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Chapter 2. Acronis True Image Server for Windows installation and starting 2.1 Installing Acronis True Image Server for Windows To install Acronis

2.1.1 Acronis Universal Restore installation Acronis Universal Restore is an option to Acronis True Image Server for Windows. It should be purchased

Chapter 3. General information and proprietary Acronis technologies 3.1 The difference between file archives and disk/partition images A backup arc

A standalone full backup may be an optimal solution if you often roll back the system to the initial state (like in a gaming club or Internet café, t

3.4 Acronis Startup Recovery Manager 3.4.1 How it works The Acronis Startup Recovery Manager enables starting Acronis True Image Server for Windows

1. Finds the sectors in the image which contain system files, and restores these sectors first. Thus, the OS is restored and can be started in a very

Using Microsoft System Preparation Tool (Sysprep) does not solve this problem, because Sysprep permits replacing drivers only for Plug-and-Play devi

Network share drive Floppy disk CD drive 5. The machine reboots. 6. Windows takes control and initiates the usual first-start process. The recov

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3.7.4 Benefits 1. Acronis Universal Restore can be used “after the fact”: it is not necessary to create an image with the option, you can restore an

3.9 Viewing disk and partition information You can change the way of data representation in all schemes you see in various wizards. To the right are

Chapter 4. Using Acronis True Image Server for Windows Acronis True Image Server for Windows supports the command-line mode for data backup and rest

• Show Log – open the Log Viewer window • Manage Acronis Secure Zone – create, delete and resize a special hidden partition for storing archives (A

4.2 Available operations You can perform the following operations. • Backup and restore data, including system disks/partitions Click Backup or Rec

• Turn on/off Windows System Restore tool See 10.5 Managing Sys em Restore. t• Create bootable rescue media, its ISO or RIS package See Chapter 9

Chapter 5. Creating backup archives To be able to restore the lost data or roll back your system to a predetermined state, you should first create a

6. Set filters for the specific types of files you do not wish to back up. For example, you may want hidden and system files and folders, as well as

The “farther” you store the archive from the original folders, the safer it will be in case of data damage. For example, saving the archive to anot

11. Click Next. 12. Select the backup options (that is, backup file splitting, compression level, password protection, pre/post backup commands etc.

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You may want to adjust the backup process priority. To do so, click on the process icon in the System Tray and select Low, Normal, or High priority

5. Click Next. 6. Select the name and location of the archive file. If you are going to create a full archive, type the file name in the File Name

10. Select the backup options (that is, backup file splitting, compression level, password protection, pre/post backup commands etc.). You may Use de

5.3.1 Archive protection The default setting – no password. An archive can be protected with a password. To protect the archive from being restored

Unchecking the Do not perform operations until the commands execution is complete box, checked by default, will permit the backup process to run conc

Before/after data capture commands can also be used for purposes different from suspending the database, especially if VSS support is enabled. You ma

If you frequently backup data to network drives, think of limiting the network usage used by Acronis True Image Server for Windows. To set the desir

When backing up to a diskette, CD-R/RW or DVD+R/RW: Acronis True Image Server for Windows will ask you to insert a new disk when the previous one is

partitions must be included into the image. Any partitions which are missing from the image will be lost. If you want more functionality during resto

Chapter 6. Restoring the backup data 6.1 Restore under Windows or boot from CD? As mentioned above (see 2.3 Running Acronis True Image Server for

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6.2 Restoring files and folders from file archives Here we describe how to restore file/folders from a file backup archive. You can restore the desi

To restore data from a differential backup, you must have the initial full backup as well. 6. Click Next. 7. Select a folder on your computer where

screen. Then your settings will be saved as default. See 6.4 Setting restore options for more information. 12. Click Next. 13. Set filters for the s

6.3 Restoring disks/partitions or files from images To restore a partition (disk) from an image, Acronis True Image Server for Windows must obtain e

backups by its creation date/time. Thus, you can roll back the disk/partition state to a certain date. To restore data from an incremental backup, y

into the image. Any partitions which are missing from the image will be lost. However, you can choose an ordinary way of restoration for that image.

If there are partitions on the target disk, you will be prompted by the Nonempty Destination Hard Disk Drive window stating that the destination dis

2. Click Next. 6.3.7 Changing the restored partition file system 1. Though seldom required, you can change the partition file system during its rest

6.3.9 Assigning a letter to the restored partition 1. Acronis True Image Server for Windows will assign an unused letter to a restored partition. Yo

3. If you know which drivers are required for the new hardware, add them to the drivers list in the next window. You can add Hardware Abstraction Lay

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6.3.13 Restoration summary and executing restoration 1. At the final step, the restoration summary is displayed. Up to this point, you can click Bac

6.4.2 Files overwriting mode This option allows you to keep useful data changes made since the backup being restored was done. Choose what to do if

Here you can specify a path to the driver repository - a folder or folders on a network drive or CD where Acronis Universal Restore will search for

