User`s guide

In case you remove Acronis True Image Echo Server from the system, there is an option

to keep Acronis Secure Zone along with its contents (which will enable data recovery on

booting from bootable media) or remove Acronis Secure Zone.

The Acronis Secure Zone should not be the only location where a backup is stored.

Should the disk have a physical failure, the Acronis Secure Zone could be lost. This is

particularly critical for backups of servers; the Acronis Secure Zone should only be one

part of an overall backup strategy.

3.4 Acronis Startup Recovery Manager

3.4.1 How it works

The Acronis Startup Recovery Manager enables starting Acronis True Image Echo Server

on a local computer without loading the operating system. With this feature, if the

operating system won't load for some reason, you can run Acronis True Image Echo

Server by itself to restore damaged partitions. As opposed to booting from Acronis

removable media, you will not need a separate media to start Acronis True Image Echo

Server. It is especially handy for traveling users.

3.4.2 How to use

To be able to use Acronis Startup Recovery Manager at boot time, prepare as follows:

1. Install Acronis True Image Echo Server.

2. Create Acronis Secure Zone on the server hard disk and activate Acronis Startup

Recovery Manager (see

8.1 Creating Acronis Secure Zone

When Acronis Startup Recovery Manager is activated, it overwrites the master boot

record (MBR) with its own boot code. If you have any third-party boot managers

installed, you will have to reactivate them after activating the Startup Recovery Manager.

For Linux loaders (e.g. LiLo and GRUB), you might consider installing them to a Linux

root (or boot) partition boot record instead of MBR before activating Acronis Startup

Recovery Manager.

If failure occurs, turn on the computer and press F11 when you see the "Press F11 for

Acronis Startup Recovery Manager" message. This will run a standalone version of Acronis

True Image Echo Server that only slightly differs from the complete version. For

information on restoring damaged partitions, see

6.3 Restoring disks/partitions or files

from images

After Acronis Startup Recovery Manager was initially activated, you can deactivate it or

activate again at any time. See details in

8.2 Activating and deactivating Acronis Startup

Recovery Manager

3.5 Working from a rescue CD

In some situations (e.g. if the operating system fails to boot, or when cloning a mounted

disk), you might have to work with Acronis True Image Echo Server without loading the

OS. In those cases, you can use the Acronis rescue CD. It is highly recommended that

you create it as described in

Chapter 9. Creating bootable media