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backups. You may also want to set or edit the retention rule (p. 379) so that an overflow does not
occur. Once the occupied space reaches the limit, the backups will cease to run.
8.1.6.6
What is the cleanup task for?
Any backup plan where the retention rule is set contains a cleanup task in addition to a backup task.
The cleanup task checks the archive created by the backup plan for backups that have outlived their
lifetime. If such backups are found, the task makes the online storage delete them. Since the deletion
is performed on the online storage side, it does not take your machine's CPU resource.
The cleanup task runs after every online backup, even if the backup has failed. The last successful
backup is always kept though. For more information about the retention rule please refer to "How
long will my backups be kept in the online storage? (p. 379)"
Normally, there is no need to start and stop the cleanup task manually. But it is possible to do so in
the
Backup plans and tasks
view.
8.1.6.7
How to make a recovered machine recognize its subscription?
When you recover a physical machine from a backup, a new machine identifier is created. Therefore,
the machine is not able to back up to the subscription it used before recovery. This happens
regardless of recovery to new or to different hardware.
To continue backing up the machine to the same subscription, reassign (p. 392) the subscription to
the machine. If you do this, the next machine's backup can be incremental. If you assign a new
subscription to the machine, the software will have to do a new full backup.
8.1.7
Initial Seeding FAQ
This section explains what Initial Seeding is, why you would want to use it and provides some usage
details.
8.1.7.1
What is Initial Seeding?
Initial Seeding is an extra service that lets you save an initial full backup locally and then send it to
Acronis on a hard disk drive.
Acronis uploads the backup to the online storage. After that, you can add incremental backups to this
full backup, either manually or on a schedule.
The hard disk drive is sent back to you but it is not possible to recover from it. However, recovery
from a locally attached device is possible with the Large scale recovery (p. 386) option.
8.1.7.2
Why would I want to use Initial Seeding?
This service helps you save time and network traffic during the initial full backup. It is useful when
backing up very large volumes of data or entire machines to the online storage.
8.1.7.3
Is Initial Seeding a paid service?
Yes, you need to buy one Initial Seeding license per machine.
