Acronis Backup for Windows Server Essentials - User Guide - Manual (Page 364)

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To Do
Refresh a list of machines
Click Refresh.
The management console will update the list of machines from the
management server with the most recent information. Though the list of
machines is refreshed automatically based on events, the data may not be
retrieved immediately from the management server due to some latency.
Manual refresh guarantees that the most recent data is displayed.
Adding a machine to the management server
To be able to deploy centralized backup plans from Acronis Backup Management Server to a
managed machine and perform other centralized management operations, you need to register the
machine on the management server.
Initiating registration on the management server side
To add a machine
1. In the Navigation tree, select Machines with agents.
2. Click Add a machine to AMS on the toolbar.
3. In the IP/Name field, enter the machine's name or its IP address, or click Browse... and browse
the network for the machine.
Note for users of Acronis Backup Advanced for virtual environments: When adding a VMware ESX(i)
host, enter the IP of the virtual appliance or Windows machine running Acronis Backup Agent for
VMware.
4. Specify the credentials of an account with administrative privileges on the machine.
When adding a machine that is running Windows Vista or later and is not a member of an Active
Directory domain, you need to either specify the built-in Administrator account or disable User
Account Control (UAC) (p. 342) on the machine.
Note for users of Acronis Backup Advanced for virtual environments: When adding a VMware ESX(i)
host, specify the user name and password for your vCenter Server or ESX(i) host.
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User name. When entering the name of an Active Directory user account, be sure to also
specify the domain name (DOMAIN\Username).
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Password. The password for the account.
5. Click Next, and then click Proceed.
Initiating registration on the machine side
The registration procedure can be initiated on the machine side.
1. Connect the console to the machine where Acronis Backup agent is installed. If prompted for
credentials, specify credentials of a member of the Administrators group on the machine.
2. Select from the menu Options > Machine options > Machine management.
3. Select Centralized management and specify the management server where to register the
machine. Refer to "Machine management (p. 338)" for details.
Synchronizing machines with a text file
During synchronization, the management server adjusts the All machines with agents group in
accordance with the list of machines provided in a .txt or .csv file. The management server: