Specifications

Figure 22. Selecting a backup archive location

Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server allows you to clean storage places to avoid storing out

of date archives. See

Backup Location Clean-up

(p. 60) for details.

5.2.6 Using Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Assistant

Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server Assistant will help you with define backup strategy and

creation parameters. Answer a few questions and Acronis Recovery for MS SQL Server

Assistant will choose and schedule the appropriate backup method for protecting your

company’s databases from loss or damage (see a

Table of backup strategies

(p. 43).

Performance

Decide what is most important to your operation – a strategy that requires less storage

space or faster data recovery.

Select an option:

• Quick backup and smaller backup archives - backups are created fast and

occupy less space. However, recovery requires more time and you cannot restore

data to a point-in-time. This option is set by default.

• Medium backup and recovery speed with average archive size - backups

require an average amount of disk space and backup speed is normal. No

restoration to a point-in-time.

• Quick recovery but backups require more storage space - backups will

take more time to be created and occupy more disk space in comparison to a

quick backup. Recovery is faster and there is an opportunity to restore data to

any previous point-in-time.