ACRONIS BACKUP RECOVERY 10 ADVANCED SERVER SBS EDITION - COMMAND... Instruction Manual

Command Line Reference
Acronis® Backup & Recovery™ 10
Advanced Server SBS Edition

Table of contents
1Command-line mode and scripting in Windows ....................................................................... 3
1.1 Agent for Windows command-line utility .................................................................................3
1.1.1 Supported commands..................................................................................................................................3
1.1.2 Common options..........................................................................................................................................8
1.1.3 Specific options...........................................................................................................................................11
1.1.4 trueimagecmd.exe usage examples ..........................................................................................................21
1.2 Storage node command-line utility .........................................................................................26
1.2.1 Supported commands................................................................................................................................26
1.2.2 Options........................................................................................................................................................27
1.2.3 Examples.....................................................................................................................................................29
1.2.4 Exporting vaults and importing multiple archives.....................................................................................31
1.3 Scripting ...................................................................................................................................31
1.3.1 Script execution parameters......................................................................................................................31
1.3.2 Script structure ...........................................................................................................................................32
1.3.3 Script usage examples................................................................................................................................33
2Index ..................................................................................................................................... 34

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1Command-line mode and scripting in Windows
Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 supports the command-line mode and enables backup automation by
executing XML scripts.
Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 uses the Acronis True Image Echo command line utility with the
following additions:
1. Ability to use the before/after data capture commands.
2. Ability to use the VSS support option.
3. Ability to check for a license on the license server with the /ls_check command.
4. Ability to use file exclusion at disk backup.
5. Ability to export archives and backups.
The rest of the commands and options are exactly the same. For this reason, the command line
reference uses the terminology accepted in Acronis True Image Echo.
The command line logs are saved in the old (Echo) format and cannot be converted to Acronis
Backup & Recovery 10 logs.
Command line mode limitations
The command-line mode functionality is somewhat limited as compared to the GUI mode. You will
not be able to perform operations that require:
the reboot of the system, such as restore a system volume or clone a system disk
a user interaction, such as inserting removable media (CD, DVD or tape) - the operation fails if
there is no media in the drive or the inserted media is full.
These operations only can be done through the GUI.
Scripting is intended only for backup.
1.1 Agent for Windows command-line utility
An administrator might need a console interface in some situations. Acronis Backup & Recovery 10
supports this mode with trueimagecmd.exe utility. The file is located in the folder where Acronis
Backup & Recovery 10 Agent for Windows has been installed, by default it is C:\Program
Files\Acronis\BackupAndRecovery.
This utility is also available when operating under the PE-based bootable media.
1.1.1 Supported commands
trueimagecmd has the following format:
trueimagecmd /command /option1 /option2…
Commands may be accompanied with options. Some options are common for most trueimagecmd
commands, while others are specific for individual commands. Below is a list of supported commands
and compatible options.
Command Common Options Specific Options

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create
Creates an image of
specified disks and
partitions
/vault:[path]
/arc:[archive name]
/arc_id:[archive id]
/filename:[file name]
/password:[password]
/asz:[number of archive]
/net_user:[username]
/net_password:[password]
/ftp_user:[username]
/ftp_password:[password]
/incremental
/differential
/compression:[0…9]
/split:[size in MB]
/oss_numbers
/progress:[on|off]
/reboot
/log:[file name]
/log_net_user:[remote user]
/log_net_password:[password]
/harddisk:[disk number]
/partition:[partition number]
/file_partition:[partition letter]
/raw
/exclude_names:[names]
/exclude_masks:[masks]
/exclude_system
/exclude_hidden
/before:[pre-data capture command]
/after:[post-data capture command]
/use_vss
filebackup
Backs up specified files
and folders
/vault:[path]
/arc:[archive name]
/arc_id:[archive id]
/filename:[file name]
/password:[password]
/asz:[number of archive]
/net_user:[username]
/net_password:[password]
/ftp_user:[username]
/ftp_password:[password]
/incremental
/differential
/compression:[0…9]
/split:[size in MB]
/reboot
/log:[file name]
/log_net_user:[remote user]
/log_net_password:[password]
/include:[names]
/exclude_names:[names]
/exclude_masks:[masks]
/exclude_system
/exclude_hidden
/before:[pre-data capture command]
/after:[post-data capture command]
/use_vss
deploy
Restores disks and
partitions, except for
the MBR, from an
image
/vault:[path]
/arc:[archive name]
/arc_id:[archive id]
/filename:[file name]
/password:[password]
/asz:[number of archive]
/index:N
/net_user:[username]
/net_password:[password]
/ftp_user:[username]
/ftp_password:[password]
/oss_numbers
/reboot
/log:[file name]
/log_net_user:[remote user]
/log_net_password:[password]
/file_partition:[partition letter]
/harddisk:[disk number]
/partition:[partition number]
/target_harddisk:[disk number]
/target_partition:[partition number]
/start:[start sector]
/size:[partition size in sectors]
/fat16_32
/type:[active|primary|logical]
/preserve_mbr
When using the Acronis Universal Restore
option:
/ur_path:[path]
/ur_username:[user]
/ur_password:[pwd]
/ur_driver:[inf-filename]

