To add a new Windows server to an existing backup cluster, you need to connect to your Acronis Backup Management Server from this machine and download and install a backup client.
New servers can also be added remotely, but this requires additional server preparation, which we try to avoid!
PLEASE NOTE: Your VMs/servers should be able to communicate with each other and preferably be on the same network — see “How to open ports for installing Acronis Backup 12.5 on Microsoft Azure”.
Connect with RDP and open your Acronis Backup Management Server in the web browser by accessing the URL First-VM-IP:9877 — just replace “First-VM-IP” with the IP address of your first Windows virtual machine (the one running Acronis Backup Management Server).
Enter the username and password of the administrator of your first virtual machine and click on “Log in”.
After logging in, you should see the main backup dashboard (yours may look different, depending on which widgets you have enabled).
Click on Devices then the “To add» button at the top right.
Click on “Windows” in the Servers category:
Click the “To downloadto download the installer and run it manually (because you are already connected to the server you want to protect).
Download the file and run the installer. Select “Install a backup agent.”
Enter the IP address of the VM running the management server (your first Windows VM) and its administrator username and password. Click on “Do.”
Now sit back and wait. The installer will attempt to connect to the management server and add that server to the list of machines to back up.
That’s it! Once installed, open Acronis Backup Management Server in a web browser as you did above and you should see this server under “Devices – All gear”. You can now configure a backup plan as you did for your first virtual machine.
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