Acronis Backup for Windows Server Essentials - Quick Start Guide - Manual (Page 8)

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On the machine where you are planning to install the management server, add the
information about all of the machines where you are planning to install agents. The format is
one line for one machine. For example:
10.200.200.10 Smith
10.200.202.200 Jones
10.200.200.44 Srv2
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On each of the machines where you are planning to install the agent, add the information
about the machine where you are planning to install the management server.
Details. To view the IP address of a machine, at the command prompt on that machine, type
ipconfig. If the machine has several IP addresses, use the one from the same network as the IP
address of the machine where you are populating the hosts file.
3. Save the file.
Dynamic IP addresses
If the machines use DHCP auto configuration and if the name resolution (either by using DNS or
through other methods) does not work properly, Acronis does not guarantee the proper operation of
Acronis Backup.
The best solution is to assign static IP addresses in the TCP/IP properties of the machines where you
are planning to install the product. Then, follow the recommendations given in the previous section.
5.2 Installation
In this step, you will install the main components of Acronis Backup.
Installing the management server, management console and an agent
Perform these steps on the machine described in section 4.
1. Log on as an administrator and start the Acronis Backup setup program.
2. Click Install Acronis Backup.
3. Accept the terms of the license agreement, and then click Next.
4. Select the Back up this machine's data and Centrally monitor and configure the backing up of
physical and virtual machines check boxes, and then click Next.
5. Select I purchased a license or a subscription, and then click Next.
6. Click Add licenses.
7. Click Import from file, and then select the file with the keys. Or you can type the keys manually.
Click OK to close the window, and then click Next.
8. Specify the password of the account with which you are logged on, and then click Next.
Details. The password is required to register the agent on the management server during
installation.
9. Choose whether the machine will participate in the Acronis Customer Experience Program (CEP),
and then click Next.
10. Click Install to proceed with installation.
11. On successful installation, click Finish to close the wizard window.