Upgrading From Trial To Full Product Version - ACRONIS Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server Virtual Edition Installation Manual

4. Install and configure the new VA, as described in "Installing ESX/ESXi Virtual Appliance (p. 31)".
Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Server provides an easy way to deploy Agent for ESX/ESXi to
multiple ESX or ESXi servers. You might prefer that method to installing the appliances from the OVF
template. Before starting the deployment, update the management server to the newer version. In the
Navigation tree, right click Virtual machines, then click Deploy ESX agent. Refer to the context help for
further instructions.
5. [Optional] Re-create local backup plans that previously existed on the VA if you want to continue
using them.
6. [Optional] Re-apply backup policies that were previously applied directly to the virtual machines
managed by the virtual appliance. You also have to re-apply policies to the dynamic group of
these machines (the group that has the same name as the VA registration address), because this
group is automatically deleted and recreated during the VA update.
Policies applied to the All virtual machines group will be re-deployed to the virtual machines
automatically.
7. [Optional] Re-add the machines managed by the VA to the custom static groups.
The machines' membership in static groups is lost because the machines are removed from the
management server and then added again during the VA update.
8. [Optional] Check if membership of the machines managed by the VA in custom dynamic groups is
re-established.
The machines' membership in the dynamic groups that use the Host/VA criterion will be lost
because the VA is removed from the management server during update. To re-establish the
machines' membership in such group, specify the updated VA as a criterion for the group.
You do not need to re-apply policies to either static or dynamic custom groups. As soon as the
machines' membership in the groups is re-established, the appropriate policies will be re-deployed to
the virtual machines automatically.

3. Upgrading from trial to full product version

Installation of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 trial version does not require a license server. The trial
key required at installation can be obtained on the Acronis Web site.
The Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 trial version has the following limitation:
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Universal Restore functionality is disabled.
Additional limitations for bootable media:
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The disk management functionality is available, but there is no option to commit the changes
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Besides disk management, only the recovery functionality is available.
To upgrade from the trial version to the standard product you do not need to re-download the
software. When the trial period is over, the product GUI displays a notification requesting you to
specify a standard license key.
To specify the standard license key, use the Change License window in the management console, or
run the setup program and follow its instructions.
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