User guide

Destination Details

RDX, USB

To back up data to an RDX drive or USB flash drive, expand the <Machine name> group,

then select the required drive. For information about using these drives, see the

"Removable devices" (p. 151) section.

Tape device

To back up data to a locally attached tape device, expand the <Machine name> group,

then click the required device.

Tape devices are available only if you have upgraded from Acronis Backup & Recovery 10.

For information about using tapes, see the "Tape devices" section of the product Help.

Network folders

To back up data to a network folder, expand the Network folders group, select the

required networked machine, and then click the shared folder.

If the network share requires access credentials, the program will ask for them.

FTP, SFTP

To back up data to FTP or SFTP, type the server name or address in the Path field as

follows:

ftp://ftp_server:port _number or sftp://sftp_server:port number

To establish an active mode FTP connection, use the following notation:

aftp://ftp_server:port _number

If the port number is not specified, port 21 is used for FTP and port 22 is used for SFTP.

After entering access credentials, the folders on the server become available. Click the

appropriate folder on the server.

You can access the server as an anonymous user if the server enables such access. To do

so, click Use anonymous access instead of entering credentials.

Note: According to the original FTP specification, credentials required for access to FTP

servers are transferred through a network as plaintext. This means that the user name and

password can be intercepted by an eavesdropper using a packet sniffer.

4.2.5 Access credentials for archive location

Specify credentials required for access to the location where the backup archive will be stored. The

user whose name is specified will be considered as the archive owner.

To specify credentials

1. Select one of the following:

 Use the plan's credentials

The program will access the source data using the credentials of the backup plan account

specified in the Plan parameters section.

 Use the following credentials

The program will access the source data using the credentials you specify.

Use this option if the plan account does not have access permissions to the location. You

might need to provide special credentials for a network share or a storage node vault.

Specify:

 User name. When entering the name of an Active Directory user account, be sure to also

specify the domain name (DOMAIN\Username or Username@domain).

 Password. The password for the account.

 Confirm password. Re-enter the password.