Installation guide

Upgrading tasks

You might want to import the old backup tasks and validation tasks to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10.

If you do not import them, these tasks will no longer run.

Note: The tasks that back up data to Acronis Backup Server or validate archives stored on it will not be imported

to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10.

You can import the old tasks at the time of agent installation (see the installation instructions earlier

in this section), or later by using Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Upgrade Tool. This command-line

utility is located in the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 installation directory, in the UpgradeTool

subdirectory.

In Windows:

1. Change the current folder to the folder where the upgrade tool is installed—by default:

C:\Program Files\Acronis\UpgradeTool

If Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 is installed in a folder other than the default folder, change the

path accordingly.

2. Run the following command (note capitalization):

cscript UpgradeTool.vbs Agent

In Linux:

1. Change the current directory to: /usr/lib/Acronis/UpgradeTool

2. Run the following command:

UpgradeTool.sh Agent

Result:

• Tasks that were present in Acronis True Image Echo, are converted to Acronis Backup & Recovery

10 tasks and appear in the Backup plans and tasks view.

• Each backup task's schedule, items to back up, and backup destination are the same as before,

but the task will create a new archive to perform further backups.

• Each backup task is part of a backup plan. You can edit the backup plan to change the task's

schedule or other parameters.

• The tasks' log entries are not imported.

Using backup archives created with Acronis True Image Echo

After the upgrade to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10, you have the ability to recover data from

backups created with Acronis True Image Echo.

To facilitate access to these backups, you may want to create a personal vault where the backups are

located. For instructions on how to create a personal vault, see the "Actions on personal vaults"

section in the User's Guide.

A personal vault can store both Acronis True Image Echo archives and Acronis Backup & Recovery 10

archives. You can specify this vault as a destination for new backup plans.