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deploy_mbr
Restores the MBR from
a disk or partition
image
/vault:[path]
/arc:[archive name]
/arc_id:[archive id]
/filename:[file name]
/password:[password]
/asz:[number of archive]
/index:N
/net_user:[username]
/net_password:[password]
/ftp_user:[username]
/ftp_password:[password]
/oss_numbers
/reboot
/log:[file name]
/log_net_user:[remote user]
/log_net_password:[password]
/harddisk:[disk number]
/target_harddisk:[disk number]
filerestore
Restores files and
folders from a file
archive
/vault:[path]
/arc:[archive name]
/arc_id:[archive id]
/filename:[file name]
/password:[password]
/asz:[number of archive]
/index:N
/net_user:[username]
/net_password:[password]
/ftp_user:[username]
/ftp_password:[password]
/reboot
/log:[file name]
/log_net_user:[remote user]
/log_net_password:[password]
/target_folder:[target folder]
/overwrite:[older|never|always]
/restore_security:[on|off]
/original_date:[on|off]
verify
Verifies the archive
data integrity
/vault:[path]
/arc:[archive name]
/arc_id:[archive id]
/filename:[file name]
/password:[password]
/asz:[number of archive]
/net_user:[username]
/net_password:[password]
/ftp_user:[username]
/ftp_password:[password]
/reboot
/log:[file name]
/log_net_user:[remote user]
/log_net_password:[password]
pit_info
Displays the numbered
list of backups,
contained in the
specified archive
/filename:[file name]
/password:[password]
/asz:[number of archive]
/net_user:[username]
/net_password:[password]
/ftp_user:[username]
/ftp_password:[password]

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consolidate
Creates a consistent
copy of the archive
which will contain only
the specified backups
/include_pits:[pits numbers]
/filename:[file name]
/password:[password]
/ftp_user:[username]
/ftp_password:[password]
/reboot
/log:[file name]
/log_net_user:[remote user]
/log_net_password:[password]
/target_filename:[file name]
/net_src_user:[username]
/net_src_password:[password]
/net_user:[username]
/net_password:[password]
export
Creates a copy of an
archive or a self-
sufficient part copy of
an archive in the
location you specify
/vault:[path]
/arc:[archive name]
/arc_id:[archive id]
/include_pits:[pits numbers]
/password:[password]
/ftp_user:[username]
/ftp_password:[password]
/progress:[on|off]
/log:[file name]
/log_net_user:[remote user]
/log_net_password:[password]
/net_src_user:[username]
/net_src_password:[password]
/ftp_src_user:[username]
/ftp_src_password:[password]
/target_vault:[target path]
/target_arc:[target archive name]
/net_user:[username]
/net_password:[password]
convert
Converts an image to
virtual disk format for
using with a virtual
machine
/filename:[file name]
/password:[password]
/asz:[number of archive]
/index:N
/net_user:[username]
/net_password:[password]
/ftp_user:[username]
/ftp_password:[password]
/log:[file name]
/log_net_user:[remote user]
/log_net_password:[password]
/target_filename:[file name]
/harddisk:[disk number]
/vm_type:[vmware|esx|microsoft|parallels]
/ur
/ur_path:[path]
list
Lists available drives
and partitions. When
used with the filename
option, it lists the
image contents.
When used with the
vault option, it lists
archives located in the
specified location.
When the arc, or the
arc_id option is added,
it lists all backups
contained in the
archive.
/password:[password]
/index:N
/asz:[number of archive]
/net_user:[username]
/net_password:[password]
/ftp_user:[username]
/ftp_password:[password]
/filename:[file name]
/vault:[path]
/arc:[archive name]
/arc_id:[archive id]
explore
Connects an image as a
virtual drive
/vault:[path]
/arc:[archive name]
/arc_id:[archive id]
/filename:[file name]*
/password:[password]
/asz:[number of archive]
/index:N
/partition:[partition number]
/letter:X

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/net_user:[username]
/net_password:[password]
/log:[file name]
/log_net_user:[remote user]
/log_net_password:[password]
*for a split image, the name of
the last created file
unplug
Disconnects the image
connected as a virtual
drive
/letter:X
/letter:all
asz_create
Creates the Acronis
Secure Zone on the
selected drive
/password:[password]
/oss_numbers
/reboot
/log:[file name]
/log_net_user:[remote user]
/log_net_password:[password]
/harddisk:X
/partition:[partition number]
/size:[ASZ size in sectors|unallocated]
asz_content
Displays the Acronis
Secure Zone size, free
space and contents
/password:[password]
asz_files
Displays the Acronis
Secure Zone size, free
space and contents
using the generated file
names
/password:[password]
asz_delete_files
Deletes the most
recent backup in the
archive located in the
Acronis Secure Zone
/filename:[file name]
/password:[password]
/log:[file name]
/log_net_user:[remote user]
/log_net_password:[password]
asz_delete
Deletes the Acronis
Secure Zone
/password:[password]
/oss_numbers
/reboot
/log:[file name]
/log_net_user:[remote user]
/log_net_password:[password]
/partition:[partition number]
asrm_activate
Activates the Acronis
Startup Recovery
Manager
asrm_deactivate
Deactivates the Acronis
Startup Recovery
Manager

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clone
Clones a hard disk
/reboot /harddisk:[disk number]
/target_harddisk:[disk number]
help
Shows usage
ls_check
Checks if there are
licenses for the local
machine on the license
server
1.1.2 Common options
1.1.2.1 Access to archives
vault:[path]
Specifies a path to the location that contains the archive. Used in combination with the arc, or the
arc_id option.
The following locations are supported:
Local folders, e.g.: /vault:C:\Test, or /vault:"C:\Test 1"
Network folders, e.g.: /vault:\\ServerA\Share\
Managed vaults (for advanced product editions only), e.g.:
/vault:bsp://StorageNode/VaultName
FTP and SFTP, e.g.: /vault:ftp://ServerA/Folder1
CD, DVD – with the path specified as a local path, e.g.: /vault:F:\
Acronis Secure Zone, e.g.: /vault:atis:///asz
Tapes, e.g.: /vault:atis:///tape?0
Unmanaged vaults are specified by their path. For example, if a vault is located in a folder,
specify the path to that folder.
If the vault option is specified the filename option is ignored.
arc:[archive name]
The name of the archive. If not specified, the arc_id option is used. If both the arc and arc_id options
are specified, the arc_id option is used.
arc_id:[archive id]
Specifies the Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) of the archive, e.g.:
/arc_id:183DE307-BC97-45CE-9AF7-60945A568BE8
If not specified, the arc option is used. If both options are specified, the arc_id option is used.
filename:[file name]
a) Backup file name, if the archive location is other than ASZ.

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b) Archive name, when restoring or deleting files from ASZ. Can be obtained with asz_files.
If the vault option is specified the filename option is ignored.
password:[password]
a) Password for the archive, if the archive location is other than ASZ.
b) Password for the ASZ, if archive location is ASZ.
asz:[number of archive]
Addresses to the ASZ and selects the archive (a full backup with or without increments).
To get the archive number, use asz_content.
index:N
N = Number of the backup in an archive:
1 = basic full backup
2 = 1st increment… and so on
0 (default) = latest increment
Selects a backup in a sequence of incremental backups inside the archive.
To get a backup index from the ASZ, use asz_content.
include_pits:[pits numbers]
Specifies the backups (pits) to be included in the archive copy. To get the numbers of pits, use
pit_info. Separate multiple values with a comma, for example:
/include_pits:2,4,5
The "0" value means the last backup in the archive, for example:
/include_pits:0
If not specified the whole archive is selected.
net_user:[username]
Specify a user name for network drive access.
net_password:[password]
Specify a password for network drive access.
ftp_user:[username]
Specify a user name for access to an FTP server.
ftp_password:[password]
Specify a password for access to an FTP server.

