User Guide User guide

3 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2014
2 Where do I start? ........................................................................................................... 18
3 Choosing a subscription ................................................................................................. 18
4 Software installation ...................................................................................................... 19
4.1 What software do I need to install? ........................................................................................19
4.2 About Acronis Backup Advanced .............................................................................................19
4.3 Supported operating systems ..................................................................................................20
4.4 Installing Acronis Backup Advanced ........................................................................................21
5 Starting Acronis Backup ................................................................................................. 22
6 Configuring proxy settings .............................................................................................. 23
7 Activating cloud backup subscriptions ............................................................................ 23
7.1 Activating subscriptions in Acronis Backup Advanced ............................................................24
7.2 Reassigning an activated subscription .....................................................................................24
8 Creating a centralized vault for cloud backups ................................................................ 25
9 Backup to the cloud storage ........................................................................................... 26
9.1 Backing up an individual machine ...........................................................................................26
9.2 Backing up multiple machines .................................................................................................27
9.3 Backing up using Initial Seeding ...............................................................................................27
9.3.1 Preparation for initial seeding ...................................................................................................................... 27
9.3.2 Creating the full backup ................................................................................................................................ 28
9.3.3 Sending the full backup................................................................................................................................. 28
9.3.4 Creating subsequent backups ...................................................................................................................... 28
10 Accessing backups stored in the cloud vault .............................................................. 29
11 Operations with backups stored in the cloud storage ................................................ 29
12 Recovery from the cloud storage .............................................................................. 29
12.1 Recovering files ........................................................................................................................29
12.2 Recovering volumes .................................................................................................................30
12.3 Recovering using Large Scale Recovery ...................................................................................31
13 Retrieving files from the cloud storage by using a web browser ................................. 31
14 Limitations of the cloud storage ............................................................................... 32
15 Technical Support .................................................................................................... 33
16 Glossary ................................................................................................................... 35