Acronis Backup Advanced (Cloud) - User Guide - Manual (Page 19)

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To continue using the service after the trial subscription expires, buy a subscription, and then renew
the trial subscription specifying the paid subscription. Your backed up data will be kept. Regular
backups of your machines will continue uninterrupted. The service will not need to perform a new
full backup.
To get a trial subscription, do either of the following:
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On the account management webpage, click the cloud backup trial link, and then select the
necessary subscription type.
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Install Acronis Backup (p. 21), start the product, connect the console to the machine you want to
back up, click Back up now or Create backup plan, click Location, and then click Get trial
subscription. Log in to your account (create one if you are not registered yet). A trial subscription
will be automatically created and assigned to the machine.
4 Software installation
This section contains information on how to choose the necessary software and step-by-step
installation instructions.
4.1 What software do I need to install?
Download and install Acronis Backup or Acronis Backup Advanced. A license key is not required if you
are going to back up to the cloud storage only.
Acronis Backup enables you to set up and monitor a backup locally on each machine you want to
back up. Acronis Backup Advanced enables remote and centralized management. Local management
is also available.
The following sections describe Acronis Backup Advanced.
4.2 About Acronis Backup Advanced
Acronis Backup Advanced contains the following main components:
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Acronis Backup Agent for Windows: Backs up and recovers data
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Acronis Backup Agent for Linux: Backs up and recovers data
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Acronis Backup Management Server: Performs centralized management of the machines, such
as backing up groups of machines
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Acronis Backup Management Console: Enables you to connect to machines and the
management server to set up backup and recovery
The minimum configuration that enables you to back up a machine includes an Agent and
Management Console. By adding Management Server, you obtain more powerful management
capabilities and a single entry point to the system.
Having connected the console to the management server, you can back up or recover any machine
that is registered on the server. You can also create centralized backup plans to back up several
machines. Alternatively, you can connect the console to each individual machine and perform backup
and recovery directly on the machine.
Install an Agent on each machine you want to back up. Management Server can be installed on any
machine that provides continuous services availability and has a network connection to the machines