background image

Beginning The Work 

 

 

18

 

Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000–2005

 

3.4.7 Wizard 

operations 

Pending partition operations created by Acronis Disk Director Server wizards differ in that a 
user must provide a list of operation 

parameters 

to perform them. Each parameter is entered 

on a separate wizard page. 
Entering operation parameters, you change wizard pages using 

Back

 and 

Next

 buttons 

until you reach the 

Preview

 page with the 

Finish

 button. 

On the 

Preview

 wizard page, you can click 

Back

 to return and change any operation 

parameter. 
After clicking 

Finish

 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 selecting 

Operations 

Æ

 Show

 

 

Remember that 

no

 actions are performed on your disks when the wizard finishes working! 

If you are sure that the new structure is suitable, select 

Operations 

Æ

 Commit

 or click 

Commit Pending operations. Wizard

-created pending operations will then be performed at 

this time

Before you select 

Operations 

Æ

 Commit

 or click 

Commit Pending operations

, you can 

undo your actions (calling a wizard) and wizard-created pending operations in the usual 
way (selecting 

Operations 

Æ

 Undo

 or pressing 

Ctrl+Z

) or clicking 

 

Undo Last Action

Содержание DISK DIRECTOR SERVER 10.0

Страница 1: ...Acronis Disk Director Server 10 0 User s guide www acronis com...

Страница 2: ...without the explicit permission of the copyright holder Distribution of the work or derivative work in any standard paper book form for commercial purposes is prohibited unless prior permission is ob...

Страница 3: ...ies of any kind in the software except as specifically permitted above D Attempting to unassemble decompile or reverse engineer the software in any way E Granting sublicenses leases or other rights in...

Страница 4: ...N OPERATIONS 21 4 1 CREATING A NEW PARTITION 21 4 2 INCREASING PARTITION FREE SPACE 30 4 3 COPYING PARTITIONS 32 CHAPTER 5 MANUAL PARTITION OPERATIONS 37 5 1 MAIN PARTITION OPERATIONS 37 5 2 ADDITIONA...

Страница 5: ...Table of contents Copyright Acronis Inc 2000 2005 5 A 7 FORMATTING HARD DISKS 90 A 8 FILE SYSTEMS 90 A 9 FILE SYSTEM MAIN SPECIFICATIONS 91 APPENDIX B GLOSSARY 95...

Страница 6: ...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...

Страница 7: ...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 Agreement...

Страница 8: ...2000 Server Windows 2000 Advanced Server Windows 2003 Server 2 3 Installation Process 2 3 1 Acronis Disk Director Server installation To install Acronis Disk Director Server 1 Run the installation pr...

Страница 9: ...a dialog to confirm removal Click Yes to confirm and Acronis Disk Director Server will be completely removed 2 6 User Interface When Acronis Disk Director Server software is installed it has a graphi...

Страница 10: ...ing Check the selected partition for errors toolbar button 3 Do not perform any partition operations while running other software that has low level disk access such as antivirus or backup tools Close...

Страница 11: ...s Windows NT Server Windows 2000 Server Windows 2000 Advanced Server Windows 2003 Server Installation Process While working with Acronis Disk Director Server you may need to use the bootable media 1 a...

Страница 12: ...ated disk space or 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 partit...

Страница 13: ...ition list The main window appearance differs depending on the selected operation mode see 3 1 Acronis Disk Director Server Logical Organization The difference applies to the available operation list...

Страница 14: ...ze 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 selecti...

Страница 15: ...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...

Страница 16: ...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...

Страница 17: ...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...

Страница 18: ...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...

Страница 19: ...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...

Страница 20: ...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...

Страница 21: ...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...

Страница 22: ...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...

Страница 23: ...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...

Страница 24: ...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...

Страница 25: ...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...

Страница 26: ...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...

Страница 27: ...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...

Страница 28: ...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...

Страница 29: ...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...

Страница 30: ...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...

Страница 31: ...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...

