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Table of contents 1 Introduction to Acronis Cloud Backup ...............................................................................4 1.1 What is Acronis Cloud Backup? .................................................................................................4 1.2 What data can I back up and recover? ......................................................................................4 1.3 How long will my backups be kept in the cloud storage? ..............................................
2 Where do I start? ........................................................................................................... 17 3 Choosing a subscription ................................................................................................. 17 4 Software installation ...................................................................................................... 18 4.1 What software do I need to install? .............................................................................
This document explains how to use Acronis Backup for cloud backups by taking advantage of the Acronis Cloud Backup service. Acronis Cloud Backup enables you to back up an individual server or workstation to Acronis Cloud Storage. This document contains an overview of Acronis Cloud Backup and step-by-step instructions for the typical software installation and usage scenarios. The instructions are intended to help users who are not familiar with Acronis Backup with their first cloud backups.
Back up the critical files twice a day on a schedule. Set the retention rule "Delete backups older than" 7 days. This means that after every backup the software will check for backups older than 7 days and delete them automatically. Run backup of the server's system volume manually as required. For example, after the operating system updates. Manually delete the backups that you do not need. 1.
Windows 7 – all editions except for the Starter and Home editions (x86, x64) Windows 8/8.1 – all editions except for the Windows RT editions (x86, x64) Virtualization products (host-based backup of virtual machines) VMware ESX Infrastructure 3.5 Update 2+ VMware ESX(i) 4.0, 4.1, 5.0, 5.1, and 5.5 (Host-based backup is available only for paid licenses of VMware ESXi.
1.6.4 What if a network connection is lost during cloud backup or recovery? The software will try to reach the cloud storage every 30 seconds. The attempts will be stopped as soon as the connection is resumed OR a certain number of attempts are performed, depending on which comes first. The default number of attempts is 300 when backing up and 30 when recovering. You can change the number of attempts and the interval between the attempts in the Error handling > Re-attempt, if an error occurs option.
1.7.1 What is Initial Seeding? Initial Seeding is an extra service that lets you save an initial full backup locally and then send it to Acronis on a hard disk drive. Acronis uploads the backup to the cloud storage. After that, you can add incremental backups to this full backup, either manually or on a schedule. The hard disk drive is sent back to you but it is not possible to recover from it. However, recovery from a locally attached device is possible with the Large scale recovery (p. 13) option. 1.7.
A license purchased from the Acronis online store appears on the Initial Seeding / Recovery tab immediately after the payment is processed. 1.7.8 How do I perform initial seeding? Preparing 1. Ensure that you have activated an Acronis Cloud Backup subscription on the machine where you will do initial seeding (skip this step if you have a volume subscription). 2. If you are currently using a trial subscription, ensure that you also have a paid subscription available and assigned to this machine.
1.7.9 How to package a hard drive for shipment? It is very important that your hard drive be packaged carefully. Careful packaging will protect your drive from any damage during shipment. Hard drive types Acronis accepts hard disk drives of the following interface types: IDE, ATA, SATA, USB connected drives. SCSI drives are not accepted. Packaging If possible, use the original packaging. Otherwise, packaging materials can be obtained at any shipping outlet or stationary store.
DO NOT use Styrofoam peanuts for packing as they do not provide enough protection. DO NOT send your media in jiffy bags Step 4 Using the website of the shipping company that you chose, prepare and print two prepaid shipping labels: 1. Shipping label for sending your hard drive. This label is placed on the top of the box. You should send your package to one of the Acronis data centers.
Step 5 Securely seal the box with a sturdy tape. Then, stick the shipping label for sending your hard drive to the top of the box, so the label does not wrap around the edge of the package. 1.7.10 How do I track an Initial Seeding order status? On the Acronis website, the Initial Seeding / Recovery tab shows you the status of all your orders. In addition, you will receive e-mail notifications about the most important events. Available – The license is available for using on any machine.
specified). If a prepaid shipping label was not provided with the media, the media will be discarded. [Occasional] The order is on hold – Your order was placed on hold due to technical difficulties processing the order. Acronis is working on resolving these issues. [Occasional] The order has been cancelled – The order had been cancelled before the media was shipped, so returning the media is not required. [Occasional] The order has been cancelled.
1.8.7 How to buy a Large Scale Recovery license? You can buy a Large Scale Recovery license from an Acronis partner or from the Acronis online store. Having purchased a license from an Acronis partner, you receive a confirmation e-mail with a registration code. Log in to your Acronis account and enter the registration code in the product registration section. The registered license appears on the Initial Seeding / Recovery tab on your account management webpage.
1.9.1 How do I access my account management webpage? Go to http://www.acronis.eu/my/cloud-backup/corporate and log in to your account (create one if you are not registered). To access this webpage from Acronis Backup: 1. On the Actions menu, click Back up now or Create backup plan. 2. Click Location, and then click Buy or manage your subscriptions. 3. Log in to your account (create one if you are not registered). 1.9.
Volume subscriptions To renew a volume subscription, go to the account management webpage, click Renew next to the volume subscription, and then follow the on-screen instructions. The new expiration date will appear in the Expires column. If the new subscription has the same storage quota as the old one, the subscription periods will be added together. If the new subscription has a larger storage quota, the resulting subscription period will be recalculated.
1.9.8 Can I cancel my subscription? Just wait until the subscription expires. Refunds are not available for the cloud backup subscriptions. 2 Where do I start? Go to http://www.acronis.eu/my/cloud-backup/corporate and log in to your account (create one if you are not registered). This is your account management webpage. Here you can get a trial subscription, locate an Acronis partner or buy subscriptions online.
