Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Quick Start Guide Applies to the following editions: Advanced Server Virtual Edition Advanced Server SBS Edition Advanced Workstation Server for Linux Server for Windows Workstation
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This document describes how to install and start using the advanced editions of Acronis Backup & Recovery 11. 1 Main components Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 contains the following main components: Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Agent for Windows: Backs up and recovers data, and validates archives. Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Management Server: Performs centralized management of the machines, such as backing up groups of machines by using centralized backup plans.
2.2 Management server and management console Regardless of the edition, you can install the management server and the management console on a machine running any of these operating systems: Windows XP Professional SP3 (x86, x64). Windows Server 2003/2003 R2 – the Standard, Enterprise editions (x86, x64). Windows Small Business Server 2003/2003 R2. Windows Vista – all editions except for Vista Home Basic and Vista Home Premium (x86, x64).
An example of distributing Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 components Once you are clear about which components to install on each machine, run the setup program on every machine in turn. You can install multiple Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 components with a single installation procedure. 4 What you need to start Make sure that you have: License keys for the edition of your choice in a TXT or EML file. For multiple license keys, the text format is one line - one key.
Create a centralized vault in a network shared folder. Back up several machines to the vault. Back up user profiles to each machine's local folder and replicate the backups to the vault. Recover a user's documents. 5.1 Installation In this step, you will install the main components of Acronis Backup & Recovery 11. Installing the management server, management console and an agent Perform these steps on the machine described in section 4. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Details. The setup program will automatically register the machine on the management server. Or, you can add the machine to the management server later. 9. Choose whether the machine will participate in the Acronis Customer Experience Program (CEP). Click Next to continue. 10. Click Install to proceed with installation. 11. On successful installation, click Finish to close the wizard window. 5.2 Starting Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Right after installation, the management console starts automatically.
5.3.2 Recovering a volume In this step, you will recover a volume. Using a similar procedure, you can recover disks, files, or the entire machine. To start with, we recommend that you recover a volume that does not contain an operating system or a boot loader. In this case, the software will not have to reboot the machine. 1. Connect the console to the machine. 2. Click Recover. 3. Click Select data, click Data path, and then type the path to the folder on the USB drive where the backup is stored.
3. Under What to back up, click Items to back up. 4. Expand the Management Server node, expand the Machines with agents node, and then expand the All Machines node. 5. Select the check boxes next to the machines you want to back up. Click OK to confirm your selection. 6. Under Where to back up, click Location. Expand the Centralized node, and then select the vault you have created. Click OK to confirm your selection. If prompted, provide access credentials for the vault. 7.
a. Click Show backup type, 2nd location... and select the Replicate just created backup to another location check box. The software displays the Where to replicate/move backups block. Perform the following two steps in this block. b. Click 2nd location, expand the Centralized node, and then select the vault you have created. Click OK to confirm your selection. If prompted, provide access credentials for the vault. c. In Retention rules, select Delete backups older than...
