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To recover the entire machine or the operating system that fails to start, use the bootable media (p.
389). You cannot control operations under bootable media using the management server, but you
can disconnect the console from the server and connect it to the machine booted from the media.
Managing plans and tasks
To manage the plans and tasks existing on the registered machines, select
Machines > All machines
in the
Navigation
tree and then select each machine in turn. The
Information
pane below shows the
state and the details of plans and tasks existing on each machine and enables you to start, stop, edit,
and delete the plans and tasks.
You can also use the
Tasks
view that displays all tasks existing on the registered machines. The tasks
can be filtered by machines, backup plans and other parameters. Refer to the context help for
details.
Viewing log
To view the centralized log, collected from the registered machines, select
Log
in the
Navigation
tree. The log entries can be filtered by machines, backup plans and other parameters. Refer to the
context help for details.
Creating centralized vaults
If you opt for storing all backup archives in a single or a few networked locations, create centralized
vaults in these locations. After a vault is created, you can view and administer its content by selecting
Vaults > Centralized
> 'Vault name'
in the
Navigation
tree. The shortcut to the vault will be deployed
to all the registered machines. The vault can be specified as a backup destination in any backup plan
created by you or by the registered machines' users.
The advanced way of centralized management
To make the best use of the centralized management capabilities offered by Acronis Backup &
Recovery 10, you can opt for:
Using deduplication
1.
Install Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Storage Node (p. 20) and add it to the management
server.
2.
Create the deduplicating managed vault on the storage node.
3.
Install the Acronis Deduplication add-on to the agent on all machines that will back up to the
deduplicating vault.
4.
Ensure that the backup plans you create use the managed vault as destination for the backup
archives.
Creating a backup policy rather than backup plans
Set up a centralized backup policy and apply it to the
All machines
group. This way you will deploy
backup plans on each machine with a single action. Select
Actions > Create backup policy
from the
top menu and then refer to the context help.
Grouping the machines registered on the management server
Group the registered machines by appropriate parameters, create several policies and apply each
policy to the appropriate group of machines. For more information please refer to "Grouping the
registered machines (p. 56)".
The comprehensive example of advanced centralized management is provided in the "Setting up
centralized data protection in a heterogeneous network (p. 52)" section.