Страница 32: ...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...

Страница 33: ...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...

Страница 34: ...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...

Страница 35: ...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...

Страница 36: ...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...

Страница 37: ...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...

Страница 38: ...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...

Страница 39: ...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...

Страница 40: ...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...

Страница 41: ...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...

Страница 42: ...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...

Страница 43: ...ndows 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 for various operating...

Страница 44: ...ectangle 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 necessary MB or GB amount in...

Страница 45: ...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...

Страница 46: ...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...

Страница 47: ...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...

Страница 48: ...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...

Страница 49: ...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...

Страница 50: ...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...

Страница 51: ...he switch to Delete partition and destroy data enter a number of passes for wiping Wiping unallocated disk space means multiple writing of special data to hard disk sectors Acronis Disk Director Serve...

Страница 52: ...n 4 1 Creating A New Partition 5 1 11 Checking hard disk partitions for errors Acronis Disk Director Server enables you to check hard disk partitions for file system errors Hard disk partitions should...

Страница 53: ...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...

Страница 54: ...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...

Страница 55: ...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...

Страница 56: ...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...

Страница 57: ...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...

Страница 58: ...t 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 add a pending o...

Страница 59: ...ctive system partition will automatically make another partition active Note that the Advanced Hide sidebar item is changed to Advanced Unhide after you select a hidden partition from the list The par...

Страница 60: ...e 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 for various operating systems ap...

Страница 61: ...hange the order of letters assigned to other partitions As a result some shortcuts might stop working A detailed discussion of partition letter assignment rules for various operating systems appears i...

Страница 62: ...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 list in the Acronis Disk Director Server main window...

Страница 63: ...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...

Страница 64: ...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...

Страница 65: ...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...

Страница 66: ...and may be accompanied by additional options create_partition Creates new partition using unallocated space on the hard disk Supported options start start sector Sets the start sector for creating a p...

Страница 67: ...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...

Страница 68: ...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...

Страница 69: ...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...

Страница 70: ...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...

Страница 71: ...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...

Страница 72: ...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...

Страница 73: ...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...

Страница 74: ...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...

Страница 75: ...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...

Страница 76: ...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...

Страница 77: ...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...

Страница 78: ...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...

Страница 79: ...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...

Страница 80: ...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...

Страница 81: ...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...

Страница 82: ...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...

Страница 83: ...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...

Страница 84: ...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...

Страница 85: ...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...

Страница 86: ...x portion that marks the beginning of the sector and its number At the end of a sector in the suffix portion a checksum is used to check data integrity The data area between the prefix and suffix port...

Страница 87: ...rtitions are analogous to separate physical disk drives and do not depend on each other In fact each partition can contain its own operating system Different operating systems use different data stora...

Страница 88: ...gical partitions is unlimited Special programs perform partitioning usually they can Create a primary partition with a single logical disk Create an extended partition and divide it into logical parti...

Страница 89: ...several operating systems you might have to create several primary partitions A 5 Extended Partitions The extended hard disk partition was developed as a way to avoid the four primary partitions limit...

Страница 90: ...disk has to be formatted with the FORMAT command separately A 8 File Systems The logical structure that has been created on the hard disk is supported by means of the operating system The file system...

Страница 91: ...and folders A file system performs the following main functions 1 Monitors used and free disk space including bad sectors 2 Maintains folders and file names 3 Monitors physical file location on a disk...

Страница 92: ...y partition size Limited by partition size Max file name length 255 255 255 Restoration logging No Yes Yes Max files in root Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Max clusters blocks 232 232 232 Cluster block...

Страница 93: ...r of clusters is less than 65 526 The larger the partition size the larger the cluster has to be Most operating systems incorrectly perform with 128 sector clusters thus reducing the maximum FAT16 par...

Страница 94: ...ther 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...

Страница 95: ...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...

Страница 96: ...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...

Страница 97: ...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...

Страница 98: ...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...

Отзывы: