ACRONIS Backup & Recovery 10 Workstation Installation Manual

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4 Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000-2009backup to a new virtual machine of any of the following types: VMware Workstation, MicrosoftVirtual PC, Parallels Workstation or Citrix XenServer virtual appliance. Files of the fully configured andoperational machine will be placed in the folder you select. You can start the machine using therespective 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.1.1.1.1. 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. UniversalRestore handles differences in devices that are critical for Windows start-up, such as storagecontrollers, motherboard or chipset.1.1.2. Bootable components and media builderBootable components of the agent enable operations with reboot, such as recovery of the volumecontaining the currently active operating system. Once the operations are completed, the machineboots into the operating system again. The bootable components are based on the Linux kernel. Youcan choose not to install the bootable components and perform operations that require reboot usingbootable media.Acronis Bootable Media Builder is a dedicated tool for creating bootable media containing thebootable components. The media builder, delivered with Agent for Windows, creates bootable mediathat represents volumes and network in the Windows-like style (C:, D:, \\server\share).The 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. UniversalRestore handles differences in devices that are critical for Windows start-up, such as storagecontrollers, motherboard or chipset.1.1.3. WinPE ISO BuilderAcronis WinPE ISO Builder is a dedicated tool for creating bootable media based on Windowspreinstallation environment. This tool can be installed only on machines running Windows.1.1.4. Management ConsoleAcronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Console is an administrative tool for local access toAcronis Backup & Recovery 10 agent.1.2. Supported operating systemsAcronis Backup & Recovery 10 Management Console• Windows 2000 Professional SP4/XP Home Editions/XP Professional SP2+