Acronis Backup for Windows Server Essentials - Installation Guide - Manual (Page 17)

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2.1 Installation in Windows
This section describes installation of Acronis Backup components on a machine running Windows.
2.1.1 Ways of installation in Windows
Components of Acronis Backup Advanced can be installed in different ways. Based on the size and
structure of your environment, choose any of the ways of installation described in this section.
You can combine two or more ways of installation. For example, you can perform interactive
installation of the management console and the management server, and then remotely install the
agents to multiple machines.
By using interactive or Web-based installation, you can install any component. Other ways of
installation are intended primarily for installing the agents.
Interactive installation (p. 19)
In this way of installation, you run a self-contained setup program and follow the on-screen
instructions.
Advantages: The setup program includes all components for Windows.
Disadvantages: Large size of the setup program.
Usage examples:
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Installing the management console, management server and storage nodes.
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Installing agents on a small number of machines.
Web-based installation (p. 25)
In this way of installation, you run a lightweight setup program and follow the on-screen instructions.
The setup program downloads from the Acronis website only the components that you selected to
install.
Advantages: Small size of the setup program.
Disadvantages: Large amounts of the same data may be transferred over the Internet (for example,
when installing the agent on many machines). To overcome this disadvantage, save the downloaded
installation packages (p. 25) to a network folder.
Usage examples: Installing agents in a small network with slow Internet access (you do not need to
download the large setup program from the Acronis website).
Remote installation (p. 44)
Prerequisite: the management console must be already installed.
In this way of installation, you install the software remotely on a number of machines. You can do
this from the management console’s welcome screen or when adding machines to the management
server.
Advantages: Installation can be performed centrally by an administrator and is transparent to end
users.
Disadvantages: Several preparatory steps (p. 45) must be performed on the target machines before
installation.