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Run the remote installation wizard and install Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Agent on top of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent or on a clean machine

This article applies to:

• Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Advanced Server
• Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Advanced Workstation
• Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Advanced Server SBS
• Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Virtual Edition

Introduction

Before you upgrade to Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Agent, make sure you have upgraded the components for centralized management. See Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Advanced: Technical Upgrade Sequence.

You can install Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Agent on a clean machine or over Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent.

(!) Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Agent can only be installed over Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent Build 11639 (U2) or higher.

You may also want to prepare your machine - see Acronis Backup & Recovery 11: Preparing the Machine for Remote Installation.

Solution

1. Run Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Management Console and click Tools -> Install Acronis Components:

   

2. Add the machine(s) where you would like to install the Acronis Agent and click Next:

   

   (!) It is recommended to install Agent not more than on 5 machines at a time to avoid overloading network bandwidth.

3. Select both Agent Core and Agent:

   

4. Choose the licensing option:
   • Insert the license key(s) manually;
   • Specify Acronis License Server that the has the license key(s);
   • Install Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Online edition that does not need a license key.

   

   

5. Decide whether you want to the product to register the Acronis Agent automatically on the Acronis Management Server:

   

6. Review the summary and click Proceed:

   

More information

See also:

• Acronis Backup & Recovery 11: Upgrade Scenarios
• Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Advanced: Upgrading from Acronis Backup & Recovery 10
• Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Advanced: Remote Upgrade of Agents with Upgrade Serial Numbers Fails