Upload scripts and configure properties

  1. Go to N-able N-Central > Configuration > Scheduled Tasks > Script/Software Repository.
  2. Click Add and select Automation policy script type from the list.
  3. Click Browse to locate the script file, downloaded from Acronis.
  4. In the Name field, provide one that is similar to the script's file name (to be easily recognizable), then click OK.
There is a total of 5 scripts in the zip file: Acronis Install Agent, Acronis Uninstall Agent, Acronis Manage Protection Plan, Acronis Monitoring and Acronis Scans.
  1. All files with .amp extension represent N-able N-Central Automation policies and are supported only for Windows OS.
    1. Log into your N-able N-Central instance.
    2. Click Administration > Custom Properties.
    3. Click Add > By Customers > Text Type.
    4. Provide the following name: Acronis Registration Token.
    5. Leave empty the default text value of the property.
    6. Select the Customers and Sites that the new property will apply to.
    7. Click Save.
    8. Repeat the same procedure to create Custom Properties with:

      name: "Backup" (or similar) , Default Text: "backup"

      name: "AV_scan" (or similar), Default Text: "av_scan"

      name: "Malware_scan" (or similar), Default Text: "malware_scan"

      name: "Vulnerability_assessment" (or similar), Default Text: "vulnerability_assessment"

      name: "Patch_management" (or similar), Default Text: "patch_management"

      name: "Acronis Data Center URL" but this time the property should be of URL type.

      Enter the URL of the Acronis data center as default text value, without the “/” at the end of the URL.

Under the Customers tab, it is recommended to set the “Propagate to all new Customers/Sites” value using the drop-down list.