
Table of contents
1 Main components ..................................................................................................................3
2 Supported operating systems and environments ....................................................................4
2.1 Acronis vmProtect 8 Windows Agent ........................................................................................ 4
2.2 Acronis vmProtect 8 Virtual Appliance ...................................................................................... 4
3 Requirements for the web console .........................................................................................5
4 What you need to get started .................................................................................................6
5 Step by step instructions on installing and starting with the product .......................................7
6 What to read next ..................................................................................................................9
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1 Main components
Acronis vmProtect 8 contains the following main components:
Acronis vmProtect 8 Windows Agent (software installed on your local PC).
Acronis vmProtect 8 Virtual Appliance (software installed on an ESX(i) server).
Acronis vmProtect 8 Management Console (web-based interface that enables you to connect to and
manage the agent).
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