Acronis Backup for VMware 9 - User Guide User Manual

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4.2.1 Installing Acronis Backup for VMware as Virtual Appliance on

an ESX(i) host

Acronis Backup for VMware software could be installed directly on an ESX(i) host. The process of
remote installation of Acronis Backup for VMware Virtual Appliance to an ESX(i) host is called
deployment. The software for running all necessary Acronis services will be installed on a separate
small virtual machine under a specially customized OS (small Linux distribution).

1. First, read the Acronis Backup for VMware license agreement, select the acceptance check box

and then click Next.

2. Specify the desired ESX(i) server or vCenter access credentials: IP address or hostname, your user

name and access password. When you click Next, the installer will automatically check the
connection and go through the authorization procedure.

3. Then the installer will check for previous versions of Acronis Backup for VMware or any other

Acronis software on the specified ESX(i) server. If you already have the Acronis Virtual Appliance
set up there and it is outdated, then the installer would prompt you to update it to the latest
version or create the new Virtual Appliance.

4. Set your Appliance (VM) name, choose the ESX(i) host and datastore as a target for deploying the

Acronis Backup for VMware software. You can change the Appliance name or keep the default
one. The Appliance name should be unique within the ESX(i) host. If you set the vCenter and its
credentials on the previous installation step, you have to choose one of the ESX(i) hosts
contained in that vCenter from the respective drop-down list. Otherwise, there will be no choice
and you will see your direct ESX(i) host.
Then, select the datastore on that specific ESX(i). If the space on that datastore is not enough for
installation, you will get the warning suggesting that you free up some space on the selected
datastore or choose another one. There can be only one unique Virtual Appliance with the
specified name on the specified datastore. If the Appliance name already exists there, you will
have to change either your Appliance name or the datastore.
If you specify the vCenter on this step, you can select to Enable vCenter integration with the
respective check box.
You can optionally select the Automatically start up the Virtual Appliance after ESXi host reboot
check box.

5. Provide the information on the network settings for your Virtual Appliance. This step contains

standard network settings like IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, DNS server settings, etc.
You can also let the appliance acquire the network settings automatically, which is the default
option.

6. The next step prompts you to accept or ignore your participation in the Acronis Customer

Experience Program.

7. After going through all the required steps of the installation wizard, you will finally see the

summary information of the deployment operations to be performed – components to be
installed, required space, account information and chosen destination (host and datastore).
Then the Acronis Backup for VMware installer deploys the Virtual Appliance software. You will
see the progress bar with the current installation step indicated. After the deployment is finished
successfully, the appliance is started automatically. Please, wait until the whole process is
completed and everything is checked. This may take several minutes.

If the installation process finished successfully and all Acronis Backup for VMware components were
successfully deployed, you will get the “Deployment has been completed” page. Here, select the
check box if you wish to run the Acronis Backup for VMware Web Console (it will be opened in the