Table of contents
1
1.1
1.2
Getting started ........................................................................................................................... 6
1.2.1
Using the management console .................................................................................................................. 7
1.3
1.3.1
Agent for Linux ...........................................................................................................................................13
1.3.2
Management Console ................................................................................................................................14
1.3.3
Bootable Media Builder .............................................................................................................................14
1.4
Supported file systems ............................................................................................................14
1.5
1.6
System requirements ...............................................................................................................15
1.7
Technical Support ....................................................................................................................15
2
2.1
Basic concepts ..........................................................................................................................16
2.2
2.3
2.4
Owners and credentials ...........................................................................................................22
2.5
GFS backup scheme .................................................................................................................23
2.6
2.7
Retention rules ........................................................................................................................29
2.8
2.8.1
Backing up logical volumes ........................................................................................................................32
2.8.2
Backing up MD devices ..............................................................................................................................33
2.8.3
2.8.4
2.9
2.10 Tape support ............................................................................................................................35
2.10.1
Tape compatibility table .............................................................................................................................35
2.10.2
Using a single tape drive .............................................................................................................................36
2.11 Support for SNMP ....................................................................................................................37
2.12.1
Acronis Secure Zone ...................................................................................................................................38
2.12.2
3
Options .................................................................................................................................. 40
3.1
Console options .......................................................................................................................40
3.1.1
Startup page ...............................................................................................................................................40
3.1.2
Pop-up messages ........................................................................................................................................40
3.1.3
Time-based alerts .......................................................................................................................................41
3.1.4
Number of tasks .........................................................................................................................................41
3.1.5
Fonts ...........................................................................................................................................................41
3.2
Machine options ......................................................................................................................42
3.2.1
Event tracing ...............................................................................................................................................42
3.2.2
Log cleanup rules ........................................................................................................................................43