User Guide

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3.9 Backing up to tape drive

Acronis True Image Enterprise Server supports SCSI tape drives. It can store backups on the

tape and restore data from the tape, store large backups to multiple tapes, and append

incremental/differential changes to a tape with the existing archives.

If a SCSI tape drive is connected to the computer, controlling the backup process (i.e. where

you are running Acronis True Image Management Console or Acronis True Image Enterprise

Server local version) the list of devices available for backup storage will be extended with a

name corresponding to the drive type.

To place backup archives on a tape drive connected to another network computer, install

Acronis Backup Server on that computer. Then a new device type named “Acronis Backup

Server” will appear in the list of devices, and you will be able to access the tape under this

device.

Backup and restore on the tape proceed in the same way as with other devices, with the

following exceptions.

1. A full backup can be stored on an empty tape only. If you use tape that already contains

data, its contents will be overwritten.

2. In case you want to keep more than one archive on the tape, for example, back up two

disks separately, choose

incremental

backup mode instead of a

full

backup when you create

an initial backup for the second disk. In other situations, incremental backup is used for

appending changes to the previously created archive.

3. You do not have to provide filenames for backups.

You might experience short pauses that are required to rewind the tape.

Low-quality or old tape, as well as dirt on the magnetic head, might lead to pauses that can

last up to several minutes.

3.10 Viewing disk and partition information

You can change the way of data representation in all schemes you see in various wizards.

To the right are three icons: Arrange Icons by, Choose Details and i (Display the

properties of the selected item), the last duplicated in the context menu invoked by

right-clicking objects.

To sort messages by a particular column, click the header (another click will switch the

messages to the opposite order) or Arrange Icons by button and select the column.

To select columns to view, right-click the headers line or left-click the Choose Details

button. Then flag the columns you want to display.

If you click the i (Display the properties of the selected item) button, you will see the

selected partition or disk properties window.

This window contains two panels. The left panel contains the properties tree and the right

describes the selected property in detail. The disk information includes its physical

parameters (connection type, device type, size, etc.); partition information includes both

physical (sectors, location, etc.), and logical (file system, free space, assigned letter, etc.)

parameters.

You can change the width of a column by dragging its borders with the mouse.