User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Chapter 2. Acronis True Image Workstation installation and
- Chapter 3. General information and proprietary Acronis tech
- 3.1 The difference between file archives and disk/partition
- 3.2 Full, incremental and differential backups
- 3.3 Acronis Secure Zone
- 3.4 Acronis Startup Recovery Manager
- 3.5 Acronis Backup Server
- 3.6 Acronis Snap Restore
- 3.7 Acronis Universal Restore
- 3.8 Backing up to tape drive
- 3.9 Viewing disk and partition information
- Chapter 4. Using Acronis True Image Management Console
- Chapter 5. Using Acronis True Image Workstation (local vers
- Chapter 6. Creating backup archives
- 6.1 Backing up files and folders (file backup)
- 6.2 Backing up disks and partitions (image backup)
- 6.3 Setting backup options
- 6.3.1 Archive protection
- 6.3.2 Source files exclusion
- 6.3.3 Pre/post commands
- 6.3.4 Compression level
- 6.3.5 Backup performance
- 6.3.6 Fast incremental/differential backup
- 6.3.7 Archive splitting
- 6.3.8 File-level security settings
- 6.3.9 Media components
- 6.3.10 Additional settings
- 3.7.1 How to use
- 3.7.2 Using Acronis Universal Restore in virtual environmen
- 3.7.3 Hints on using Acronis Universal Restore
- 3.7.4 Benefits
- Chapter 7. Restoring the backup data
- 7.1 Restore under Windows or boot from CD?
- 7.2 Restoring files and folders from file archives
- 7.3 Restoring disks/partitions or files from images
- 7.3.1 Starting the Restore Data Wizard
- 7.3.2 Archive selection
- 7.3.3 Restoration type selection
- 7.3.4 Selecting a disk/partition to restore
- 7.3.5 Selecting a target disk/partition
- 7.3.6 Changing the restored partition type
- 7.3.7 Changing the restored partition file system
- 7.3.8 Changing the restored partition size and location
- 7.3.9 Assigning a letter to the restored partition
- 7.3.10 Restoring several partitions at once
- 7.3.11 Setting restore options
- 7.3.12 Using Acronis Universal Restore
- 7.3.13 Restoration summary and executing restoration
- 7.4 Setting restore options
- Chapter 8. Scheduling tasks
- Chapter 9. Managing Acronis Secure Zone
- Chapter 10. Creating bootable media
- Chapter 11. Other operations
- Chapter 12. Mounting an image as a virtual drive
- Chapter 13. Transferring the system to a new disk
- 13.1 General information
- 13.2 Security
- 13.3 Executing transfers
- 13.3.1 Selecting Clone mode
- 13.3.2 Selecting source disk
- 13.3.3 Selecting 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 summary
- 13.4 Cloning with manual partitioning
- Chapter 14. Adding a new hard disk
- Chapter 15. Command-line mode and scripting
3.7.2 Using Acronis Universal Restore in virtual environment
Virtual machine technologies provide a powerful tool to help accelerate the development,
testing, deployment and support of PC applications. Using Acronis True Image Workstation
with Acronis Universal Restore you can perform real-to-virtual and virtual-to-real computer
migration in the same way as with real systems.
If the virtual hard drive uses SCSI controller, you should provide appropriate drivers while
performing system restore to the virtual machine. For example, the widespread VMware
environment requires Buslogic or LSI logic drivers. Use drivers bundled with your virtual
machine software or download the latest drivers versions from the software manufacturer
website.
3.7.3 Hints on using Acronis Universal Restore
1. The system recovered by Acronis Universal Restore may not start if the partition structure
in the image or the target disk partitioning does not coincide with that of the source disk. As
a result, the loader, restored from the image, will point to the wrong partition and the
system will not boot or will malfunction.
Such might be the case if you:
- image not the entire source disk, but only the selected partitions
Keep in mind, that the source disk may have a hidden maintenance partition created by the
computer vendor. Therefore, if you check each partition for backup instead of checking the
disk, this hidden partition will not be included into the image.
- restore not the entire source disk, but only the selected partitions. In some cases,
especially if your system resides on other than the first partition, this can confuse the loader
and prevent the restored system from startup
- image the system residing on the RAID array and restore the system to a RAID array with
different configuration.
To avoid the problem, we recommend that you image and restore the entire system disk and
use the identical RAID configuration on the source and the target computer.
2. As appears from the above, a bootable system migration from RAID to HDD and vise
versa is impossible.
3. When migrating from RAID to RAID, be sure to provide an appropriate driver for the RAID
controller, otherwise a basic HDD driver will be installed.
4. Acronis Universal Restore option is not available when restoring dynamic disks and
volumes.
3.7.4 Benefits
1. Acronis Universal Restore can be used “after the fact”: it is not necessary to create an
image with the option, you can restore any image to different hardware.
2. Acronis Universal Restore allows the user to exactly specify drivers during restore,
enabling their maximum compatibility with the hardware.
3. Acronis Universal Restore does not strip security identifier (SID) and user profile settings.
This means that you will not need to re-join your domain or re-map network user profiles
after a restore.
4. Acronis Universal Restore supports a driver repository to centrally store all drivers so users
don’t need to go looking for them.
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