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3.6.5 Getting Acronis Universal Restore
Acronis Universal Restore is an add-on to Acronis True Image Echo Server. It is purchased
separately, has its own license, and is installed from a separate setup file.
Let’s assume for a moment that you own Acronis True Image Echo Server but have not
purchased Acronis Universal Restore. When you create a task for restoring a Windows
system disk and select a target disk (either physical or virtual) in the Restore Data Wizard,
the program compares crucial for the system start devices found in the image registry and
the target computer registry. If the chipset, motherboard or mass storage device are
different, and therefore there is a risk that the system cannot boot, you will be prompted
whether you want to buy Acronis Universal Restore. To buy the option, follow the link.
If you already have Acronis Universal Restore, the prompt will not come up and you will
have an option to enable Acronis Universal Restore later in the Restore Data Wizard.
3.7 Backing up to tape libraries and tape drives
Acronis True Image Echo Server supports tape libraries, autoloaders and SCSI tape drives
as storage devices.
3.7.1 Backing up to tape libraries and autoloaders
A tape library is a high-capacity storage device consisting of one or more tape drives and
a loader that automatically selects and loads multiple tape cartridges using barcode
identification. Tape libraries with only one drive and loader are known as autoloaders.
Tape libraries are widely used as an efficient repository for long-term stored archival data.
Once the tape library is full, old data is progressively overwritten by new data. With tape
libraries support, Acronis True Image Echo Server can store several backup chains from
different disks and users.
3.7.2 Backing up to tape drives
Backup and restore on a tape drive proceed in the same way as with other devices with
the following exceptions.
1. A full backup can be stored on an empty tape only. If the tape already contains data,
its contents will be overwritten on prompt. You have an option to disable prompts. See
details in
5.3.13 Additional settings .
2. In cases where you want to keep more than one archive on the tape, for example, you
want to back up two disks separately, select
incremental backup mode instead of a full
backup when you create an initial backup for the second disk. In other situations,
incremental backup is used for appending changes to the previously created archive.
3. You do not have to provide filenames for backups.
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.
3.8 Viewing disk and partition information
You can change the way data is represented in all schemes you see in various wizards.