To be able to deploy centralized backup plans from Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Management Server to a managed machine and perform other centralized management operations, you need to register the machine on the management server.
To add a machine
In the Navigation tree, select Machines with agents.
Click Add a machine to AMS on the toolbar.
In theIP/Name field, enter the machine's name or its IP address, or click Browse... and browse the network for the machine.
Note for the Virtual edition users: When adding a VMware ESX(i) host, enter the IP of the virtual appliance or Windows machine running Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Agent for ESX(i).
Specify the user name and password of a user who is a member of the Administrators group on the machine.
Note for the Virtual edition users: When adding a VMware ESX(i) host, specify the user name and password for your vCenter Server or ESX(i) host.
User name. When entering the name of an Active Directory user account, be sure to also specify the domain name (DOMAIN\Username.)
Password. The password for the account.
Click Next, and then click Proceed.
Initiating registration on the machine side
The registration procedure can be initiated on the machine side.
Connect the console to the machine where Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 agent is installed. If prompted for credentials, specify credentials of a member of the Administrators group on the machine.
Select from the menu Options> Machine options> Machine management.
Select Centralized managementand specify the management server where to register the machine.Refer to "Machine management" for details.