Acronis Backup for Windows Server Essentials - User Guide - Manual (Page 366)

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[path_to_the_file] is the path to a .txt or .csv file containing the list of machines. The tool
does not accept spaces in the path name.
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{username password} belongs to a user who is a member of the Administrators group on all
machines listed in the file. If not specified, the single sign-on mechanism is used to operate
on all the machines.
Adding a machine to another group
To add the selected machine to another group
1. Select the group the machine will be added to.
2. Click OK.
The machine being added becomes a member of more than one group. As a result, the centralized
backup plans for the first group will remain on the machine, and the centralized backup plans created
for the second, third, etc. group will also be deployed to the machine.
Moving a machine to another group
To move the selected machine to another group
1. In the group tree, select the group the machine will be moved to.
2. Click OK.
The machine being moved leaves one group and becomes a member of another group. As a result,
the centralized backup plans created for the first group will be removed from the machine, and the
centralized backup plans created for the second group will be deployed to the machine.
Adding machines to a group
To add machines to the selected group
1. In the groups' tree, select the group whose machines you need to add.
2. In the right part of the window, select the machines.
3. To add more machines from other groups, repeat the steps 1 and 2 for each group.
4. Click OK to add machines.
Once the machines appear in the group, the centralized backup plans created for the group (if any)
are deployed to the machines. If any of the selected machines is not available or reachable at the
moment, the action will be kept in the management server as pending and will be performed as soon
as the machine becomes available to the server.
Machine details
Four tabs accumulate all information on the selected machine and let the management server
administrator perform operations with the backup plans and tasks on the machine.
Machine
The tab displays the following information on the registered machine:
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Name - name of the selected machine (taken from the Computer name in Windows).
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Registration address - computer name or IP address of the selected machine. During the
registration of a machine (p. 440) the management server administrator can assign either a name
or IP address to identify the machine on the management server.
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IP address - IP address of the selected machine.