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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9.3 Recovering using Large Scale Recovery
In these steps, you will recover a machine’s system and boot volumes from a disk backup. You will use
the Large Scale Recovery service to retrieve backups from the cloud storage on a hard disk instead of
over the Internet.
You need a separate license, called a Large Scale Recovery license, for each machine whose backups
you want to retrieve in this way.
Note: Recovering a system volume requires a machine reboot.
To recover data using Large Scale Recovery
Retrieving backups
Perform these steps on the account management Web page:
1. Buy (p. 14) a Large Scale Recovery license, if you do not yet have one.
2. Place a large scale recovery order, specifying:
The machine whose backups you want to retrieve
The address where you want the hard drive to be sent
After placing the order, wait until the hard drive arrives. The hard drive remains yours.
What else you may want to know before recovery
You can recover the data an unlimited number of times on any machine you wish. Acronis
Universal Restore is included to help you recover an operating system to dissimilar hardware.
If your archives are encrypted or password-protected, you will need to enter the password set by
you or your colleague during backup. Acronis does not know the password to your archives.
Recovering data
Note: The following steps assume that the system is bootable and that the agent is operational on the machine.
In case the system is corrupted, you must use a bootable media. To recover the system, boot the machine using
this media and perform similar steps.
1. Attach the hard drive you received to the machine that you want to recover. Or, you can copy
this hard drive's contents to a network share accessible from this machine.
2. Start Acronis Backup.
3. Click Recover.
4. Click Select data and then click Browse. Browse to the attached disk or the network share. Click
OK to confirm your selection.
5. Continue as described in Recovering volumes (p. 26) starting from step 5.
For detailed information about recovery please refer to the context-sensitive help.
10 Retrieving files from the cloud storage by using a
web browser
By using a web browser, you can browse Acronis Cloud Storage, view contents of file-level archives,
and download the selected files and folders.
The following browsers support these operations: