Components of advanced editions of Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 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.
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:
In this way of installation, you run a lightweight setup program and follow the on-screen instructions. The setup program downloads from the Acronis Web site 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 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 Web site).
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 must be performed on the target machines before installation.
Usage examples:
In this way of installation, you run installation packages (.msi files) with command-line parameters.
Advantages: Installation can be performed by a script.
Disadvantages: Installation is harder to configure (you may need to create a transform, or an .mst file).
Usage examples: Installing agents on a large number of machines running Windows.
Installation through Group Policy
In this way of installation, you deploy installation packages (.msi files) in an Active Directory domain by using Group Policy.
Advantages: Installation can be performed centrally by an administrator in an entire domain. It is performed under a system account and is transparent to end users.
Disadvantages: Installation is harder to configure (you may need to create a transform, or an .mst file). The machines must be in a domain.
Usage examples: Installing agents on a large number of machines in an Active Directory domain.
Installation from the management server Web page
Prerequisite: the management server must be already installed.
In this way of installation, you go to the Web page on the management server, and install the software without having to specify installation settings.
Advantages:
Disadvantages: The end user still must have rights to install software on the machine (for example, be a local administrator on it).
Usage examples: