Chapter 12. Troubleshooting; Recovering Acronis True Image Server 8.0 For Windows; Frequently Asked Questions - ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE SERVER 8.0 User Manual

Troubleshooting

Chapter 12. Troubleshooting

12.1

Recovering Acronis True Image Server 8.0 for Windows

If Acronis True Image Server 8.0 for Windows ceased running or produces errors,
its files might be corrupted. To fix it, you will have to recover the program. To do
this, run Acronis True Image Server 8.0 for Windows installer again. It will detect
Acronis True Image Server 8.0 for Windows on your server and will ask you if you
want to recover (update) or remove it.
Click Recover and click Proceed.
12.2

Frequently asked questions

What storage devices does Acronis True Image Server 8.0 for Windows
support for keeping backups?
Backups can be created on hard disks and other storage devices supported by
Windows NT 4.0 SP6, 2000, 2003.
What is the purpose of specifying image file size?
The server hard disk is the fastest and most effective storage device. It can write a
disk (partition) image considerably faster than any other device, e.g. CD-R/RW.
Having specified image volume size equal to about 650–700Mb, you can quickly
create image files on your hard disk to burn them to CD-R/RW afterwards. This
allows doing the whole task more quickly.
What devices can a system partition be restored from if Acronis True
Image Server 8.0 for Windows is loaded from its bootable diskette of CD?
Acronis True Image Server 8.0 for Windows supports any connected hard disks as
well as a wide variety of IDE, SCSI, FireWire (IEEE-1394), USB (1.0, 1.1, 2.0), PC
card (PCMCIA) interfaces and devices, including CD-ROM, CD-R/RW, DVD-RW,
DVD+R/RW, magneto-optical drives, Iomega Zip, Jaz, etc.
Can Easy CD Creator 4.x–5.0 impede Acronis True Image Server 8.0 for
Windows ?
Easy CD Creator 4.x and 5.0 automatically installs an old version of Take Two®
backup utility that is no longer supported by its manufacturer, Roxio. If Acronis True
Image Server 8.0 for Windows detects this utility, it shows you the following
message in the beginning of image creation.
"Can't create the image of the logical disk, as it's already used by a running
application. Please close all other applications and try again."
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