ACRONIS Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server Virtual Edition Installation Manual
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Summary of Contents for ACRONIS Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server Virtual Edition
- Page 1 Acronis® Backup & Recovery ™ 10 Advanced Server Virtual Edition Installation Guide...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
3.3. Upgrading components for Linux ..................36 3.4. Upgrading the agent for ESX/ESXi ..................37 Upgrading to advanced editions of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 ......37 4.1. Before the upgrade ......................37 4.2. Installing or upgrading the Acronis License Server ............38... - Page 3 4.4. Upgrading Acronis Group Server to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Server39 4.5. Upgrading Acronis Backup Server to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Storage Node ..40 4.6. Upgrading Acronis True Image Echo agents and local versions ........41 4.6.1.
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Page 4: Before Installation
This section answers questions that might arise before the product installation. 1.1. Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 components This section contains a list of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 components with a brief description of their functionality. Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 includes three main types of components. -
Page 5: Agent For Linux
Restore handles differences in devices that are critical for Windows start-up, such as storage controllers, motherboard or chipset. 1.1.1.2. Deduplication This add-on enables the agent to back up data to deduplicating vaults managed by Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Storage Node. 1.1.1.3. Agent for Hyper-V Acronis Backup &... -
Page 6: Agent For Esx/Esxi
It is possible to recover all files and directories that were backed up or select which of them to recover. 1.1.2.1. Deduplication This add-on enables the agent to back up data to deduplicating vaults managed by Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Storage Node. 1.1.3. Agent for ESX/ESXi Acronis Backup &... -
Page 7: Storage Node
1.1.5.2. Storage Node Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Storage Node is a server aimed to optimize usage of various resources (such as the corporate storage capacity, the network bandwidth, or the managed machines' CPU load) required for the enterprise data protection. This goal is achieved through organizing and managing the locations that serve as dedicated storages of the enterprise backup archives (managed vaults). - Page 8 The administrator controls the storage nodes centrally from the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Server. Direct console connection to a storage node is not possible. Setting up the storage infrastructure Install the storage nodes, add them to the management server (the procedure is similar to the managed machine registration) and create centralized vaults.
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Page 9: Management Console
Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Console is an administrative tool for remote or local access to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 agents, and in the product editions that include the centralized management capability, to the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Server. - Page 10 Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent for Hyper-V • Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition with Hyper-V This agent installs on a Hyper-V host as an add-on to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent for Windows. Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent for Windows •...
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Page 11: Hardware Requirements
These packages should be available in the repository of your Linux distribution. 1.3. Hardware requirements This section lists the minimum and recommended hardware requirements to install and run Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 components. Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Console... -
Page 12: License Policy
Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 licensing is based on the number of machines managed and protected by the product. Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 agents require a license to perform operations on each managed machine. The method of license check is different for stand-alone product editions and editions that enable centralized management. -
Page 13: Using Acronis License Server
These editions include Acronis License Server that has to be installed prior to agent installation. License keys can be imported to the Acronis License Server from .txt or .eml files during the server installation or later on. For ABR10 AS, ABR10 AS SBS, ABR10 AW, one license key enables installation of the agent on a physical host and four virtual machines. - Page 14 When an agent is uninstalled, its license is revoked from the license server if the license server is accessible at the time of uninstallation. This is the case for all agents except for Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent for ESX/ESXi.
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Page 15: Installation Of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10
Acronis Web site. 2.1.1. Preparation Install Acronis License Server and import the licenses. You can skip this step when using a trial license key or when installing only components that do not require license keys. To install the license server: 1. -
Page 16: Installation Procedure
2. Click Install Acronis Backup & Recovery 10. 3. Specify the name or IP address of the Acronis License Server, or type your trial license key. 4. Select the components and specify the component features that you want to install. -
Page 17: Specifying Microsoft Sql Servers
• All three accounts are assigned the Log on as a service user right. • The Acronis Agent User user account is assigned the Adjust memory quotas for a process and Replace a process level token user rights. • The Acronis Agent User and ASN User user accounts are included in the Backup Operators group. -
Page 18: Registering Components On The Management Server
It can be the local machine—for example, when the management server is among the components you are installing. 3. Specify the user name and password of a user who is a member of the Acronis Centralized Admins group on the management server's machine. If you are installing the management server on the local machine, specify the user name and password of a member of the Administrators group. -
Page 19: Remote Installation (Windows)
Specify location). The default selection Registered Components will use setup files from the default folder: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Acronis\RemoteInstall. 4. Specify the name or IP address of the Acronis License Server, or type a trial license key. You can use a single trial license key for remote installation to multiple machines. -
Page 20: Unattended Installation In Windows
2.3. Unattended installation in Windows Acronis components, such as Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent for Windows, can be installed in the unattended mode, as opposed to the interactive mode. -
Page 21: Configuration Script Parameters
/ams_user adminname AdminPassWd After unattended installation with that transform: • The agent will use a license for the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server edition, by taking it from the license server installed on the licensesrv machine. • The agent's service will run under the agentuser domain user account (of the mydomain domain) whose password is MyPassWd. -
Page 22: General Parameters
Specifies the name or IP address of the machine where Acronis License Server is installed. /product Edition_Code Specifies the code of your edition of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10. Use this parameter with the /license_server parameter. The codes are the following: Acronis Backup &... -
Page 23: Installing Components Using Group Policy
Preparing the agent's deployment In this and the following sections, you will find out how to set up a Group Policy object to deploy Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent for Windows onto machines in an entire domain or in its organizational unit. - Page 24 • You know the license key or the name or IP address of a machine where Acronis License Server is installed. • You have a machine running Windows, with Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Console installed on it. Step 1: Extracting the installation package First, you need to create a shared folder that will contain the agent's installation package (provided as an .msi file), and extract the package there.
