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You will be able to set or change this setting at a later time. To access this setting after the agent has

been installed, connect the console to the machine with the agent and select from the top menu

Options > Machine options > Agent for VMware vSphere ESX(i) (Windows).

Providing licenses

The installation of Agent for VMware vSphere ESX(i) (both versions) does not require a license.

However, you must specify a license server. Once the agent starts backing up a virtual machine, the

agent checks whether the virtual machine's host has a license. If it does not have one, the agent

takes a free license from the specified license server and assigns it to the host. If the host is included

in a cluster, licenses will be assigned to all of the clustered hosts. Therefore, you need one Virtual

Edition license for each clustered ESX(i). This ensures the uninterrupted operation of your backup

plans when virtual machines are moved around the cluster.

If you have n ESX(i) servers, it is recommended that you purchase n Virtual Edition licenses and

import them to the license server or to the management server before the first backup. If you are

planning to add more virtualization servers to your environment, upload a few more licenses in

advance.

2.4.1 Importing Agent for ESX(i) (Virtual Appliance)

Use this method for troubleshooting purposes or if you cannot install Acronis Backup & Recovery

11.5 Management Server for some reason. In all other cases, please follow the instructions provided

in the previous section.

2.4.1.1 Step 1: Extracting the OVF template

1. On a machine running Windows, start the Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 setup program.

2. Click Extract installation files. Then, in the list of installation packages, select the Agent for ESX(i)

Virtual Appliance (AcronisVirtualAppliance.msi) check box.

Tip: Alternatively, you can click Install Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5, select the I want to

manually select the Acronis components... check box, and then select the Agent for ESX(i)

(Virtual Appliance) check box in the list of components. Complete the installation and skip steps

3 and 4.

3. In Extract to, specify the folder to which you want to extract the virtual appliance's installation

package, and then click Extract.

4. Run the installation package.

After the installation is complete, the virtual appliance's files will be located in the

folder %ProgramFiles%\Acronis\ESXAppliance. Share this folder for read, if you run the vSphere

Client on a different machine.

2.4.1.2 Step 2: Deploying the OVF template

1. Start the vSphere Client and log on to the ESX(i) server.

2. On the File menu, point to Deploy OVF Template. Follow the Deploy OVF Template wizard.

Tip. In VMware Infrastructure, point to Virtual Appliance, and then click Import. Follow the

Import Virtual Appliance wizard.

3. In Source, select Deploy from File, and then specify the path to the virtual appliance's OVF

package—normally: %ProgramFiles%\Acronis\ESXAppliance.

4. Review the OVF Template Details and click Next.

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