Table of contents
1
1.1
1.2
Getting started ........................................................................................................................... 9
1.2.1
Using the management console ................................................................................................................11
1.3
1.3.1
Agent for Windows .....................................................................................................................................18
1.3.2
Agent for Linux ...........................................................................................................................................19
1.3.3
1.3.4
Management Console ................................................................................................................................22
1.3.5
Bootable Media Builder .............................................................................................................................22
1.3.6
Acronis Wake-On-LAN Proxy......................................................................................................................23
1.4
Supported file systems ............................................................................................................23
1.5
1.6
System requirements ...............................................................................................................25
1.7
Technical Support ....................................................................................................................26
2
2.1
Basic concepts ..........................................................................................................................27
2.2
2.3
Owners and credentials ...........................................................................................................32
2.4
2.5
GFS backup scheme .................................................................................................................35
2.6
2.7
Retention rules ........................................................................................................................41
2.8
2.9
2.9.1
Backing up logical volumes ........................................................................................................................45
2.9.2
Backing up MD devices ..............................................................................................................................46
2.9.3
2.9.4
2.11 Tape support ............................................................................................................................49
2.11.1
Tape compatibility table .............................................................................................................................49
2.11.2
Using a single tape drive .............................................................................................................................49
2.12 Support for SNMP ....................................................................................................................50
2.13.1
Acronis Secure Zone ...................................................................................................................................51
2.13.2
2.13.3
2.13.4
Acronis Active Restore ...............................................................................................................................55
2.14.1
Basic concepts ............................................................................................................................................57
2.14.2
2.14.3