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2.3.2.1 Requirements on User Account Control (UAC)
On a machine that is running Windows Vista or later and is not a member of an Active Directory
domain, centralized management operations (including remote installation) require that UAC be
disabled.
To disable UAC
Do one of the following depending on the operating system:
In a Windows operating system prior to Windows 8:
Go to Control panel > View by: Small icons > User Accounts > Change User Account Control
Settings, and then move the slider to Never notify. Then, restart the machine.
In any Windows operating system, including Windows 8/8.1 and Windows Server 2012/2012 R2:
1. Open Registry Editor.
2. Locate the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
3. For the EnableLUA value, change the setting to 0.
4. Restart the machine.
2.3.3 Installation procedure
Do the following to install components of Acronis Backup remotely:
1. Start the remote installation in any of these ways:
From the management console: Start the management console. On the Tools menu, click
Install Acronis components.
When adding one or more machines to the management server: Connect the management
console to the management server. On the Actions menu, click Add a machine to AMS or
Add multiple machines.
2. Specify the machines where the components are to be installed (p. 48). When adding a single
machine to the management server, just specify that machine's name or IP address, and the
credentials of an account with administrative privileges on that machine.
3. Specify the components that you want to install (p. 49).
4. If prompted, specify one or more of the following parameters depending on your component
selection:
Installation mode (with or without license keys) (p. 49).
Installation options:
Credentials for the agent service (p. 23). By default, the setup program will create a
dedicated user account for the service.
Whether to allow the restart of the remote machine.
Whether to register the machines on the management server.
Whether the machines will participate in Acronis Customer Experience Program (CEP).
5. On the summary page, review the list of machines where the components will be installed, the
components that will be installed, and the installation settings for those components. Click
Proceed to start the installation.
Once the installation starts, the program displays the names of the machines on which the
components are being installed.
