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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13 Glossary
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Activate a subscription
Allow the machine to use the cloud storage according to the subscription.
Activated subscription
A subscription that is currently being used by a machine.
Assign a subscription to a machine
Reserve a subscription for a particular machine in order to renew (p. 32) its current subscription.
Assigned subscription
A subscription that has been assigned (p. 31) to a machine.
Available subscription
A subscription that is not assigned to any machine.
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Extra service
A service that you can use in addition to cloud backup subscriptions (p. 32).
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Increase storage quota
Replace a subscription (p. 32) with another one that has a greater storage quota. The remaining
subscription period (p. 32) is reduced in proportion to the capacity increase.
Initial Seeding
An extra service (p. 31) that enables you to save an initial full backup locally and then send it to
Acronis on a hard disk drive. Acronis uploads the backup to the cloud storage. After that, you can add
incremental backups to this full backup, either manually or on a schedule.
The Initial Seeding service might be unavailable in your region. To find more information, click here:
http://kb.acronis.com/content/15118.