Acronis Backup Advanced for Exchange v11.5
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1. oP Acronis Backup Advanced Version 11 5 Update 4 APPLIES TO THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS Advanced for Windows Server Advanced for PC For Windows Server Essentials QUICK START GUIDE Table of contents 1 Maii componenta fis5ccssskscccecesescceset ye decvecdscccessececessaschonsdddedwcveetecncustecdusssteescnsetececssedecncuye 3 2 Supported Operating SYSteMs sssscsccssssccccsssscsccessscsccensscsccanssssecausessccaussssecaessssesaessees 3 2 Ag n n iene snr ie ade wish derive siete 3 2 2 Management server and management CONSOLE cssccecesssececeeseececseaeceeseaaececseaeeeesenaeeseeeaas 4 3 Where do install the components ccccsssssececcssssceceessecescsssecsecessecsssessseessessseessesseees 4 A What YOu need to Start cccicciciccsccsciscssicsccsssscaccessdesccssssssccssdscccssssssccossssecsosssszscossdssssasesscss 5 5 Step by step instructions isi scc ccsssceccsssseseccssssesscasssseccsassesdsonseseccasssesscasseseccsassesdsonsesecc assess 5 5 1 PRED aAtION ceseccrectecs es cae ctestactece cet cesebeat oocbeceevetetesece becuse censors Guns ae cetebenesece ents seteowee ed eicnenoeeeeesenss 6 5 2 WASTAINAT OMinczssesssencsectecs desssceseaccescessnzeeanieg a e E E ves aae E EE Seas EREE 7 53 Starting Acronis BACKUP caier a S E R 8 5 4 Using direct connection tO a MACHINE sses tissue aeaa a ee aa Siaina 9 5 4 1 Backing up a Machinerieen aai e Eae EEEE E a AEE ae TEA E ES 9 5 4 2 Recovering a VOI2. 2012 2012 R2 Essentials and Foundation editions 2 2 Management server and management console Regardless of the product you can install the management server and the management console ona machine running any of these operating systems Windows XP Professional SP3 x86 x64 Windows Server 2003 2003 R2 Standard and Enterprise editions x86 x64 Windows Small Business Server 2003 2003 R2 Windows Vista all editions except for Vista Home Basic and Vista Home Premium x86 x64 Windows Server 2008 Standard Enterprise and Datacenter editions x86 x64 Windows Small Business Server 2008 Windows 7 all editions except for the Starter and Home editions x86 x64 Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Enterprise Datacenter and Foundation editions Windows MultiPoint Server 2010 2011 2012 Windows Small Business Server 2011 all editions Windows 8 8 1 all editions except for the Windows RT editions x86 x64 Windows Server 2012 2012 R2 all editions Windows Storage Server 2003 2008 2008 R2 2012 2012 R2 3 Where do I install the components Assume that your company network includes a server and five workstations running Windows All the machines are backed up by the administrator In addition one user needs the ability to control his her machine backup To protect all the machines you need Five licenses for Acronis Backup Advanced for PC One license for Acronis Backup Advanced for Windows Server or A
3. can install the agent on a machine running the following operating systems Acronis Backup Advanced for Windows Server Windows XP Professional SP2 x86 x64 Windows 2000 SP4 all editions except for the Datacenter edition Windows Server 2003 2003 R2 Standard and Enterprise editions x86 x64 Windows Small Business Server 2003 2003 R2 Windows Vista all editions x86 x64 Windows Server 2008 Standard Enterprise Datacenter and Web editions x86 x64 Windows Small Business Server 2008 Windows 7 all editions x86 x64 Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Enterprise Datacenter Foundation and Web editions Windows MultiPoint Server 2010 2011 2012 Windows Small Business Server 2011 all editions Windows 8 8 1 all editions except for the Windows RT editions x86 x64 Windows Server 2012 2012 R2 all editions Windows Storage Server 2003 2008 2008 R2 2012 2012 R2 Acronis Backup Advanced for PC Windows 2000 Professional SP4 Windows XP Professional SP2 x86 x64 Windows Vista all editions except for Vista Home Basic and Vista Home Premium x86 x64 Windows 7 all editions except for the Starter and Home editions x86 x64 Windows 8 8 1 all editions except for the Windows RT editions x86 x64 Acronis Backup for Windows Server Essentials Windows Small Business Server 2003 2003 R2 Windows Small Business Server 2008 Windows Small Business Server 2011 all editions Windows Server
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5. ame System DNS checkup When you want to register machines with agents on the management server or to connect a console to aremote machine you are asked to specify the IP addresses or host names of the machines Acronis Backup supports only IPv4 addresses In most cases we recommend that you specify host names To be able to do this ensure that the DNS servers correctly resolve machine names to IP addresses in your network 1 Go tothe machine where you are planning to install the management server Machine 1 At the command prompt type the following command hostname This command returns the Machine 1 host name 2 Goto one of the machines where you are planning to install the agent Machine 2 At the command prompt type the following command nslookup lt Machine 1 host name gt If the command output contains the information about Machine 1 it means that the IP address of Machine 1 is resolved successfully 3 Repeat step 1 on Machine 2 4 Repeat step 2 on Machine 1 If this procedure is successful it is safe to assume that the DNS name resolution works properly in your network Otherwise do the following depending on whether static or dynamic IP addresses are assigned to the machines in the network Static IP addresses Use the hosts file to configure the correspondence between IP addresses and machine names On each of the machines where you are planning to install Acronis Backup components do the following 1 Op
