ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE 8.0 User manual

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Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION. GENERAL INFORMATION .............................................................. 7
1.1 ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE ENTERPRISE SERVER -COMPLETE SOLUTION FOR CORPORATE USERS ................... 7
1.2 ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE ENTERPRISE SERVER KEY FEATURES..................................................................... 8
1.3 ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE ENTERPRISE SERVER ARCHITECTURE ................................................................... 9
1.4 SUPPORTED SECURITY STANDARDS ......................................................................................................... 10
1.5 SOFTWARE USAGE TERMS AND CONDITIONS............................................................................................ 10
CHAPTER 2. INSTALLATION AND RUNNING.................................................................................... 11
2.1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.......................................................................................................................... 11
2.2 SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS............................................................................................................ 11
2.3 SUPPORTED FILE SYSTEMS AND MEDIA .................................................................................................... 12
2.3.1 Supported file systems ........................................................................................................................ 12
2.3.2 Supported media.................................................................................................................................. 12
2.4 LICENSE POLICY ...................................................................................................................................... 12
2.5 ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE ENTERPRISE SERVER INSTALLATION ................................................................... 13
2.5.1 Installing Acronis True Image Enterprise Server components............................................................ 13
2.5.2 Extracting Acronis True Image Enterprise Server components.......................................................... 15
2.6 USING LICENSE SERVER MANAGEMENT TOOL........................................................................................ 15
2.7 SETTING UP SECURITY PARAMETERS FOR ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE ENTERPRISE SERVER........................... 16
2.7.1 Usernames and passwords................................................................................................................... 16
2.7.2 Firewall setup...................................................................................................................................... 16
2.7 RUNNING ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE ENTERPRISE SERVER COMPONENTS..................................................... 17
2.7.1 Running Acronis True Image.............................................................................................................. 17
2.7.2 Running Acronis True Image Management Console.......................................................................... 17
2.8 REMOVING ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE ENTERPRISE SERVER COMPONENTS .................................................. 17
CHAPTER 3. USING ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE MANAGEMENT CONSOLE.................................. 18
3.1 GENERAL INFORMATION.......................................................................................................................... 18
3.2 INSTALLING ACRONIS COMPONENTS ONTO A REMOTE MACHINE ............................................................. 19
3.3 CONNECTING TO A REMOTE PC ............................................................................................................... 20
3.4 CREATING PARTITION/DISK IMAGES ON A REMOTE PC............................................................................. 21
3.5 CHECKING IMAGE INTEGRITY .................................................................................................................. 22
3.6 REMOTE IMAGE RESTORING..................................................................................................................... 22
3.7 ACRONIS SECURE ZONE REMOTE MANAGING .......................................................................................... 23
3.8 SCHEDULING IMAGE CREATION ............................................................................................................... 23
3.9 SCHEDULING GROUP BACKUP TASKS ....................................................................................................... 23
3.10 BROWSING LOGS.................................................................................................................................. 25
3.11 OPERATION RESULTS NOTIFICATION .................................................................................................... 26
3.12 STOPPING AND LAUNCHING WINDOWS NT SP6/2000/XP SERVICES DURING AN IMAGE FILE CREATION
27
3.13 UPDATING ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE AGENT ........................................................................................... 27
3.14 CREATING BOOTABLE MEDIA USING ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE MANAGEMENT CONSOLE........................ 27
CHAPTER 4. RUNNING ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE (LOCALE CONSOLE) ...................................... 29
4.1 MAIN PROGRAM WINDOW........................................................................................................................ 29
4.2 ACRONIS SECURE ZONE .......................................................................................................................... 31
4.2.1 Creating Acronis Secure Zone ............................................................................................................ 32
4.2.2 Resizing Acronis Secure Zone............................................................................................................ 33
4.2.3 Deleting the images in Acronis Secure Zone......................................................................................33
4.2.4 Deleting Acronis Secure Zone ............................................................................................................ 34
4.3 ACRONIS STARTUP RECOVERY MANAGER .............................................................................................. 35
4.4 USING DYNAMIC DISKS AND VOLUMES .................................................................................................... 35
4.5 BACKING UP TO TAPE DRIVE .................................................................................................................... 36
CHAPTER 5. CREATING A PARTITION (DISK) IMAGE................................................................... 37
5.1 SELECTING PARTITIONS ........................................................................................................................... 37

