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Viewing logs 

Acronis  Disk Director Server  allows users to view its working logs. They  provide 

information about partition operations, including reasons for failure, if any. 

To invoke the log window, select Show log on the toolbar or from the Tools menu. 

The log browsing window contains two panes: the left one features the log list, while the 

right one shows selected log contents. 

The left panel can contain up to 50 logs. If there are more, you can browse the list using 

the More and Less buttons with the left and right arrows. 

To delete a log, select it and click Delete

If any step was terminated by an error, the corresponding log will be marked with a red 

circle with a white cross inside. 

The right window features the list of steps contained in the selected log. The three 

buttons to the right control message filters: the white cross in the red circle filters error 

messages, the exclamation sign in a yellow triangle filters warnings, and the “i” in the 

blue circle filters information messages. 

To select columns (step parameters) to display, right-click the headers line or left-click the 

Choose Details button. Then check the desired parameters. 

To sort messages by a particular parameter, click its header (click again to reverse order) 

or the Arrange Icons by  button (the second from the right) and select the desired 

parameter. 

You can also change column width by dragging the borders with a mouse. 

 

Summary of Contents for DISK DIRECTOR SERVER 10

Page 1: ...Acronis Disk Director Server 10 0 User s guide...

Page 2: ...r permission is obtained from the copyright holder DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED AS IS AND ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILIT...

Page 3: ...N OPERATIONS 20 4 1 CREATING A NEW PARTITION 20 4 2 INCREASING PARTITION FREE SPACE 29 4 3 COPYING PARTITIONS 31 CHAPTER 5 MANUAL PARTITION OPERATIONS 36 5 1 MAIN PARTITION OPERATIONS 36 5 2 ADDITIONA...

Page 4: ...Table of contents 4 Copyright Acronis Inc 2000 2010 A 7 FORMATTING HARD DISKS 88 A 8 FILE SYSTEMS 89 A 9 FILE SYSTEM MAIN SPECIFICATIONS 89 APPENDIX B GLOSSARY 93...

Page 5: ...liar Chapter 7 Hard Disk And File Systems and Appendix B Glossary provide descriptions of some hard disk data storage components and used terms 1 2 What s new in Acronis Disk Director Server 10 0 Spli...

Page 6: ...in the supplied License Agreement The unique serial number is the confirmation of your legal purchase and usage of Acronis Disk Director Server on your system Under current legislation the License Agr...

Page 7: ...ed 2 2 Supported operating systems Windows NT Server Windows 2000 Server Windows 2000 Advanced Server Windows 2003 Server Windows 2003 Server x64 Edition 2 3 Installation Process 2 3 1 Acronis Disk Di...

Page 8: ...ftware To remove Acronis Disk Director Server select Start Settings Control Panel Add or Remove Programs Acronis Disk Director Server Remove You will see a dialog to confirm removal Click Yes to confi...

Page 9: ...ke system hard disk checking tools directly from Acronis Disk Director Server by selecting Disk Check or clicking Check the selected partition for errors toolbar button 3 Do not perform any partition...

Page 10: ...ly we explained how to create bootable diskettes or a CD see 2 2 Installation Process While working with Acronis Disk Director Server you may need to use the bootable media 1 after a serious Windows f...

Page 11: ...r other partitions Copy partition wizard enables you to copy a partition Recover partitions wizard enables you to recover any deleted or damaged partitions Working with Recover partitions wizard is de...

Page 12: ...ration mode see 3 1 Acronis Disk Director Server Logical Organization The difference applies to the available operation list in the main menu partition context menus sidebar and toolbar and the amount...

Page 13: ...e type file system 3 3 Calling Partition Operations All partition operations in both modes are called and executed similarly 3 3 1 Calling the main operations Any operation can be launched By selectin...

Page 14: ...es per i node which is not found on the FAT menus 3 3 3 Invoking Acronis Disk Director Server wizards Wizards are invoked from the Wizards submenu and the corresponding sidebar list For example select...

Page 15: ...f the two following commands Select Operations Commit in the main menu Click Commit Pending Operations toolbar button To prevent you from performing any unintentional change on your disk the program w...

Page 16: ...actions to be performed enter a label select partition type file system size and location resulting in the creation of a single partition create operation only The difference between user actions and...

Page 17: ...inish on the last wizard page The new partition structure is graphically represented in the Acronis Disk Director Server main window The wizard creates a list of pending operations you can see it by s...

