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Make sure that you have completed the steps described in Preparing the agent's deployment (p.
29).
Step 1: Creating Group Policy objects
1. In the Start menu, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users and
Computers (in Windows Server 2003) or Group Policy Management (in Windows Server 2008,
Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2016).
2. In Windows Server 2003:
Right-click the name of the domain or organizational unit, and then click Properties. In the
dialog box, click the Group Policy tab, and then click New.
In Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2016:
Right-click the name of the domain or organizational unit, and then click Create a GPO in this
domain, and Link it here.
3. Name the new Group Policy object Acronis Agent
4. Similarly, create another Group Policy object and name it Acronis Core
5. Ensure that the Acronis Agent object is higher in the list than the Acronis Core object.
Step 2: Configuring the Group Policy object for the agent
1. Open the Acronis Agent Group Policy object for editing, as follows:
In Windows Server 2003:
Click the Group Policy object, and then click Edit.
In Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2016:
Under Group Policy Objects, right-click the Group Policy object, and then click Edit.
2. In the Group Policy object editor snap-in, expand Computer Configuration.
3. In Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008:
Expand Software Settings.
In Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2016:
Expand Policies > Software Settings.
4. Right-click Software installation, then point to New, and then click Package.
5. Select the agent's installation package in the shared folder that you previously created, and then
click Open.
6. In the Deploy Software dialog box, click Advanced, and then click OK.
7. If you are reinstalling or updating the agent, do nothing.
If you are installing the agent, do the following:
On the Modifications tab, click Add, and then select the transform that you previously
created; the transform file has the name AcronisAgentWindows.mst and is located in the
same folder as the agent's installation package.
8. Click OK to close the Deploy Software dialog box.
Step 3: Configuring the Group Policy object for the Agent Core component
1. Open the Acronis Core Group Policy object for editing, as follows:
In Windows Server 2003:
Click the Group Policy object, and then click Edit.
In Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2016:
Under Group Policy Objects, right-click the Group Policy object, and then click Edit.
