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3.7.4 Limitations in using Acronis Universal Restore..............................................................32
3.7.5 Getting Acronis Universal Restore...............................................................................32
3.8 Backing up to tape libraries and tape drives.......................................................................33
3.8.1 Backing up to a locally attached tape device................................................................34
3.8.2 Understanding backup to tape devices attached to the Backup Server ...........................35
3.8.3 Backing up to a tape device through Acronis Backup Server..........................................36
3.8.4 Restoring data from archives located on tape devices...................................................37
3.9 Viewing disk and partition information...............................................................................37
3.10 Changing Acronis temporary folder path..........................................................................37
Chapter 4. Using Acronis True Image Management Console............................39
4.1 General information.........................................................................................................39
4.2 Installing/updating Acronis components on remote machines..............................................39
4.3 Managing a single remote computer..................................................................................41
4.3.1 Connecting to a remote computer ..............................................................................41
4.3.2 Backup and recovery tasks.........................................................................................43
4.4 Managing groups of computers.........................................................................................45
4.4.1 Group status display..................................................................................................45
4.4.2 Creating new group tasks ..........................................................................................47
4.4.3 Group tasks management..........................................................................................49
4.4.4 Acronis Group Server options.....................................................................................50
4.5 Managing backup server ..................................................................................................50
4.5.1 Default settings.........................................................................................................51
4.5.2 Set up Administrator profiles......................................................................................53
4.5.3 Adding Users and Administrators to the Acronis Backup Server database .......................54
4.5.4 Changing User profiles...............................................................................................56
4.5.5 Configuring Backup Locations.....................................................................................56
4.5.6 Managing Archives....................................................................................................57
4.5.7 Limiting access to Acronis Backup Server ....................................................................58
Chapter 5. Using Acronis True Image Echo Workstation (local version)..........60
5.1 Main program window .....................................................................................................60
5.2 Managing a local computer...............................................................................................62
Chapter 6. Creating backup archives ................................................................65
6.1 Backing up files and folders (file backup)...........................................................................65
6.2 Backing up disks and partitions (image backup).................................................................69
6.3 Setting backup options.....................................................................................................71
6.3.1 Archive protection.....................................................................................................72
6.3.2 Source files exclusion ................................................................................................72
6.3.3 Pre/post commands ..................................................................................................73
6.3.4 Database support......................................................................................................73
6.3.5 Compression level.....................................................................................................74
6.3.6 Backup performance .................................................................................................74
6.3.7 Fast incremental/differential backup ...........................................................................75
6.3.8 Archive splitting........................................................................................................75
6.3.9 File-level security settings..........................................................................................76
6.3.10 Media components ..................................................................................................76
6.3.11 Error handling.........................................................................................................77
6.3.12 Dual destination backup...........................................................................................78
6.3.13 Wake On LAN .........................................................................................................78
6.3.14 Additional settings...................................................................................................79
Chapter 7. Restoring the backup data ..............................................................81
7.1 Considerations before recovery.........................................................................................81
7.1.1 Restore under Windows or boot from CD?...................................................................81
7.1.2 Network settings in rescue mode................................................................................81
7.1.3 Recovering dynamic volumes .....................................................................................82