On the account management webpage, click the cloud backup trial link, and then select the necessary subscription type. Install Acronis Backup (p. 19) on the machine you want to back up, start the product, click Back up now or Create backup plan, click Location, and then click Get trial subscription. Log in to your account (create one if you are not registered yet). A trial subscription will be automatically created and assigned to the machine.
CentOS 5.x and 6.x Oracle Linux 5.x and 6.x – both Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel and Red Hat Compatible Kernel Before installing the product on a system that does not use RPM Package Manager, such as an Ubuntu system, you need to install this manager manually; for example, by running the following command (as the root user): apt-get install rpm Workstation operating systems Windows XP Professional SP2+ (x86, x64) Windows Vista – all editions (x86, x64) Windows 7 – all editions (x86, x64) Windows 8/8.
Installation in Linux Use the AcronisBackupL.i686 installation file for 32-bit machines and the AcronisBackupL64.x86_64 installation file for 64-bit machines. Run the file as the root user, and then follow the on-screen instructions. Creating a bootable media By using bootable media, you can recover a corrupted operating system or an entire machine from a disk or volume backup. Accordingly, we highly recommend creating a bootable media at this point.
5. Click Activate now. 5.2 Reassigning an activated subscription Sometimes you may want to use an already activated subscription instead of an available subscription. In these cases, for example: You no longer need to back up one of your machines and you want to reuse that machine’s subscription for another machine. You reinstalled Acronis Backup on a machine and want to resume its cloud backups.
Depending on your settings, this backup will be either full or incremental. But its size is not likely to be less than a full backup size. Therefore, it is not practical to reassign a subscription to a machine whose first backup was done as an initial seeding. You will need to either redo the initial seeding (which requires a new license) or to transfer the sizeable backup over the Internet. All earlier created backups remain intact. You can delete them manually if necessary.
The Initial Seeding service might be unavailable in your region. To find more information, click here: http://kb.acronis.com/content/15118. By modifying the schedule or items to back up in these instructions, you can set up a backup strategy that best suits your needs. For detailed information about backup please refer to Acronis Backup built-in help. 6.1 Backing up an individual machine In this step, you will set up a daily backup of files from a machine to the cloud storage.
You activated (p. 20) a cloud backup subscription for the machine (skip this step if you have a volume subscription). You bought (p. 8) an Initial Seeding license for the machine. You have a supported hard drive (p. 8) that is ready to be sent by physical mail. The machine is connected to the Internet. It needs access to the cloud storage to check for the Initial Seeding licenses. 6.2.
5. Click Schedule, and then specify the schedule according to which the incremental backups will run, for example on the last Saturday of each month, as follows: a. In Run the task:, click Monthly. b. Under Schedule, click On:, and then leave only the Last and the Sat check boxes selected in the respective lists. c. Under During the day execute the task…, specify the time of day when you want the backups to run. 6. Click OK to close the Schedule window. 7.
3. Click Select data and then click Browse. 4. In the list of locations, expand Personal. Click the vault whose name is the e-mail address that you use to log in to the cloud storage, such as: user@example.com. Click OK to confirm your selection. 5. Select the backup from which you want to recover data. 6. If the selected backup is a disk-level one, in Backup contents, select Files. If the backup is a file-level one, skip this step. 7. Select the files that you want to recover.
9.3 Recovering using Large Scale Recovery In these steps, you will recover a machine’s system and boot volumes from a disk backup. You will use the Large Scale Recovery service to retrieve backups from the cloud storage on a hard disk instead of over the Internet. You need a separate license, called a Large Scale Recovery license, for each machine whose backups you want to retrieve in this way. Note: Recovering a system volume requires a machine reboot.
Mozilla Firefox 3.5 or later Google Chrome 10 or later Safari 5.0.5 or later To retrieve files from the cloud storage: 1. Go to the account management webpage (p. 15) and click Recover files from Acronis Cloud. You will see the list of the machines backed up by using the specified account. The list of machines that share a volume subscription appears when you select this subscription. 2. Click the name of the machine whose data you want to retrieve.
Creating differential backups Using the Custom backup scheme Simplified naming of backup files Simultaneous host-based backup of multiple virtual machines Setting up regular conversion of backups to a virtual machine Operations with backups: Validating a backup* Exporting a backup Mounting a backup Replicating or moving backups from the cloud storage Converting an incremental backup to full Operation with archives (an archive is a set of backups): Validating an archive Exporti
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13 Glossary A Activate a subscription Allow the machine to use the cloud storage according to the subscription. Activated subscription A subscription that is currently being used by a machine. Assign a subscription to a machine Reserve a subscription for a particular machine in order to renew (p. 32) its current subscription. Assigned subscription A subscription that has been assigned (p. 31) to a machine. Available subscription A subscription that is not assigned to any machine.
L Large Scale Recovery An extra service (p. 31) that enables you to obtain a copy of the backups you have in the cloud storage. You can then recover data from this copy. The Large Scale Recovery service might be unavailable in your region. To find more information, click here: http://kb.acronis.com/content/15118. License Permission for a machine to use an extra service (p. 31) of Acronis Cloud Backup. You can buy Initial Seeding licenses and/or Large Scale Recovery licenses.
U Unassign a subscription Make an assigned subscription available again. You can unassign a subscription as long as it is not activated.
