Script Structure - ACRONIS BACKUP AND RECOVERY 10 ADVANCED SERVER VIRTUAL EDITION - COMMAND LINE REFERENCE UPDATE 3 Cli Reference Manual

TrueImageTerminal execution parameters:
TrueImageTerminal.exe [arguments]
Arguments include the following:
/help – outputs help information about TrueImageTerminal.exe parameters.
/progress – outputs the progress of backup operations run either from Acronis Backup & Recovery
10 graphics user interface, or from the script.
/execute: [script file name] – executes a script. If there are several scripts to be executed, they are
queued. An example for executing MyBackup.tis script:
TrueImageTerminal.exe /execute:C:\MyBackup.tis
/nowait – an optional script execution argument. Enables to terminate TrueImageTerminal before
backup is finished. Example:
TrueImageTerminal /execute:C:\MyBackup.tis /nowait
By pressing Ctrl+C you can forcibly turn off backup progress output and switch TrueImageTerminal to a
background operation.
You can terminate the backup operation executed by TrueImageTerminal by pressing Ctrl+B.
1.3.2

Script structure

Scripts are written in the XML language and you can use the following tags:
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Source (p. 34)

Target (p. 34)

Options (p. 34)
1.3.2.1 Source
Specifies the partitions or disks to be imaged. Letters assigned to partitions must be used without a
colon. Disk numbers correspond to their system numbers. To create images of several partitions or
disks, use the SOURCE tag for each of them, e.g.:
<source letter ="C" />
<source letter ="D" />
<source disk ="1" />
<source disk ="2" />
1.3.2.2 Target
Specifies the name and the location of an image file, e.g.:
<target file="E:\Mybackup2.tib" username="username" password="password" />
username and password parameters are optional. They are used to access networked resources.
As a target for the image files you can indicate a CD-R/RW or tape drive.
1.3.2.3 Options
This tag can be used with a number of additional parameters:
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