Volume subscriptions
A volume subscription enables you to back up an unlimited number of physical and/or virtual machines. All backed up machines share a common storage quota. The subscription period begins at the time of purchase.
Machine subscriptions
A machine subscription enables you to back up either a single physical machine or all virtual machines managed by one Agent for VMware or Agent for Hyper-V. The storage quota applies to this physical machine or to all of the virtual machines managed by the agent. The subscription period begins when the subscription is activated on the machine.
For a physical machine, choose the subscription for server or for PC based on the operating system that the machine is running. If you doubt whether the machine is a server or a workstation, refer to the list of the supported operating systems.
For virtual machines managed by Agent for VMware or Agent for Hyper-V, use a server subscription. In addition to backing up virtual machines, this subscription allows you to back up their physical host.
If your backups are likely to exceed the storage quota for the subscription, you may want to use a server subscription on a workstation. The inverse usage is not possible. You cannot back up a server by using a subscription for PC.
Trial subscriptions
You can obtain one free trial subscription per account. The trial subscription enables you to back up a single machine. The subscription period is limited to one month.
Obtaining a trial subscription is possible until you buy a paid subscription. You can use a trial subscription along with paid ones. The same expiration rules apply to trial and paid subscriptions.
To continue using the service after the trial subscription expires, buy a subscription, and then renew the trial subscription specifying the paid subscription. Your backed up data will be kept. Regular backups of your machines will continue uninterrupted. The service will not need to perform a new full backup.
To get a trial subscription, do either of the following: