Acronis Backup 12.5 BEST PRACTICES Revision: 12/12/2019 Table of contents 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................5 2 Acronis Backup components and architecture ..................................................................5 2.1 Resource usage calculator ......................................................................................................... 8 2.2 Licensing .................................................................................................................................... 9 2.2.1 Policy ................................................................................................................................................................ 9 2.2.2 License Server ................................................................................................................................................ 10 2.2.3 Using Standard and Advanced on one Management Server ..................................................................... 10 3 Single and isolated machines.......................................................................................... 11 3.1 Preparing for deployment .......................................................................................................11 3.1.1 Software requirements for single and isolated machines ......................................................................... 11 3.1.2 Hardware requirements and sizing .............................................................................................................. 11 3.1.3 Deployment type ........................................................................................................................................... 12 3.2 Components and installation ...................................................................................................12 3.2.1 Management components ........................................................................................................................... 12 3.2.2 Backup agents................................................................................................................................................ 13 3.2.3 Recommended installation procedure ........................................................................................................ 13 3.3 Backup plan recommendations ...............................................................................................14 3.3.1 What to back up ............................................................................................................................................ 14 3.3.2 Where to back up .......................................................................................................................................... 14 3.3.3 Scheduling ...................................................................................................................................................... 15 3.3.4 How long to keep .......................................................................................................................................... 15 3.3.5 Replication, conversion, and validation ....................................................................................................... 15 3.3.6 Other recommendations .............................................................................................................................. 15 3.4 Storage considerations ............................................................................................................16 3.4.1 Swapped drives ............................................................................................................................................. 17 3.4.2 Tape devices .................................................................................................................................................. 17 3.5 Network diagrams and ports ...................................................................................................19 4 Small environment ......................................................................................................... 21 4.1 Preparing for deployment .......................................................................................................21 4.1.1 Recommended software requirements for small environments .............................................................. 21 4.1.2 Hardware requirements and sizing .............................................................................................................. 22 4.1.3 Deployment type ........................................................................................................................................... 22 4.2 Components and installation ...................................................................................................23 4.2.1 Management components ........................................................................................................................... 23 4.2.2 Backup agents................................................................................................................................................ 24 4.2.3 Recommended installation procedure ........................................................................................................ 27 4.3 Backup plan recommendations ...............................................................................................27 4.3.1 What to back up ............................................................................................................................................ 27 4.3.2 Where to back up .......................................................................................................................................... 28 4.3.3 Scheduling ...................................................................................................................................................... 28 4.3.4 How long to keep .......................................................................................................................................... 28 4.3.5 Replication, conversion, and validation ....................................................................................................... 28 4.3.6 Other recommendations .............................................................................................................................. 29 4.4 Storage considerations ............................................................................................................30 4.4.1 Deduplication ................................................................................................................................................ 30 4.4.2 Swapped drives ............................................................................................................................................. 30 2 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2003-2019 4.4.3 Tape devices .................................................................................................................................................. 31 4.5 Network diagrams and ports ...................................................................................................32 5 Typical SMB ................................................................................................................... 35 5.1 Preparing for deployment .......................................................................................................35 5.1.1 Recommended software requirements for SMB environments ............................................................... 35 5.1.2 Management Server database ..................................................................................................................... 36 5.1.3 Hardware requirements and sizing .............................................................................................................. 36 5.1.4 Deployment type ........................................................................................................................................... 36 5.2 Components and installation ...................................................................................................37 5.2.1 Management components ........................................................................................................................... 37 5.2.2 Backup agents................................................................................................................................................ 38 5.2.3 Recommended installation procedure ........................................................................................................ 41 5.3 Backup plan recommendations ...............................................................................................41 5.3.1 What to back up ............................................................................................................................................ 41 5.3.2 Where to back up .......................................................................................................................................... 42 5.3.3 Scheduling ...................................................................................................................................................... 42 5.3.4 How long to keep .........................................................................................................................................