Acronis Backup for Windows Server Essentials - Installation Guide - Manual (Page 20)

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You can also select one or more of the machine roles, depending on what you want this machine
to do. Based on your choice, the corresponding components (p. 21) of Acronis Backup will be
selected for installation.
5. [Optional] In the components tree, select additional components or clear selection of the
components that you do not want to install.
Tips. Wake-on-LAN Proxy and some smaller features can be installed only by using the
components tree.
You may want to disable Components for Remote Installation from being saved every time you
install the management console, because the installation files take about 900 MB of disk space.
6. If prompted, specify one or more of the following parameters, depending on the component
selection:
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Installation mode (trial or full) (p. 20).
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The folder where the product will be installed.
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Whether to install the product for all users or only for the current user.
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Credentials for the Acronis services (p. 22). By default, the setup program will create a
dedicated user account for each service.
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The names of Microsoft SQL servers to be used by Acronis Backup Management Server (p.
23).
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Whether to register the components on the management server (p. 24).
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The names of users who will be allowed to connect to the machine remotely (p. 25).
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Whether to enable the management server Web page. (If enabled, specify the port for the
Web page). (p. 33)
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Credentials for Microsoft SQL Server instances installed on the machine (p. 56).
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Whether the machine will participate in the Acronis Customer Experience Program (CEP).
7. On the summary page, review the list of components that will be installed and the installation
settings for those components. Click Install to start the installation.
Installation mode
When installing agents, choose the installation mode depending on whether you have a license key
or subscription.
Installing in the trial mode
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During typical installation: Select I want to start a free trial.
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During custom installation: In License for backup of ..., select Trial mode, and then click Next.
The product will be installed in the trial mode (p. 4).
Installing for cloud backup only
1. [During typical installation only] Select I purchased a license or a subscription, and then click
Next.
2. In License for backup of ..., select Cloud backup only - license not required.
3. Click Next, and then click Yes in the confirmation window.
Prior to backing up to the cloud storage, you need to activate a subscription to the cloud backup
service on the machine that you want to back up (unless you have a volume subscription which
activates automatically).