Acronis Backup for Windows Server Essentials - Installation Guide - Manual (Page 28)

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5. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Updating components in the unattended mode
For information about updating a component in the unattended mode, see "Unattended installation
(p. 25)".
2.1.3 Installing the agent through Group Policy
You can centrally install (or deploy) Acronis Backup Agent for Windows onto machines that are
members of an Active Directory domain, by using Group Policy. Group Policy is a mechanism
available in Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and later Windows server operating systems.
In this section, you will find out how to set up a Group Policy object to deploy Acronis Backup Agent
for Windows onto machines in an entire domain or in its organizational unit.
Every time a machine logs on to the domain, the resulting Group Policy object will ensure that the
agent is installed on the machine.
2.1.3.1 Prerequisites
Before proceeding with agent deployment, make sure that:
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You have an Active Directory domain with a domain controller running Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 or later.
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You are a member of the Domain Admins group in the domain.
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You know the license key or the name or IP address of a machine where Acronis License Server is
installed.
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You have a machine running Windows, with Acronis Backup Management Console installed on
the machine.
2.1.3.2 Preparing the agent's deployment
Step 1: Extracting installation packages
You need to create a shared folder that will contain the installation packages (provided as .msi files),
and extract the packages there.
1. On the domain controller (or any other machine in the domain), create a folder—for example:
D:\Acronis
2. Start the Acronis Backup setup program.
3. Click Extract installation files.
4. Select the Agent for Windows (AcronisAgentWindows.msi) and Agent Core
(AcronisAgentCore.msi) check boxes.
5. In Extract to, type the name of the folder that you just created, or click Browse and select the
folder.
6. Click Extract.
7. Share the folder where you placed the installation packages. Make sure that domain users can
access the shared folder—for example, by leaving the default sharing settings for Everyone.
Step 2: Configuring the installation packages
Important: Skip this step when reinstalling or updating the agent.