Upgrading From Trial To Full Product Version; Changing A License; Upgrading Components For Windows - ACRONIS BACKUP AND RECOVERY 10 SERVER FOR WINDOWS - INSTALLATION UPDATE 3 Installation Manual

3 Upgrading from trial to full product version

The trial key required at installation can be obtained on the Acronis Web site.
The Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 trial version has the following limitation:

Universal Restore functionality is disabled.
Additional limitations for bootable media:

The disk management functionality is available, but there is no option to commit the changes
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Besides disk management, only the recovery functionality is available.
To upgrade from the trial version to the standard product you do not need to re-download the
software. When the trial period is over, the product GUI displays a notification requesting you specify
a standard license key.
To specify the standard license key, use the Change License window in the management console, or
run the setup program and follow its instructions.

3.1 Changing a license

By changing the license, you switch to a different version or edition of the product. The following
table summarizes the available options.
Switching a license
trial > full
trial > trial different edition
trial > full different edition
You can also enable Acronis Deduplication and Acronis Universal Restore by using additional licenses,
if these are available for the version and edition you are switching to.
Switching between advanced and standalone editions is not possible.
To change a license:
1. Click Help > Change license.
2. Enter the new license key. If you have a license key for Acronis Universal Restore, you can add it
here.
Please do not forget that you cannot enable Acronis Universal Restore while using a trial product
version.

3.2 Upgrading components for Windows

To specify the standard license key, run the installation package and follow the wizard's instructions.
To upgrade to the full product version
1. Start the setup program.
2. Specify the standard license key instead of the trial license key.
Note: The full license key must be of the same product edition as the trial license key.
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Why you may need it
Upgrade from trial to full product version
Define the edition that better fits your needs
The edition you bought differs from the edition of the trial version
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