Acronis True Image 9.1 Server for Linux - User Guide - Manual (Page 4)

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Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 7
1.1 A CRONIS T RUE I MAGE S ERVER FOR L INUX – A COMPLETE SOLUTION FOR CORPORATE USERS ........................................ 7
1.2 F EATURES OF A CRONIS T RUE I MAGE S ERVER FOR L INUX ............................................................................................. 8
1.3 T ECHNICAL SUPPORT ................................................................................................................................................... 9
CHAPTER 2. INSTALLATION AND OPERATION ............................................................................. 10
2.1 S YSTEM REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................................................. 10
2.2 I NSTALLING A CRONIS T RUE I MAGE S ERVER FOR L INUX ............................................................................................. 10
2.3 R UNNING A CRONIS T RUE I MAGE S ERVER FOR L INUX ................................................................................................. 11
2.4 R EMOVING THE PROGRAM .......................................................................................................................................... 11
CHAPTER 3. GENERAL INFORMATION AND PROPRIETARY ACRONIS TECHNOLOGIES............... 12
3.1 T HE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FILE ARCHIVES AND DISK / PARTITION IMAGES .................................................................... 12
3.2 F ULL , INCREMENTAL AND DIFFERENTIAL BACKUPS ..................................................................................................... 12
3.3 A CRONIS S ECURE Z ONE ............................................................................................................................................. 13
3.4 A CRONIS S TARTUP R ECOVERY M ANAGER .................................................................................................................. 14
3.4.1 How it works ................................................................................................................................... 14
3.4.2 How to use....................................................................................................................................... 14
3.5 W ORKING FROM A RESCUE CD................................................................................................................................... 14
3.6 W ORKING FROM A REMOTE TERMINAL ....................................................................................................................... 15
3.7 B ACKING UP SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE RAID ARRAYS ........................................................................................... 15
3.8 B ACKING UP TO TAPE DRIVE ....................................................................................................................................... 15
CHAPTER 4. MAIN PROGRAM INTERFACE UNDER X WINDOW SYSTEM ...................................... 17
CHAPTER 5. CREATING BACKUP ARCHIVES UNDER X WINDOW SYSTEM ................................... 20
5.1 B ACKING UP FILES AND FOLDERS ( FILE BACKUP ) ........................................................................................................ 20
5.2 B ACKING UP DISKS AND PARTITIONS ( IMAGE BACKUP ) ................................................................................................ 24
5.3 S ETTING BACKUP OPTIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 28
5.3.1 Archive protection ........................................................................................................................... 28
5.3.2 Source files exclusion ...................................................................................................................... 28
5.3.3 Pre/post commands.......................................................................................................................... 29
5.3.4 Before/after data capture commands ............................................................................................... 29
5.3.5 Compression level ........................................................................................................................... 30
5.3.6 Backup performance........................................................................................................................ 30
5.3.7 Fast incremental/differential backup ............................................................................................... 31
5.3.8 Archive splitting .............................................................................................................................. 31
5.3.9 Media components........................................................................................................................... 32
5.3.10 Additional settings ....................................................................................................................... 32
CHAPTER 6. RESTORING THE BACKUP DATA UNDER X WINDOW SYSTEM.................................. 34
6.1 N ETWORK SETTINGS IN RESCUE MODE ........................................................................................................................ 34
6.2 R ESTORING FILES AND FOLDERS FROM FILE ARCHIVES ................................................................................................ 34
6.3 R ESTORING DISKS / PARTITIONS OR FILES FROM IMAGES ............................................................................................... 39
6.3.1 Starting the Restore Data Wizard .................................................................................................... 39
6.3.2 Archive selection ............................................................................................................................. 39
6.3.3 Restoration type selection................................................................................................................ 40
6.3.4 Selecting a disk/partition to restore ................................................................................................. 40
6.3.5 Selecting a target disk/partition ....................................................................................................... 41
6.3.6 Changing the restored partition type................................................................................................ 42
6.3.7 Changing the restored partition file system ..................................................................................... 42
6.3.8 Changing the restored partition size and location............................................................................ 43
6.3.9 Restoring several partitions at once ................................................................................................. 44
6.3.10 Setting restore options.................................................................................................................. 44
6.3.11 Restoration summary and executing restoration .......................................................................... 44
6.4 R ESTORING DATA WITH A RESCUE CD ........................................................................................................................ 45
6.5 S ETTING RESTORE OPTIONS ........................................................................................................................................ 46