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Without this parameter, each backup will have a unique file name with the exact time stamp and the

backup type; for example: MyData_2010_03_26_17_01_38_960D.tib. This standard file naming

allows for a wider range of backup destinations and backup schemes.

When you back up to a removable device (p. 90), the --plain_archive parameter is not needed.

Instead, the --fixed_drive parameter determines whether the standard or simplified naming

scheme will be used.

Restrictions

When using simplified file naming, the following functionality is not available:

 Backing up virtual machines from host

 Backing up Microsoft Exchange Server data

 Backing up to Acronis Storage Node, Acronis Online Backup Storage, Acronis Secure Zone or tape

 Converting an incremental or differential backup into a full one

Restrictions on archive names

 The archive name cannot end with a number.

 The FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS file systems do not allow the following characters in the file name:

backslash (\), slash (/), colon (:), asterisk (*), question mark (?), quotation mark ("), less than

sign (<), greater than sign (>), and pipe (|).

3.6.13 raw

--raw

The parameter is used with the backup disk (p. 19) and backup vm (p. 28) commands. Use this

parameter to create a backup of a disk (volume) with unrecognized or unsupported file system. This

will copy all disk/volume contents sector-by-sector. Without this parameter only the sectors

containing data are backed up.

3.6.14 Backup options

3.6.14.1 cataloging

--cataloging={full|fast}

Cataloging a backup adds the contents of the backup to the data catalog. The data catalog enables

you to easily find the required data version using the GUI and to select it for recovery.

Cataloging is always performed as soon as a backup is created or exported to another vault. The

--cataloging parameter enables you to choose between full and fast cataloging.

Full cataloging

If the parameter value is full or is not specified, the backup contents are cataloged to the highest

possible level of detail. This means that the following data will be displayed in the catalog:

 For a disk-level backup - disks, volumes, files, and folders.

 For a file-level backup - files and folders.

 For an Exchange database-level backup - databases or storage groups and mailboxes (always);

folders and e-mails (depends on the --metadata_level (p. 95) parameter value).