User manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 Introduction to Acronis Cloud Backup
- 1.1 What is Acronis Cloud Backup?
- 1.2 What data can I back up and recover?
- 1.3 How long will my backups be kept in the cloud storage?
- 1.4 How do I secure my data?
- 1.5 Supported operating systems and virtualization products
- 1.6 Backup and recovery FAQ
- 1.6.1 What backup methods are available?
- 1.6.2 What recovery methods are available?
- 1.6.3 Is the cloud storage available under Acronis bootable media?
- 1.6.4 Can I use Acronis Universal Restore when recovering a system from the cloud storage?
- 1.6.5 What if a network connection is lost during cloud backup or recovery?
- 1.6.6 What happens if I run out of space?
- 1.6.7 What is the cleanup task for?
- 1.6.8 How do I make a recovered machine recognize its subscription?
- 1.7 Initial Seeding FAQ
- 1.7.1 What is Initial Seeding?
- 1.7.2 Why would I want to use Initial Seeding?
- 1.7.3 Is Initial Seeding a paid service?
- 1.7.4 What types of hard drive can I use for Initial Seeding?
- 1.7.5 Can I send more than one backup under a single Initial Seeding license?
- 1.7.6 Can I send backups taken from a number of machines on a single hard drive?
- 1.7.7 How to buy an Initial Seeding license?
- 1.7.8 How do I perform initial seeding?
- 1.7.9 How to package a hard drive for shipment?
- 1.7.10 How do I track an Initial Seeding order status?
- 1.8 Large Scale Recovery FAQ
- 1.8.1 What is Large Scale Recovery?
- 1.8.2 Why would I use Large Scale Recovery?
- 1.8.3 Do I need to perform initial seeding to be able to use Large Scale Recovery?
- 1.8.4 Is Large Scale Recovery a paid service?
- 1.8.5 Can I perform large scale recovery on a different machine?
- 1.8.6 Can I obtain backups taken from a number of machines on a single hard drive?
- 1.8.7 How to buy a Large Scale Recovery license?
- 1.8.8 How do I track a Large Scale Recovery order status?
- 1.8.9 How to perform large scale recovery?
- 1.9 Subscription lifecycle FAQ
- 1.9.1 How do I access my account management webpage?
- 1.9.2 Where do I find the subscriptions that I purchased?
- 1.9.3 When does my subscription begin?
- 1.9.4 What happens when my subscription expires?
- 1.9.5 How do I renew a subscription?
- 1.9.6 What is the “Group” column for?
- 1.9.7 Can I revoke a subscription from a machine?
- 1.9.8 Can I cancel my subscription?
- 2 Where do I start?
- 3 Choosing a subscription
- 4 Software installation
- 5 Activating cloud backup subscriptions
- 6 Backup to the cloud storage
- 7 Accessing backups stored in the cloud storage
- 8 Operations with backups stored in the cloud storage
- 9 Recovery from the cloud storage
- 10 Retrieving files from the cloud storage by using a web browser
- 11 Limitations of the cloud storage
- 12 Technical Support
- 13 Glossary
- Activate a subscription
- Activated subscription
- Assign a subscription to a machine
- Assigned subscription
- Available subscription
- Extra service
- Increase storage quota
- Initial Seeding
- Large Scale Recovery
- License
- Reassign a subscription
- Registration code
- Renew a subscription
- Storage quota
- Subscription
- Subscription period
- Unassign a subscription
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To get a trial subscription, do either of the following:
On the account management webpage, click the cloud backup trial link, and then select the
necessary subscription type.
Install Acronis Backup (p. 19) on the machine you want to back up, start the product, click Back
up now or Create backup plan, click Location, and then click Get trial subscription. Log in to your
account (create one if you are not registered yet). A trial subscription will be automatically
created and assigned to the machine.
4 Software installation
This section contains information on how to choose the necessary software and step-by-step
installation instructions.
4.1 What software do I need to install?
Download and install Acronis Backup or Acronis Backup Advanced. A license key is not required if you
are going to back up to the cloud storage only.
Acronis Backup enables you to set up and monitor a backup locally on each machine you want to
back up. Acronis Backup Advanced enables remote and centralized management. Local management
is also available.
The following sections describe Acronis Backup.
4.2 Supported operating systems
You can install Acronis Backup in any of the following operating systems.
Server operating systems
Windows
Windows 2000 SP4 – all editions except for the Datacenter and Professional editions
Windows Server 2003/2003 R2 – Standard and Enterprise editions (x86, x64)
Windows Small Business Server 2003/2003 R2
Windows Server 2008 – Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, and Web editions (x86, x64)
Windows Small Business Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 R2 – Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Foundation, and Web editions
Windows MultiPoint Server 2010/2011/2012
Windows Small Business Server 2011 – all editions
Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 – all editions
Windows Storage Server 2003/2008/2008 R2/2012/2012 R2
Linux
Linux with kernel from 2.4.20 to 3.12 and glibc 2.3.2 or later
Various x86 and x86_64 Linux distributions, including:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x
Ubuntu 9.10, 10.04, 10.10, 11.04, 11.10, 12.04, 12.10, 13.04, and 13.10
Fedora 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20