Acronis Access Advanced - Installation Guide User Manual

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Upgrade your version of mobilEcho to version 4.5 before proceeding with the upgrade to Acronis
Access.

Know your configuration

Before you proceed with the upgrade make sure you know the following:

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Do you have both mobilEcho and activEcho installed?

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Are they on the same computer or on separate machines?

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Which ports is mobilEcho using? On which port is the File Server and on which port is the
Management server?

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Which port is activEcho using? Is the File Repository on the same machine?

Enhancements

Acronis Access includes a number of enhancements that improve the configuration and management
of mobilEcho servers, as well as consolidate management of both the mobilEcho and activEcho
products into a single console. This guide will describe the architectural and functional changes you’ll
need to consider as you upgrade to Acronis Access.

In Acronis Access, you don't need to setup Network Reshare Path Mapping, because we're doing it
automatically, but you have to have a "Folder" Data Source created that points to each server
hosting home directories.

You must carefully plan for your upgrade

Acronis Access introduces extensive architectural and functional changes to mobilEcho’s software
services, database/settings locations, and administration. While these changes introduce powerful
new features and integration, the upgrade to Acronis Access requires careful consideration.

For single server deployments of mobilEcho, the process is fairly straightforward. If you are using a
reverse proxy server, a load balancer, have multiple mobilEcho servers, or are using Microsoft
Failover Clustering, it is essential that you understand the upgrade considerations in this document
for your specific scenario.

This document includes the details you need to plan for and safely upgrade to Acronis Access. It is
highly recommended that you perform this upgrade on a test environment that simulates your
unique mobilEcho deployment, before you upgrade your production mobilEcho server(s).

Load balanced mobilEcho servers and Microsoft Failover Clusters

If you have deployed multiple mobilEcho servers front-ended by a load balancer or if you are running
mobilEcho on a Microsoft Failover Cluster, you will need to upgrade to Acronis Access 5.1 or newer.
A new feature has been introduced in 5.1 that allows groups of load balanced Gateway servers to be
automatically administered from within the Acronis Access Server console. This feature eliminates
the need to replicate registry settings and script updates to your servers. Adding a new data source
(volume) to your servers is a one step process that is handled automatically by the management
console. For more information, visit the Cluster Groups article.