22 Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000-2010DeduplicationA managed vault can be configured as a deduplicating vault. This means that identical data will bebacked up to this vault only once to minimize the network usage during backup and storage spacetaken by the archives. For more information, please see the "Deduplication (p. 71)" section in theUser Guide.EncryptionA managed vault can be configured so that anything written to it is encrypted and anything readfrom it is decrypted transparently by the storage node, using a vault-specific encryption key storedon the node server. In case the storage medium is stolen or accessed by an unauthorized person, themalefactor will not be able to decrypt the vault contents without access to this specific storage node.If the archive is already encrypted by the agent, the storage node-side encryption is applied over theencryption performed by the agent.1.3.3.3 PXE ServerAcronis PXE Server allows for booting machines into Acronis bootable components through thenetwork.The network booting: Eliminates the need to have a technician onsite to install the bootable media (p. 400) into thesystem that has to be booted During group operations, reduces the time required for booting multiple machines as comparedto using physical bootable media.1.3.3.4 License ServerThe server enables you to manage licenses of Acronis products and install the components thatrequire licenses.For more information about Acronis License Server please see "Using Acronis License Server".1.3.4 Management ConsoleAcronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Console is an administrative tool for remote or localaccess to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 agents, and in the product editions that include thecentralized management capability, to the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Server.The console has two distributions for installation on Windows and installation on Linux. While bothdistributions enable connection to any Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 agent and Acronis Backup &Recovery 10 Management Server, we recommend that you use the console for Windows if you havea choice between the two. The console that installs on Linux has limited functionality: remote installation of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 components is not available the Active Directory-related features, such as browsing the AD, are not available.1.3.5 Bootable Media BuilderAcronis Bootable Media Builder is a dedicated tool for creating bootable media (p. 400). There aretwo media builder distributions for installation on Windows and installation on Linux.
