User guide

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trial > backing up to the online
storage**
After trying the product, you decided to back up to Acronis Online Backup
Storage only
*Switching between advanced and stand-alone editions is not possible.
**Prior to backing up to the online storage, you need to activate a subscription for the online backup service on
the machine(s) you want to back up. For more information refer to the "Online backup" (p. 217) section.
You can also enable Acronis Universal Restore by using an additional license.
To change a license:
1. Click Help > Change license.
2. Click Change, click Change, and then click Use the following license keys.
3. Enter the new license key. If you have a license key for Acronis Universal Restore, you can add it
here.
Please do not forget that you cannot enable Acronis Universal Restore while using a trial product
version.
11.5 Collecting system information
The system information collection tool gathers information about the machine to which the
management console is connected, and saves it to a file. You may want to provide this file when
contacting Acronis technical support.
This option is available under bootable media and for machines where Agent for Windows or Agent
for Linux is installed.
To collect system information
1. In the management console, select from the top menu Help > Collect system information from
'machine name'.
2. Specify where to save the file with system information.
11.6 Adjusting machine options
The machine options define the general behavior of all Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 agents
operating on the managed machine, and so the options are considered machine-specific.
To access the machine options, connect the console to the managed machine and then select
Options > Machine options from the top menu.
11.6.1 Additional settings
Specify what to do if the machine is about to be shut down while a task is running
This option is effective only for Windows operating systems.
It determines Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 behavior when the system is shutting down. The
system shutdown occurs when the machine is turned off or restarted.
The preset is: Stop running tasks and shut down.
If you select Stop running tasks and shut down, all of the running Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5
tasks will be aborted.