Example 2. Installation on a large number of machines

Consider the following scenario:

• You want to back up a large number of machines in your network.
• You want to centrally set up and monitor backups of these machines.

In this scenario, you need to install the management server on one machine, and an agent on each machine that you are going to back up. One way is to install the agents remotely.

You need a license key for each machine with an agent.

Do the following to install Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 in such environment:

Step 1: Installing the management server

1. Choose a machine that will centrally monitor other machines. This machine should be always turned on and must be available to all machines that you are going to back up.
2. On the machine you chose, log on as an administrator and start the setup program.
3. Click Install Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.
4. Accept the terms of the license agreement.
5. Select the Centrally monitor and configure the backing up of physical and virtual machines check box.
6. In the license server selection window:
   1. Leave the default setting: Use the license server installed along with the management server.
   2. Click Add license, and then type all your license keys or import them from a text file.
7. Click Install.

After the management server is installed, do the following to remotely install the agents on the machines that you are going to back up. The machines will be ready for centralized management.

Step 2: Installing the agents remotely

1. Prepare the machines for remote installation.
2. On the machine with the management server, start Acronis Backup & Recovery 11, by clicking Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 on the desktop.
3. Click Connect to a management server. Specify the name of the current machine.
4. In All machine actions, click Add multiple machines.
5. In the machine selection window, click From network.
6. Select the machines that you want to back up. We recommend selecting the current machine too.

   For each machine, specify the user name and password of an administrator on it. If you have a universal administrator account for all machines (such as a domain administrator’s account), specify it once and then click Apply to all machines.

7. In the list of components, select Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Agent for Windows, and then click Next.
8. In the license selection window, click Use licenses from the following license server. Specify the current machine in IP/Name. Click Next.
9. Leave the default settings in the Installation options window.
10. Click Proceed.

After installation:

• To manage the machines centrally, use the management server: on the desktop, click Acronis Backup & Recovery 11, and then click Connect to a management server.
• To manage an individual machine, you can connect to it directly: on the desktop, click Acronis Backup & Recovery 11, and then click either Manage this machine or Manage a remote machine.