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exists, the root and the zero track of the hard disk with the master boot record (MBR). The boot
code of GPT volumes is not backed up.
A disk backup stores all volumes of the selected disk (including hidden volumes such as the
vendor's maintenance partitions) and the zero track with the master boot record.
Linux
A volume backup stores all files and folders of the selected volume independent of their
attributes, a boot record and the file system super block.
A disk backup stores all disk volumes as well as the zero track with the master boot record.
6.2.5.2
Selecting files and folders
To select files and/or folders for backing up
1.
Expand the local folders tree items in order to view its nested folders and files.
2.
Select an item by checking the corresponding check box in the tree. Selecting a check box for a
folder means that all its content (files and folders) will be backed up. That is also the case for new
files that will appear there in the future.
A file-based backup is not sufficient for recovery of the operating system. In order to recover your operating
system, you have to perform a disk backup.
Use the table in the right part of the window to browse and select the nested items. Selecting the
check box beside the Name column’s header automatically selects all items in the table. Clearing
this check box automatically deselects all items.
3.
Click OK.
6.2.5.3
Selecting entire virtual machines
Backing up a virtual machine means backing up all the machine's disks plus the machine
configuration.
To back up one or more virtual machines residing on a virtualization server
1.
Select the check boxes next to virtual machines that you want to back up. Selecting the check box
for the virtualization server automatically selects all the virtual machines hosted on this server.
Use the right part of the window to view details of the selected virtual machine or selected
virtualization server.
2.
Click OK.
Backing up an entire virtual machine yields a standard disk backup (p. 414). Having Acronis Backup &
Recovery 10 Agent for Windows or for Linux, you can mount its volumes, recover individual files from
this backup, and recover disks and volumes from the backup to a physical machine. The virtual
machine configuration, stored in a virtual machine backup, will be suggested by default at recovering
the backup content to a new virtual machine.
Limitations
A Hyper-V virtual machine that uses at least one pass-through disk (a physical disk, either local or
SAN-LUN, attached to the virtual machine) cannot be backed up from the host. To back up such
machine or its disks, install Agent for Windows or Agent for Linux on the machine.
A SAN-LUN disk attached to an ESX/ESXi virtual machine in the "Physical compatibility" mode, cannot
be backed up from the host while the virtual machine is online (running). To back up such disk, either
stop the machine or install Agent for Windows or Agent for Linux on the machine.