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1.1.2.2 Backup options
incremental
Set the backup type to incremental.
If not specified or there is no basic full backup, a full backup will be created.
differential
Set the backup type to differential.
If not specified or there is no basic full backup, a full backup will be created.
compression:[0…9]
Specify the data compression level.
It ranges from 0 to 9 and is set to 3 by default.
split:[size in MB]
Split the backup into parts of the specified size, if the archive location is other than ASZ.
1.1.2.3 General options
oss_numbers
Declares that numbers of partitions in the /partition option are adjusted for the MBR partition table
rather than just as ascending numbers. This means that primary partitions have numbers 1-1, 1-2, 1-
3, 1-4; logical partitions numbers start with 1-5. For example, if the disk has one primary and two
logical partitions, their numbers can appear as follows:
/partition:1-1,1-2,1-3
or
/oss_numbers /partition:1-1,1-5,1-6
reboot
Reboot the server after the operation is completed.
log:[file name]
Create a log file of the current operation with the specified file name.
log_net_user:[remote user]
If the log file is created on a network share, include the user name for logon to the share.
log_net_password:[password]
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1.1.3 Specific options
1.1.3.1 create
harddisk:[disk number]
Specifies the hard disks to include into the image file. The list of available hard disks is provided by
the /list command. An image may contain data of more than one hard disk. In that case, separate
disk numbers by commas, e.g.:
/harddisk:1,3
By specifying
/harddisk:DYN
you will back up all dynamic volumes present in the system.
partition:[partition number]
Specifies the partitions to include into the image file. The list of available partitions is provided by
/list. Partition numbers are specified as <disk number>-<partition number>, e.g.:
/partition:1-1,1-2,3-1
Dynamic volumes are specified with the prefix DYN, e.g.:
/partition:DYN1,DYN2
Both basic partitions and dynamic volumes can be specified by their letters, for example:
/partition:"C"
Mixed notation is also acceptable, for example:
/partition:1-1,"D"
file_partition:[partition letter]
Specifies the partition where the image file will be stored (by letter or number). This option is used
with filename:[file_name]. In that case the file name must be specified without a drive letter or root
folder. For example:
/file_partition:D /filename:”\1.tib”
Dynamic volumes are specified with the prefix DYN, e.g.:
/file_partition:DYN1 /filename:”\1.tib”
raw
Use this option to create an image of a disk (partition) with an unrecognized or unsupported file
system. This will copy all disk/partition contents sector-by-sector. Without this option only the
sectors containing useful system and user data are imaged (for the supported file systems).

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progress:[on | off]
Shows/hides the progress information (percent completed). It is shown by default.
exclude_names:[names]
Files and folders to be excluded from the backup (comma separated). For example:
/exclude_names:E:\MyProject\111.doc,E:\MyProject\Old
exclude_masks:[masks]
Applies masks to select files to be excluded from the backup. Use the common Windows masking
rules. For example, to exclude all files with extension .exe, add *.exe. My???.exe will exclude all .exe
files with names consisting of five symbols and starting with “my”.
exclude_hidden
Excludes all hidden files from the backup.
before:[pre-data capture command]
Enables to define the command to be automatically executed before data capture at the beginning of
the backup procedure. For example:
/before:"net stop MSSQLSERVER"
after:[post-data capture command]
Enables to define the command to be automatically executed after data capture at the beginning of
the backup procedure. For example:
/after:"net start MSSQLSERVER"
use_vss
Notifies the VSS-aware applications that the backup is about to start. This ensures the consistent
state of all data used by the applications, in particular, completion of all database transactions, at the
moment of taking the data snapshot. The data consistency, in turn, ensures that the application will
be recovered in the correct state and become operational immediately after recovery.
1.1.3.2 filebackup
include:[names]
Files and folders to be included in the backup (comma separated). For example:
/include:E:\Workarea\MyProject
exclude_names:[names]
Files and folders to be excluded from the backup (comma separated). For example:
/exclude_names:E:\MyProject\111.doc,E:\MyProject\Old

