Supported File Systems; Using Dynamic Disks And Volumes - ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE SERVER 8.0 User Manual

3.4

Supported file systems

Acronis True Image Server 8.0 for Windows supports the following file systems:
• FAT16/32
• NTFS
• Ext2/Ext3
• ReiserFS
• Linux SWAP
• XFS
• JFS
If a file system is not supported or is corrupted, Acronis True Image Server 8.0 for
Windows can copy data using a sector-by-sector approach.
For XFS and JFS file systems partition resizing feature is not supported.
3.5

Using dynamic disks and volumes

Acronis True Image Server 8.0 for Windows works with dynamic disk images as
easy as with basic disk images under Windows. However, as dynamic disks are
organized differently than basic, physical disk drives, there are several issues that
will impact how you store an image.
You can not create an image of the entire dynamic disk, but only of one or more
dynamic volumes. This is because a dynamic volume is located on several dynamic
disks, so a partial backup would not create a usable image.
The current version of the software is not capable of changing the size and file
system of an image being restored to a dynamic volume. However, this is possible
when you restore a dynamic volume to a basic disk partition.
When you create a dynamic volume image, its type information (simple, mirror, and
the like) is lost, so the restoration is performed independently. In each case, the
program stores and restores volume contents only.
If a basic disk image is restored to a dynamic disk, it will destroy the dynamic disk's
contents. As a result, you will end up with a basic disk.
You can also create and restore an image of a system partition stored on a dynamic
disk.
If Acronis True Image Server 8.0 for Windows runs from Bootable Rescue media, dynamic
disks will be not accessible. To be able to restore a system partition, you must keep its image
on a basic, network, or removable disk.
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