Installation Instructions

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Product
Disk and file
backup
Centralized
management
Deduplication
Backup to
tape
Application
backup
Acronis Backup for Windows
Server Essentials
+
+
+
+
All
supported*
Acronis Backup Advanced for
Windows Server
+
+
+
+
-
Acronis Backup Advanced for Linux
Server
+
+
+
+
-
Acronis Backup Advanced for PC
+
+
+
+
-
Acronis Backup Advanced for
Exchange
+
+
+
+
Exchange
Acronis Backup Advanced for SQL
+
+
+
+
SQL
Acronis Backup Advanced for
SharePoint
+
+
+
+
SQL,
SharePoint
Acronis Backup Advanced for
Active Directory
+
+
+
+
Active
Directory
Acronis Backup Advanced for
VMware / Hyper-V / RHEV / Citrix
XenServer / Oracle VM
+
+
+
+
All
supported*
* The supported applications are: Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SharePoint, and
Microsoft Active Directory.
The products without centralized management are designed for backing up the data of a single
machine. All components of each product are installed on the same machine. You will be asked for
the license key during the installation.
The Acronis Backup Advanced suite is designed for backing up multiple machines. In addition to
components that need to be installed on a backed-up machine, these products include a
management server that enables centralized management and storage nodes for storing backed up
data. Usage of these additional components is not licensed. For example, you can install as many
storage nodes as you wish - up to 50.
During installation of a licensed component (agent), you can either specify a license server or enter a
license key manually. Use a license for a specific product or Acronis Backup Advanced Universal
License. This license enables installation of all Acronis Backup Advanced products on a physical
machine and on any number of virtual machines running on this physical machine.
Acronis Backup for Windows Server Essentials is a natural choice for a network with a single server
and multiple workstations. By using this product on the server and using Acronis Backup Advanced
for PC on the workstations, you can centrally manage all of the machines. Most descriptions of the
Acronis Backup Advanced functionality in the documentation also apply to Acronis Backup for
Windows Server Essentials.
Components of other Acronis Backup products do not interact with the components of Acronis
Backup Advanced.