User`s guide

Chapter 4. The program interface under X

Window System

Acronis True Image Echo Server features both the console mode and a user-friendly

interface under X Window System. The GUI mode, described in this chapter, provides the

widest functionality. For console commands please see

Chapter 12. Console mode

4.1 The main window and available operations

The main program window contains the menu, the toolbar, the sidebar and the main

area. The sidebar features the Tools pane. The main area displays operation icons

(default view), tasks (after clicking Tasks) or logs (after clicking Logs).

4.1.1 The main area

Operation icons are divided into three groups.

The Task group contains the following operations:

• Backup – create a backup archive

• Recovery – restore data from a previously created archive

The Manage Tasks group contains the following operations:

• Tasks – schedule backup or archive validation tasks on your computer and manage

them

• Logs – open the Log Viewer window

The Tools group contains the following items:

• Validate Backup Archives – run the archive integrity checking procedure

• Manage Acronis Secure Zone – create, delete and resize a special hidden partition

for storing archives (Acronis Secure Zone)

• Clone Disk – transfer the OS, applications and data from the old disk to the new one