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Instead of local installation, you can install Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 agents remotely or by

using Group Policy. For details, see "Remote installation (Windows) (p. 18)" and "Installing

components using Group Policy (p. 23)".

Note: To upgrade an Acronis True Image Echo agent using the console’s remote installation functionality, you

need either Acronis True Image Echo or Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 agent on the machine you operate from.

Otherwise, at least one full (not upgrade) license must be available (i.e. free) on the license server. This may be

a license for any edition of Acronis True Image Echo or Acronis Backup & Recovery 10. The license will remain

available after the upgrade.

In Linux:

1. Install Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent for Linux and the Upgrade Tool as described in

"Installation procedure (p. 27)".

2. Install Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Console, if local administration is required on

the machine.

Result:

 The Acronis True Image Echo agents and local versions are replaced with Acronis Backup &

Recovery 10 components.

Upgrading tasks

You might want to import the old backup tasks and validation tasks to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10.

If you do not import them, these tasks will no longer run.

Note: The tasks that back up data to Acronis Backup Server or validate archives stored on it will not be imported

to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10.

You can import the old tasks at the time of agent installation (see the installation instructions earlier

in this section), or later by using Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Upgrade Tool. This command-line

utility is located in the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 installation directory, in the UpgradeTool

subdirectory.

In Windows:

1. Change the current folder to the folder where the upgrade tool is installed—by default:

C:\Program Files\Acronis\UpgradeTool

If Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 is installed in a folder other than the default folder, change the

path accordingly.

2. Run the following command (note capitalization):

cscript UpgradeTool.vbs Agent

In Linux:

1. Change the current directory to: /usr/lib/Acronis/UpgradeTool

2. Run the following command:

UpgradeTool.sh Agent

Result:

 Tasks that were present in Acronis True Image Echo, are converted to Acronis Backup & Recovery

10 tasks and appear in the Backup plans and tasks view.

 Each backup task's schedule, items to back up, and backup destination are the same as before,

but the task will create a new archive to perform further backups.