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exclude_masks:[masks]
Applies masks to select files to be excluded from the backup. Use the common Windows masking
rules. For example, to exclude all files with extension .exe, add *.exe. My???.exe will exclude all .exe
files with names consisting of five symbols and starting with “my”.
exclude_system
Excludes all system files from the backup.
exclude_hidden
Excludes all hidden files from the backup.
before:[pre-data capture command]
Enables to define the command to be automatically executed before data capture at the beginning of
the backup procedure. For example:
/before:"net stop MSSQLSERVER"
after:[post-data capture command]
Enables to define the command to be automatically executed after data capture at the beginning of
the backup procedure. For example:
/after:"net start MSSQLSERVER"
use_vss
Notifies the VSS-aware applications that the backup is about to start. This ensures the consistent
state of all data used by the applications, in particular, completion of all database transactions, at the
moment of taking the data snapshot. The data consistency, in turn, ensures that the application will
be recovered in the correct state and become operational immediately after recovery.
1.1.3.3 deploy
file_partition:[partition letter]
Specifies the partition where the image file will be stored (by letter or number). This option is used
with filename:[file_name]. In that case the file name must be specified without a drive letter or root
folder. For example:
/file_partition:D /filename:”\1.tib”
Dynamic volumes are specified with the prefix DYN, e.g.:
/file_partition:DYN1 /filename:”\1.tib”
harddisk:[disk number]
Specifies the basic hard disks to restore.

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partition:[partition number]
Specifies the partitions to restore.
Dynamic volumes are specified with the prefix DYN, e.g.:
/partition:DYN1
target_harddisk:[disk number]
Specifies the hard disk number where the image will be restored.
By specifying
/target_harddisk:DYN
you will select unallocated space on all dynamic disks that are present in the system.
target_partition:[partition number]
Specifies the target partition number for restoring a partition over the existing one. If the option is
not specified, the program assumes that the target partition number is the same as the partition
number specified with the /partition option.
Dynamic volumes are specified with the prefix DYN, e.g.:
/target_partition:DYN1
start:[start sector]
Sets the start sector for restoring a partition to the hard disk unallocated space.
size:[partition size in sectors]
Sets the new partition size (in sectors).
fat16_32
Enables the file system conversion from FAT16 to FAT32 if the partition size after recovery is likely to
exceed 2 GB. Without this option, the recovered partition will inherit the file system from the image.
type:[active | primary | logical]
Sets the restored partition active, primary or logical, if possible (for example, there cannot be more
than four primary partitions on the disk). Setting a partition active always sets it primary, while a
partition set primary may remain inactive.
If the type is not specified, the program tries to keep the target partition type. If the target partition
is active, the restored partition is set active. If the target partition is primary, and there are other
primary partitions on the disk, one of them will be set active, while the restored partition becomes
primary. If no other primary partitions remain on the disk, the restored partition is set active.
When restoring a partition on unallocated space, the program extracts the partition type from the
image. For the primary partition, the type will be set as follows:

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if the target disk is the 1st according to BIOS and it has no other primary partitions, the restored
partition will be set active
if the target disk is the 1st according to BIOS and there are other primary partitions on it, the
restored partition will be set logical
if the target disk is not the 1st, the restored partition will be set logical.
preserve_mbr
When restoring a partition over an existing one, the target partition is deleted from the disk along
with its entry in the target disk MBR. Then, with the preserve_mbr option, the restored partition's
entry will occupy the upper empty position in the target disk MBR. Thus, the target disk MBR is
preserved. If not specified, the restored partition's entry will occupy the same position as in the
source disk MBR saved in the image. If the position is not empty, the existing entry will be moved to
another position.
Options specific for Universal Restore
The following options are available when using the Universal Restore add-on to Acronis Backup &
Recovery 10.
ur_path:[path]
Specifies using Acronis Universal Restore and the path to the drivers storage.
ur_username:[username]
Specifies using Acronis Universal Restore and a user name.
When getting access to a place located on the remote computer, the username depends on the
service which is used to get access to the remote resource. E.g. if the remote resource is a shared
folder located on a workgroup computer, the username must contain the remote computer name
("computer_name\user_name"). If the resource is located on an FTP-server the computer name is
not required. When the target and local computer are members of different domains, the username
must contain the name of the domain the target computer is the member of (e.g.
"domain_name\user_name").
ur_password:[pwd]
Specifies using Acronis Universal Restore and a password associated with the ur_username option
value.
ur_driver:[inf-filename]
Specifies using Acronis Universal Restore and the mass-storage driver to be installed.
1.1.3.4 deploy_mbr
harddisk:[disk number]
Specifies the basic hard disk to restore the MBR from.
target_harddisk:[disk number]
Specifies the target hard disk where the MBR will be deployed to.