6. an click Browse and select another machine to recover the folder to 9 By default the folder will be recovered to the original location It means that the folder path on the target machine will be the same as that on the source machine You can click Destination and specify another location if necessary 10 By default the software overwrites the existing files with the files stored in the backup Please close all applications that use any of the target folder s files Otherwise overwriting will not be possible and the software may require a reboot 11 Click OK to immediately start the recovery Details You will see the window with the recovery progress and details 6 What to read next The Quick Start Guide gives you an idea of the product usage and enables immediate field testing For more information about using Acronis Backup please refer to the User Guides and the help When in the management console access the context sensitive help system with the F1 key or by clicking the question mark button where available Copyright Statement Copyright Acronis International GmbH 2002 2014 All rights reserved Acronis and Acronis Secure Zone are registered trademarks of Acronis International GmbH Acronis Compute with Confidence Acronis Startup Recovery Manager Acronis Active Restore Acronis Instant Restore and the Acronis logo are trademarks of Acronis International GmbH Linux is a register
7. cronis Backup for Windows Server Essentials depending on the operating system your server is running The agents have to be installed on each machine you want to back up The management server can be installed on any machine that provides continuous services availability and has a network connection to the machines that you want to back up The console which provides the GUI to the agents and to the management server should be installed on the machines from where backups will be set up and monitored Below is an example of how you would distribute the components The comments remind you which licenses are required to install each component You do not have to enter the license key on each individual machine Just import all the keys when installing the management server and then specify its address when installing agents Not licensed Advanced for Windows Server or ft eS Not licensed For Windows Server Essentials RG 1 hol aN license Advanced for PC license Not licensed Ss Advanced for PC for PC for PC for PC license license license license ce ee ee ee oe I An example of distributing Acronis Backup components Once you are clear about which components to install on each machine run the setup program on every machine in turn You can install multiple Acronis Backup components with a single installation procedure 4 What you need t
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9. election 6 Under Where to back up click Location Expand the Centralized node and then select the vault you have created Click OK to confirm your selection If prompted provide access credentials for the vault Details The Name field contains the default archive name Machine_Name _Archive 1 Under How to back up in Backup scheme select Manual start Click OK to save the backup plan You will be taken to the Backup plans and tasks view where you can see the backup plan you just created Select this plan and click Run Details Later you can manually run the same backup plan again 5 5 3 Backing up user profiles on several machines Replication of backups In this step you will create a centralized backup plan to do daily backups of all user profiles on several machines Backups of each machine will be placed in a local folder on that machine Every backup will be replicated to the networked vault Backups stored in the local folders will be deleted after 30 days Backups stored in the vault will be deleted after 6 months 1 Make sure that each machine you want to back up contains the folder to place the backups in Folder paths must be identical on all of the machines Connect the console to the management server Click Create backup plan Select what to back up Under What to back up click Items to back up In Data to back up select Files Select Use policy rules for selection In Use the following rules select All P
10. en the file windir system32 drivers etc hosts by using any text editor for example Notepad 2 Atthe end of the file add the IP addresses and host names of the machines On the machine where you are planning to install the management server add the information about all of the machines where you are planning to install agents The format is one line for one machine For example 10 200 200 10 Smith 190 200 202 200 Jones 10 200 200 44 Srv2 On each of the machines where you are planning to install the agent add the information about the machine where you are planning to install the management server Details To view the IP address of a machine at the command prompt on that machine type ipconfig If the machine has several IP addresses use the one from the same network as the IP address of the machine where you are populating the hosts file 3 Save the file Dynamic IP addresses If the machines use DHCP auto configuration and if the name resolution either by using DNS or through other methods does not work properly Acronis does not guarantee the proper operation of Acronis Backup The best solution is to assign static IP addresses in the TCP IP properties of the machines where you are planning to install the product Then follow the recommendations given in the previous section 5 2 Installation In this step you will install the main components of Acronis Backup Installing the management server management conso
