Activating a subscription on a machine means allowing the machine to back up to the cloud storage.
A volume subscription is activated automatically as soon as you start backing up the machine to Acronis Cloud Storage.
A machine subscription (for Server or for PC) is also activated automatically if all subscriptions available in your account are the same type and have the same storage quota. If various subscriptions are available in your account, choose the one to be activated either when creating a backup plan or by manual activation (described in this section). The subscription period of a machine subscription starts at the moment of activation.
Important Before activating the first subscription for your account, check the country selected in your profile. Depending on this country, the service determines the data center where your backups will be sent. Make sure to select the country where all or most of the machines you want to back up to the cloud storage are located. Otherwise, the data may unnecessarily travel a long way. Later, you will not be able to change the data center even if you change the country in your profile. To access your profile, go to the Acronis website, log in to your account, and then click Personal Profile.