You have a machine running Windows with the Hyper-V role enabled.
Hyper-V Integration Services 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. You need one license per Hyper-V host. If you have a Hyper-V cluster (also called a failover cluster), obtain licenses for each node of 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 the system requirements, see the installation documentation.
You downloaded the setup program of Acronis Backup Advanced.