Actions on machines

Registering machines on the management server

Once the machine is added or imported to the All machines with agents group, it becomes registered on the management server. Registered machines are available for deploying centralized backup plans and for performing other centralized management operations. Registration provides a trusted relationship between the agent, residing on the machine, and the management server.

Adding and importing actions are available when you select the Machines with agents view or the All machines with agents group in the navigation tree.

To	Do
Add a new machine to the management server	Click Add a machine to AMS. In the Add machine window, select the machine that needs to be added to the management server.
Add multiple machines	Click Add multiple machines. Specify the machines to add to the management server. This way, you can add machines running Windows with no agent installed. The agent for Windows will be installed automatically, using the remote installation functionality. For details, see the "Specifying the list of machines" section of the installation documentation.
Synchronize machines with a list in the text file	Click Synchronize with file. Specify a text file with the list of machines. After synchronization, only the machines that are listed in the file remain registered on the management server. For details, see "Synchronizing machines with a text file".

Add a new machine to the management server

Click Add a machine to AMS.

In the Add machine window, select the machine that needs to be added to the management server.

Add multiple machines

Click Add multiple machines.

Specify the machines to add to the management server. This way, you can add machines running Windows with no agent installed. The agent for Windows will be installed automatically, using the remote installation functionality.

For details, see the "Specifying the list of machines" section of the installation documentation.

Synchronize machines with a list in the text file

Click Synchronize with file.

Specify a text file with the list of machines. After synchronization, only the machines that are listed in the file remain registered on the management server. For details, see "Synchronizing machines with a text file".

The management console addresses to the agent and initiates the registration procedure. Because registration requires the agent's participation, it cannot take place when the machine is offline.

An additional agent installed on a registered machine becomes registered on the same management server automatically. Multiple agents are jointly registered and deregistered.

Deleting the selected machine from the management server

Delete a machine from the management server

Click Delete machine from AMS.

As a result, backup plans are removed and shortcuts to centralized vaults are deleted from the machine. If the machine is not available at the moment, these actions will be performed on the machine as soon as the machine becomes available to the management server.

Grouping actions

To	Do

Create a custom static or dynamic group	Click Create group. In the Create group window, specify the required parameters of the group. The new group will be created in the group in which the selected machine is a member (except for the built-in All machines with agents group).
Add a machine to another static group	Click Add to another group. In the Add to group window, specify the group to copy the selected machine to. The centralized backup plans of the groups the machine is a member of will be deployed to the machine.
For machines in custom groups
Add machines to a static group	Click Add machines to group. In the Add machines to group window, select the machines that you need to add. The centralized backup plans of the group will be deployed to the selected machines.
Move a machine to another static group	Click Move to another group. In the Move to group window, select the group to move the machine to. All the centralized backup plans of the group the machine was in will be removed. The centralized backup plans of the group the machine is now a member of will be deployed to the machine.
Remove a machine from the current static group	Click Remove from group. The centralized backup plans of the group will be removed from the machine automatically.

Direct management

To	Do
Create a backup plan on a machine	Click Back up. This operation is described in depth in Creating a backup plan.
Recover data	Click Recover. This operation is described in depth in Recovering data.
Connect to a machine directly	Click Connect directly. Establishes a direct connection to the managed machine. Enables to administer a managed machine and perform all the direct management operations.

Create a backup plan on a machine

Click Back up.

This operation is described in depth in Creating a backup plan.

Recover data

Click Recover.

This operation is described in depth in Recovering data.

Connect to a machine directly

Click Connect directly.

Establishes a direct connection to the managed machine. Enables to administer a managed machine and perform all the direct management operations.

Other actions

To	Do
View detailed information on a machine	Click Details. In the Machine details window, examine information on the machine.
View log entries of a machine	Click Log. The Log view will display a list of the machine's log entries.
Update the license for a machine's agent	Click Change license. The reasons for changing a license include: Switching from trial mode to full mode. Upgrading from Acronis Backup to Acronis Backup Advanced
Update all information related to the machine	Click Synchronize. The management server will query the machine and update the database with the most recent information. Along with synchronizing, the refresh operation will be performed automatically in order to update the list of the machines.
Refresh a list of machines	Click Refresh. The management console will update the list of machines from the management server with the most recent information. Though the list of machines is refreshed automatically based on events, the data may not be retrieved immediately from the management server due to some latency. Manual refresh guarantees that the most recent data is displayed.