ACRONIS BACKUP AND RECOVERY 10 ADVANCED SERVER VIRTUAL EDITION - INSTALLATION UPDATE 3 Installation Manual
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- Page 1 Acronis® Backup & Recovery ™ 10 Advanced Server Virtual Edition Update 3 Installation Guide...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Changing a license ......................36 Upgrading components for Windows .................. 37 Upgrading components for Linux ..................38 Upgrading the agent for ESX/ESXi ..................38 Upgrading to advanced editions of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 .......... 38 Before the upgrade ......................39... - Page 3 Installing or upgrading the Acronis License Server ............... 39 Installing Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Console .......... 40 Upgrading Acronis Group Server to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Server ..40 Upgrading Acronis Backup Server to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Storage Node ..... 41 Upgrading Acronis True Image Echo agents and local versions ..........
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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 full list of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 components with a brief description of their functionality. Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 includes the following main types of components. -
Page 5: Agent For Linux
Universal 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
1.1.4.2 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: 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 9: Bootable Media Builder
1.1.6 Bootable Media Builder Acronis Bootable Media Builder is a dedicated tool for creating bootable media. There are two media builder distributions for installation on Windows and installation on Linux. The media builder that installs on Windows can create bootable media based on either Windows Preinstallation Environment, or Linux kernel. - Page 10 Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008/2008 R2 This agent installs on a Hyper-V host as an add-on to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent for Windows. On Hyper-V Server 2008/2008 R2, only remote installation (p. 19) is available. Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent for Windows ...
- Page 11 Windows Server 2008 R2 - the Standard, Enterprise, Small Business Server, Datacenter, Foundation editions Windows MultiPoint Server 2010 Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent for Linux Linux with kernel 2.4.20 or later (including 2.6.x kernels) and glibc 2.3.2 or later ...
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Page 12: System Requirements
250 MB Agent for Linux 65 MB 150 MB 70 MB Bootable Media Builder 70 MB 240 MB 140 MB Management Console 25 MB 100 MB 40 MB The components installed on VMware ESX(i) server Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000-2010... -
Page 13: Licensing Policy
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: Using Acronis License Server
(NICs), the license key is associated with the first enumerated physical NIC and its MAC address. Acronis License Server can import multiple license keys from .txt or .eml files, saving you from the time-consuming procedure of typing in numbers. -
Page 15: Installation Of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10
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. -
Page 16: Local Installation (Windows)
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 the product for online backup only. To install the license server: 1. -
Page 17: Specifying Credentials For Acronis Services
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: Specifying Microsoft Sql Servers
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... -
Page 19: Specifying Users Allowed To Connect Remotely
(if the machine is in an Active Directory domain). The setup program creates the Acronis Remote Users group and adds the listed users to it. By adding or removing group members, you will add or remove users who are allowed to connect to the machine remotely. - Page 20 Printer Sharing must be enabled on that machine. 5. Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 uses TCP ports 445 and 25001 for remote installation. Make sure that these ports are added to exceptions in the firewall settings on the remote machines.
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Page 21: 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. If you are installing Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent for Windows, you need the configuration script mst_gen.vbs, which is located in the folder where Acronis Backup &... - Page 22 /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.
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Page 23: Configuration Script Parameters
2.4 Configuration script parameters The configuration script mst_gen.vbs creates an .mst file (known as a transform, a modification, or a modification file) for the installation package of an Acronis component, such as Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent for Windows. - Page 24 Members of the Acronis Remote Users group are allowed to connect to the agent remotely. /ams_address Management_Server Specifies the name or IP address of the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Server. With this parameter, the machine will be registered on the management server after the installation is complete.
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Page 25: Installing The Agent Using Group Policy
You are a member of the Domain Admins group in the domain. 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. -
Page 26: Setting Up The Group Policy Object
4. Run the configuration script. For example, the following command creates a transform for the file D:\Acronis\Acronis\AgentWindows.msi and uses licenses for the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server edition from the license server installed on mylicensesrv; the agent will run under the user account mydomain\AgentUser: mst_gen.vbs /msi_path D:\Acronis\AgentWindows.msi /license_server mylicensesrv... -
Page 27: Installation In Linux
Right-click the name of the domain or organizational unit, and then click Create a GPO in this domain, and Link it here. 3. Type the name of the new Group Policy object—for example: Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent 4. In Windows Server 2003: ... -
Page 28: Preparation
UpgradeTool (AcronisUpgradeToolLinux.i686) Note: You need Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Upgrade Tool only if you are upgrading from Acronis True Image Echo. 4. Copy the installation files (.i686 files) to a directory on the machine where you want to install the components. -
Page 29: Installation In The Unattended Mode
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 30: Command-Line Parameters
2.6.4 Command-line parameters When running any of the installation files: AcronisAgentLinux.i686 (Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent for Linux) AcronisBootableComponentsMediaBuilderLinux.i686 (Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Bootable Components and Media Builder) AcronisManagementConsoleLinux.i686 (Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Console) ... - Page 31 -p PortNumber or --port=PortNumber 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...
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Page 32: 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 33 Close. You will be able to access this screen at any time by clicking the help button in the virtual appliance GUI. You are taken to the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent for ESX/ESXi screen where you continue the agent configuration.
- Page 34 When installing the product for online backup only, select Online backup only (license key is not required). This option presumes that you have got or will obtain a subscription to the Acronis Backup & Recovery Online service by the time of the first backup.
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Page 35: 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. 14)", under "Revoking licenses". -
Page 36: Upgrading From Trial To Full Product Version
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. -
Page 37: Upgrading Components For Windows
For more information, see Remote installation (Windows) (p. 19). 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 &... -
Page 38: Upgrading Components For Linux
3.3 Upgrading components for Linux Before upgrading to the full product version, you need to import the product license keys to Acronis License Server. If you are planning to use Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Deduplication, import the license keys for this feature too. -
Page 39: Before The Upgrade
Acronis True Image for Microsoft Windows Small Business Server to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server SBS Edition. The advanced editions of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 include Acronis License Server that has to be installed prior to the Echo agents and local versions upgrade. -
Page 40: Installing Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Console
You will still be able to convert group tasks 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 41: Upgrading Acronis Backup Server To Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Storage Node
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. If the group server and the management server are installed on the same machine, run the following command (note capitalization): cscript UpgradeTool.vbs GS [-r]... - Page 42 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...
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Page 43: Upgrading Acronis True Image Echo Agents And Local Versions
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 44 1. 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. 2. Run the following command (note capitalization): cscript UpgradeTool.vbs Agent...
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Page 45: 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 46: Uninstalling Advanced Editions Of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10
5.1 Local uninstallation in Windows Uninstalling components of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Important: Avoid using the Add or Remove Programs tool of Windows to uninstall Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 components. To uninstall all components of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 1. -
Page 47: Unattended Uninstallation In Windows
/uninstall \\myserver\share\AcronisAgentWindows.msi /qb Uninstalling the license server If you need to uninstall the Acronis License Server, you should do so after uninstalling all agents that use it. Also keep in mind that the license server may be used by other Acronis products. -
Page 48: Deleting Acronis Secure Zone
1. In the Acronis Secure Zone Actions bar (on the Actions and tools pane), select Delete. 2. In the Delete Acronis Secure Zone window, select volumes to which you want to add the space freed from the zone and then click OK. - Page 49 Delete machine from AMS. The Virtual Edition license on the license server will not be freed up automatically. Revoke it manually from this host using the Manage licenses tool if you need to free up the license. Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000-2010...