Installing the backup agent on a Virtuozzo host

Installing the backup agent on a Virtuozzo host

Installing the backup agent on a Virtuozzo host 


  1. Log on to the host as the root user. 
  2. Run the installation file 
    ./Backup_Agent_for_Linux_x86_64.bin --register-with-credentials 
  3. Specify the credentials of the account to which the machine should be assigned.
    This account must be created within a customer tenant (Customer administrator, Unit administrator, or User). Do not specify the credentials of a partner administrator. 
  4. Select the check boxes for the agents that you want to install. The following agents are available:  
    1. Agent for Linux 
    2. Agent for Virtuozzo
      Agent for Virtuozzo cannot be installed without Agent for Linux. 
  5. Complete the installation procedure.
    Troubleshooting information is provided in the file: 
    /usr/lib/Acronis/BackupAndRecovery/HOWTO.INSTALL
  6. Open the /etc/Acronis/BackupAndRecovery.config file and find the Webcp key.

    This key determines whether backup is allowed for all containers, and whether backups of a container can be started on demand. By default, both options are set to “No”. 


  1. Set “EnableBackupForAll” = ”Yes” if you want to make the backup service available for all Plesk containers.
    If EnableBackupForAll value is set to “No”, you can enable backup for individual containers in the Acronis web console or using REST API. You will also need to create a backup plan that meets certain requirements described in the "Configuring a backup plan for a Plesk server" (p. 15) section. 
  2. Set “RunBackupForAll” = ”Yes” if you want to allow Plesk administrators to run backups of a container on demand.
    If RunBackupForAll value is set to “No”, backups of all containers (for which the backup is enabled) will run on the predefined schedule. 

Example:  
<key name="Webcp"> 
        <value name="EnableBackupForAll" type="TString">  
               "Yes" 
       </value>  
        <value name="EnableWebcp" type="TString"> 
               “Yes"  
        </value>  
        <value name="RunBackupForAll" type="TString"> 
              "Yes"  
        </value>  
</key> 

In a Virtuozzo cluster, the agent must be installed on each host registered in the cluster. 
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