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Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Contents Table of Contents CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 4 1.1. WHAT IS ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE SERVER ...................................................................................................... 4 1.2. WHAT'S NEW IN ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE SERVER 7.0...................................................................................... 5 1.3.
Introduction Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1. What is Acronis True Image Server Acronis True Image Server 7.0 creates the exact disk image of your live server for complete backup providing the comprehensive and cost effective server protection solution. The disk image file includes all the server disk data including system, programs, databases, configurations, preferences, updates, security patches, and the like.
Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Introduction 1.2. What's new in Acronis True Image Server 7.0 Acronis True Image Server 7.0 has the following new features: • • • • • • • • • • • • Incremental disk imaging; Built-in disk image verification tool; Dynamic volumes support; Disk cloning; New disk deployment; Acronis Secure Zone; Acronis Startup Recovery Manager; Tape drives support; All levels of IDE and SCSI RAID controllers support; Logs viewing; Two boot disk variants: complete and safe.
Introduction Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide 1.4. Software usage terms and conditions The conditions for Acronis True Image Server software usage are described in the «License agreement», included with this package. The supplied registration card is the confirmation of your legal purchase and usage of Acronis True Image Server on your system. Each registration card has its own unique registration number.
Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Installation and running Chapter 2. Installation and running 2.1. Bundle contents Acronis True Image Server system package includes: • an installation disc, • this guide, • license agreement, • registration card, • advertising materials. 2.2. System requirements Acronis True Image Server requires the following hardware: • Pentium or compatible PC, • 32Mb RAM, • FDD or CD-ROM drive, • VGA monitor, • Mouse (recommended), • Free hard disk space for image files.
Installation and running Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide 2.4. Running Acronis True Image Server In normal mode you can run Acronis True Image Server from Windows by selecting Acronis, TrueImage, Acronis True Image Server from Start → Programs. This will bring the program window on the screen. If your operating system doesn’t load for some reasons, you can run Acronis Startup Recovery Manager (provided you’ve installed it before; see "Acronis Startup Recovery Manager").
Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide General program information Chapter 3. General program information 3.1. Main program window The main program window contains the menu, toolbar, and the main part divided into two areas. The right area contains operation icons, the left one –corresponding action descriptions, typical actions and additional tools. The main program window The menu, toolbar and menu items in the left area duplicate themselves providing more comfort.
General program information Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide The New Disk Deployment group includes operations required, when a new disk is installed: • Disk Clone – transfer OS, applications and data from the old disk to the new one. • Add New Disk – add the new disk for data storage leaving OS and applications on the old one.
Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide General program information Status bar In the bottom of the main window there is a status bar divided into two parts. The left part briefly describes the selected operation; the right one indicates image operations progress and results. A double-click on the operation progress line opens the operation progress window. If you double-click on the operation results, you will see the logs window (see "Viewing logs").
General program information Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide The Acronis Secure Zone is primarily meant for working together with Acronis Startup Recovery Manager (see below). It can be used to store both images, and data, considering its properties. The Acronis Secure Zone is primarily made to safely manually and automatically create and restore disk images. Therefore the Acronis Secure Zone is always available for image creation as long as it has space for it.
Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide General program information Enter the size of Acronis Secure Zone or drag the slider. In the next window you will see secure zone creation script containing the list of briefly described operations to be performed on partitions (disks). After you click Proceed Acronis True Image Server will start creating the Acronis Secure Zone. Progress will be reflected in the opened window. If needed, you can stop zone creation by clicking Cancel.
General program information Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Set the new size for Acronis Secure Zone. In the next window you will see an Acronis Secure Zone resize script containing a list of briefly described operations to be performed on partitions (disks). After you click Proceed Acronis True Image Server will start resizing the secure zone. Progress will be reflected in the opened window. If needed, you can stop zone creation by clicking Cancel.
Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide General program information In the next window you will see an Acronis Secure Zone deletion script containing a list of briefly described operations to be performed on partitions (disks). After you click Proceed Acronis True Image Server will start deleting the Acronis Secure Zone. Progress will be reflected in the opened window. If needed, you can stop zone creation by clicking Cancel.
General program information Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide To use Acronis Startup Recovery Manager (it must be activated), turn on your PC and press F11, when you see the "Press F11 for Acronis Startup Recovery Manager" message. This will run a standalone version of Acronis True Image Server that only slightly differs from the Windows version. For information on restoring damaged partitions see Chapter 5.
Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide General program information 3.5. Using dynamic disks and volumes Acronis True Image Server works with dynamic disk images as easy as with basic disk images under Windows. However, as dynamic disks are organized differently than basic, physical disk drives, there are several issues that will impact how you store an image. You can not create an image of the entire dynamic disk, but only of one or more dynamic volumes.
