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To cancel the detection, click Cancel status detection. In this case, agents will be installed only on the
machines where the detection was completed. Of the machines where the detection was canceled,
only the machines with an agent already installed will be added to the management server.
2.3.3.2 Specifying the components for remote installation
By default, the software takes the installation packages from the
folder %CommonProgramFiles%\Acronis\RemoteInstaller\<product build number>. If
the console is connected to the management server, the software will take the packages from the
machine with the management server. Otherwise, the software will take the packages from the
machine with the console.
To take the packages from a different location, click Change components source. You have the
following options:
From the registered components. The default location.
On removable media. The software will search for the installation packages on removable media
such as CD, DVD, BD, or USB flash drive.
In the following location. Specify a local or network folder where you extracted the installation
packages. If prompted for credentials, specify the user name and password.
Agent for Windows and Agent for Hyper-V depend on the Agent Core component. If you want to
install these agents, the file AcronisAgentCore.msi must be present in the same location.
For more information about how to get the installation packages, refer to "Prerequisites" (p. 45).
Components that cannot be installed remotely
You cannot install the following components by using remote installation:
Acronis Backup Agent for Exchange
Acronis Backup Agent for SQL
Acronis Backup Agent for Active Directory
Acronis Backup Agent for VMware
Acronis Backup Management Server
Acronis Backup Storage Node
Acronis Backup Components for Remote Installation
Acronis PXE Server
Acronis License Server
2.3.3.3 Installation with or without license keys
When installing agents, you need to provide license keys or choose installation without license keys.
Installing without license keys
Select Install in trial mode or for cloud backup only.
The agents will be installed in the trial mode (p. 4).
Cloud backup will be available after you activate subscriptions to the cloud backup service on the
machines. Cloud backup will be available until the subscription period expires.
