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Acronis® Backup & Recovery™ 10 Family |
| Acronis Backup & Recovery Advanced Server |
Acronis Backup & Recovery Advanced Server Virtual Edition |
Acronis Backup & Recovery Server for Windows |
Acronis Backup & Recovery Server for Linux |
Acronis Backup & Recovery Advanced Server SBS Edition |
Acronis Backup & Recovery Advanced Workstation |
Acronis Backup & Recovery Workstation |
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Backup Options
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Block level image backup
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File level backup
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Real-time backup
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Off-line backup
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Acronis patented snapshot technology
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Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) support
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Multi-volume snapshots
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Full, incremental and differential backup
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Sector-by-sector backup
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Excluding files during backup
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Dual destination backup
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Compression
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Splitting backups (automatically or manually)
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Network Bandwidth/Disk Write speed throttling
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Recovery Options
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Acronis Bootable Media based on Linux kernel
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Acronis Bootable Media based on WinPE or BartPE
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Acronis Startup Recovery Manager
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Bare-metal restore
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Acronis Universal Restore (Restore to Dissimilar Hardware)
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Change SID after restore
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Acronis Active Restore (boot from an image) for priority application restore
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Restore specific files/folders from disk image backup
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Mount images in read/write mode
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Acronis Disk Director light version
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Dynamic disk support (LVM or LDM)
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Support for multiple NICs in Acronis Bootable Media
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RIS Server support
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Remote restore
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Virtualization Support
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Convert image backup to a virtual machine
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Agent-less backup through VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB)
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Backup/restore from host
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Manage virtual machines protection with policies
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Install Agent on unlimited number of virtual machines
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Backup Management
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Advanced backup scheduling
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Event-based backup
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Conditions for backup
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Templates for backup rotation schemes
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Customizable backup scheme
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Automatic retry in case of non-fatal failure
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Pre/post commands
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Centralized Management
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Centralized management
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Grouping machines into static or dynamic groups
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Policy-based management
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Centralized list of vaults
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License Server
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Wake-on-LAN support
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Distributing backups within time interval
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Importing machines from text file
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Importing machines from AD
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Acronis PXE Server
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Group Policy Administrative Template for configuring Agents
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Reporting and Monitoring
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Local dashboard
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Centralized dashboard
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Notifications via e-mail or SNMP
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Logs
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Recording events in Windows Event Log
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Consolidating log events into centralized log
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Backup Administration
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Organizing backups into vaults
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Browsing archives from the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 console
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Browsing archives from Windows Explorer
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Automated deletion of outdated backups
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Manual or scheduled backup validation
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Consolidating incremental or differential backups
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Backup validation by Acronis Storage Node
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Backup consolidation by Acronis Storage Node
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Avoid data loss when the Acronis Storage Node is lost
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Deployment and Upgrade Options
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No reboot during installation
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Remote installation and configuration
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Upgrade path from Acronis True Image Echo
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Restore from old Acronis True Image archive format
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User Interface
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Local management console
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Centralized management console
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Command line with scripting support
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Security
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User group to control remote access
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Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) security policy to allow remote access
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User group to allow centralized management
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Single sign-on
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Encrypted network communications
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Password-protection for Acronis Secure Zone
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Encrypted backup images
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Backup encryption by Acronis Storage Node
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Configurable ports
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Storage Options
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DAS, SAN, NAS, RAID, network drives, FTP, USB and IEEE-1394 (FireWire) storage devices, CDs, DVDs, and removable drives
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Acronis Secure Zone® partition for local restore capability
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Acronis Storage Node
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Tape
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Support for tape robotics
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Deduplication
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File level deduplication
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Block level deduplication
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Selective source level deduplication
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"At target" deduplication
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Supported operating systems and platforms
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x86 platform support
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x64 platform support
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Client Windows operating systems:
Windows 2000 Professional SP4+
Windows XP Professional SP2+
Windows Vista
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Server Windows operating systems:
Windows 2000 Server and Advanced Server SP4+
Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003 R2
Windows Server 2008
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Windows Small Business Server 2003
Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2
Windows Small Business Server 2008
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Linux: kernel 2.4.20 and above (incl. 2.6)
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