ACRONIS Backup & Recovery Server OEM, User Manual

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 back up sector-by-sector a disk with an unsupported file system
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back up offline any data that cannot be backed up online because of restricted access, being
permanently locked by the running applications or for any other reason.
A machine can be booted into the above environments either with physical media, or using the
network boot from Windows Deployment Services (WDS) or Remote Installation Services (RIS). These
servers with uploaded bootable components can be thought of as a kind of bootable media too. You
can create bootable media or configure the WDS/RIS using the same wizard.
PE-based bootable media
PE-based bootable media contains a minimal Windows system called Windows Preinstallation
Environment (WinPE) and Acronis Plug-in for WinPE, that is, a modification of Acronis Backup &
Recovery Server OEM Agent that can run in the preinstallation environment.
WinPE proved to be the most convenient bootable solution in large environments with
heterogeneous hardware.
Advantages:
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Having booted PC-compatible hardware into WinPE, you can use not only Acronis Backup &
Recovery Server OEM Agent, but also PE commands and scripts and other plug-ins you've added
to the PE.
 Media based on PE 2.x, that is, Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 kernel, allows for
dynamic loading of the necessary device drivers.
5.8.1 How to create bootable media
To enable creating physical media, the machine must have a CD/DVD recording drive or allow a flash
drive to be attached. To enable WDS/RIS configuration, the machine must have a network
connection. Bootable Media Builder can also create an ISO image of a bootable disk to burn it later
on a blank disk.
PE-based bootable media
Acronis Plug-in for WinPE can be added to WinPE distributions based on any of the following kernels:
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Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 (PE 1.5)
 Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (PE 1.6)
 Windows Vista (PE 2.0)
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Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 (PE 2.1)
 Windows 7 (PE 3.0)
If you already have media with PE1.x distribution, unpack the media ISO to a local folder and start
the Bootable Media Builder either from the management console, by selecting
Tools > Create
Bootable Media or, as a separate component. The wizard will guide you through the necessary
operations. Please refer to Adding the Acronis Plug-in to WinPE 1.x (p. 100) for details.
To be able to create or modify PE 2.x or 3.0 images, install Bootable Media Builder on a machine
where Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) is installed. The further operations are described in
the Adding the Acronis Plug-in to WinPE 2.x or 3.0 section.
If you do not have a machine with WAIK, prepare as follows:
1. Download and install Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK).