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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 10-20 Gb image (most common image
size) takes about 10 minutes. The larger the image size, the more time you save.
3.6.2 How to use
To be able to use Acronis Snap Restore in case of system crash, prepare as follows (you can
do it either locally, using Acronis True Image Workstation local version, or remotely, using
Acronis True Image Management Console):
1. Install Acronis True Image Workstation local version or Acronis True Image Agent on a
local computer.
2. Create Acronis Secure Zone on the local computer hard disk (see
Chapter 9. Managing
Acronis Secure Zone
).
3. Activate Acronis Startup Recovery manager (see
3 4 Ac onis Startup Recovery Manager )
and create bootable media or RIS package with Acronis True Image Workstation (see
Chapter 10. Creating bootable media).
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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 Workstation version always
restores the entire system disk. Therefore, if your system disk consists of several partitions,
all of them must be included into the image. Otherwise partitions, missing in 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 work – no more reboots or other actions required.
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You can perform Snap Restore running Acronis True Image Workstation in Windows
operating systems as well. However, it is mandatory to have a bootable media in case of
Windows cannot boot.
3.7 Acronis Universal Restore
One of the fastest ways of cloning a Windows system is to deploy its image to a different
computer.
However, the deployment will not be a success if the target hardware is incompatible with
the most critical drivers included in the image. The restored system may be unbootable
because startup drivers and components, used by the source system, cannot operate on a
different motherboard, processor etc.
Using Microsoft System Preparation Tool (sysprep) does not solve this problem, because
Sysprep allows replacing drivers only for Plug-and-Play devices (sound cards, network
adapters, video cards etc.). As for system HAL and boot device driver, they must be identical
in the source and target computers (see Microsoft Knowledge Base, articles 302577 and
216915).
Acronis Universal Restore technology provides an efficient solution for hardware-independent
system restoration by replacing the crucial HAL and hard disk controller drivers.
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