Acronis License Server
Licenses of Acronis Backup Advanced are managed by Acronis License Server. You can install a license server as a separate component 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:
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 cloud backups) until a successful license check is completed.
If the agent connects to the license server but does not find the acquired license, it tries to acquire another license. If no license is available, the agent stops doing backups (except for cloud backups) until a license is successfully acquired.
By default, the agent tries to connect to the license server every day and keeps working without a license server for 30 days.