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Page 25: Setting Up The Group Policy Object
2. Right-click the name of the domain or organizational unit, and then click Properties. 3. In the dialog box, click the Group Policy tab, and then click New. 4. Type the name of the new Group Policy object—for example: Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent 5. -
Page 26: Installation In Linux
Installation To install Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent for Linux or Acronis Bootable Media Builder 1. Make sure that the licenses for Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent for Linux are imported to the Acronis License Server. 2. Run the installation file:... -
Page 27: Command-Line Parameters
To install Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Deduplication Note: You need to install this component only if you are using a full version of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10. When using a trial version, you can use deduplication without installing this component. - Page 28 • Installs Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent for Linux in the unattended mode. • Uses Acronis License Server located on the machine licensesrv, and a license key for the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server edition. • Registers the machine on Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Server located on the machine managementsrv once the installation is complete.
- Page 29 -C ManagementServer or --ams=ManagementServer Applies only to the installation file AcronisAgentLinux.i686. Specifies the name or IP address of the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Server. When using this parameter, you need to specify the user name and password of a management server administrator by using the -g and -w parameters, respectively.
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Page 30: Uninstalling Components
Applies only to the installation file AcronisAgentLinux.i686. Specifies the number of the TCP port to use to connect to other Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 components. The default port number is 9876. -l LicenseKey or --serial=LicenseKey Applies only to the following installation files: AcronisAgentLinux.i686 and AcronisBootableComponentsMediaBuilderLinux.i686. -
Page 31: Installation Of Agent For Esx/Esxi
Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Server provides an easy way to deploy Agent for ESX/ESXi to multiple ESX or ESXi servers. You might generally prefer that method to the procedure described later in this section. - Page 32 Specify the password you wish to use when connecting the management console to the agent. The user name is root. You are taken to the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent for ESX/ESXi screen where you continue the agent configuration.
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Page 33: Updating Esx/Esxi Virtual Appliance
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". -
Page 34: Upgrading From Trial To Full Product Version
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. -
Page 35: Changing A License
Before switching to a full version of an advanced edition First of all, make sure that full license keys are added (imported) to Acronis License Server. Acronis Deduplication is always enabled in trial product versions. If you want to continue using this functionality, please do not forget to: 1. -
Page 36: Upgrading Components For Windows
3.2. Upgrading components for Windows Before upgrading to the full product version, you need to import the license keys for Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server Virtual Edition to Acronis License Server. If you are planning to use Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Deduplication, import the license key for this feature too. -
Page 37: Upgrading The Agent For Esx/Esxi
To install Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Deduplication 1. Make sure that the license keys for Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Deduplication are imported to the license server. 2. Run the installation file: AcronisDeduplication.i686 3. Specify the name or IP address of the license server. -
Page 38: Installing Or Upgrading The Acronis License Server
The Acronis License Server contains the appropriate number of license keys for the corresponding Acronis True Image Echo editions. • You have upgrade license keys for Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 for each machine. You will import these keys after installing or upgrading the license server. Upgrade sequence We recommend performing the upgrade in the following order: 1. -
Page 39: Upgrading Acronis Group Server To Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Server39
After the management server is installed, you can import the group server's group tasks as the management server's backup policies—even after you uninstall the group server. Note: The tasks that back up data to Acronis Backup Server or validate archives stored on it will not be imported to the management server. -
Page 40: Upgrading Acronis Backup Server To Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Storage Node
4.5. Upgrading Acronis Backup Server to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Storage Node You can install Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Storage Node on the same machine as the Acronis Backup Server, or on a different machine. If you want to import the backup server's locations as the storage node's centralized vaults, you must install the storage node on the same machine as the backup server. -
Page 41: Upgrading Acronis True Image Echo Agents And Local Versions
2. Change the current folder to the folder where the upgrade tool is installed—by default: C:\Program Files\Acronis\UpgradeTool If Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 is installed in a folder other than the default folder, change the path accordingly. 3. Run the following command: cscript UpgradeTool.vbs BS... - Page 42 You might want to import the old backup tasks and validation tasks to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10. If you do not import them, these tasks will no longer run. Note: The tasks that back up data to Acronis Backup Server or validate archives stored on it will not be imported to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10.
- Page 43 UpgradeTool.sh Agent Result: • Tasks that were present in Acronis True Image Echo, are converted to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 tasks and appear in the Backup plans and tasks view. • Each backup task's schedule, items to back up, and backup destination are the same as before, but the task will create a new archive to perform further backups.
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Page 44: Importing A Task
Note: The tasks that back up data to Acronis Backup Server or validate archives stored on it cannot be imported. Acronis True Image Echo stores each task as a .tis file. By default, these files are located in the folder C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Acronis\TrueImage\Scripts (in Windows) or in the directory /etc/Acronis/TrueImage/Scripts (in Linux). -
Page 45: Index
Installing ESX/ESXi Virtual Appliance • 31, Index Installing or upgrading the Acronis License Server • 38 Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 components • 4 License policy • 12 Acronis Wake-On-LAN Proxy • 9 License Server • 9 Agent for ESX/ESXi • 6 Local installation (Windows) •... - Page 46 Upgrading from trial to full product version • 34 Upgrading the agent for ESX/ESXi • 37 Upgrading to advanced editions of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 • 37 Using Acronis License Server • 9, 13, 33 VMware vCenter integration • 7 Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000-2009...