User Guide

Table of contents
1 Introduction to Acronis Backup & Recovery Online .................................................................4
1.1 What is Acronis Backup & Recovery Online?............................................................................. 4
1.2 What data can I back up and recover? ...................................................................................... 4
1.3 How long will my backups be kept in the online storage? ........................................................ 4
1.4 How to secure my data? ............................................................................................................ 5
1.5 Backup and recovery FAQ .......................................................................................................... 5
1.5.1 What backup methods are available? ........................................................................................................... 5
1.5.2 Is the online storage available under Acronis bootable media?.................................................................. 5
1.5.3 Can I use Acronis Universal Restore when recovering a system from the online storage? ...................... 5
1.5.4 What if a network connection is lost during online backup or recovery? .................................................. 6
1.5.5 What happens if I run out of space? .............................................................................................................. 6
1.5.6 What is the cleanup task for? ......................................................................................................................... 6
1.5.7 How to make a recovered machine recognize its subscription? ................................................................. 6
1.6 Initial Seeding FAQ ..................................................................................................................... 6
1.6.1 What is Initial Seeding? ................................................................................................................................... 6
1.6.2 Why would I want to use Initial Seeding? ..................................................................................................... 7
1.6.3 Is Initial Seeding a paid service? ..................................................................................................................... 7
1.6.4 What types of hard drive can I use for Initial Seeding? ................................................................................ 7
1.6.5 Can I send more than one backup under a single Initial Seeding license? ................................................. 7
1.6.6 Can I send backups taken from a number of machines on a single hard drive? ........................................ 7
1.6.7 How to buy an Initial Seeding license? .......................................................................................................... 7
1.6.8 How to perform initial seeding?..................................................................................................................... 8
1.6.9 How to package a hard drive for shipment? ................................................................................................. 8
1.6.10 How do I track an Initial Seeding order status? .......................................................................................... 10
1.7 Large Scale Recovery FAQ ........................................................................................................11
1.7.1 What is Large Scale Recovery? ..................................................................................................................... 11
1.7.2 Why would I use Large Scale Recovery? ...................................................................................................... 12
1.7.3 Do I need to perform initial seeding to be able to use Large Scale Recovery?......................................... 12
1.7.4 Is Large Scale Recovery a paid service? ....................................................................................................... 12
1.7.5 Can I perform large scale recovery on a different machine? ..................................................................... 12
1.7.6 Can I obtain backups taken from a number of machines on a single hard drive? ................................... 12
1.7.7 How to buy a Large Scale Recovery license? ............................................................................................... 12
1.7.8 How do I track a Large Scale Recovery order status? ................................................................................. 12
1.7.9 How to perform large scale recovery? ........................................................................................................ 13
1.8 Subscription lifecycle FAQ .......................................................................................................13
1.8.1 How to access my account management Web page? ............................................................................... 13
1.8.2 Where do I find the subscriptions that I purchased? ................................................................................. 13
1.8.3 When does my subscription begin? ............................................................................................................. 14
1.8.4 What happens when my subscription expires? .......................................................................................... 14
1.8.5 How do I renew a subscription? ................................................................................................................... 14
1.8.6 What is the “Group”column for? ................................................................................................................. 15
1.8.7 Can I revoke a subscription from a machine? ............................................................................................. 15
1.8.8 Can I cancel my subscription? ...................................................................................................................... 15
2 Where do I start? ................................................................................................................. 15
3 Choosing a subscription ....................................................................................................... 15
4 Software installation ............................................................................................................ 16
4.1 What software do I need to install? ........................................................................................17