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5.2 SELECTING IMAGE LOCATION .................................................................................................................. 37
5.3 SELECTING IMAGE MODE ......................................................................................................................... 38
5.3.1 Creating an incremental image............................................................................................................ 39
5.4 SELECTING IMAGE FILE SIZE .................................................................................................................... 40
5.5 SELECTING DATA COMPRESSION LEVEL................................................................................................... 41
5.6 PROTECTING IMAGES WITH PASSWORDS .................................................................................................. 42
5.7 PROVIDING COMMENTS ........................................................................................................................... 42
5.8 IMAGE CREATION SCRIPT ......................................................................................................................... 43
5.9 SELECTING IMAGE CREATION PRIORITY................................................................................................... 44
5.10 OPERATION RESULTS NOTIFICATION .................................................................................................... 44
5.10.1 Email notification............................................................................................................................ 44
5.10.2 WinPopup notification..................................................................................................................... 45
5.11 STOPPING AND LAUNCHING THE SERVICES IN WINDOWS NT SP6/2000/XP DURING AN IMAGE FILE
CREATION........................................................................................................................................................... 46
CHAPTER 6. RESTORING A DISK (PARTITION) FROM AN IMAGE............................................. 47
6.1 SELECTING AN IMAGE TO RESTORE FROM ................................................................................................ 47
6.2 CHECKING IMAGE INTEGRITY BEFORE RESTORATION .............................................................................. 48
6.3 SELECTING A PARTITION TO RESTORE...................................................................................................... 49
6.4 SELECTING A LOCATION TO RESTORE TO ................................................................................................. 50
6.5 SELECTING PARTITION TYPE .................................................................................................................... 50
6.6 SELECTING A FILE SYSTEM ...................................................................................................................... 51
6.7 SELECTING RESTORED PARTITION SIZE .................................................................................................... 52
6.8 ASSIGNING A LETTER TO A PARTITION ..................................................................................................... 53
6.9 CHECKING FILE SYSTEM INTEGRITY......................................................................................................... 54
6.10 RESTORING SEVERAL PARTITIONS AT ONCE ......................................................................................... 55
6.11 RESTORATION SCRIPT .......................................................................................................................... 55
CHAPTER 7. BROWSING AND RESTORING PARTICULAR FILES................................................ 57
7.1 CONNECTING A VIRTUAL DISK................................................................................................................. 57
7.1.1 Selecting an image .............................................................................................................................. 57
7.1.2 Selecting partitions to connect and letter assignment.......................................................................... 58
7.2 UNPLUGGING A VIRTUAL DISK................................................................................................................. 59
CHAPTER 8. TRANSFERRING SYSTEM TO A NEW DISK ............................................................... 60
8.1 GENERAL INFORMATION.......................................................................................................................... 60
8.2 SECURITY ................................................................................................................................................ 61
8.3 EXECUTING TRANSFERS........................................................................................................................... 61
8.3.1 Selecting transfer mode....................................................................................................................... 61
8.3.2 Selecting source disk........................................................................................................................... 62
8.3.3 Selecting destination disk.................................................................................................................... 62
8.3.4 Partitioned destination disk................................................................................................................. 63
8.3.5 Old and new disk partition layout....................................................................................................... 63
8.3.6 Old disk data ....................................................................................................................................... 64
8.3.7 Destroying the old disk data................................................................................................................ 65
8.3.8 Selecting partition transfer method ..................................................................................................... 65
8.3.9 Partitioning the old disk ...................................................................................................................... 66
8.3.10 Old and new disk partition layouts.................................................................................................. 67
8.3.11 Cloning script .................................................................................................................................. 67
8.4 CLONING WITH MANUAL PARTITIONING .................................................................................................. 68
8.4.1 Old and new disk partition layouts...................................................................................................... 68
CHAPTER 9. ADDING A NEW HARD DISK .......................................................................................... 70
9.1 SELECTING A HARD DISK ......................................................................................................................... 70
9.2 CREATING A NEW PARTITION................................................................................................................... 70
9.3 DISK ADDING SCRIPT ............................................................................................................................... 71
CHAPTER 10. SCHEDULING......................................................................................................................72
10.1 CREATING SCHEDULED TASKS ............................................................................................................. 72
10.1.1 Selecting partitions.......................................................................................................................... 72

