User`s guide

Types of tasks

Task name Description

Backup (disk) Backing up disks and volumes

Backup (file) Backing up files and folders

Backup (virtual machine) Backing up an entire virtual machine or its volumes

Recovery (disk) Disk backup recovery

Recovery (file) File and folder recovery

Recovery (volume) Recovery of volumes from a disk backup

Recovery (MBR) Master boot record recovery

Recovery (disk to existing VM) Recovery of a disk/volume backup to an existing virtual machine

Recovery (disk to new VM) Recovery of a disk/volume backup to a new virtual machine

Recovery (existing VM) Recovery of a virtual machine backup to an existing virtual machine

Recovery (new VM) Recovery of a virtual machine backup to a new virtual machine

Validation (archive) Validation of a single archive

Validation (backup) Validation of backups

Validation (vault) Validation of all archives stored in a vault

Cleanup Deleting backups from a backup archive in accordance with retention

rules

ASZ creation Creating Acronis Secure Zone

ASZ management Resizing, changing password, deleting Acronis Secure Zone

Disk management Disk management operations

Compacting Service task performed on a storage node

Indexing Deduplication task performed by the storage node in the vault after a

backup is completed

Depending on the type of task and whether it is running or not, a combination of the following tabs

will appear:

Task

The Task tab is common for all types of tasks. It provides general information on the selected task.