To use Acronis SharePoint Explorer, you need a functioning Microsoft SharePoint farm.
Acronis SharePoint Explorer consists of an agent and a console. The system requirements for these components are described below. For additional information, please refer to "Installation examples".
Acronis SharePoint Explorer Agent
The agent must be installed on a machine running 64-bit Windows and Microsoft SharePoint Front-end Server. The agent runs as a service and enables the console to access the Microsoft SharePoint farm.
If you use Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, install the agent on a SharePoint recovery farm. For information on how to create a recovery farm, refer to the following Microsoft knowledge base article: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd180789.aspx.
Acronis SharePoint Explorer Console
The console can be installed on either a 32-bit or a 64-bit machine running Windows XP or later.
The console utilizes Microsoft .NET Framework, which can be installed automatically during the console installation (if Internet connection is available). Alternatively, you can install .NET Framework manually before or after the console installation.
To make the best use of Acronis SharePoint Explorer, install the console on a machine running Microsoft SQL Server. The console utilizes Microsoft SQL Server to attach databases to instances.
To extract data from single-pass backups, you also need Acronis Backup & Recovery Agent for Microsoft SQL Server (single-pass) and Acronis Backup & Recovery Command-Line Tool on the same machine with the console.