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10.1.2 Selecting task periodicity................................................................................................................. 73
10.1.3 Setting up daily execution ............................................................................................................... 74
10.1.4 Setting up weekly execution............................................................................................................ 74
10.1.5 Setting up monthly execution.......................................................................................................... 75
10.1.6 Setting up one time execution.......................................................................................................... 76
10.1.7 Entering user name.......................................................................................................................... 77
10.1.8 Task scheduled successfully............................................................................................................ 77
10.2 MANAGING SCHEDULED TASKS............................................................................................................ 77
CHAPTER 11. COMMAND-LINE MODE AND SCRIPTING................................................................. 79
11.1 WORKING IN THE COMMAND-LINE MODE............................................................................................. 79
11.1.1 Supported commands ...................................................................................................................... 79
11.1.2 TrueImageCmd.exe usage examples ............................................................................................... 87
11.1.1 Command-line mode usage under DOS .......................................................................................... 88
11.2 SCRIPTING............................................................................................................................................ 88
11.2.1 Script execution parameters............................................................................................................. 88
11.2.2 Script structure................................................................................................................................. 89
11.2.3 Script usage examples ..................................................................................................................... 90
CHAPTER 12. OTHER OPERATIONS....................................................................................................... 91
12.1 CHECKING IMAGES............................................................................................................................... 91
12.1.1 Selecting image for checking........................................................................................................... 91
12.2 CREATING BOOTABLE MEDIA............................................................................................................... 92
12.3 VIEWING LOGS..................................................................................................................................... 92
CHAPTER 13. TROUBLESHOOTING....................................................................................................... 94
13.1 RECOVERING ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE ENTERPRISE SERVER.................................................................. 94
13.2 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ......................................................................................................... 94
13.3 TECHNICAL SUPPORT ........................................................................................................................... 97

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Chapter 1.Introduction. General information
1.1 Acronis True Image Enterprise Server - complete solution for
corporate users
Acronis True Image Enterprise Server creates an exact disk image of your live
server for a complete backup, providing the most comprehensive and cost-effective
server protection solution.
The disk image file includes all of the server disk data, including the operating
system, programs, databases, configuration files, preferences, updates, security
patches, and the like. After a fatal failure, you can restore the complete server drive
contents to a known, working state or simply replace lost or corrupted files and
folders.
Based on the exclusive Acronis Drive Snapshot technology, Acronis True Image
Enterprise Server creates
live server disk image without shutting down a server and
interrupting server operations.
With the Acronis True Image Management Console, you can manage image archives
creation both locally and remotely, irrespective of the location of the server you
want to image.
Acronis True Image Storage Server provides disk image creation on the tape drives
connected to workstations and servers, where the Storage Server component has
been installed.
Fastest recovery
Acronis True Image Enterprise Server dramatically reduces server and workstations
downtime in your network. Unlike traditional file-by-file backup solutions, Acronis
True Image Enterprise Server disk imaging approach provides you with the fastest,
bare-metal server recovery without time-consuming software reinstallations and
reconfigurations.
Rapid ROI
Is server downtime costing you thousands dollars an hour? Acronis True Image
Enterprise Server dramatically reduces IT costs by providing an easy, fast, and
reliable way to return your server to its original state in minutes or to restore lost or
damaged files and folders.

