User`s guide

Host-based backup is available only for paid licenses of VMware ESXi. Choose the below approach if your ESXi

Server uses a free license.

Install Acronis software into the guest system

The machine will be treated as a physical one. You will need a separate server or workstation

subscription for this machine. This approach comes in handy when:

 the machine is not hosted on a virtualization server

 the virtualization product installed on the host server is not VMware ESX(i) or Windows Server

2008 with Hyper-V or Microsoft Hyper-V Server

 you want to use pre/post backup or pre/post data capture commands on the machine

 you want to perform file-level backup and recovery

 you want to back up an independent disk or an RDM disk attached in the physical compatibility

mode on a running ESX(i) machine.

Installing the software, backing up, and recovery are the same as with a physical machine.

8.1.6 Backup and recovery FAQ

This section answers questions related to backup and recovery processes.

8.1.6.1 What backup methods are available?

Full and incremental backup methods are available through the following backup schemes.

Back up now (immediate start) or Back up later (postponed start). You can select either the full or

incremental backup method. On the first task run a full backup is created. If you run the backup task

again, the selected backup method will be applied. This way, you will obtain either a new full backup,

or an incremental one. Since full backups take more storage space, Acronis recommends that you

choose incremental backup if you want to run backups manually.

Simple (start on schedule). The first backup is full, the later backups are incremental. With this

backup scheme, you can set up a retention rule to automatically delete old backups.

An additional backup scheme that is available only for online storage is Initial seeding. This is the

Back up now scheme using local destination and full backup method. To use this scheme, you need a

license for the Initial Seeding (p. 382) service.

8.1.6.2 Is the online storage available under Acronis bootable media?

Recovery from Acronis Online Backup Storage is available but backup to the storage is not.

8.1.6.3 Can I use Acronis Universal Restore when recovering a system

from the online storage?

Yes. Acronis Universal Restore is always available when recovering a system from the online storage.

Using Acronis Universal Restore when recovering from other types of storage will require a separate

license.