Acronis True Image for MS SBS Server - User Guide User Manual

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The earlier versions of Acronis True Image Management Console cannot communicate

with Acronis True Image for Microsoft Small Business Server agents. The console must be

upgraded to the Acronis True Image for Microsoft Small Business Server console.

Encryption is provided with Secure Socket Layer mechanism. There are two stakeholders
of the encryption operation:
Client application – the application that tries to establish (initiates) connection. This

could be the Acronis True Image Management Console or Acronis Group Server.
Acronis True Image for Microsoft Small Business Server local version can also be a
client when it performs backup to Acronis Backup Server.

Server application – the application to which the client tries to connect. This could be

Acronis True Image Agent, Acronis Group Server, Acronis Backup Server.

2.2.4 Security parameters in Acronis Administrative Template

As stated above, encryption generally does not require setting up. However, connection to
Acronis components of earlier versions will not be encrypted. To completely disable non-
encrypted communication with some or all Acronis True Image for Microsoft Small
Business Server components, use the Administrative Template, provided by Acronis.
Through the Microsoft Group Policy mechanism, the template can be applied to a single
computer as well as to a domain.
How to apply Acronis Administrative Template
1. Run Windows Group Policy Objects Editor (\WINDOWS\system32\gpedit.msc).
2. Open the Group Policy object you want to edit, and in the console tree right-click
Administrative Templates.
3. Click Add/Remove Templates.
4. Click Add.
5. Browse to the Acronis Administrative Template
(\Program files\Common Files\Acronis\Agent \acronis_agent.adm or \Program
files\Acronis\TrueImageConsole\acronis_agent.adm), and click Open.
6. Once the template is added, open it and edit the desired settings.

For detailed information about Windows GPO Editor please see:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa374163.aspx

For detailed information about Group Policies please see:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa374177.aspx

The Acronis Administrative Template contains the following settings.