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2. Import computers into the group server in case they are not discovered
automatically due to network behavior. It makes sense to install Acronis components on
these computers first so that you will be able to create tasks for these computers.
To add a single computer:
click Add on the toolbar
type in the computer name or IP address.
To add computers from Active directory:
click Add on the toolbar
type in the name of the domain controller
when the active directory is expanded, tick off the desired computers or the entire
directory.
To add multiple computers from a file:
prepare a .txt or .csv file, listing semicolon-separated computers names and IP addresses
as follows: Name1; IP1; Name2; IP2;...
click Add on the toolbar
specify path to the above file.
3. Export computers from the group server to a .txt or .csv file that can be used by
other application or new versions of Acronis Group Server. To do so:
click Export on the toolbar
specify name of the file and a path to a folder where you want to create it.
4. Set and test credentials for access to each computer. To do so, select the computer,
then select on the sidebar Computer details -> Credentials: Set, type username and
password and click Test connection. The program will display the test result. Key icons
for successfully tested connections are colored gold.
5. Set (or change) the MAC address for each computer. To do so, select the computer,
then select on the sidebar Computer details -> MAC address: Set or Change and type
the hex MAC address as XXXXXXXXXXXX or XX-XX-XX-XX-XX. The program will test the
MAC address for validity and display the test result.
6. Hide computers that you do not wish to browse or make a hidden computer visible. To
hide a computer, select it, then select on the sidebar Computer details -> Visibility:
Hide. To make a hidden computer visible (and monitored), enable Show hidden
computers in the Filter group, select the hidden computer, then select on the sidebar
Computer details -> Visibility: Unhide.
7. Create a group backup task for several remote computers at once (see

Creating new group tasks

8. Connect to a remote computer to see the operation log, start or edit tasks for this
4.3 Managing a single remote computer
computer etc. (see
and click Connect.
9. Switch to the Group tasks management window for managing group tasks.
4.4.2 Creating new group tasks
You can create a disk/partition backup task or archive validation task for several remote
computers at once. File-level backup for groups of computers is unavailable.
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