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When you select a host or cluster where the agent is already installed, the right panel of the ESX
Agent Deployment window displays: Update ESX agent on this host. Other settings are not
available. If you only need the update, proceed directly to step 6.
4.
[Optional] The agents' settings
You can deploy Agents for ESX/ESXi with default settings or specify custom settings for any agent.
The settings are as follows:
Datastore: This is the datastore on the ESX/ESXi host where the virtual appliance will be stored.
When deploying the agent onto a vCenter cluster, this is the datastore shared by all the servers
included into the cluster. For more information, please see "Support for vCenter clusters (p.
332)".
Network interface: This is the host's internal network the virtual appliance will be included in. If
there are multiple networks on the host, the program selects the one that is more suitable for
the agent operation and specifies this network as default. Only those networks that have a
connection to the host's Service Console (or Management Network, in terms of the VMware
Infrastructure) are available for selection. This is critical to the operation of the agent.
The next setting appears differently, depending on how you are going to deploy the agent.
When deploying through the vCenter server - The account that will be used for agent
connection to the vCenter server.
When deploying directly to the ESX/ESXi server - The account that will be used for agent
connection to the ESX server.
The management server will use this account to establish a trusted relationship with the agent
during registration. Centralized backup plans and recovery tasks, originating from the
management server, will run under this account by default. This means the account must have
the necessary privileges (p. 333) on the vCenter Server.
By default, the software will use the account that you have already specified, either when
configuring integration with the vCenter, or when getting access to the ESX/ESXi server. You have
the option to specify credentials for a different account if need be.
The virtual appliance's time zone will be set automatically according to the management server's
time zone. You can change the time zone directly in the virtual appliance GUI as described in
"Installing ESX/ESXi Virtual Appliance." Changing the account or network settings is also possible
but is not recommended, unless it is absolutely necessary.
5.
Licenses
Click Provide license.
When installing the trial product version, select Use the following trial license key and enter the
trial license key. Deduplication is always enabled in the trial version.
When installing the purchased product, select Use a license from the following Acronis License
Server and specify the license server that has the appropriate number of licenses for Acronis
Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server Virtual Edition. You need one license for every host you
selected.
To be able to deduplicate backups, an agent needs a separately sold license for deduplication. If
you have imported such licenses into the license server, you can select the Enable
deduplication... check box to let the agents acquire these licenses.
When installing the product for online backup
only
, select Online backup only (license key is not
required). This option presumes that you have or will obtain a subscription to the Acronis Backup
& Recovery 10 Online service by the time of the first backup.
6.
Click Deploy ESX agent.
