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Table of contents
1 Main components ............................................................................................................4
2 Supported operating systems ...........................................................................................4
2.1 Agent .......................................................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Management server and management console ........................................................................ 5
3 Where do I install the components? .................................................................................5
4 What you need to start ....................................................................................................6
5 Step-by-step instructions .................................................................................................6
5.1 Preparation ................................................................................................................................ 7
5.2 Installation ................................................................................................................................. 8
5.3 Starting Acronis Backup ............................................................................................................. 9
5.4 Using direct connection to a machine .....................................................................................10
5.4.1 Backing up a machine ................................................................................................................................... 10
5.4.2 Recovering a volume ..................................................................................................................................... 10
5.5 Using centralized management ...............................................................................................10
5.5.1 Creating a centralized vault .......................................................................................................................... 11
5.5.2 Backing up several machines........................................................................................................................ 11
5.5.3 Backing up user profiles on several machines. Replication of backups .................................................... 11
5.5.4 Recovering a user's document folder .......................................................................................................... 12
6 What to read next .......................................................................................................... 13
