19 Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000-2010File backupFile-level data protection is based on backing up files and folders residing on the machine where theagent is installed or on a network share. Files can be recovered to their original location or to anotherplace. It is possible to recover all files and folders that were backed up or select which of them torecover.Other operationsConversion to a virtual machineRather than converting a disk backup to a virtual disk file, which requires additional operations tobring the virtual disk into use, Agent for Windows performs the conversion by recovering a diskbackup to a new virtual machine of any of the following types: VMware Workstation, MicrosoftVirtual PC, Parallels Workstation or Citrix XenServer Open Virtual Appliance (OVA). Files of the fullyconfigured and operational machine will be placed in the folder you select. You can start the machineusing the respective virtualization software or prepare the machine files for further usage.Disk managementAgent for Windows includes Acronis Disk Director Lite - a handy disk management utility. Diskmanagement operations, such as cloning disks; converting disks; creating, formatting and deletingvolumes; changing a disk partitioning style between MBR and GPT or changing a disk label, can beperformed either in the operating system or using bootable media.1.3.1.1 Universal RestoreThe Universal Restore add-on enables you to use the restore to dissimilar hardware functionality onthe machine where the agent is installed, and create bootable media with this functionality.Universal Restore handles differences in devices that are critical for Windows start-up, such asstorage controllers, motherboard or chipset.1.3.1.2 DeduplicationThis add-on enables the agent to back up data to deduplicating vaults managed by Acronis Backup &Recovery 10 Storage Node.1.3.2 Agent for LinuxThis agent enables disk-level and file-level data protection under Linux.Disk backupDisk-level data protection is based on backing up either a disk or a volume file system as a whole,along with all information necessary for the operating system to boot; or all the disk sectors using thesector-by-sector approach (raw mode.) A backup that contains a copy of a disk or a volume in apackaged form is called a disk (volume) backup or a disk (volume) image. It is possible to recoverdisks or volumes as a whole from such backup, as well as individual folders or files.File backupFile-level data protection is based on backing up files and directories residing on the machine wherethe agent is installed or on a network share accessed using the smb or nfs protocol. Files can be
