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drivers receive the system queries and restore the sectors that are necessary for the
requested operation.
3. At the same time, Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server proceeds with the
complete sector-by-sector image restoration in the background. However, the requested
sectors have the highest priority.
Finally, the image will be fully restored even if the user performs no actions at all. But if
you choose to start working as soon as possible after the system failure, you will gain at
least several minutes, considering that restoration of a 10-20GB image (most common
image size) takes about 10 minutes. The larger the image size, the more time you save.
3.6.3 How to use
To be able to use Acronis Snap Restore, prepare your system this way: (you can do it
either locally, using Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server local version, or remotely
using Acronis True Image Management Console):
1. Install Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server local version or Acronis True Image
Agent on the local computer.
2. Create the Acronis Secure Zone on the local computer hard disk (see
Chapter 9.
Managing the Acronis Secure Zone
).
3. Activate Acronis Startup Recovery manager (see 3.4 Acronis Startup Recovery
Manager
) and create bootable media or RIS package with Acronis True Image Echo
Enterprise Server (see
Chapter 10. Creating bootable media).
4. Back up (image) the local computer’s system disk to Acronis Secure Zone (see 6.2
Backing up disks and partitions (image backup)
). You can back up other disks/partitions
as well, but the system image is mandatory.
When performing Snap Restore, the current Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server
version always restores the entire system disk. Therefore, if your system disk consists of
several partitions, all of them must be included in the image. Any partitions which are
missing from the image will be lost.
If failure occurs, boot the local computer from the bootable media, or RIS server, or using
F11. Start the recovery procedure (see
7.3 Restoring disks/partitions or files from
images
), select the system disk image from Acronis Secure Zone, choose Use Snap
Restore and in the next window click Proceed. In a few seconds the computer will
reboot to the restored system. Log in and start work – no additional reboots or other
actions are required.
You can perform Snap Restore running Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server in
Windows operating systems as well. However, it is mandatory to have bootable media in
case Windows cannot boot.
3.7 Acronis Universal Restore
3.7.1 Acronis Universal Restore purpose
A system disk image can be deployed easily on the hardware where it was created or to
identical hardware. However, if you change a motherboard or use another processor
version — a likely possibility in case of hardware failure — the restored system could be
unbootable. An attempt to transfer the system to a new, much more powerful computer
will usually produce the same unbootable result because the new hardware is
incompatible with the most critical drivers included in the image.
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