Agent For Esx/Esxi; Bootable Components And Media Builder; Components For Centralized Management; Management Server - ACRONIS Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server Virtual Edition Installation Manual

File backup
File-level data protection is based on backing up files and directories residing on the machine where
the agent is installed or on a network share accessed using the smb or nfs protocol. Files can be
recovered to their original location or to another place. It is possible to recover all files and
directories that were backed up or select which of them to recover.
1.1.2.1. Deduplication
This add-on enables the agent to back up data to deduplicating vaults managed by Acronis Backup &
Recovery 10 Storage Node.
1.1.3.

Agent for ESX/ESXi

Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent for ESX/ESXi protects virtual machines residing on a VMware
ESX or ESXi virtualization server. The agent allows for backing up virtual machines from the host
without having to install agents on each virtual machine.
The agent is delivered as a virtual appliance.
1.1.4.

Bootable components and media builder

Bootable components of the agent enable operations with reboot, such as recovery of the volume
containing the currently active operating system. Once the operations are completed, the machine
boots into the operating system again. The bootable components are based on the Linux kernel. You
can choose not to install the bootable components and perform operations that require reboot using
bootable media.
Acronis Bootable Media Builder is a dedicated tool for creating bootable media. The media builder
can create bootable media based on either Windows Preinstallation Environment, or Linux kernel.
The Universal Restore add-on enables you to use the restore to dissimilar hardware functionality on
the machine where the agent is installed, and create bootable media with this functionality. Universal
Restore handles differences in devices that are critical for Windows start-up, such as storage
controllers, motherboard or chipset.
1.1.5.

Components for centralized management

This section lists the components included in the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 editions that provide
the centralized management capability. Besides these components, Acronis Backup & Recovery 10
Agents have to be installed on all machines that need data protection.
1.1.5.1.

Management Server

Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Server is the central server that drives data protection
within the enterprise network. The management server provides the administrator with:
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a single entry point to the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 infrastructure
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an easy way to protect data on numerous machines using backup policies and grouping
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enterprise-wide monitoring functionality
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