Prerequisites

Ensure that:

• You have a vCenter Server that manages one or more ESX(i) hosts.
• VMware Tools are installed on every virtual machine you want to back up. See installation instructions later in this section.
• You have an appropriate number of Acronis Backup Advanced licenses. Each ESX(i) host whose virtual machines you want to back up requires a separate license. For a vSphere cluster, you need as many licenses as there are hosts in the cluster.

  To use the product in the trial mode, you do not need licenses.

• You have a machine running Windows that will act as the management server. This machine must be always turned on and available across the network. For system requirements, see the installation documentation.
• You downloaded the setup program of Acronis Backup Advanced.

To install VMware Tools

1. In VMware Infrastructure/vSphere Client, log on to the vCenter Server.
2. Select the virtual machine and run the guest operating system.
3. Right-click the virtual machine and select Guest > Install/Upgrade VMware Tools.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions.