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 Back up an individual machine by using a backup plan

 Back up multiple machines centrally by using a backup policy

 Recover files from a disk backup

These guidelines do not illustrate the scenario described in section 4 above. They describe a common

installation procedure that will work in any scenario.

Assumptions

These guidelines assume that:

 You do not have Acronis License Server installed

 You do not have Microsoft SQL Server installed on the machine where you are installing the

management server

6.1 Installation

In this step, you will install the license server and the main components of Acronis Backup & Recovery

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Installing the license server

Skip these steps if you are installing the trial product version. Otherwise, perform these steps on any

Windows machine that has a network connection to the machines that you will back up.

1. Log on as an administrator and start the setup program.

2. Click Install Acronis License Server.

3. Click Next.

4. Accept the terms of the license agreement.

5. Click Import keys from file... and specify the file containing the list of license keys. You can

specify multiple files one by one or enter the license keys manually.

Details. You will be able to import additional license keys later at any moment, by specifying a

file containing the keys or by typing them in manually.

6. Use the default values for Install to: and Install for:

7. Proceed with installation.

8. On successful installation, close the wizard window.

Installing the management server and management console

Perform these steps on any Windows machine that has a network connection to the machines that

you will back up.

1. Log on as an administrator and start the setup program. (Skip this step if continuing installation

on the same machine.)

2. When installing the trial product version, click Install Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Trial. When

installing the purchased product, click Install Acronis Backup & Recovery 10.

3. Click Next.

4. Accept the terms of the license agreement.

5. When installing the trial product version, enter the trial license key.

When installing the purchased product, specify the name or IP address of the machine with the

license server (unless installed on the current machine; in this case the server name is already

set, but can be changed).