Acronis Backup Advanced

Q: How is Acronis Backup Advanced licensed?
A: Acronis Backup Advanced is licensed per protected machine. Both subscription and perpetual licenses are available.

Q: What is the main difference between subscription and perpetual licenses?
A: Subscription licenses allow you to protect all supported operating systems and applications without any limitations. For example, with an Acronis Backup Advanced for Server subscription, you can protect any physical server (Windows or Linux), any virtual host (VMware, Hyper-V, Xen, KVM, RHEV, Oracle VM), and all applications on the server (Exchange, SQL, SharePoint, Active Directory, and Oracle Database). You also get 24/7 technical support and free upgrades to new versions. 
Perpetual licenses are still available for fit specific customers' needs.

Q: Can subscription license be used together with perpetual license?
A: Yes, it is possible to have both types of licenses in your environment.

Q: When does subscription period start?
A: Subscription starts at the moment of importing the license into the product - to the Licensing on Acronis Management Server, to the Installer or to the Change license dialog.

Q: How many licenses do I need for my environment?
A: A license is required for every machine or physical host that you want to backup. In the case when the product is used on a cluster, each node of the cluster must be licensed.

Q: What is the difference between Acronis Backup and Acronis Backup Advanced?
A: Acronis Backup is designed for backing up data in small business environments that have a small number of machines and do not require centralized management, data deduplication, and backup to tapes. Acronis Backup Advanced provides centralized management, data deduplication, tapes support, and other great functionality. It is designed for larger customer environments and it protects any system type: virtual machines, physical servers, applications, workstations, and more.

Q: What is the difference between Server and PC/Workstation licenses?
A: PC licenses protect all Windows client operating systems - Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP. Server licenses protect Windows Server and Linux operating systems. Visit http://www.acronis.com/en-us/support/documentation/AcronisBackup_11.7/#13684.html for more details.

Q: Can I apply a PC/Workstation license to protect a server and vice versa?
A: A PC license cannot be used by Acronis Backup running on the Server operating system. However, when Acronis Backup is running on a PC operating system, it accepts the license for Windows Server.

Q: I have a VMware host running several virtual machines. How many licenses do I need to purchase?
A: You only need the license for your virtual host. Your best choice is Acronis Backup Advanced for Server subscription. Alternatively, you can select Acronis Backup Advanced Universal License or Acronis Backup Advanced for VMware, if you prefer perpetual license options. All these licenses are required for each protected VMware host. Number of VMs, running on these hosts, is unlimited. 

Q: I have a Hyper-V host running several virtual machines. How many licenses do I need to purchase?
A: You only need the license for your Hyper-V host. You can choose either Acronis Backup Advanced for Server subscription, Acronis Backup Advanced Universal License or Acronis Backup Advanced for Hyper-V. Any of these license options include unlimited number of virtual machines running on the target host, protection of the target host itself, as well as protection for applications running on those virtual machines or on the host.

Q: I have a physical server running Microsoft SQL Server, Exchange, Active Directory, and/or SharePoint. How many licenses do I need to purchase?
A: You only need one license to protect the application host - you can choose either Acronis Backup Advanced for Server subscription, or Acronis Backup Advanced Universal License. You can also choose application-specific license, like Acronis Backup Advanced for SQL. Any of these licenses allow you to protect the application(s), as well as the entire server and its disks and files.

Q: I have a virtual machine running Microsoft SQL Server, Exchange, Active Directory, or SharePoint. How many licenses do I need to purchase?
A: You only need one license for your hypervisor, e.g. Acronis Backup Advanced for VMware, Acronis Backup Advanced for Hyper-V or Acronis Backup Advanced for Server subscription. Any of these options include virtual application protection.

Q: What is included in the Acronis Backup Advanced Universal License?
A: Acronis Backup Advanced Universal License include complete protection of any system: backup of local machine and files, virtual machines of any hypervisor, all supported applications, centralized management, tape support, deduplication, and so on. This license applies per protected machine. It also includes one year of maintenance from the date of purchase.

Q: What is included in the Acronis Backup Advanced for Server Subscription?
A: Acronis Backup Advanced for Server subscription provides complete protection of any system: backup of local machine and files, virtual machines of any hypervisor, all supported applications, centralized management, Tapes support, deduplication, and so on. This license applies per protected machine. It also includes maintenance for the entire period of subscription.

Q: Is maintenance included with the licenses?
A: Yes, perpetual licenses include one year of maintenance from the date of purchase.
Subscription licenses include maintenance for the entire period of subscription

Q: What would happen if I let my subscription expire?
A: Your scheduled backups will be temporarily suspended until you renew your subscription. Previously made backups will remain usable, and all the recovery and management functions will remain operational.