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Installing the agents
Perform these steps on each machine you want to back up. Every machine should have at least
380 MB of physical memory (above the OS and running applications) and at least 1.16 GB of free disk
space.
1. Log on as an administrator and start the Acronis Backup setup program.
2. Click Install Acronis Backup.
3. Accept the terms of the license agreement, and then click Next.
4. Select the Back up this machine's data check box, and then click Next.
5. Select I purchased a license or a subscription, and then click Next.
6. Click Add licenses, and then select the Use the following license server check box.
7. Specify the name or IP address of the machine with the management server. Click OK.
8. The setup program displays the license to be used for installation. Click Next to install the agent
with this license.
9. Click Register now, and then specify:
The name or IP address of the management server.
The user name and password of an administrator of the machine where the management
server is installed.
Click Next.
Details. The setup program will automatically register the machine on the management server.
Or, you can add the machine to the management server later.
10. Choose whether the machine will participate in the Acronis Customer Experience Program (CEP),
and then click Next.
11. Click Install to proceed with installation.
12. On successful installation, click Finish to close the wizard window.
5.3 Starting Acronis Backup
To start the management console, either double-click the Acronis Backup icon on the desktop, or
select from the Start menu: Acronis > Acronis Backup Management Console > Acronis Backup.
After the management console is started, you can connect it to a machine with an agent or to the
management server.
To connect the console to a machine with an agent:
1. Click Manage this machine or Manage a remote machine.
2. For a remote machine, enter the machine name or IP address and specify the user name and
password. The user has to be a member of the Acronis Remote Users group on that machine.
To connect the console to the management server:
1. Click Connect to a management server.
2. Enter the server name or IP address.
3. If prompted for credentials, specify the user name and password. The user has to be a member
of the Acronis Remote Users and the Acronis Centralized Admins groups on the server.
