User guide

4.7.15 Multi-volume snapshot

This option is effective only for Windows operating systems.

This option applies to disk-level backup. This option also applies to file-level backup when the

file-level backup is performed by taking a snapshot. (The File-level backup snapshot (p. 85) option

determines whether a snapshot will be taken during file-level backup).

The option determines whether to take snapshots of multiple volumes at the same time or one by

one.

The preset is: Enable.

When this option is set to Enable, snapshots of all volumes being backed up will be created

simultaneously. Use this option to create a time-consistent backup of data spanned across multiple

volumes, for instance for an Oracle database.

When this option is set to Disable, the volumes' snapshots will be taken one after the other. As a

result, if the data spans across several volumes, the resulting backup may be not consistent.

4.7.16 Notifications

Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 provides the ability of notifying users about backup completion

through e-mail or the messaging service.

4.7.16.1 E-mail

This option is effective for Windows and Linux operating systems.

This option is not available when operating under the bootable media.

The option enables you to receive e-mail notifications about the backup task's successful completion,

failure or need for interaction along with the full log of the task.

The preset is: Disabled.

To configure e-mail notification

1. Select the Send e-mail notifications check box to activate notifications.

2. Under Send e-mail notifications, select the appropriate check boxes as follows:

 When backup completes successfully – to send notification when the backup task has

completed successfully

 When backup fails – to send a notification when the backup task has failed

 When user interaction is required – to send to send notification during the operation when

user interaction is required.

3. For the e-mail message to include the log entries related to the backup, select the Add full log to

the notification check box.

4. In the E-mail addresses field, type the e-mail address to which notifications will be sent. You can

enter several addresses separated by semicolons.

5. In the Subject field, type the notification subject or leave the default value.

6. In the SMTP server field, enter the name of the SMTP server.

7. In the Port field– set the port of the SMTP server. By default, the port is set to 25.