Chapter 1. Introduction; Acronis True Image Workstation - A Complete Solution For Corporate Users - ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE 9.1 - WORKSTATION User Manual

Chapter 1. Introduction

1.1 Acronis True Image Workstation – a complete solution for corporate
users
You have come to rely on your workstations to run your business and retain key enterprise
data. Acronis True Image Workstation provides comprehensive, reliable, and cost-effective
system protection and recovery for systems and entire networks. With Acronis True Image
Workstation you have peace of mind knowing you are protected and can recover from any
situation.
Minimizes downtime
Acronis True Image Workstation enables you to restore systems in minutes, not hours or
days. An entire system can be restored from an image that includes everything the system
needs to run: the operating system, applications, databases, and configurations. No
reinstallation or reconfiguration is required. Moreover, complete system restoration can be
performed to an existing system or to a new system with different hardware or to virtual
machines. With the new Acronis Snap Restore feature, users can access a system during
restore, further decreasing downtime. File-based backups provide you with the flexibility to
only backup specific critical files.
Eases Administration
Wizards guide users through backup and recovery tasks, ensuring the product can be
implemented with minimal user training. A central management console provides remote
administration, ensuring that all systems in the network, regardless of your domain and
workgroup structure, can be managed from one location. Complete, unattended restores
from remote locations are supported with a remote bootable agent.
Automates Backup
With the scheduling capability in Acronis True Image Workstation, you simply create backup
tasks, tailored by group, at certain times or at certain events, automating backups.
To ensure that backups have occurred, or user intervention is required, you can request
notifications via email or pop-up. You can view Acronis events in Windows Application Events
Log or Acronis own log. Log messages can be automatically sent out to SNMP clients.
The product also supports the creation of custom commands before and after backups. For
example, users can automatically run anti-virus products before an image is created and
verify the validity of backups after they have been created.
Ensures 24 X 7 Uptime
With the Acronis Drive Snapshot systems can be imaged while they are in use, supporting 24
by 7 availability. This technology enables the product to backup and image critical operating
system files, the master boot record and any partition-based boot records without requiring
a reboot. A CPU allocation feature allows you to limit the amount of CPU usage for the
application to maximize the CPUs available for mission critical applications. Moreover, users
can control hard disk drive writing speeds and control network bandwidth used during
backups, allowing you minimally disrupt business operations.
Supports Cutting Edge Technology
Businesses today are moving to leverage the latest technologies, dual-core 64 bit processors
and 64 bit operating systems. With Acronis True Image Workstation, you can protect these
new machines, as well as legacy ones, running one solution.
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