User guide

3 Copyright © Acronis International GmbH, 2002-2012
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 & Recovery 11.5 advanced edition .....................................................19
4.3 Supported operating systems ..................................................................................................20
4.3.1 Management Server and Management Console ....................................................................................... 20
4.3.2 Agent .............................................................................................................................................................. 20
4.4 Installing Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 ..............................................................................21
5 Starting Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 .............................................................................. 22
6 Configuring proxy settings .................................................................................................... 23
7 Activating online backup subscriptions ................................................................................. 23
7.1 Activating subscriptions ...........................................................................................................24
7.2 Reassigning an activated subscription .....................................................................................24
8 Creating a centralized vault for online backups ..................................................................... 26
9 Backup to the online storage ................................................................................................ 26
9.1 Backing up an individual machine ...........................................................................................26
9.2 Backing up multiple machines .................................................................................................27
9.3 Backing up using Initial Seeding...............................................................................................28
9.3.1 Preparation for initial seeding ...................................................................................................................... 28
9.3.2 Creating the full backup ................................................................................................................................ 28
9.3.3 Sending the full backup................................................................................................................................. 29
9.3.4 Creating subsequent backups ...................................................................................................................... 29
10 Accessing backups stored in the online vault ........................................................................ 29
11 Operations with backups stored in the online storage ........................................................... 29
12 Recovery from the online storage ......................................................................................... 30
12.1 Recovering files online .............................................................................................................30
12.2 Recovering volumes online ......................................................................................................30
12.3 Recovering using Large Scale Recovery ...................................................................................31
13 Retrieving files from the online storage by using a Web browser ........................................... 32
14 Limitations of the online storage .......................................................................................... 33
15 Upgrading to Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 ...................................................................... 34
16 Technical Support ................................................................................................................ 34
17 Glossary .............................................................................................................................. 36