Adding a machine to the management server

To be able to deploy centralized backup plans from Acronis Backup Management Server to a managed machine and perform other centralized management operations, you need to register the machine on the management server.

Initiating registration on the management server side

To add a machine

1. In the Navigation tree, select Machines with agents.
2. Click Add a machine to AMS on the toolbar.
3. In the IP/Name field, enter the machine's name or its IP address, or click Browse... and browse the network for the machine.

   Note for users of Acronis Backup Advanced for virtual environments: When adding a VMware ESX(i) host, enter the IP of the virtual appliance or Windows machine running Acronis Backup Agent for VMware.

4. Specify the credentials of an account with administrative privileges on the machine.

   When adding a machine that is running Windows Vista or later and is not a member of an Active Directory domain, you need to either specify the built-in Administrator account or disable User Account Control (UAC) on the machine.

   Note for users of Acronis Backup Advanced for virtual environments: When adding a VMware ESX(i) host, specify the user name and password for your vCenter Server or ESX(i) host.

   • User name. When entering the name of an Active Directory user account, be sure to also specify the domain name (DOMAIN\Username).
   • Password. The password for the account.
5. Click Next, and then click Proceed.

Initiating registration on the machine side

The registration procedure can be initiated on the machine side.

1. Connect the console to the machine where Acronis Backup agent is installed. If prompted for credentials, specify credentials of a member of the Administrators group on the machine.
2. Select from the menu Options > Machine options > Machine management.
3. Select Centralized management and specify the management server where to register the machine. Refer to "Machine management" for details.