About This Document; Summary; Upgrading To Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Server For Windows; Preparation - ACRONIS BACKUP AND RECOVERY 10 - UPGRADING TO STAND-ALONE EDITIONS Manual

1 About this document

This document describes upgrading from stand-alone editions of Acronis True Image Echo to the
corresponding stand-alone editions of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10:
 Acronis True Image Echo Server for Windows to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Server for
Windows
 Acronis True Image Echo Server for Linux to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Server for Linux

2 Summary

Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 succeeds Acronis True Image Echo as the company's next generation
disaster recovery solution.
The product provides functionality to upgrade from Acronis True Image Echo, which includes
replacing old components and importing old tasks.
To perform the upgrade, you need the license key for your Acronis True Image Echo product and a
license key for your Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 product—normally, an upgrade license key.
You have the option to import backup tasks and validation tasks from Acronis True Image Echo to
Acronis Backup & Recovery 10.
After the upgrade, you retain the ability to recover data from Acronis True Image Echo backups.
3 Upgrading to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10
Server for Windows
This section describes how to upgrade from Acronis True Image Echo Server for Windows to Acronis
Backup & Recovery 10 Server for Windows.

3.1 Preparation

Before proceeding with the upgrade, make sure that:
 You have the license key for Acronis True Image Echo Server for Windows.
 You have a full or upgrade license key for Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Server for Windows
 If you plan to use Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Universal Restore, make sure that you have a
full or upgrade license key for it and the license key that is used for this feature in Acronis True
Image Echo Server for Windows.
If the languages of the two products are different, uninstall Acronis True Image before installing
Acronis Backup & Recovery 10. Otherwise, the installation will fail.
The procedures below assume that you have an upgrade license key, but you can also use these
procedures if you have a full license key.
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