User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- 1.1 Acronis® True Image Server for Linux– a complete solution for corporate users
- 1.2 Features of Acronis True Image Server for Linux
- 1.3 Technical support
- Chapter 2. Installation and operation
- Chapter 3. General information and proprietary Acronis technologies
- 3.1 The difference between file archives and disk/partition images
- 3.2 Full, incremental and differential backups
- 3.3 Acronis Secure Zone
- 3.4 Acronis Startup Recovery Manager
- 3.5 Working from a rescue CD
- 3.6 Working from a remote terminal
- 3.7 Backing up software and hardware RAID arrays
- 3.8 Support for LVM volumes
- 3.9 Backing up to tape drive
- Chapter 4. Main program interface under X Window System
- Chapter 5. Creating backup archives under X Window System
- Chapter 6. Restoring the backup data under X Window System
- 6.1 Network settings in rescue mode
- 6.2 Restoring files and folders from file archives
- 6.3 Restoring disks/partitions or files from images
- 6.3.1 Starting the Restore Data Wizard
- 6.3.2 Archive selection
- 6.3.3 Restoration type selection
- 6.3.4 Selecting a disk/partition to restore
- 6.3.5 Selecting a target disk/partition
- 6.3.6 Changing the restored partition type
- 6.3.7 Changing the restored partition file system
- 6.3.8 Changing the restored partition size and location
- 6.3.9 Restoring several partitions at once
- 6.3.10 Setting restore options
- 6.3.11 Restoration summary and executing restoration
- 6.4 Restoring data with a rescue CD
- 6.5 Setting restore options
- Chapter 7. Scheduling tasks
- Chapter 8. Managing Acronis Secure Zone
- Chapter 9. Mounting partition images
- Chapter 10. Creating bootable media
- Chapter 11. Console mode
- Chapter 12. Other operations
- Chapter 13. Transferring the system to a new disk
- 13.1 General information
- 13.2 Security
- 13.3 Executing transfers
- 13.3.1 Selecting transfer mode
- 13.3.2 Selecting the source disk
- 13.3.3 Selecting the destination disk
- 13.3.4 Partitioned destination disk
- 13.3.5 Old and new disk partition layout
- 13.3.6 Old disk data
- 13.3.7 Destroying the old disk data
- 13.3.8 Selecting partition transfer method
- 13.3.9 Partitioning the old disk
- 13.3.10 Old and new disk partition layouts
- 13.3.11 Cloning script
- 13.4 Cloning with manual partitioning
- Chapter 14. Adding a new hard disk
Contents
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6.5 SETTING RESTORE OPTIONS ........................................................................................................................................ 47
6.5.1 Files to restore exclusion................................................................................................................. 48
6.5.2 Files overwriting mode.................................................................................................................... 48
6.5.3 Pre/post commands.......................................................................................................................... 48
6.5.4 Restoration priority.......................................................................................................................... 49
6.5.5 File-level security settings............................................................................................................... 49
6.5.6 Additional settings........................................................................................................................... 49
CHAPTER 7. SCHEDULING TASKS ................................................................................................. 50
7.1 CREATING SCHEDULED TASKS .................................................................................................................................... 50
7.1.1 Setting up daily execution ............................................................................................................... 52
7.1.2 Setting up weekly execution............................................................................................................ 52
7.1.3 Setting up monthly execution.......................................................................................................... 53
7.1.4 Setting up one-time execution......................................................................................................... 54
7.2 MANAGING SCHEDULED TASKS .................................................................................................................................. 54
CHAPTER 8. MANAGING ACRONIS SECURE ZONE........................................................................ 55
8.1 CREATING ACRONIS SECURE ZONE ............................................................................................................................ 55
8.1.1 Activating and deactivating Acronis Startup Recovery Manager.................................................... 57
8.2 RESIZING ACRONIS SECURE ZONE.............................................................................................................................. 57
8.3 DELETING ACRONIS SECURE ZONE ............................................................................................................................ 58
CHAPTER 9. MOUNTING PARTITION IMAGES .............................................................................. 59
9.1 MOUNTING AN IMAGE ................................................................................................................................................ 59
9.2 UNMOUNTING AN IMAGE............................................................................................................................................ 61
CHAPTER 10. CREATING BOOTABLE MEDIA................................................................................... 62
CHAPTER 11. CONSOLE MODE........................................................................................................ 64
11.1 BACKUP, RESTORE AND OTHER OPERATIONS IN THE CONSOLE MODE (TRUEIMAGECMD)........................................... 64
11.1.1 Supported commands................................................................................................................... 64
11.1.2 Common options (options common for most trueimagecmd commands).................................... 65
11.1.3 Specific options (options specific for individual trueimagecmd commands) .............................. 67
11.1.4 Trueimagecmd usage examples ................................................................................................... 70
11.2 AUTOMATIC IMAGE CREATION USING CRON SERVICE .............................................................................................. 70
11.3 RESTORING FILES WITH TRUEIMAGEMNT ................................................................................................................ 71
11.3.1 Supported commands................................................................................................................... 71
11.3.2 Trueimagemnt usage examples.................................................................................................... 73
CHAPTER 12. OTHER OPERATIONS ................................................................................................ 74
12.1 VALIDATING BACKUP ARCHIVES............................................................................................................................. 74
12.2 OPERATION RESULTS NOTIFICATION ....................................................................................................................... 74
12.2.1 Email notification......................................................................................................................... 75
12.2.2 WinPopup notification................................................................................................................. 75
12.3 VIEWING LOGS....................................................................................................................................................... 76
CHAPTER 13. TRANSFERRING THE SYSTEM TO A NEW DISK......................................................... 78
13.1 GENERAL INFORMATION ........................................................................................................................................ 78
13.2 SECURITY .............................................................................................................................................................. 79
13.3 EXECUTING TRANSFERS ......................................................................................................................................... 79
13.3.1 Selecting transfer mode................................................................................................................ 79
13.3.2 Selecting the source disk.............................................................................................................. 79
13.3.3 Selecting the destination disk....................................................................................................... 80
13.3.4 Partitioned destination disk.......................................................................................................... 81
13.3.5 Old and new disk partition layout................................................................................................ 81
13.3.6 Old disk data ................................................................................................................................ 82
13.3.7 Destroying the old disk data......................................................................................................... 82
13.3.8 Selecting partition transfer method.............................................................................................. 83
13.3.9 Partitioning the old disk............................................................................................................... 84
13.3.10 Old and new disk partition layouts............................................................................................... 84