8 Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000-2009Main area The main place of working, where you create, edit and manage backupplans, policies, tasks and perform other operations. Displays the differentviews and action pages (p. 11) depending on items selected in the menu,Navigation tree, or on the Actions and Tools pane.Menu bar Appears across the top of the program window and lets you perform all theoperations, available on both panes. Menu items change dynamically.1024x768 or higher display resolution is required for comfortable work with the managementconsole.1.2.1.1. "Navigation" paneThe navigation pane includes the Navigation tree and the Shortcuts bar.Navigation treeThe Navigation tree enables you to navigate across the program views. Views depend on whether theconsole is connected to a managed machine or to the management server.Views for a managed machineWhen the console is connected to a managed machine, the following views are available in thenavigation tree.• [Machine name]. Root of the tree also called a Welcome view. Displays the name of themachine the console is currently connected to. Use this view for quick access to the mainoperations, available on the managed machine.o Dashboard. Use this view to estimate at a glance whether the data is successfullyprotected on the managed machine.o Backup plans and tasks. Use this view to manage backup plans and tasks on the managedmachine: run, edit, stop and delete plans and tasks, view their states and statuses, monitorplans.o Vaults. Use this view to manage personal vaults and archives stored in there, add newvaults, rename and delete the existing ones, validate vaults, explore backup content, mountbackups as virtual drives, etc.o Log. Use this view to examine information on operations performed by the program onthe managed machine.o Disk management. Use this view to perform operations on the machine's hard disk drives.Shortcuts barThe Shortcuts bar appears under the navigation tree. It offers you an easy and convenient way ofconnection to the machines in demand by adding them as shortcuts.To add a shortcut to a machine1. Connect the console to a managed machine.2. In the navigation tree, right-click the machine's name (a root element of the navigation tree), andthen select Create shortcut.
