Upgrading To Stand-Alone Editions Of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10; Installing Components - ACRONIS Backup & Recovery 10 Server for Linux Installation Manual

4. Upgrading to stand-alone editions of Acronis
Backup & Recovery 10
This section describes how to upgrade Acronis True Image Echo Server for Linux to Acronis Backup &
Recovery 10 Server for Linux.
Preparation
Before proceeding with the upgrade, make sure that:
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You have a license key for Acronis True Image Echo Server for Linux.
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You have an upgrade license key for Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Server for Linux.

Installing components

1. Run the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 setup file: AcronisBackupRecoveryServerLinux.i686
2. Specify the upgrade license key and the license key for Acronis True Image Echo Server for Linux.
3. Confirm deletion of the currently installed product components.
4. If you want to import Acronis True Image Echo backup tasks and validation tasks, make sure that
the Upgrade tool component is selected to install. If not, select it.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions. For details, see "Installation in Linux (p. 5)".
Result:
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The Acronis True Image Echo components are replaced with the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10
components.
Importing tasks
After you have upgraded the agent, you might want to import Acronis True Image Echo backup tasks
and validation tasks to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10. If you do not import them, these tasks will no
longer run. You can import the tasks at any time.
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.
To import the old tasks, use Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Upgrade Tool:
1. Change the current directory to: /usr/lib/Acronis/UpgradeTool
2. Run the following command:
./UpgradeTool.sh Agent
Result:
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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.
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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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Each backup task is part of a backup plan. You can edit the backup plan to change the task's
schedule or other parameters.
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