Acronis Backup for Linux Server - Installation Guide - Manual (Page 6)

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Components for a managed machine (agents)
These are applications that perform data backup, recovery and other operations on the machines
managed with Acronis Backup. Agents require a license to perform operations on each managed
machine.
Console
The console provides Graphical User Interface to the agents. Usage of the console is not licensed. The
console is installed together with the agent and cannot be disconnected from it.
Bootable Media Builder
With Bootable Media Builder, you can create bootable media in order to use the agents and other
rescue utilities in a rescue environment. Bootable Media Builder is installed together with the agent.
1.3.1 Agent for Linux
This agent enables disk-level and file-level data protection under Linux.
Disk backup
Disk-level data protection is based on backing up either a disk or a volume file system as a whole,
along with all information necessary for the operating system to boot; or all the disk sectors using the
sector-by-sector approach (raw mode.) A backup that contains a copy of a disk or a volume in a
packaged form is called a disk (volume) backup or a disk (volume) image. It is possible to recover
disks or volumes as a whole from such backup, as well as individual folders or files.
File backup
File-level data protection is based on backing up files and directories residing on the machine where
the agent is installed or on a network share accessed using the smb or nfs protocol. Files can be
recovered to their original location or to another place. It is possible to recover all files and
directories that were backed up or select which of them to recover.
Conversion to a virtual machine
Agent for Linux performs the conversion by recovering a disk backup to a new virtual machine of any
of the following types: VMware Workstation, Microsoft Virtual PC, Citrix XenServer Open Virtual
Appliance (OVA) or Red Hat Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM). Files of the fully configured and
operational machine will be placed in the directory you select. You can start the machine using the
respective virtualization software or prepare the machine files for further usage.
1.3.2 Management Console
Acronis Backup Management Console is an administrative tool for local access to Acronis Backup
agent. Remote connection to the agent is not possible.
1.3.3 Bootable Media Builder
Acronis Bootable Media Builder is a dedicated tool for creating bootable media. The media builder
that installs on Linux creates bootable media based on Linux kernel.