Chapter 7. Scheduling tasks Acronis True Image Server for Windows allows you to schedule periodic backup tasks. Doing so will give you peace of mind

• When my computer shuts down – the task will be executed before every server shutdown or reboot • When I log off – the task will be executed each

If the computer is off when the scheduled time comes, the task won’t be performed, but you can force the missed task to launch at the next system st

7.1.3 Setting up monthly execution If you select monthly execution, set the Start time and days on which to execute the task: • Day – on the specif

If the computer is off when the scheduled time comes, the task won’t be performed, but you can force the missed task to launch at the next system sta

Chapter 8. Managing Acronis Secure Zone 8.1 Creating Acronis Secure Zone Acronis Secure Zone can be located on any local disk. It is created using

8.2 Resizing Acronis Secure Zone 1. When prompted by the wizard, select Manage Acronis Secure Zone. 2. Select to increase or decrease the zone. You

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Zone deletion might take several minutes or more. Please wait until the whole procedure is finished. Acronis Secure Zone deletion will automatically

Chapter 9. Creating bootable media 9.1 Creating Acronis rescue media You can run Acronis True Image Server for Windows on a bare metal or on a cras

Acronis True Image Server for Windows offers the following components: • Acronis True Image Server for Windows full version Includes support of USB,

combination of Acronis True Image Server for Windows and Win PE facilities and therefore provides more functionality than using only-Acronis bootable

Chapter 10. Other operations 10.1 Validating backup archives To be certain that your archives are not damaged, you can check their integrity. 1. To

10.2.1 Email notification To set up e-mail notification, select Tools -> Options -> Notifications -> E-mail: Provide the email address to

Provide the name of the computer to which notifications will be sent. Below in this window you can choose whether you want to get notifications: - w

The left panel can contain up to 50 logs. If there are more, you can browse the list using the More and Less buttons with the left and right arrows.

10.4.2 SNMP notifications You can choose whether to send event log messages issued by Acronis True Image Server for Windows to computers, running SN

Chapter 11. Mounting an image as a virtual drive Acronis True Image Server for Windows can mount partition images as virtual drives, thus letting yo

Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Acronis True Image Server for Windows – a complete solution for corporate users You have come to rely on your servers t

If you added a comment to the archive, it will be displayed to the right of the drives tree. If the archive was protected with a password, Acronis Tr

You can connect multiple partition images. If you want to connect another partition image, repeat the procedure. 11.2 Unmounting an image We recomm

Chapter 12. Transferring the system to a new disk 12.1 General information Sooner or later any computer user finds out that the hard disk is too sm

No data will be lost because the original disk is only being read (no partitions are changed or resized) until data transfer is completed. Neverthel

You can determine the source and destination using the information provided in this window (disk number, capacity, label, partition and file system

12.3.4 Partitioned destination disk At this point, the program checks to see if the destination disk is free. If not, you will be prompted by the No

• Keep data – leave the old disk partitions and data intact • Destroy data – destroy all data on the old disk. If you are going to sell or give aw

The second method takes more time, but makes it impossible to recover data afterwards, even with special equipment. The first method is less secure,

unallocated. Further, you will be able to use the unallocated space to create new partitions or to enlarge the existing partitions with special tools

If you selected manual partition creation earlier, the partition layout will look different. This partitioning method is described below. 12.3.11 C

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To resize either partition, check the Proceed relayout box. If you are satisfied with the partition layout shown, uncheck this box (if checked). Cli

Chapter 13. Adding a new hard disk If you don't have enough space for your data, you can either replace the old disk with a new higher-capacity

unallocated space near it). Having provided the new partition location and size, you can input a label for the new partition. If you make a mistake a

Chapter 14. Command-line mode and scripting Acronis True Image Server for Windows supports the command-line mode, as well as the GUI mode, and can b

Specifies the partitions to include into the image file by numbers. The list of available partitions is provided by /list. Partition numbers are spec

Specifies the partition where the image file is stored (by letter or number). This option is used with /filename:file_name. In this case the file nam

restore partition 2-5 to its original place use: /partition:2-2 /target partition:2-5. /password:[password] Specifies the password for the image file

Specifies the virtual disk to be disconnected by letter. /letter:all Disconnects all virtual drives. 7. asz_create Creates Acronis Secure Zone on th

Activates the Acronis Secure Zone (or, rather, activates Acronis Startup Recovery Manager). This command may also be used as an option with ‘asz_crea

• This will restore hard disk 2 from image 1.tib, protected with password ‘qwerty’. trueimagecmd /deploy /filename:"C:\Test\1.tib" /partit

• Pre/post backup/restore commands – Users can specify their own commands which will be executed before and after the backup or restore process. For

/progress – outputs progress of backup operations run either from Acronis True Image Server for Windows graphics user interface, or from the script.

14.2.3 Script usage examples The following example illustrates the usage of a script to backup two partitions (logical drives), C and F. mybackup2.t