Machines with agents

Acronis Backup lets you protect data and perform management operations on multiple machines.

Add a machine to the management server using the machine's name or IP address, import machines from Active Directory, or from text files. Once a machine is registered on the management server, it becomes available for centralized backup, for grouping and for monitoring the activities related to data protection.

To estimate whether the data is successfully protected on a managed machine, check its status. A machine's status is defined as the most severe status of all backup plans (both local and centralized) existing on the machine. It can be "OK", "Warning" or "Error".

Typical workflow

• Create a custom group and add machines to it. For more information, see "Machine groups".
• Select a machine (or group) to perform actions on it. See "Actions on machines" and "Actions on groups".
• To view detailed information about the selected machine or group and perform additional operations (such as run/stop tasks, import/export backup plans), use the information panel at the bottom of the window. The panel is collapsed by default. To expand the panel, click the arrow mark ().
• Use filtering and sorting capabilities for easy browsing and examination of the required machines. For more information, see "Sorting, filtering and configuring table items".