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If the parameter is specified, the software will use the default values of backup and recovery options
set in the graphical user interface of Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5. These values are stored on the
machine with the agent that performs the command. On a machine running Windows, the values are
stored in the registry; on a machine running Linux, the values are stored in the Acronis Backup &
Recovery 11.5 configuration files.
If the parameter is not specified, the software will use the default values described in this
Command-Line Reference. These values are contained in the command-line utility code.
4 Usage examples
4.1 Backup and recovery
4.1.1 Disks and volumes
Listing disks (p. 18)
 Listing all disks of the local machine.
acrocmd list disks
 Listing disks of a remote machine.
acrocmd list disks --host=192.168.1.2 --credentials=user1,pass1
 Listing disks of a virtual machine.
acrocmd list disks --host=srv1 --credentials="srv1\AMS user",pass1 --service=ams
--vmid=XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX
Backing up disks and volumes (p. 19)
 Backing up the first volume of the second disk and the third volume of the first disk. The backup
will be saved to a local folder and will be split into 4.5-GB parts to be later written on DVDs. To
get the volume numbers, use the list disks (p. 18) command.
acrocmd backup disk --volume=2-1,1-3 --split=4608 --loc="F:\my backups" --arc="my
archive"
 Backing up the entire machine to a file with a simplified name. For more details, see the
--plain_archive (p. 91) parameter description. The operation log will be saved to a text file.
acrocmd backup disk --loc=F:\ --arc=my_machine --plain_archive
--log=D:\logs\log.txt
 Backing up disks 1 and 2 excluding .bak files. The compression level will be set to maximum. The
backup will be saved to a network shared folder. To get the disk numbers, use the list disks
(p. 18) command.
acrocmd backup disk --disk=1,2 --compression=max --exclude_mask=*.bak
--loc=\\bkpsrv\backups --credentials=bkpuser,pass --arc=disk_archive
 Creating an incremental backup of volume C:. The Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) will be
enabled and will automatically select between the available hardware-based and software-based
snapshot providers. The backup will be saved to a managed vault.
acrocmd backup disk --volume=C --backuptype=incremental --use_vss=auto
--loc=bsp://storage_node1/my_vault --credentials=bkpuser,pass --arc=c_archive
 Backing up the first (according to the list disks (p. 18) command output) dynamic volume in
Windows or logical volume in Linux. The backup will be saved to a network shared folder.