best practice szenario to backup windows server 2012 (DC) with hyper-v and a win 10 client
HI all,
i have a backup server and a backup workstation licence in order to backup a windows 2012 r2 Domain Controller and a Windows 10 Client.
I want to install management concole on the windows 10 client in order to administrate acronis from here, to backup win 10 itself and the windows server 2012. how do i proceed? Install the backup workstation on win 10 with management console and agend? on windows 2012 server i use the same installer but choose agend only and point to the management console windows 10 PC?
last question is, on that 2012 server two VM are running in hyper-v. those machines will not be part of the backup (except the VHD files), right? no recovery of those ruinning VM's?
thank you

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Hi Vasily,
thanks for clearing that up. Uoo bad, i now have a server license purchased, additional "virtual host license" would not make sense now.
Concerning licensing: i have to register the licenses in management console for all the machines i want to back up, or is this handeled by acronis account which i saw in some acronis software? thanks
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Hi,
There are 2 types of licenses: subscription (with expiration date) and perpetual (permanent) ones. The subscription licenses can be retrieved from your Acronis account automatically when you go to Settings->Licenses->Add keys - there is an option to "Sync with Acronis account" which will retrieve these licenses and will activate them (start the expiration). The perpetual licenses should be added also from Settings->Licenses->Add keys for all machines you want to back up. The licenses assignment to protected machines/devices is done automatically when you start first backup for the resource. You can also re-assign licenses from the same Settings->Licenses section, for example unassign from resource which doesn't need protection any more and thus make it available for some new resource.
Thank you.
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