Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide
Contents
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 4
1.1.
W
HAT IS
A
CRONIS
T
RUE
I
MAGE
S
ERVER
...................................................................................................... 4
1.2.
W
HAT
'
S NEW IN
A
CRONIS
T
RUE
I
MAGE
S
ERVER
7.0...................................................................................... 5
1.3.
W
HAT IS A DISK IMAGE
.................................................................................................................................. 5
1.4.
S
OFTWARE USAGE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
.................................................................................................. 6
CHAPTER 2. INSTALLATION AND RUNNING ............................................................................................ 7
2.1.
B
UNDLE CONTENTS
....................................................................................................................................... 7
2.2.
S
YSTEM REQUIREMENTS
................................................................................................................................ 7
2.3.
A
CRONIS
T
RUE
I
MAGE
S
ERVER INSTALLATION
............................................................................................. 7
2.4.
R
UNNING
A
CRONIS
T
RUE
I
MAGE
S
ERVER
..................................................................................................... 8
2.5.
R
EMOVING THE PROGRAM
............................................................................................................................. 8
CHAPTER 3. GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION ................................................................................ 9
3.1.
M
AIN PROGRAM WINDOW
.............................................................................................................................. 9
3.2.
A
CRONIS
S
ECURE
Z
ONE
.............................................................................................................................. 11
3.3.
A
CRONIS
S
TARTUP
R
ECOVERY
M
ANAGER
.................................................................................................. 15
3.4.
I
NCREMENTAL IMAGES
................................................................................................................................ 16
3.5.
U
SING DYNAMIC DISKS AND VOLUMES
........................................................................................................ 17
3.6.
B
ACKING UP TO TAPE DRIVE
........................................................................................................................ 17
CHAPTER 4. CREATING A PARTITION (DISK) IMAGE ......................................................................... 19
CHAPTER 5. RESTORING A DISK (PARTITION) FROM AN IMAGE................................................... 26
CHAPTER 6. BROWSING AND RESTORING PARTICULAR FILES ..................................................... 34
6.1.
C
ONNECTING A VIRTUAL DISK
..................................................................................................................... 34
6.2.
U
NPLUGGING A VIRTUAL DISK
..................................................................................................................... 35
CHAPTER 7. TRANSFERRING SYSTEM TO A NEW DISK ..................................................................... 36
7.1.
G
ENERAL INFORMATION
.............................................................................................................................. 36
7.2.
S
ECURITY
.................................................................................................................................................... 37
7.3.
E
XECUTING TRANSFERS
............................................................................................................................... 37
7.4.
C
LONING WITH MANUAL PARTITIONING
...................................................................................................... 45
CHAPTER 8. ADDING A NEW HARD DISK ................................................................................................ 47
CHAPTER 9. SCRIPTING AND SCHEDULING........................................................................................... 49
9.1.
C
REATING SCHEDULED TASKS
..................................................................................................................... 49
9.2.
M
ANAGING SCHEDULED TASKS
................................................................................................................... 54
9.3.
S
CRIPTING
................................................................................................................................................... 55
9.3.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 55
9.3.2 Usage .................................................................................................................................................... 55
9.3.3 Structure of the script file...................................................................................................................... 55
9.3.4 Tag description: .................................................................................................................................... 56
CHAPTER 10. OTHER OPERATIONS .......................................................................................................... 57
10.1.
C
HECKING IMAGES
.................................................................................................................................... 57
10.2.
C
REATING BOOTABLE MEDIA
..................................................................................................................... 57
10.3.
V
IEWING LOGS
.......................................................................................................................................... 58
CHAPTER 11. TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................................................................... 60
11.1.
R
ECOVERING
A
CRONIS
T
RUE
I
MAGE
S
ERVER
........................................................................................... 60
11.2.
F
REQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
............................................................................................................... 60
11.3.
T
ECHNICAL SUPPORT
................................................................................................................................. 63