Acronis True Image 9.1 Server for Windows - User Guide - Manual (Page 16)

3.4 Acronis Startup Recovery Manager
3.4.1 How it works
The Acronis Startup Recovery Manager enables starting Acronis True Image Server for
Windows without loading the operating system. With this feature, if the operating system
won't load for some reason, you can run Acronis True Image Server for Windows by itself to
restore damaged partitions. As opposed to booting from Acronis removable media or RIS
server, you will not need a separate media or network connection to start Acronis True
Image Server for Windows.
3.4.2 How to use
To be able to use Acronis Startup Recovery Manager at boot time, prepare as follows:
1. Install Acronis True Image Server for Windows.
2. Create Acronis Secure Zone on the server hard disk (see
Chapter 8 Managing Acronis
Secure Zone ).
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3. Activate Acronis Startup Recovery Manager. To do so, click Activate Acronis Startup
Recovery Manager and follow the Wizard’s instructions.
If you try to activate Acronis Startup Recovery Manager while Acronis Secure Zone is missing
from the system, you will be prompted to create the zone,
then Acronis Startup Recovery
Manager will be activated. Otherwise, Acronis Startup Recovery Manager will be activated
immediately.
When Acronis Startup Recovery Manager is activated, it overwrites the master boot record
(MBR) with its own boot code. If you have any third-party boot managers installed, you will
have to reactivate them after activating the Startup Recovery Manager. For Linux loaders
(e.g. LiLo and GRUB), you might consider installing them to a Linux root (or boot) partition
boot record instead of MBR before activating Acronis Startup Recovery Manager.
If failure occurs, turn on the computer 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 for Windows that only slightly differs from the complete version. For
information on restoring damaged partitions, see
Chapter 6. Restoring the backup data .
Be careful! Disk letters in standalone Acronis True Image Server for Windows might
sometimes differ from the way Windows identifies drives. For example, the D: drive
identified in the standalone Acronis True Image might correspond to the E: drive in
Windows.
3.5 Acronis Snap Restore
With this feature you can boot the OS on a crashed computer before the system is
completely restored from an image, and start work seconds after the restoration is launched.
The restoration will be continued in the background.
This feature is currently available for images being restored from the Acronis Secure Zone
(see above). Naturally, Acronis Snap Restore cannot be used if the image contains no
operating system (a logical partition or disk image) or when restoring file archives.
3.5.1 How it works
When the restoration procedure is started, Acronis True Image Server for Windows:
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