Preparation; Installation In The Interactive Mode - ACRONIS BACKUP AND RECOVERY 10 ADVANCED SERVER VIRTUAL EDITION - INSTALLATION UPDATE 3 Installation Manual

2.6.1

Preparation

Make sure that the RPM Package Manager (RPM) is installed in your system. Before installing the
product on a Linux distribution that does not use RPM, such as Ubuntu, you need to install RPM
manually; for example, by running the following command as the root user:
apt-get install rpm
Linux distributions where RPM is already installed include Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Fedora, and SUSE
Linux Enterprise Server.
Before proceeding with installation, you need to extract the installation files and assign them
necessary access permissions:
1. On a machine running Windows, run the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 setup file.
2. Click Extract installation files.
3. In the list of installation files, select the following check boxes:

Agent for Linux (AcronisAgentLinux.i686)

Bootable Media Builder (AcronisBootableComponentsMediaBuilderLinux.i686)

Management Console for Linux (AcronisManagementConsoleLinux.i686)

Deduplication (AcronisDeduplication.i686)

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.
5. Go to the directory where you copied the installation files, and then run the following command:
chmod 777 Acronis*.i686
2.6.2

Installation in the interactive mode

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:

For Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent for Linux: AcronisAgentLinux.i686

For Acronis Bootable Media Builder: AcronisBootableComponentsMediaBuilder.i686
3. Specify the license server—either by typing its DNS name or IP address, or by choosing to find the
license server automatically. Alternatively, type your Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 license key.
4. If you are installing the Agent for Linux, specify whether you want to register the machine on the
management server. You can add the machine to the management server later by using the
machine's name or IP address.
5. The setup program may ask you to compile the SnapAPI module for your Linux kernel. Select
Continue to compile the module now (recommended), or select Skip to compile it manually later.
Note: If the setup program could not compile the necessary module for your Linux distribution, or if you
have chosen to compile the module manually later, please refer to the file:
/usr/lib/Acronis/BackupAndRecovery/HOWTO.INSTALL
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