3. Create a disk/partition backup task for several remote computers at once (see
4.4 2
Crea ing new g oup backup tasks
).
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4. Connect to a remote computer to see the operation log, start or edit tasks for this
computer etc. (see
4.3 Managing a single remote computer
). To do so, select a computer
and click
Connect
.
5. Invoke
Group tasks management
window for viewing, deleting or rescheduling group
tasks.
4.4.2 Creating new group backup tasks
You can create a disk/partition backup task for several remote computers at once. File-level
backup for groups of computers is unavailable.
1. In
Group status
or
Group tasks management window
, select
New Group Task
on
the toolbar.
Create Group Task Wizard
window appears to guide you through the task
creation procedure.
2. Form a group for the current task: check computers in the list of remote computers.
3. Select disks/partitions to backup. You can select any combination of hard disks (by
number, according to Windows numeration) and partitions (by letter); or
All hard disks
.
This setting is applied to every computer in the group, so having a standard (similar)
disks/partitions layout on remote computers would be a plus.
Select disk/partitions to backup
4. Specify a path to backup archive. To place every archive on its local computer, input
Local path
or select
Acronis Secure Zone
, if there is such zone on every remote
computer. For more information about Acronis Secure Zone see
3.3 Acronis Secure Zone
. To
place backups on the network, check
Network path
, select the target folder and specify
the username and password for access to the network drive. When backing up to a backup
server, choose
Personal Backup Location
or tape drive and enter backup server
administrator’s credentials. For more information about backup servers see
3.5 Acronis
Backup Server
.
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