11. er location check box The software displays the Where to replicate move backups block Perform the following two steps in this block b Click 2nd location expand the Centralized node and then select the vault you have created Click OK to confirm your selection If prompted provide access credentials for the vault c In Retention rules select Delete backups older than and then specify the value of 6 months Click OK to save the backup plan Details You will see the Backup plans and tasks view with the backup plan you have just created 5 5 4 Recovering a user s document folder In this step you will recover a part of a user profile a user s document folder Depending on the Windows version this folder is called either Documents or My Documents gee I e Connect the console to the management server Click Recover Click Select data click Data path and then click Browse Expand the Centralized node and then select the vault where the backups are stored Click OK to confirm your selection Click Data view Details The software displays the data backed up to the selected vault The Show list is a filter that allows you to view either folders files or machines disks volumes In the Show list click Folders files Expand the machine whose data you backed up and select the required folder Click OK to confirm your selection 8 By default the folder will be recovered to the machine from which it was backed up You c
12. hen click Next Select the Back up this machine s data check box and then click Next Select I purchased a license or a subscription and then click Next Click Add licenses and then select the Use the following license server check box Specify the name or IP address of the machine with the management server Click OK Corey 39 ee Ns The setup program displays the license to be used for installation Click Next to install the agent with this license 9 Click Register now and then specify The name or IP address of the management server The user name and password of an administrator of the machine where the management server is installed Click Next Details The setup program will automatically register the machine on the management server Or you can add the machine to the management server later 10 Choose whether the machine will participate in the Acronis Customer Experience Program CEP and then click Next 11 Click Install to proceed with installation 12 On successful installation click Finish to close the wizard window 5 3 Starting Acronis Backup To start the management console either double click the Acronis Backup icon on the desktop or select from the Start menu Acronis gt Acronis Backup Management Console gt Acronis Backup After the management console is started you can connect it to a machine with an agent or to the management server To connect the console to a machine with an age
13. le and an agent Perform these steps on the machine described in section 4 Log on as an administrator and start the Acronis Backup setup program 2 Click Install Acronis Backup 3 Accept the terms of the license agreement and then click Next 4 Select the Back up this machine s data and Centrally monitor and configure the backing up of physical and virtual machines check boxes and then click Next 5 Select purchased a license or a subscription and then click Next Click Add licenses Click Import from file and then select the file with the keys Or you can type the keys manually Click OK to close the window and then click Next 8 Specify the password of the account with which you are logged on and then click Next Details The password is required to register the agent on the management server during installation 9 Choose whether the machine will participate in the Acronis Customer Experience Program CEP and then click Next 10 Click Install to proceed with installation 11 On successful installation click Finish to close the wizard window Installing the agents Perform these steps on each machine you want to back up Every machine should have at least 380 MB of physical memory above the OS and running applications and at least 1 16 GB of free disk space Log on as an administrator and start the Acronis Backup setup program Click Install Acronis Backup Accept the terms of the license agreement and t
14. nt 1 Click Manage this machine or Manage a remote machine 2 Foraremote machine enter the machine name or IP address and specify the user name and password The user has to be a member of the Acronis Remote Users group on that machine To connect the console to the management server 1 Click Connect to a management server 2 Enter the server name or IP address 3 If prompted for credentials specify the user name and password The user has to be a member of the Acronis Remote Users and the Acronis Centralized Admins groups on the server 5 4 Using direct connection to a machine Let s connect the console to a machine with an agent and perform operations directly on that machine This is the simplest way to get familiar with the basic functionality of the product 5 4 1 Backing up a machine In this step you will save an entire machine to a file located on a USB drive This is a simple operation to start with Using a similar procedure you can back up individual disks volumes or files 1 Connect the console to the machine 2 Click Back up now Details By default all of the machine s disks are selected If you want to back up specific disks volumes or files click Items to back up and select the necessary objects Also you may want to exclude the USB drive from the backup 3 Under Where to back up click Location In Path type the path to a folder on the USB drive Or you can select this folder in the tree Click OK t