Page 18: ...ctor Server with a password 1 Select Disk Set Password 2 Enter a password in the New Password and Confirm New Password fields in the Set Password window 3 Click OK to enable password protection After...

Page 19: ...If any step was terminated by an error the corresponding log will be marked with a red circle with a white cross inside The right window features the list of steps contained in the selected log The t...

Page 20: ...or video files on a partition Store backups images of other partitions disks on a partition Install a new operating system or swap file on a partition Create partition wizard lets you create a partit...

Page 21: ...the largest unallocated area For example if you have 5 GB and 12 GB unallocated areas the wizard will offer to create a partition on the 12 GB area If you want to create a partition on the 5 GB unallo...

Page 22: ...ile system on this partition It will be disabled in the File System wizard page Partition type selection window A hard disk can contain up to four primary partitions If they already exist Active and P...

Page 23: ...file allocation table etc 8 On the next wizard page you will be asked to select a partition letter Partition Logical Drive Letter selection window At startup an operating system assigns letters C D to...

Page 24: ...re assigned to them The first primary active partition found on the first hard disk is assigned C If there s no such partition C is assigned to the first suitable primary partition Similarly and conse...

Page 25: ...rtition label is shown in the Explorer disk and folder tree for example WIN98 C WINXP D DATA E etc WIN98 WINXP and DATA are partition labels See also Appendix B Glossary Label 10 The last wizard page...

Page 26: ...page shows logical disks or partitions on the selected physical disk See also Appendix B Glossary Physical disk Logical disk 3 On the next Select Partitions wizard page select the disk partition s who...

Page 27: ...e switch set to Free space of the existing partitions you provide a small partition size If it is possible to create it using unallocated disk space the partition will be created this way the existing...

Page 28: ...ibed in 4 1 Creating A New Partition section Clicking Finish on the last wizard page allows Acronis Disk Director Server to create a pending operation list for new partition creation these actions may...

Page 29: ...ing system partition free space below a certain value might cause operating system problems The Increase free space wizard will enable you to enlarge a partition using other partitions free space If t...

Page 30: ...of another partition is described above see 4 1 Creating A New Partition Selecting a partition to use to increase free space 4 On the next wizard page you will see the maximum size available for the s...

Page 31: ...s a whole 4 3 Copying Partitions Having copied a partition you get the duplicate of all its data Partition copy can be used As a partition backup or rather as a data backup A system partition backup i...

Page 32: ...ion parameters will be created The page for selecting a disk location for partition copy You will have to select a copy location on one of the disks among existing partitions To make your selection cl...

Page 33: ...clicking after the PROGRAM H partition You can locate a copy anywhere on your disk s The copy partition wizard will automatically perform all necessary operations even if it has to resize or move othe...

Page 34: ...page and there is not enough unallocated disk space you will see an error message Error message showing not enough disk space for a partition copy In that case the wizard will prompt you to select a p...

Page 35: ...oot the partition s operating system at startup By copying a partition at the expense of existing partition free space Acronis Disk Director Server can take the partition space to make sure that parti...

Page 36: ...reating partitions If there is unallocated space on a disk you can create a partition using manual disk operations Note that the Create partition wizard mentioned above can create a partition using bo...

Page 37: ...ion creation The new partition structure will be graphically represented in the Acronis Disk Director Server main window Creating a partition in unallocated disk space in Windows 98 Me can change the...

Page 38: ...the toolbar 3 Acronis Disk Director Server will automatically compare the size of a copied partition and disk free space as shown in the Copy Partition window Free space available for copying Note th...

Page 39: ...ring data into the Unallocated space before Partition size and Unallocated space after fields 6 By clicking OK in the Copy Partition wizard you ll add the pending operation of partition copying and lo...

Page 40: ...you might have a special partition for a swap file If you move this partition closer to the beginning of a disk OS might work much faster with it Change partition configuration If you need to move a...

Page 41: ...possible If there is not enough free space to copy a partition on a hard disk no unallocated space will be available for selection 4 Select free space to move the selected partition to 5 On the next...

Page 42: ...ocated disk space in Windows 98 Me can change the order of letters assigned to other partitions As a result some shortcuts might stop working A detailed discussion of partition letter assignment rules...

Page 43: ...rresponding partition rectangle left side to resize free space before the partition 2 Having pointed to the rectangle hold the left mouse button and move a partition as a whole until you get the neces...

Page 44: ...in two moving the selected folders to the new partition and leaving the rest of the data on the old one The new partition will have the same file system This operation can also be used for creating an...

