Agent-Side Cleanup; Agent-Side Validation; Backup Archive (Archive); Backup Operation - ACRONIS Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server SBS Edition User Manual

Agent (Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent)
An application that performs data backup and recovery and enables other management operations
on the machine (p. 356), such as task management and operations with hard disks.
The type of data that can be backed up depends on the agent type. Acronis Backup & Recovery 10
includes the agents for backing up disks and files and the agents for backing up virtual machines
residing on virtualization servers.

Agent-side cleanup

Cleanup (p. 351) performed by an agent (p. 347) according to the backup plan (p. 349) that produces
the archive (p. 348). Agent-side cleanup is performed in unmanaged vaults (p. 360).

Agent-side validation

Validation (p. 360) performed by an agent (p. 347) according to the backup plan (p. 349) that
produces the archive (p. 348). Agent-side validation is performed in unmanaged vaults (p. 360).
Archive
See Backup archive (p. 348).
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Backup
The result of a single backup operation (p. 348). Physically, it is a file or a tape record that contains a
copy of the backed up data as of specific date and time. Backup files created by Acronis Backup &
Recovery 10 have a TIB extension. The TIB files resulting from backup consolidation (p. 352) are also
called backups.

Backup archive (Archive)

A set of backups (p. 348) created and managed by a backup plan (p. 349). An archive can contain
multiple full backups (p. 355) as well as incremental (p. 356) and differential backups (p. 352).
Backups belonging to the same archive are always stored in the same location. Multiple backup plans
can back up the same source to the same archive, but the mainstream scenario is "one plan – one
archive".
Backups in an archive are entirely managed by the backup plan. Manual operations with archives
(validation (p. 360), viewing contents, mounting and deleting backups) should be performed using
Acronis Backup & Recovery 10. Do not modify your archives using non-Acronis tools such as Windows
Explorer or third-party file managers.

Backup operation

An operation that creates a copy of the data that exists on a machine's (p. 356) hard disk for the
purpose of recovering or reverting the data to a specified date and time.
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