Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Management Server is the central server that drives data protection within the enterprise network. The management server provides the administrator with:
a single entry point to the Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 infrastructure
an easy way to protect data on numerous machines using centralized backup plans and grouping
integration with VMware vCenter to discover virtual machines for protection
enterprise-wide monitoring and reporting functionality
the centralized catalog of all data stored on the storage nodes.
If there are multiple management servers on the network, they operate independently, manage different machines and use different centralized vaults for storing archives.