Customizing installation settings

This section describes settings that can be changed during installation.

Common settings

• The components to be installed.
• The folder where the product will be installed.
• The accounts under which the services will run.

  You can choose one of the following:

  • Use Service User Accounts (default for the agent service)

    Service User Accounts are Windows system accounts that are used to run services. The advantage of this setting is that the domain security policies do not affect these accounts' user rights. By default, the agent runs under the Local System account.

  • Create a new account (default for the management server service and the storage node service)

    The account names will be Acronis Agent User, AMS User, and ASN User for the agent, management server, and the storage node services, respectively.

  • Use the following account

    If you install the product on a domain controller, the setup program prompts you to specify existing accounts (or the same account) for each service. For security reasons, the setup program does not automatically create new accounts on a domain controller.

    Also, choose this setting if you want the management server to use an existing Microsoft SQL server installed on a different machine and use Windows Authentication for the SQL Server.

  If you chose the Create a new account or Use the following account option, ensure that the domain security policies do not affect the related accounts' rights. If an account is deprived of the user rights assigned during the installation, the component may work incorrectly or not work.

Management server installation

• The database to be used by the management server. By default, the built-in SQLite database is used.

  You can select any edition of the following Microsoft SQL Server versions:

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2014
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2016
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2017 (running in Windows)

  The instance you choose can also be used by other programs.

  Before selecting an instance installed on another machine, ensure that SQL Server Browser Service and the TCP/IP protocol are enabled on that machine. For instructions on how to start SQL Server Browser Service, refer to: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms189093.aspx. You can enable the TCP/IP protocol by using a similar procedure.

• The port that will be used by a web browser to access the management server (by default, 9877) and the port that will be used for communication between the product components (by default, 7780). Changing the latter port after the installation will require re-registering of all of the components.

  Windows Firewall is configured automatically during the installation. If you use a different firewall, ensure that the ports are open for both incoming and outgoing requests through that firewall.

Agent installation

• Whether the agent will connect to the Internet through an HTTP proxy server, when backing up to and recovering from the cloud storage.

  If a proxy server is required, specify its host name or IP address and the port number. If your proxy server requires authentication, specify the proxy server credentials.