Page 45: ...n free space Please keep in mind that you are distributing not overall partition size but just free space at this step The program will automatically count how much space is necessary for the folders...

Page 46: ...ta from another partition will be added If you need to merge one partition with another 1 Select a partition to be merged to the target partition 2 Select Disk Merge or a similar item in the Operation...

Page 47: ...rtition 1 Select a partition to be explored 2 Select Disk Explore or a similar item in the Operations sidebar list or click Explore on the toolbar 3 The program displays a folder tree Now you can expl...

Page 48: ...DATA E etc WIN98 WINXP and DATA are partition labels A partition label is shown in all application dialog boxes for opening and saving files See Appendix B Glossary Label If you need to change a part...

Page 49: ...disk space will be lost see A 9 2 FAT16 Table 3 2 The smaller the cluster size the bigger the file allocation table FAT The bigger the FAT the slower the operating system works with the disk 3 If you...

Page 50: ...number of passes for wiping Wiping unallocated disk space means multiple writing of special data to hard disk sectors Acronis Disk Director Server features a rather simple wiping algorithm During eac...

Page 51: ...sk partitions for errors Acronis Disk Director Server enables you to check hard disk partitions for file system errors Hard disk partitions should be checked before any partition operations see 2 6 Be...

Page 52: ...ad has to move less across the disk to read all file parts Acronis Disk Director Server supports defragmentation in Windows XP and Windows 2003 Server only Windows 2000 has its own embedded disk defra...

Page 53: ...ust be completely destroyed to avoid unauthorized access to it simply deleting an old file is not sufficient Windows tools do not guarantee data destruction Deleted files can be restored easily Format...

Page 54: ...but an entire disk as well If you need to clear the entire hard disk 1 Select a hard disk on the Tree View panel of Acronis Disk Director Server Clear the current hard disk drive button becomes availa...

Page 55: ...ions Additional hard disk partition operations include some rarely used but useful operations for converting partition file systems hiding and unhiding partitions setting active partitions changing ro...

Page 56: ...000 XP might result in problems running applications and opening files on the partition If it is a system or swap file partition it might cause OS boot problems A detailed discussion of partition lett...

Page 57: ...toolbar or select it from partition or the graphical representation context menu 3 Enter partition type Logical Primary in the Convert Partition window Convert partition window 4 By clicking OK you ll...

Page 58: ...0 XP will produce a similar result If you have several primary partitions with different operating systems hiding an active system partition will automatically make another partition active Note that...

Page 59: ...ame If you unhide the only primary partition on a disk it will be set active Unhiding a partition in Windows 98 Me can change the order of letters assigned to other partitions As a result some shortcu...

Page 60: ...booting Setting an active partition in Windows 98 Me can change the order of letters assigned to other partitions As a result some shortcuts might stop working A detailed discussion of partition lett...

Page 61: ...FAT32 partition cluster size might increase the space occupied by the file allocation table FAT and slow down file access If you need to change cluster size 1 Select a disk and partition from the lis...

Page 62: ...Me only uses the partition type field when determining if it can support a partition Usually partition type is set during its creation depending on the file system to be used However you might need t...

Page 63: ...inux Ext2 Ext3 In Linux Ext2 Ext3 the i node index descriptor is the main data structure describing files Each descriptor contains a file description including file type size data block pointers etc D...

Page 64: ...tion context menu If you select a partition with another file system mentioned sidebar and context menu items will be unavailable 3 Enter the new amount of bytes per descriptor i node in the Change by...

Page 65: ...and may be accompanied by additional options create_partition Creates new partition using unallocated space on the hard disk start start sector Supported options Sets the start sector for creating a p...

Page 66: ...the partition number size partition size in sectors Sets the new partition size in sectors list Lists the available partitions on the hard disks 6 2 diskdirectorcmd exe usage examples 1 Create a parti...

Page 67: ...in window sidebar Using the respective main menu item While working in the Manual mode Using Advanced Recover item of the context menu by hovering a mouse pointer over Unallocated space and right clic...

Page 68: ...rt will search unallocated space thoroughly either automatically or manually 7 1 Automatic Recovery You can recover deleted partitions automatically or manually To do so set the switch to the necessar...

Page 69: ...eted partition s almost at once in a few seconds Partition s found are then added to the list in the Searching for Deleted Partitions window The search will however continue until the entire disk is s...

Page 70: ...ows a partition to recover as a part of hard disk partition structure marking it with an icon in the upper right corner of its rectangle A hard disk partition to be recovered A partition has been foun...

Page 71: ...overy mode The next Searching Method window enables you to select one of two deleted partition searching methods 1 Fast 2 Complete What s the difference Using the Fast search method Acronis Recovery E...

Page 72: ...t was deleted A deleted hard disk partition found by Acronis Recovery Expert Unlike in the automatic recovery mode you do not have to wait until the search for deleted hard disk partitions is finished...

Page 73: ...and recover only the partition you deleted by mistake Partitions are selected for recovery by clicking them Click the partition rectangle to select the deleted partition and continue recovery A delet...

Page 74: ...r to observe it yourself with the Acronis Disk Editor 8 2 The selection of the partition or a disk for editing Disk or partition data editing operations are only available in the Manual mode of Acroni...

Page 75: ...rious modes Below the main window of the program is the view as partition table mode The main window in the view as partition table mode To make the information contained in this field sensible the cu...

Page 76: ...racters and go to a certain disk sector according to its absolute offset Help allows you to get help concerning the editor window or about the program s developer and version 8 4 Edit Hard Disks The E...

Page 77: ...rning about saving your changes Saving modified sector 8 5 Write Block to a File and Read from a File The Write to file and Read from file menu items allow you to save the selected block to a file or...

Page 78: ...item will result in opening the Read from file window In this window enter the file name and its path or locate a file by clicking the Browse button To insert file contents to a sector from the curren...

Page 79: ...sector FAT folder 8 7 Search The Search menu allows you to search a hard disk for some line and to go to a disk sector according to its absolute offset Search Menu Selecting the Search item in the sa...

Page 80: ...can search for the next line from the current position by selecting Find next item in the Search menu or by pressing F3 key You can go to the necessary sector according to its absolute offset by selec...

Page 81: ...in Acronis Disk Editor This list is shown closed and dropped down below The closed and dropped down list of encodings The list of encodings is intended for correct interpretation of hard disk sector c...

Page 82: ...uilder For this you will need a CD R RW blank several formatted diskettes the wizard will tell you the exact number or any other media your PC can boot from such as a Zip drive If you have chosen not...

Page 83: ...her Acronis products see the respective user guides 3 Select the type of bootable media CD R RW or 3 5 diskettes to create If your BIOS has this feature you can create other bootable media such as rem...

Page 84: ...pacity If you chose to create a bootable disk ISO image specify the ISO file name and the folder where to place it If you chose to save bootable data on PXE server specify the server and provide the u...

Page 85: ...n the prefix and suffix portions is 512 bytes in size Both sides of each disk on the spindle are used to store data All tracks that have the same number on all the surfaces of all disks comprise a cyl...

Page 86: ...ifferent operating systems for example Windows 2000 XP and Linux Partitioning provides more effective disk space usage Partitioning enables you to separate system files from user data making personal...

Page 87: ...rol Panel whose disk management tools will let you delete and create partitions primary extended logical using free unallocated disk space or format a partition You cannot however change partition str...

Page 88: ...are accessible by most operating systems If you need several operating systems you should use logical partitions for booting purposes and leave primary partitions free A 7 Formatting Hard Disks Within...

Page 89: ...2000 XP However there are many other file systems The Linux operating system which is now gaining popularity widely uses three file systems Ext2 is a file system for end users PCs Ext3 is the default...

Page 90: ...bytes 64 KB 512 bytes 64 KB File record table I node No No Dynamic Table 2 Linux file systems File system Ext2 Ext3 ReiserFS Operating systems Linux Linux Linux Max partition size 16 TB 16 TB 16 TB Ma...

Page 91: ...Usually the smallest possible cluster size is selected so that the resulting number of clusters is less than 65 526 The larger the partition size the larger the cluster has to be Most operating system...

Page 92: ...NTFS data structures are special files Like the FAT NTFS uses clusters to store files but cluster size does not depend on partition size NTFS is a 64 bit file system It uses Unicode to store file name...

Page 93: ...ting an operating system If a boot manager is installed on a computer it is booted instead of an operating system Then the boot manager boots the user selected operating system itself Boot record The...

Page 94: ...escribes each file by a chain of numbers like serial numbers of a file s disk clusters The number of the first cluster of each file is stored in the folder Writing deleting and modifying files and fol...

Page 95: ...y includes kernel drivers shell and system programs that are used for centralized hardware management and hiding the details of hardware management from the user and applications Operating system boot...

Page 96: ...the smallest information unit on a disk that is transferred in a single read or write operation Usually a sector is 512 bytes in size A sector on a disk can be addressed two ways via the absolute num...

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