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Disk cloning and new disk deployment
Acronis True Image Enterprise Server can be used to clone an image onto multiple
servers. For example, let’s say a company purchased several servers and needs the
same environment on each of them. Traditionally, the IT manager would install the
operating system and all programs on each system, then configure the systems one
at a time. Acronis True Image simplifies the process and saves time by creating a
disk image of the first system. That image is then deployed onto the multiple
servers.
If you need to upgrade the server hard disk drive, Acronis True Image Enterprise
Server reduces the task to a few mouse clicks by duplicating an exact copy of the
old disk onto a new one, adjusting partitions sizes automatically to fit the new hard
disk.
1.2 Acronis True Image Enterprise Server key features
Acronis True Image Enterprise Server offers the following features:
Image creation and restoration without reboot in most cases
Acronis True Image Enterprise Server images only the sectors that contain data,
so images are created in just a few minutes
Acronis True Image Enterprise Server supports a variety of IDE, SCSI, USB,
FireWire, and PC Card (formerly PCMCIA) storage media
Support for all hard disks, regardless of capacity
Network tape drives support for images saving and restoring
Full and incremental backups
Support of basic and dynamic disk imaging
Scheduled and periodical image creation
Remote images creation
Remote images restoring
Remote images checking
Remote scheduling of reserve image creation
Scheduling group tasks for remote computers
SCSI tape support
Command-line mode support
Logs viewing
Databases work suspension for an image creation period
Automatic or manual hard disk installation
Partition relocation and resizing

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Support for all Windows and Linux file systems, including FAT 16, FAT 32, NTFS,
Linux Ext2/Ext3, ReiserFS, Reiser4, Linux Swap, JFS, XFS; sector-based support
for other operating systems
User-friendly Windows XP-like interface with full mouse support
Comprehensive wizards simplify even the most complex operations
Ability to create a hidden partition (the Acronis Secure Zone) where the IT
manager can store a copy of the disk image
Acronis Secure Zone remote managing
Control of data compression levels, image volume splitting and password
protection
The ability to clone a disk drive so that multiple systems will have the exact
same base disk drive configuration and software
Adjustment of a priority for process of image creation
Exception of paging/hibernate files from images in order to decrease the image
file size
Partition/disk image integrity check before restoration
Partition/disk file system integrity check after restoration
E-mail or Windows Popup notification when backup is finished or if backup fails
The ability to migrate data from one drive to another
The ability to take an existing drive and prepare it to be redeployed as a new
system drive or a data drive
The ability to recover an entire disk, a specific partition, an individual folder or
an individual file
The ability to change a partition type, file system, size and location during
recovery
The ability to create a bootable diskette or CD as a system rescue disk
OS-independent operation of Acronis True Image Enterprise Server from the
bootable diskette or CD.
Includes plug-in for Bart PE utility.
1.3 Acronis True Image Enterprise Server Architecture
Acronis True Image Enterprise Server includes the following components:
1. Acronis True Image Management Console — lets you install and manage
the Acronis True Image Agent on a remote machine: creates partition/disk backups,
schedules data backup, etc.
2. Acronis License Server is designed to manage Acronis enterprise product
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3. Acronis True Image Agent — installs on a remote system to enable access
from Acronis True Image Management Console
4. Acronis True Image Storage Server — allows you to get a remote access to
data storage devices (especially tape drives) connected to the PC (workstation or
server) with the Acronis True Image Storage Server component installed
5. Acronis True Image (local console) — creates backup copies of partitions/disks
and restores data from them if needed
6. Acronis Bootable Rescue Media Builder — creates bootable discs (or
diskettes) to enable partition/disk data restoration, even if the operating system is
corrupted.
Also Acronis True Image Enterprise Server includes the utilities for work in a
command-line mode and for scripts creation and performance.
1.4 Supported security standards
Acronis True Image Enterprise Server fully supports all security standards used in
both local and server versions of the Windows Operating System.
For more information on setting up security parameters for Acronis True Image
Enterprise Server in your enterprise network, read section 2.7 of this Guide.
1.5 Software usage terms and conditions
The conditions for Acronis True Image Enterprise Server software usage are
described in the «License Agreement» (page 3 of this manual). A set of unique
serial keys, supplied with the product, is the confirmation of the legal purchase and
use of the suite.
Under current legislation, the «License Agreement» is considered a contract
between the user and software vendor. The contract is a legal document and its
violation may result in legal action.
Illegal use and/or distribution of this software will be prosecuted.

