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1.3.10 Bootable Media Builder

Acronis Bootable Media Builder is a dedicated tool for creating bootable media. There are two media

builder distributions: for installation in Windows and installation in Linux.

The media builder that installs on Windows can create bootable media based on either Windows

Preinstallation Environment, or Linux kernel. The media builder that installs on Linux creates

bootable media based on Linux kernel.

The Universal Restore (p. 6) add-on enables you to create bootable media with the restore to

dissimilar hardware functionality. Universal Restore handles differences in devices that are critical for

the operating system start-up, such as storage controllers, motherboard or chipset.

The Deduplication (p. 6) add-on enables you to create bootable media with the back up to a

deduplicating vault functionality. This add-on can be installed to either of the media builder

distributions.

1.4 Licensing of advanced editions

Acronis License Server

Licenses of advanced editions are managed by Acronis License Server. You can install a license server

as a separate component (p. 40) or use the one integrated into the management server. The

functionality of the license server is similar for both types of installation.

Acronis License Server can import multiple license keys from .txt or .eml files, saving you from the

time-consuming procedure of typing in numbers.

Specifying licenses during installation

During installation of a licensed component (agent), you can either specify the license server or enter

a license key manually. When you register the machine on the management server, the manually

entered key will be imported to the server and will be seen in the list of licenses.

Installation of an agent is possible without specifying a license or a license server in the following

cases:

 When installing the software in the trial mode (p. 4).

 When installing the software for online backup only. Such backup does not require a license, but

requires a subscription for the Acronis Backup & Recovery Online service.

 When installing Agent for VMware vSphere ESX(i) (p. 7) (both versions). The licenses will be

consumed later, when a backup of the specified virtual machines starts. One Virtual Edition

license will be required for each host where a virtual machine is selected for backup.

Checking licenses

An Acronis agent connects to Acronis License Server every time the agent service starts and then

every 1–5 days, as specified by the agent configuration parameters. If the agent is unable to connect

to the license server, it initiates an alert. The agent keeps working without the license server for 1–60

days (as specified by the configuration parameters). After that, the agent stops doing backups

(except for online backups) until a successful license check is completed.

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