Operation Manual

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Before installing the product on a system that does not use RPM Package Manager, such as
an Ubuntu system, you need to install this manager manually; for example, by running the
following command (as the root user): apt-get install rpm
Workstation operating systems
Windows XP Professional SP2+ (x86, x64)
Windows Vista – all editions except for Vista Home Basic and Vista Home Premium (x86, x64)
Windows 7 – all editions except for the Starter and Home editions (x86, x64)
Windows 8/8.1 – all editions except for the Windows RT editions (x86, x64)
Virtualization products (host-based backup of virtual machines)
VMware ESX(i) 4.0, 4.1, 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, and 6.0
(Host-based backup is available only for paid licenses of VMware ESXi.)
Windows Server 2008 (x64) with Hyper-V
Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V
Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008/2008 R2
Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 with Hyper-V
Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012/2012 R2
Windows 8, 8.1 (x64) with Hyper-V
Windows 10 – Pro, Education, and Enterprise editions with Hyper-V
13.1.6 Backup and recovery FAQ
This section answers questions related to backup and recovery processes.
13.1.6.1 What backup methods are available?
Full and incremental backup methods are available through several backup schemes. Regardless of
the backup scheme, the first task run produces a full backup; subsequent task runs produce
incremental backups. The following backup schemes are available:
 Manual start (postponed start). You can run the task again manually.
 Simple (start on schedule). With this backup scheme, you can set up a retention rule to
automatically delete old backups.
 GFS (Grandfather-Father-Son) (start on schedule). You specify which of the daily backups to
consider as weekly backups and monthly backups. You can set up separate retention rules for
daily, weekly, and monthly backups.
 Tower of Hanoi (start on schedule). You set up the number of levels. This is the number of
backups stored at a time. The excessive backups will be deleted in a manner that leaves more
recovery points for recent dates and fewer recovery points for older dates.
 An additional backup scheme that is available only for cloud backups is Initial seeding. With this
scheme, the backup starts immediately to a local destination and using the full backup method.
To use this scheme, you need a license for the Initial Seeding (p. 52) service.
13.1.6.2 What recovery methods are available?
There are two methods to recover your data from Acronis Cloud Storage:
 Recovering disks or files by using Acronis Backup GUI or command line interface. This method
enables you to use a wide range of Acronis Backup functionality.