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Chapter 2.Installation and running
2.1 System requirements
Acronis True Image Enterprise Server requires the following hardware:
Pentium processor or higher
128 Mb RAM
FDD or CD-RW drive for bootable media creating
Mouse (recommended).
2.2 Supported operating systems
Acronis True Image:
Windows NT SP6/2000/XP
Windows NT 4.0 Server SP6/2000 Server/2000 Advanced Server/2003 Server
Acronis True Image Agent:
Windows 98/Me
Windows NT SP6/2000/XP
Windows NT 4.0 Server SP6/2000 Server/2000 Advanced Server/2003 Server
Acronis True Image Storage Server:
Windows NT SP6/2000/XP
Windows NT 4.0 Server SP6/2000 Server/2000 Advanced Server/2003 Server
Acronis True Image Management Console:
Windows 98/Me
Windows NT SP6/2000/XP
Windows NT 4.0 Server SP6/2000 Server/2000 Advanced Server/2003 Server
Acronis Components remote installation and connection is not supported in MS Windows XP
Home Edition through this operating system's limitations.
For more information about Acronis components remote installation see section 3.2
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2.3 Supported file systems and media
2.3.1 Supported file systems
Acronis True Image Enterprise Server supports the following file systems:
FAT16/32
NTFS
Ext2/Ext3
ReiserFS
Reiser4
Linux SWAP
XFS
JFS
If a file system is not supported or is corrupted, Acronis True Image Enterprise
Server can copy data using a sector-by-sector approach.
For XFS, JFS and Reiser4 file systems partition resizing feature is not supported.
2.3.2 Supported media
Acronis True Image Enterprise Server supports any local, network and removable
media, including:
Local and networked hard drives
Tape drives
Tape drives connected to the remote PC
IDE and SCSI RAID controllers of any level
CD-R/RW drives
DVD+R/RW, DVD-RW (DVD burning software required)
USB and FireWire (IEEE-1394) storage devices
Magneto-optical media, Iomega ZIP/Jaz, etc.
2.4 License policy
Acronis True Image Enterprise Server licensing is based on the number of servers
on which Acronis True Image Agent and/or Acronis True Image (local console) are
to be installed. In other words, you need one license for each server you are going
to backup, whether you will control it on-site (with local console) or remotely (using
Acronis True Image Agent), or use both ways of control. The number of Acronis

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True Image Management Console, Acronis License Server and Acronis True Image
Storage Server installations is not counted.
To manage the corporate license information, you must install Acronis License
Server and import the license data (serial keys) bundled with your Acronis True
Image Enterprise Server copy (see 2.6 “Using License Server Management Tool”). If
you buy more licenses, import the additional serial keys as well.
Acronis License Server can import multiple serial numbers from a .txt file, saving
you from time-taking procedure of typing in serial keys.
2.5 Acronis True Image Enterprise Server installation
2.5.1 Installing Acronis True Image Enterprise Server components
To install Acronis True Image Enterprise Server components:
run the Acronis True Image Enterprise Server setup file
in the Install Menu, select the program to install: Acronis True Image
Management Console, Acronis License Server, Acronis True Image Agent,
Acronis True Image Storage Server or Acronis True Image Enterprise Server
(here: a standalone component for a local server, called in this guide ‘local
console’ or ‘Acronis True Image’)
follow the Install Wizard instructions on the screen.
It is recommended that you install Acronis License Server first. You will not be able
to install Acronis True Image Agent or Acronis True Image Enterprise Server onto
the current or remote computer until you import the serial key into Acronis License
Server (see 2.6 “Using License Server Management Tool”).
When the Specify License Server window appears, specify the License Server for
license validation. It can be found automatically on the local network or specified
manually (type in the DNS-name of the computer with Acronis License Server
installed, or its IP-address).