15. o confirm your selection 4 Click OK to immediately start the backup Details You will see the window with the backup activity progress and details 5 4 2 Recovering a volume In this step you will recover a volume Using a similar procedure you can recover disks files or the entire machine To start with we recommend that you recover a volume that does not contain an operating system or a boot loader In this case the software will not have to reboot the machine 1 Connect the console to the machine 2 Click Recover 3 Click Select data click Data path and then type the path to the folder on the USB drive where the backup is stored Or you can click Browse and select this drive in the tree Click OK to confirm your selection Details The software displays the archives and backups stored in the selected location Expand the archive you have created and then click the backup Select the volume you want to recover Click OK to confirm your selection By default the volume will be recovered to the original location The software also allows you to recover a volume to a different volume or unallocated space Make sure you do not need the data contained on the target volume Close all applications that use the target volume or any of its files 7 Click OK to immediately start the recovery Details You will see the window with the recovery activity progress and details 5 5 Using centralized management When the cons
16. o start Make sure that you have License keys for the product of your choice in a TXT or EML file For multiple license keys the text format is one line for one key The setup program which you can download from the Acronis website A machine running Windows with at least 360 MB of physical memory above the OS and running applications and at least 3 9 GB of free space on the disk where the operating system is installed You will install the management server a management console and an agent on this machine 5 Step by step instructions The following steps will guide you through the installation and basic use of Acronis Backup describing how to Install the main components of the product Back up a machine to a USB drive Recover a volume of a machine Create a centralized vault in a network shared folder Back up several machines to the vault Back up user profiles to each machine s local folder and replicate the backups to the vault Recover a user s documents 5 1 Preparation Firewall configuration Acronis Backup uses TCP port 9876 for installation and for communication between components The setup program automatically opens this port through Windows Firewall If you use a different firewall make sure that the port is open for both incoming and outgoing requests through that firewall You need to open the port on each machine where you are planning to install Acronis Backup components Domain N
17. ole is connected to the management server you can set up a backup plan for multiple machines You can also view all of the backup and recovery activities and their results in a single place 5 5 1 Creating a centralized vault In this step you will create an unmanaged centralized vault to back up the machines to An unmanaged vault is just a shortcut to a shared folder on the network In general it is recommended that you install a storage node and create a managed vault on the node to be able to use the benefit of deduplication Connect the console to the management server 2 Inthe Navigation tree click Vaults and then click Create 3 Specify the name of the new vault Optionally type the comments on the vault 4 Click Path In the Path field type the folder path Or you can select this folder in the tree Click OK to confirm your selection If prompted provide access credentials for the location 5 Click OK to create the vault 5 5 2 Backing up several machines In this step you will create and run a centralized backup plan to back up several machines registered on the management server 1 Connect the console to the management server 2 Click Create backup plan 3 Under What to back up click Items to back up 4 Expand the Management Server node expand the Machines with agents node and then expand the All Machines node 5 Select the check boxes next to the machines you want to back up Click OK to confirm your s
18. rofiles Folder and then click Add rule Click ALLUSERSPROFILE and click Delete Expand the Management Server node expand the Machines with agents node and then expand the All Machines node gt mo Q20c0 g Select the check boxes next to the machines you want to back up Click OK to confirm your selection Specify the primary location for the backups a Under Where to back up click Location and then click Store each machine s archive in the specified folder on the machine with agent b Inthe Path field type the path to the local folder to store the backups Click OK to confirm your selection c Specify an archive name other than the default one for example Machine_Name Files Do not remove the Machine_Name variable from the archive name Details A different name is required because the centralized vault where the backups will be replicated to already contains archives with default names Specify the backup schedule and for how long to store the backups in the primary location a In Backup scheme select Simple b By default backup will start every day at 12 a m You can set a different schedule if necessary c In Retention rules select Delete backups older than By default the backups will be kept for 30 days so you do not need to modify anything Specify the location where to replicate the backups a Click Show backup type 2nd location and select the Replicate just created backup to anoth
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