How To Package A Hard Drive For Shipment - ACRONIS BACKUP AND RECOVERY 10 ADVANCED SERVER - UPDATE 3 User Manual

4. [Optional] If you want to add more backups to the media, repeat step 3 selecting the different
data in What to back up. (Do not edit the backup plan, create a new one!)
5. [Optional] If you want to add backups from another machine, attach the media to that machine
and perform the same steps.
6. Package (p. 383) the media along with a prepaid return shipping label and send it to Acronis by
physical mail. The address is available on your account management Web page > Initial Seeding /
Recovery tab > Orders in process > Initial Seeding orders > Datacenter address.
7. On the same web page, mark the order as "shipped" and track (p. 385) the order status.
8. Once you observe that the backup has been uploaded on the online storage, you can edit the
backup plan to do incremental backups:
 In Backup scheme, select Back up now, Back up later for manual backups or Simple for
scheduled backups.

For Simple, specify the schedule and (optionally) the retention rule.
 Click Save.
When started manually or on schedule, your backup plan will add incremental backups to the
initial backup stored in the online storage.
8.1.7.9

How to package a hard drive for shipment?

It is very important that your hard drive be packaged carefully. Careful packaging will protect your
drive from any damage during shipment.
Hard drive types
Acronis accepts hard disk drives of the following interface types: IDE, ATA, SATA, USB connected
drives.
SCSI drives are not accepted.
Packaging
If possible, use the original packaging. Otherwise, packaging materials can be obtained at any
shipping outlet or stationary store.
The following are instructions about how to package your hard disk drive.
Step 1
Delicately remove your hard disk drive from the machine.
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