Acronis Server Cloud Backup - User Guide - Manual (Page 140)

8 Glossary of Terms
B
Backup
1. The same as Backup operation (p. 140).
2. A set of backup versions created and
managed by using backup settings. A
backup can contain multiple backup
versions created using full (p. 141) and
incremental (p. 141) backup methods.
Backup versions belonging to the same
backup are usually stored in the same
location.
Backup operation
An operation that creates a copy of the data
that exists on a machine's hard disk for the
purpose of recovering or reverting the data to
a specified date and time.
Backup settings
A set of rules configured by a user when
creating a new backup. The rules control the
backup process. Later you can edit the backup
settings to change or optimize the backup
process.
Backup version
The result of a single backup operation (p.
140). Physically, it is a file or a set of files that
contains a copy of the backed up data as of a
specific date and time. Backup version files
created by Acronis Small Office Backup have a
TIB extension. The TIB files resulting from
consolidation of backup versions are also
called backup versions.
Backup version chain
Sequence of minimum 2 backup versions (p.
140) that consist of the first full backup
version and the subsequent one or more
incremental or differential backup versions.
Backup version chain continues till the next
full backup version (if any).
Bootable media
A physical media (CD, DVD, USB flash drive or
other media supported by a machine BIOS as a
boot device) that contains standalone version
of Acronis Small Office Backup.
Bootable media is most often used to:

recover an operating system that cannot
start

access and back up the data that has
survived in a corrupted system

deploy an operating system on bare metal

create basic or dynamic volumes on bare
metal

back up sector-by-sector a disk that has an
unsupported file system
C
Consolidation
Combining two or more subsequent backup
versions (p. 140) belonging to the same
backup (p. 140) into a single backup version.
The consolidation procedure allows you to
delete the backup versions you no longer
need from any backup chain while maintaining
the consistency of chain's backups. A chain to
be consolidated consists of a full backup and
one or more incremental backups.
Consolidation keeps whichever backups you
choose and deletes any backups that are not
selected. Note that consolidation may take a
lot of time and system resources (including
disk space).
D
Differential backup
1. A backup method used for saving data
changes that occurred since the last full
backup version (p. 141) within a backup.
2. A backup process that creates a
differential backup version (p. 140).