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You should also provide the archive name for each computer, unless the archives are
targeted to Acronis Secure Zones or a backup server. Pressing the button to the right of the
name input field will assign to each archive the respective computer’s name.
5. Specify the usual backup settings: backup mode (full, incremental or differential), a
password for the backup archive (if necessary), default or custom backup options and
comment. For more information see
Chapter 6. Creating backup archives
.
6. Provide a name for the group task. The name will be displayed in the
Group Tasks
Management
window (see below) to allow quick task identification.
7. Select when you would like the task to be started. The scheduling procedure is almost the
same for individual and group tasks, see
Chapter 8. Scheduling tasks
for details.
8. If, for any reason (traffic limitation, for example), you do not want the task to start on all
computers simultaneously, set
Start time shift
parameter. The task will start on all
computers in turn, with the time shift you specify. As soon as you select time shift, the
resulting task start time for the first and the last computer will be displayed.
9. Now enter the username and password. It is supposed that accounts with the same
username and password exist on all computers of the group. In this case, the task will be
automatically distributed to the computers. Otherwise, you will be asked for the username
and password for every computer during the task distribution.
10. At the final step, the group task summary is displayed. Up to this point, you can click
Back
to make changes in the created task.
Group task summary
11. After you click
Proceed
, Acronis True Image Management Console connects to every
computer of the group in turn to distribute the task. If a remote computer is inaccessible
(shut down, for example), a dialog box appears. In this box, choose
Ignore
to exclude the
computer from the group or
Cancel
to cancel the entire task.
When distribution is completed, the group task appears in
Group Tasks Management
window. If you connect to any computer included into the group, you will see its individual
task, based on the group task you successfully created.