General program information Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide 4. You don't have to provide a filename to store an image on or restore it from a tape You might experience short pauses that are required to rewind the tape. Low-quality or old tape, as well as dirt on the magnetic head, might lead to pauses that can last up to several minutes long.
Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Creating a partition (disk) image Chapter 4. Creating a partition (disk) image Disk (partition) image creation means backing up all data stored on your PC. Having these images you can restore your PC after failures and protect yourself from hard disk data losses. Selecting partitions In the Select partitions for backup window you will see the hard disk layout of your PC. Flag a partition to select it. Flag a whole disk to select all its partitions.
Creating a partition (disk) image Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Image location selection Select image location in the disk tree. In the File name field enter image file name. If you select Acronis Secure Zone or a tape, you don't have to provide a name. You can store several partitions and/or disks in a single file, but you can't append images to a file. The program can generate an unique filename. Just click Generate file name for a new file button at the right.
Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Creating a partition (disk) image Image mode selection A full image contains all hard disk data, so it takes a lot of space. An incremental image contains data only from parts that changed after the previous full or incremental image had been created, so it's usually smaller and faster to create. If you already have a full image, it is recommended to create incremental images next.
Creating a partition (disk) image Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Image file size selection FAT16 and FAT32 file systems have a limit for maximum file sizes. In particular, FAT16 limit is 2Gb, FAT32 limit – 4Gb. FAT32 is currently the most popular end user file system. At the same time, existing hard drives have capacities of 160Gb and above! Therefore, an image file might easily exceed this limit. In this case Acronis True Image Server will automatically split image into several files.
Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Creating a partition (disk) image Image data compression level selection The optimal data compression level depends on disk (partition) files types and can only be understood empirically. Usually, it is recommended to leave the switch in the Normal position. If you need to create an image as fast as possible, select minimal compression. If you need to burn image to removable media, you can select maximum compression.
Creating a partition (disk) image Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Image password protection If you try to restore data from a password protected image, Acronis True Image Server will ask for password in a special window allowing access for authorized persons only.
Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Creating a partition (disk) image The more details are provided in the comment, the more assured you would be. If you don’t provide comments, you might mistake images and restore another system partition, for example. Image creation script In the next window, you will see disk(s) or partition(s) image creation script containing a list of briefly described operations to be performed.
Restoring a disk (partition) from an image Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Chapter 5. Restoring a disk (partition) from an image As mentioned above (see "Running Acronis True Image Server "), Acronis True Image Server can be run in several ways. However, disk restoration is always performed in a single way. We recommend you to restore disks from under Windows, using other ways only if it doesn’t load. Bootable media (e.g. a CD) you loaded from doesn’t keep you from using other CDs with images.
Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Restoring a disk (partition) from an image If you are to restore an image from removable media, e.g. CD, first insert the latest burnt CD and then insert them in order starting from the one created first. If you provided a comment to the image, it would help you understand if you selected the right image. The comment is displayed in the right part of the window. Note that it can be seen without entering a password for a protected image.
Restoring a disk (partition) from an image Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide You can restore an image to another partition, but this is needed rather seldom. At that a partition should be of at least the same size as uncompressed image data. If you don’t have a serious reason to restore an image to another partition, restore it only to partition that was used to create this image.
Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Restoring a disk (partition) from an image Select partition type If you need only the data, you don't have to create another primary partition. In this case, you can restore the partition as logical to access the data only. But if you are to restore a system partition, you should select the Primary type for it. Finally, if you want to load operating system from it, select Active as well.
Restoring a disk (partition) from an image Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Select a file system Let’s imagine you are to restore a partition from the old low-capacity FAT16 disk to a newer one. FAT16 wouldn’t be effective and might even be impossible to set on the high-capacity hard disk. The thing is that FAT16 supports files up to 2Gb in size, so you won’t be able to restore a 2Gb FAT16 partition to a disk that exceeds 2Gb without changing the file system.
Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Restoring a disk (partition) from an image Select partition size and location You might need to resize and relocate a partition to redistribute the disk space between existing partitions. In this case you will have to restore the partition to be reduced first. These changes might be useful, if you are to clone a hard disk by creating its image and restoring it to a new disk with larger partitions.
Restoring a disk (partition) from an image Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Assign any unused letter to a partition You shouldn’t assign letters to partitions inaccessible for Windows anyway, i.e. to those different from FAT and NTFS. Restoring several partitions at once You can restore several partitions during a single session. To do this select Yes, I want to restore another partition or hard disk drive in the Next Selection window and click Next.
Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Restoring a disk (partition) from an image After this you will see partition selection window again and will have to repeat actions mentioned above. If you want to restore only one disk (partition) or have already selected all partitions you need, don’t set this switch and click Next. Restoration script In the next window, you will see disk(s) or partition(s) image restoration script containing a list of briefly described operations to be performed.
Browsing and restoring particular files Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Chapter 6. Browsing and restoring particular files To browse and restore particular files Acronis True Image Server can connect images as virtual drives thus enabling to access it as a usual drive.
Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Browsing and restoring particular files If the selected image file is not protected by password, you will immediately see the image comment along with the list of stored partitions. If the file is protected by password, you will see only the comment. Selecting partitions to connect and letter assignment On this step you must select a partition to connect as a virtual disk. Note that you can’t connect the entire disk.
Transferring system to a new disk Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Chapter 7. Transferring system to a new disk 7.1. General information Sooner or later any PC user finds out his hard disk is too small. If you just don’t have space for data (e.g. family photos and videos), you can add another disk just for data storage as described in the following chapter.
Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Transferring system to a new disk On all screenshots below damaged partitions are marked with a red circle with a white cross inside in the upper left corner. Before you start cloning you should check such disks for errors using corresponding OS tools. 7.2. Security Note the following: if lights go out or you accidentally press RESET during the transfer, the procedure will be incomplete and you will have to partition and format or clone the hard disk again.
Transferring system to a new disk Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide If the program finds two disks, one partitioned and another unpartitioned, it will automatically recognize the source and destination, so the next two steps will be bypassed. Selecting source disk If the program finds several partitioned disks, it will ask you what is the source (i.e. the older data disk).
Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Transferring system to a new disk The previously selected source becomes grayed-out and disabled for selection. If either disk is unpartitioned, the program will automatically recognize it as destination and bypass this step. Partitioned destination disk On this step the program checks, if the destination disk is free. If not, you will be prompted by the Partitioned destination disk window stating that the destination disk contains partitions, perhaps, with data.
Transferring system to a new disk Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide • Delete partitions on the destination hard disk – all existing partitions will be deleted during cloning and all their data will be lost. • No, I do not want to delete partitions – no existing partition will be deleted making the cloning impossible. You will only be able to cancel this operation and return to select another disk. To continue select the first choice and click Next.
Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Transferring system to a new disk If you are going to sell, present, etc. your old disk, we recommend you to clean it from any information to avoid it getting into wrong hands. If you are going to keep the old disk for yourself and use it for data storage, you can create a new partition layout on it. In this case the disk will be ready right after cloning is complete.
Transferring system to a new disk Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide The second method takes more time, but makes it impossible to recover data afterwards even with special equipment. The first method is less secure, but is still suitable for most cases.
Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Transferring system to a new disk If you select to transfer information "as is", a new partition will be created for every old one with the same size and type, file system and label. The unused space will become unallocated. Further you will be able to use it to create new partitions or to enlarge the existing partitions with special tools (e.g. Acronis Partition Expert).
Transferring system to a new disk Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide If you made a mistake, click Back to redo. After you created the necessary partitions, uncheck the Create new partition in unallocated space box and click Next. Old and new disk partition layouts In the next window you will see rectangles indicating the source hard disk, including its partitions and unallocated space, as well as the new disk layout.
Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Transferring system to a new disk Disk partitioning script After you click Proceed, Acronis True Image Server will start cloning indicating the progress in the special window. You can stop this procedure by clicking Cancel. In this case you will have to re-partition and format the new disk or repeat the cloning procedure. After the operation is complete, you will see the results message. 7.4.
Transferring system to a new disk Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide To resize either partition, check the Proceed Relayout box. If you are satisfied with the partition layout shown, uncheck this box (if checked). Clicking Next you will proceed to the cloning script window. Be careful! Clicking Back in this window will reset all size and location changes that you've selected, so you will have to specify them again. First, select a partition to resize. It will become underlined red.
Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Adding a new hard disk Chapter 8. Adding a new hard disk If you don't have enough space for keeping your data (e.g. family photos and videos), you can either replace the old disk with a new higher-capacity one (data transfers to new disks are described in the previous chapter). But you can also add a new disk only to store data, leaving the system on the old disk. If the PC has space for another disk, it would be easier to add it then clone.
Adding a new hard disk Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide If you made a mistake at partitioning, click Back to redo. After you create the necessary partition layout, uncheck the Create new partition in unallocated space box and click Next. Disk adding script In the next window you will see the disk add script containing a list of briefly described operations to be performed on partitions (disks).
Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Scripting and schedul Chapter 9. Scripting and scheduling Acronis True Image Server allows you to schedule tasks you created, so you won't have to remember the last time you imaged your disks. Acronis True Image Server will do this for you to guarantee the safety of your data. You can create more than one independent scheduled tasks. For example, you can image your work documents daily, and backup the application disk only weekly.