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Acronis True Image Enterprise Server Install Menu Window
When installing a component onto Windows 9x-based system, you may be prompted to install
Microsoft Installer utility (the later Windows operating systems come with this utility built-in).
Choose Yes to install Microsoft Installer, included into Acronis True Image Enterprise Server
pack.
For Acronis True Image Enterprise Server and Acronis True Image Agent, Typical,
Custom and Complete installation is available. Having pressed Custom, you can
choose to install, besides the main component, Rescue Media Builder and Bart
PE plug-in for Acronis True Image Enterprise Server, or Acronis Secure Zone
manager for Acronis True Image Agent.
With Rescue Media Builder you can create bootable rescue disks (see 12.2).
Well-known Bart PE utility is used to boot Windows-like environment from CD.
Applications are installed into Bart PE in the form of plug-ins. Choosing Bart PE
plug-in installation (disabled by default) provides the ability to include Acronis True
Image Enterprise Server into Bart PE plug-in tab. The plug-in files will be placed into
the component installation folder along with other program files.
Acronis Secure Zone manager lets you create, delete and resize a special hidden
partition for storing disk and partition images (see 3.7).
When installing Acronis True Image Agent onto Windows 98/Me-based system, you
must provide username and password, required for Acronis True Image
Management Console remote access to this system. More about access control in
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When installed, Acronis True Image (local console) creates a new device in the Device
Manager list (Control Panel →System →Hardware →Device Manager →Acronis
Devices →Acronis TrueImage Backup Archive Explorer). Do not disable or uninstall
this device, as it is necessary for connecting images as virtual disks (see Chapter 7 “Browsin
g
and restoring particular files” of this manual).
2.5.2 Extracting Acronis True Image Enterprise Server components
You may want to save setup (.msi) files for each Acronis True Image Enterprise
Server component separately on a local or network drive. Then you will be able to
install the components in the command-line mode using msiexec.exe utility. It also
will help to modify or recover the existing component installation.
To save a setup file:
run the Acronis True Image Enterprise Server setup file;
in the Install Menu, right-click on the component name and select Extract;
select location for setup file and click Save.
2.6 Using License Server Management Tool
Acronis License Server includes special command-line utility
LicenseServerCmdLine.exe for managing license information. Using this tool,
you can look through and add information on available licenses.
After Acronis License Server installation LicenseServerCmdLine.exe is located in
the installation folder, e. g. C:\Program Files\Acronis\LicenseServer.
LicenseServerCmdLine.exe uses the following syntax:
LicenseServerCmdLine [option] [parameter1] [parameter2]
LicenseServerCmdLine.exe supported options and usage:
--list
Displays the list of the License servers available in the local network.
--status [server name or server IP-address]
Displays specified License Server status.
--import [server name] [serial key]
Adds information about new license (new serial key). You can specify multiple serial
numbers (space separated).
--import-file [server name] [filename]

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Imports license serial keys from .txt file.
--help
Shows help information.
2.7 Setting up security parameters for Acronis True Image Enterprise
Server
2.7.1 Usernames and passwords
Acronis True Image Enterprise Server fully supports all security standards used in
Windows:
1. If a remote PC has Windows NT SP6/2000/XP OS installed, the Acronis True
Image Agent can be accessed according to the security policy set up in the local
network. To have remote access to Acronis True Image Agent, the user must be a
member of the Administrators or Backup operators group on this computer.
It is highly recommended that you create an administrator’s or backup operator’s accounts with
the same username and password on all networked computers for remote access to the Acronis
True Image Agent.
2. If a remote PC has Windows 98/Me installed without its own security system, you
will need to provide a username and password during installation of the Acronis
True Image Agent that will be used by Acronis True Image Management Console.
2.7.2 Firewall setup
Acronis True Image Enterprise Server uses the following ports and IP addresses for
remote operation:
•server (Acronis True Image Agent) UDP port: 9876
•server (Acronis True Image Agent) TCP port: 9876, if busy
chose port at random
•client (Acronis True Image Management Console) UDP port:
9877, if busy chose port at random
•IPv4 multicast address: 239.255.219.45
•IPv6 multicast address: FF05::fAA5:741E.
You might have to set the appropriate firewall access options. Options for the
Windows Firewall, included in Windows XP Service Pack 2, are set automatically
during Acronis True Image Enterprise Server components installation. However,
make sure that the option File and Printer Sharing in the Control panel →

