Acronis True Image 9.1 Server for Linux - User Guide - Manual (Page 14)

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backups, it will be a good practice to periodically check the zone free space, indicated on the
second page of the Manage Acronis Secure Zone wizard.
How to create, resize or delete Acronis Secure Zone using this wizard, see in Chapter 8
Managing Acronis Secure Zone.
3.4 Acronis Startup Recovery Manager
3.4.1
3.4.2
How it works
The Acronis Startup Recovery Manager enables starting Acronis True Image Server for Linux
without loading the operating system. With this feature, if the system won't load for some
reason, you can run Acronis True Image Server for Linux by itself to restore damaged
partitions. As opposed to booting from Acronis removable media, you will not need a
separate media to start Acronis True Image Server for Linux.
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 Linux.
2. Create Acronis Secure Zone on the server hard disk and activate Acronis Startup Recovery
Manager (see 8.1 Creating Acronis Secure Zone).
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 Linux that only slightly differs from the complete version. For
information on restoring damaged partitions, see Chapter 6 Restoring the backup data under
X Window System.
After Acronis Startup Recovery Manager was initially activated, you can deactivate it or
activate again at any time. See details in 8.1.1 Activating and deactivating Acronis Startup
Recovery Manager.
3.5 Working from a rescue CD
In some situations (e.g. if the operating system fails to boot, or when cloning a mounted
disk), you might have to work with Acronis True Image Server for Linux without loading the
OS. In those cases, you can use the Acronis rescue CD. It is highly recommended that you
create it as described in Chapter 10 Creating bootable media.