Types of management servers

Depending on your deployment mode, you can use the following types of management servers:

Cloud management server
On-premises management server
- Online management server
- Offline management server

You can have more than one management server in your Acronis account. You can also use a mixed deployment mode with a cloud management server and on-premises management server.

If you use multiple management servers, you can split a license quota between them. For more information, see Transferring license quota to another management server.

On-premises management server

With on-premises deployment, you can install both the management server and the protection agents in your network. You can have an offline management server that is not connected to the Internet or an online management server that has access to the Internet.

On-premises management servers require activation. For more information, see Activating a management server.

Online on-premises management server

You can activate an online management server via the Internet, by signing in to your Acronis account when you access the local console for the first time.

Two different accounts are shown in the local console of an online on-premises management server: the Acronis account, which is used to sync the licensing information; and the console account, which is used for accessing the local console itself.

Offline on-premises management server

You can activate an offline management server and sync its licensing information to your Acronis account manually, through a file.

Cloud management server

With cloud deployment, you do not install and maintain a management server in your network. You use a management server that is already deployed in an Acronis data center and you only need to install protection agents for your workloads.

The cloud management server does not need activation. It is always online and the licensing information is automatically synchronized between the server and your Acronis account.