Acronis True Image Server User’s Guide
Creating a partition (disk) image
Image mode selection
A full image contains all hard disk data, so it takes a lot of space.
An incremental image contains data only from parts that changed after the previous
full or incremental image had been created, so it's usually smaller and faster to
create.
If you already have a full image, it is recommended to create incremental images
next.
Incremental image size doesn't depend on the previous image type, but only on
changes occurred from the moment the previous image was created.
If all image files are stored together, if doesn't matter which one you select, as the
program will recognize them as a single image. If you stored these files on several
removable discs, you must provide the latest image file, otherwise, restoration
problems might occur.
Selecting image file size
At this step you can specify if the program should create a single file or split it into
equal smaller images.
If you select Automatic, Acronis True Image Server will try to decide this for every
particular case. If there's enough space on the selected disk, the program will
create a single image file.
If there's not enough space, Acronis True Image Server will warn you and wait for
your decision. You can try to free some additional space and continue or stop
Acronis True Image Server , free some space and re-execute the procedure.