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1.1.3.5 filerestore
target_folder:[target folder]
Specifies a folder where folders/files will be restored (a target folder). If not specified, the original
path is re-created from the archive.
overwrite:[older | never | always]
This option allows you to keep useful data changes made since the backup being restored was done.
Choose what to do if the target folder contains a file with the same name as in the archive:
older – this will give priority to the most recent file modification, whether it be in the archive or
on the disk.
never – this will give the file on the hard disk unconditional priority over the archived file.
always – this will give the archived file unconditional priority over the file on the hard disk.
If not specified, the files on the disk will always be replaced with the archived files.
restore_security:[on | off]
Specifies whether to restore files’ security attributes (default) or whether the files will inherit the
security settings of the folder where they will be restored.
original_date:[on | off]
Specifies whether to restore files’ original date and time from the archive or whether to assign the
current date and time to the restored files. If not specified, the current date is assigned.
1.1.3.6 consolidate
target_filename:[file name]
Specifies the path to and name of the archive copy to be created. If there are two or more backups
(pits) in the copy, numbers will be added to their names.
net_src_user:[username]
Specifies the user name for logon to the network share to access the source archive.
net_src_password:[password]
Specifies the password for logon to the network share to access the source archive.
net_user:[username]
Specifies the user name for logon to the network share to save the resulting archive.
net_password:[password]
Specifies the password for logon to the network share to save the resulting archive.

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1.1.3.7 export
net_src_user:[username]
Specifies the user name for logon to the network share to access the source archive.
net_src_password:[password]
Specifies the password for logon to the network share to access the source archive.
ftp_src_user:[username]
Specifies the user name for logon to the FTP/SFTP server to access the source archive.
ftp_src_password:[password]
Specifies the password for logon to the FTP/SFTP server to access the source archive.
target_vault:[target path]
Specifies a path to the target location to export the archive to.
The following target locations are supported:
Local folders, e.g.: /target_vault:C:\Test, or /vault:”C:\Test 1”
Network folders, e.g.: /target_vault:\\ServerA\Share\
Managed vaults (for advanced product editions only), e.g.:
/target_vault:bsp://StorageNode/VaultName
FTP and SFTP, e.g.: /target_vault:ftp://ServerA/Folder1
CD, DVD – with the path specified as a local path, e.g.: /target_vault:F:\
Acronis Secure Zone, e.g.: /target_vault:atis:///asz
Tapes, e.g.: /target_vault:atis:///tape?0
Unmanaged vaults are specified by their path. For example, if a vault is located in a folder,
specify the path to that folder.
target_arc:[target archive name]
The name of the target archive. Has to be unique within the target folder. If there is an archive with
the same name, the operation will fail.
net_user:[username]
Specifies the user name for logon to the network share to save the resulting archive.
net_password:[password]
Specifies the password for logon to the network share to save the resulting archive.

