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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2 Where do I start? ................................................................................................................. 17
3 Choosing a subscription ....................................................................................................... 17
4 Software installation ............................................................................................................ 18
4.1 What software do I need to install? ........................................................................................18
4.2 Supported operating systems ..................................................................................................18
4.3 Installing Acronis Backup .........................................................................................................19
4.4 Configuring proxy settings .......................................................................................................20
5 Activating cloud backup subscriptions .................................................................................. 20
5.1 Activating subscriptions in Acronis Backup .............................................................................20
5.2 Reassigning an activated subscription .....................................................................................21
6 Backup to the cloud storage ................................................................................................. 22
6.1 Backing up an individual machine ...........................................................................................23
6.2 Backing up using Initial Seeding...............................................................................................23
6.2.1 Preparation for initial seeding ...................................................................................................................... 23
6.2.2 Creating the full backup ................................................................................................................................ 24
6.2.3 Sending the full backup................................................................................................................................. 24
6.2.4 Creating subsequent backups ...................................................................................................................... 24
7 Accessing backups stored in the cloud storage ...................................................................... 25
8 Operations with backups stored in the cloud storage ............................................................ 25
9 Recovery from the cloud storage .......................................................................................... 25
9.1 Recovering files ........................................................................................................................25
9.2 Recovering volumes .................................................................................................................26
9.3 Recovering using Large Scale Recovery ...................................................................................27
10 Retrieving files from the cloud storage by using a web browser ............................................ 27
11 Limitations of the cloud storage ........................................................................................... 28
12 Technical Support ................................................................................................................ 29
13 Glossary .............................................................................................................................. 31