Download ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE 9.1 - FOR LINUX User`s guide

Contents
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1.
1.1
1.2
1.3
ACRONIS® TRUE IMAGE SERVER FOR LINUX– A COMPLETE SOLUTION FOR CORPORATE USERS ..................................... 7
FEATURES OF ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE SERVER FOR LINUX ............................................................................................. 8
TECHNICAL SUPPORT ................................................................................................................................................... 9
CHAPTER 2.
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
GENERAL INFORMATION AND PROPRIETARY ACRONIS TECHNOLOGIES............... 12
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FILE ARCHIVES AND DISK/PARTITION IMAGES .................................................................... 12
FULL, INCREMENTAL AND DIFFERENTIAL BACKUPS ..................................................................................................... 12
ACRONIS SECURE ZONE ............................................................................................................................................. 13
ACRONIS STARTUP RECOVERY MANAGER .................................................................................................................. 14
3.4.1
3.4.2
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.9
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION ............................................................................. 10
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS............................................................................................................................................. 10
INSTALLING ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE SERVER FOR LINUX ............................................................................................. 10
RUNNING ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE SERVER FOR LINUX ................................................................................................. 11
REMOVING THE PROGRAM .......................................................................................................................................... 11
CHAPTER 3.
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 7
How it works ................................................................................................................................... 14
How to use....................................................................................................................................... 14
WORKING FROM A RESCUE CD................................................................................................................................... 14
WORKING FROM A REMOTE TERMINAL ....................................................................................................................... 15
BACKING UP SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE RAID ARRAYS ........................................................................................... 15
SUPPORT FOR LVM VOLUMES .................................................................................................................................... 15
BACKING UP TO TAPE DRIVE ....................................................................................................................................... 17
CHAPTER 4.
MAIN PROGRAM INTERFACE UNDER X WINDOW SYSTEM ...................................... 18
CHAPTER 5.
CREATING BACKUP ARCHIVES UNDER X WINDOW SYSTEM ................................... 21
5.1
5.2
5.3
BACKING UP FILES AND FOLDERS (FILE BACKUP) ........................................................................................................ 21
BACKING UP DISKS AND PARTITIONS (IMAGE BACKUP) ................................................................................................ 25
SETTING BACKUP OPTIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 29
5.3.1
5.3.2
5.3.3
5.3.4
5.3.5
5.3.6
5.3.7
5.3.8
5.3.9
5.3.10
CHAPTER 6.
6.1
6.2
6.3
4
RESTORING THE BACKUP DATA UNDER X WINDOW SYSTEM.................................. 35
NETWORK SETTINGS IN RESCUE MODE ........................................................................................................................ 35
RESTORING FILES AND FOLDERS FROM FILE ARCHIVES ................................................................................................ 35
RESTORING DISKS/PARTITIONS OR FILES FROM IMAGES ............................................................................................... 40
6.3.1
6.3.2
6.3.3
6.3.4
6.3.5
6.3.6
6.3.7
6.3.8
6.3.9
6.3.10
6.3.11
6.4
Archive protection ........................................................................................................................... 29
Source files exclusion...................................................................................................................... 29
Pre/post commands.......................................................................................................................... 30
Before/after data capture commands ............................................................................................... 30
Compression level ........................................................................................................................... 31
Backup performance........................................................................................................................ 31
Fast incremental/differential backup ............................................................................................... 32
Archive splitting .............................................................................................................................. 32
Media components........................................................................................................................... 33
Additional settings ....................................................................................................................... 33
Starting the Restore Data Wizard .................................................................................................... 40
Archive selection ............................................................................................................................. 40
Restoration type selection................................................................................................................ 41
Selecting a disk/partition to restore ................................................................................................. 41
Selecting a target disk/partition ....................................................................................................... 42
Changing the restored partition type................................................................................................ 43
Changing the restored partition file system ..................................................................................... 43
Changing the restored partition size and location............................................................................ 44
Restoring several partitions at once ................................................................................................. 45
Setting restore options.................................................................................................................. 45
Restoration summary and executing restoration .......................................................................... 45
RESTORING DATA WITH A RESCUE CD ........................................................................................................................ 46
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