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1.1.3.8 convert
target_filename:[file name]
Specifies the path to and name of the virtual disk file to be created. The file extension corresponds to
the type of virtual machine to which the virtual disk will be added:
VMware virtual machine - .vmdk
MS virtual machine and Citrix XenServer - .vhd
Parallels virtual machine - .hdd.
harddisk:[disk number]
Specifies the hard disks to convert by numbers. For each disk, a separate virtual disk will be created.
By specifying
/harddisk:DYN
you will convert all dynamic volumes that are present in the system.
vm_type:[vmware|esx|Microsoft|parallels]
The type of virtual machine to which the virtual disk will be added.
ur
Use when converting the image of a disk, containing Windows, and the resulting virtual disk is
supposed to be bootable. With this key, the program will add drivers, necessary for the virtual
machine type selected with the vm_type key, to the resulting virtual disk. If the image was taken
from a virtual machine of the same type, normally the key is not needed.
Drivers for the virtual machine reside in the storage, defined by the registry key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Acronis\UniversalRestore\DriversPackPath. In case the storage
has been moved, please change the key or use the command ur_path:[path].
ur_path:[path]
The same as ur with custom path to the virtual machine drivers storage.
1.1.3.9 list
filename:[file name]
With this option, the image contents are displayed.
When listing image contents, the partition numbers may not coincide with those in the
drives/partitions list, if the image does not contain all the disk partitions. For example, if the image
contains partitions 2-3 and 2-5, they will be listed as 2-1 and 2-2.
If the deploy /partition command cannot find a partition in the image by its physical number, use the
partition:<number in the image> /target_partition:<physical number of the target partition> keys.
For the above example, to restore partition 2-5 to its original place use:
/partition:2-2 /target_partition:2-5

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If the vault option is specified the filename option is ignored.
vault:[path]
Specifies a path to the location whose archives you want to list. Along with archive names, it lists
Universally Unique Identifiers (UUID) that are used with the arc_id option.
The following locations are supported:
Local folders, e.g.: /vault:C:\Test , or /vault:"C:\Test 1"
Network folders, e.g.: /vault:\\ServerA\Share\
Managed vaults (for advanced product editions only), e.g.:
/vault:bsp://StorageNode/VaultName
FTP and SFTP, e.g.: /vault:ftp://ServerA/Folder1
CD, DVD – with the path specified as a local path, e.g.: /vault:F:\
Acronis Secure Zone, e.g.: /vault:atis:///asz
Tapes, e.g.: /vault:atis:///tape?0
Unmanaged vaults are specified by their path. For example, if a vault is located in a folder,
specify the path to that folder.
If the vault option is specified the filename option is ignored.
arc:[archive name]
Used in combination with the vault option. Lists all backups contained in the archive.
If not specified, the arc_id option is used. If both the arc and arc_id options are specified, the arc_id
option is used.
arc_id:[archive id]
Used in combination with the vault option. Lists all backups of the selected archive.
If not specified, the arc option is used. If both the arc and arc_id options are specified, the arc_id
option is used.
1.1.3.10 explore
partition:[partition number]
Specifies a list of partitions to be mounted as virtual drives. Without this option, all partitions stored
in the image will be mounted.
To obtain the partition number for this option, list the image contents with the /list/filename
command and use the number from the Idx column.
letter:X
Assigns letters to the mounted drives. This option is used with the partition option only.

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1.1.3.11 unplug
letter:X
Specifies the virtual drive to be disconnected by letter.
letter:all
Disconnects all virtual drives.
1.1.3.12 asz_create
harddisk:X
Specifies the hard disk number where the Acronis Secure Zone will be created.
partition:[partition number]
Specifies partitions from which free space will be taken for Acronis Secure Zone.
size:[ASZ size in sectors | unallocated]
Sets the Acronis Secure Zone size (in sectors).
If not specified, the size is set as an average between the maximal (unallocated space plus free space
on all partitions selected with the partition option) and minimal (about 35MB) values.
Either way, the program will first use the unallocated space. If there is not enough unallocated space,
the selected partitions will be decreased. Resizing of locked partitions requires a reboot.
With “unallocated”, the zone will use all unallocated space on the disk. Partitions will be moved, if
necessary, but not resized. Moving of locked partitions requires a reboot. The partition option is
ignored.
1.1.3.13 asz_delete
partition:[partition number]
Specifies partitions to which free space will be added after the Acronis Secure Zone is deleted. If you
specify several partitions, the space will be distributed proportionally based on each partition’s size.
1.1.3.14 clone
harddisk:[disk number]
Specifies a source hard disk which will be cloned to the new hard disk.
target_harddisk:[disk number]
Specifies the target hard disk number where the source hard disk will be cloned.