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Windows Firewall →Exceptions is enabled on the remote computer, before the
remote operation starts.
2.7 Running Acronis True Image Enterprise Server components
2.7.1 Running Acronis True Image
To run Acronis True Image on a local computer, select Start →Programs →
Acronis →True Image →Acronis True Image Enterprise Server or click on
the appropriate shortcut on the desktop.
2.7.2 Running Acronis True Image Management Console
To run Acronis True Image Management Console, select Start →Programs
→Acronis →True Image →Acronis True Image Management Console.
2.8 Removing Acronis True Image Enterprise Server components
You can remove any Acronis True Image Enterprise Server component separately by
selecting Control panel →Add or remove programs →<The component
name> →Remove. Then follow the instructions on the screen.

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Chapter 3.Using Acronis True Image
Management Console
3.1 General information
Acronis True Image Management Console is the primary tool for managing data
backups on remote computers with the Acronis True Image Agent installed.
Acronis True Image Management Console enables you to perform the following:
Connect to a remote PC that has the Acronis True Image Agent installed
Create partition/disk images to be able to quickly restore OS and user data in
case of any software or hardware failures
Restore remote partition/disk (except system partitions)
Manage Acronis Secure Zone on a remote PC
Setup notifications receiving about results of backup operations on the remote
computer
Stop and Launch Windows NT SP6/2000/XP services during an image file
creation
Check image integrity independently wherever they reside, be it local, network
or removable media
Schedule backup operations
Schedule group tasks for remote PCs
Install, update or remove Acronis True Image Enterprise Server components on
remote PCs (requires appropriate access rights)
Browse logs of all problems arisen during Acronis True Image Agent operation
Create bootable CD or diskettes to be able to restore images even if OS is
corrupted

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Acronis True Image Management Console main window
3.2 Installing Acronis components onto a remote machine
Acronis True Image Management Console allows you to install Acronis components
onto remote computers, connected to the corporate network.
Using the Acronis True Image Management Console you can install remotely:
Acronis License Server
Acronis True Image Agent
Acronis True Image
Acronis Storage Server
To install any Acronis component to a remote machine using the Acronis True
Image Management Console you will need administrator rights on the target
machine.
To install Acronis components:
Select the Install Acronis components item in the central part of Acronis
True Image Management Console main window or a similar item on the Tools
sidebar or the main menu
Select the installer location from the list (Registered Components,Search
removable media or Specify location)
Select the Acronis component and specify the component features you want to
install
If the Specify License Server window appears, specify the License Server for
license validation. It can be found automatically on the local network or specified

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manually (type in the DNS-name of the computer with Acronis License Server
installed, or its IP-address)
Specify network name or IP address of the machine on which Acronis
component is to be installed. You can also select a PC from the list of available
using Browse… button. At that point you will have to provide administrator
username and password
The Acronis component then will be installed to the remote PC you specified
If you checked Reboot the remote computer box during the Acronis True
Image Agent and Acronis True Image installation, the remote machine will
reboot. Otherwise you will see the corresponding message.
Remote installation of Acronis True Image Agent
You can remotely install Acronis components only onto machines working under Windows NT
SP6/2000/XP (includin
g
server versions). Windows 98/Me machines will require local
installation of Acronis True Image Agent.
If the remote PC runs under Windows XP, make sure the option Use simple file sharing in
the Control panel →Folder options →View is disabled before the remote installation
starts.
If the remote PC runs under Windows XP with Service Pack 2 installed, make sure that the
option File and Printer Sharing in the Control panel →Windows Firewall →
Exceptions is enabled before the remote installation starts.
3.3 Connecting to a remote PC
After you install Acronis True Image Agent on a remote PC, you will see it in the list
of machines to which you can connect from the Acronis True Image Management
Console. Use View →Computers to access this list.
To establish a remote connection, you will need to:
Select New connection in the Remote management sidebar section of
Acronis True Image Management Console main window or the associated menu
or toolbar items. You can also establish a connection using context menu