied to the virtual
machines the appliance was managing are revoked.
2. Revoke the license used by the VA, as described in "Using Acronis License Server (p. 13)", under
"Revoking licenses".
3. Delete the virtual appliance from the ESX/ESXi server.
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