Prerequisites

Ensure that:

• You have a machine running Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 or Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 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 one or more licenses for Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Virtual Edition. 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 & Recovery 11.5.

To install the Hyper-V Integration Services

1. Run the guest operating system.
2. Select Action > Insert Integration Services Setup Disk.
3. The server connects the ISO image of the setup disk to the machine. Follow the onscreen instructions.