User`s guide

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To create a backup plan, perform the following steps.
General
Plan name
[Optional] Enter a unique name for the backup plan. A conscious name lets you identify the
plan among others.
Plan's credentials (p. 119)
[Optional] The backup plan will run on behalf of the user who is creating the plan. You can
change the plan account credentials if necessary. To access this option, select the Advanced
view check box .
Comments
[Optional] Type a description of the backup plan. To access this option, select the Advanced
view check box.
Label
[Optional] Type a text label for the machine you are going to back up. The label can be used
to identify the machine in various scenarios. To access this option, select the Advanced view
check box.
What to backup
Source type (p. 119)
Select the type of data to back up. The type of data depends on the agents installed on the
machine.
Items to backup (p. 120)
Specify the data items to back up. A list of items to backup depends on the data type,
specified previously.
Access credentials (p. 121)
[Optional] Provide credentials for the source data if the plan's account does not have access
permissions to the data. To access this option, select the Advanced view check box .
Exclusions (p. 122)
[Optional] Set up exclusions for the specific types of files you do not wish to back up. To
access this option, select the Advanced view check box.
Where to back up
Archive (p. 123)
Specify path to the location, where the backup archive will be stored, and the archive name.
It is advisable that the archive name be unique within the location. The default archive name
is Archive(N) where N is the sequence number of the archive in the location you have
selected.
Name backup files using the archive name, as in Acronis True Image Echo, rather than auto-
generated names (p. 124)
Not available when backing up to a managed vault, tape, Acronis Secure Zone or Acronis
Online Backup Storage.
[Optional] Select this check box if you want to use simplified file naming for the archive’s
backups.
Access credentials (p. 128)