Scripting and schedul Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Having selected partitions and/or disks, click Next. Note that this button is disabled until at least one partition or disk is selected. Other parameters are set further in the same way as described in the Chapter 4 related to image creation. Selecting task periodicity After you set image parameters, you must set task execution periodicity. • Do not start automatically - a task will not be executed.
Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Scripting and schedul • Daily – a task will be executed daily at the specified time (selected on the next step). • Weekly - a task will be executed weekly or in some weeks at the specified time and day (selected on the next step). • Monthly - a task will be executed monthly at the specified time and day (selected on the next step). • One time only - a task will be executed once at the specified time and day (selected on the next step).
Scripting and schedul Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide computer was turned off at the selected time. In this case the task will be executed at the nearest startup. Setting up weekly execution If you select the weekly execution, you will have to specify some additional parameters. First, the Start time (hours and minutes). Specify periodicity in the Every x weeks (each week, in a week, etc.) Check weekdays to execute the task on.
Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Scripting and schedul You can execute the task even if your PC is turned off at the specified time. To do this select Perform this task when the computer restarts, only if the computer was turned off at the selected time. In this case the task will be executed at the nearest startup. Setting up one time execution If you select the weekly execution, you will have to specify some additional parameters. First, the Start time (hours and minutes). Second, the Start date.
Scripting and schedul Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide You can execute the task even if your PC is turned off at the specified time. To do this select Perform this task when the computer restarts, only if the computer was turned off at the selected time. In this case the task will be executed at the nearest startup. Entering user name Under Windows NT, 2000, XP, 2003 you will have to specify the name of the user that owns the executed task, otherwise no scheduled execution would be available.
Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Scripting and schedul Edit allows to change any task parameters. This is performed in the same way as creation with two exceptions. First, there will be specified parameters instead of the default, so you won't have to enter them again. Second, after you make changes you will be asked about execution order. I.e. you will be able to change image creation parameters like location without touching its execution periodicity and time (though you can change it as well.
Scripting and schedul Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide The script must be located between and tags. 9.3.4 Tag description: SOURCE Describes partitions to create images of. The partition letters must be provided without colons.
Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Other operations Chapter 10. Other operations 10.1. Checking images To be assured your images are not damaged, you can check their integrity. To do this select Check Image in the Tools group (expand it if it's not) or click Check Image on the toolbar. You will see the first wizard window. Click Next to continue. Selecting image for checking In this window you will see the complete list of connected storage devices, including hard disks and any other drives.
Other operations Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide If you’ve purchased the program on a CD, it will already be bootable. You can also create bootable media during or after the installation. For this you will need a CD-R/RW blank, 5 formatted diskettes (or 2 for the safe variant), or any other media your PC can boot from, e.g. Zip. Click Create Rescue Media on the toolbar or in the left part of the main window, or select Create Rescue Media from the Tools menu.
Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Other operations The left panel can contain up to 50 logs. If there’s more, you can browse the list using the More and Less buttons with the left and right arrows. To delete a log select it and click Delete. If any step was terminated by an error, the corresponding log will be marked with a red circle with a white cross inside. The right window features the list of steps contained in the selected log.
Scripting and scheduling Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Chapter 11. Troubleshooting 11.1. Recovering Acronis True Image Server If Acronis True Image Server ceased running or produces errors, its files might be corrupted. To fix it, you will have to recover the program. To do this run Acronis True Image Server installer again. It will detect Acronis True Image Server on your PC and will ask you if you want to recover (update) or remove it. Click Recover and click Proceed. 11.2.
Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Scripting and scheduling For more information visit http://www.roxio.com/en/support/roxio_support/taketwo.html I created an image on CD-R(W) discs, but when I try to browse it Acronis True Image Server tells me it can’t connect this image as a virtual disk. The current version of Acronis True Image Server can connect images only if their files are located in the same place.
Scripting and scheduling Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide You can download Microsoft System Preparation Tool from www.microsoft.com or extract from deploy.cab located on Windows XP installation CD. Below is a brief instruction on how to prepare your hard disk for cloning or transferring to another PC: 1. Create Acronis True Image Server bootable media using the corresponding wizard in the Acronis True Image Server menu. 2. Run sysprep.exe.
Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide Scripting and scheduling • Run Acronis True Image Server , insert formatted DVD disc into your DVD+RW or DVD-RW drive and create an image. No other special actions are required. Images stored on DVD discs can be restored from both under Windows, and when Acronis True Image Server is loaded from its bootable media. Besides, there’s another way to burn an image to a DVD disc.
