Backup > Install/Remove
Backup must be installed separately on each machine. Backup can backup all volumes, including the boot volume, while in use. Backup accomplishes this through the use of a low level driver. As such, backup require a reboot to complete its installation. After installation completes, if a user is logged in, the systems asks them to Reboot Now or Continue Working. If the dialog is not answered within 5 minutes, Continue Working is assumed. If no one is logged in, the system reboots immediately. Reboot is required for installation to complete.
NOTE: Installing backup on a server when no one is logged in, will reboot the server when backup installation completes.
Backup requires additional agent capability so you may be prompted to update the agent prior to installing backup.
WARNING: Backup installation requires Windows Installer v3 and up. Your system checks the results from the last audit for v3. Your system will not recognize you have installed the latest Windows Installer until after the next audit runs on that machine.
Failed to install on Windows 2003 Server. Why?
By default, Windows 2003 Server warns before installing any low level drivers. To date, Microsoft will only sign their own low level drivers. Acronis can only deliver an unsigned driver as part of their backup system. To successfully install on a 2003 server, you must do one of the following:
Click yes when asked if it is OK to install the unsigned driver. If this dialog box gets no response in two minutes, then Windows assumes no and blocks the installation.
Prior to installation, set the Local Group Policy to Silently Succeed for Devices: Unsigned driver installation (see below).
Install/Reinstall
Select the desired machines, specify the install schedule and click Install. When scheduling the installation, you can also elect to copy backup settings from an existing machine. This copies the backup configuration and schedules from the existing machine to all the selected machines.
After the install completes, the system displays Awaiting Reboot if the user skipped the reboot at the end of the install (or the dialog timed out). To force a reboot in this case, click the reboot button displayed next to that machine's status.
Note: The backup install file is over 100MB. Avoid the file transfer from the Server to each machine in a LAN by setting the File Source function in the Patch Management module. Select and complete the "Pulled from file server using" option. Once set, the system writes a single copy to the LAN file share for use by all machines on the same LAN. The backup installation runs from that location for all agents on that LAN.
Remove
Remove backup from machines by selecting the machines and clicking the Remove button. A reboot on the machine is required to remove the low level driver and complete the removal of the backup feature.
Verify Install
Successful installation may be verified later if required. Verify install if you suspect someone removed the backup installation at the client machine.