ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE 9.1 - ENTERPRISE SERVER User Manual

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Chapter 1. Introduction1.1 Acronis True Image Enterprise Server – a complete solution forcorporate usersYou have come to rely on your servers to run your business and retain key enterprise data.Acronis True Image Enterprise Server provides comprehensive, reliable, and cost-effectivesystem protection and recovery for systems and entire networks. With Acronis True ImageEnterprise Server you have peace of mind knowing you are protected and can recover fromany situation.Minimizes downtimeAcronis True Image Enterprise Server enables you to restore systems in minutes, not hoursor days. An entire system can be restored from an image that includes everything thesystem needs to run: the operating system, applications, databases, and configurations. Noreinstallation or reconfiguration is required. Moreover, complete system restoration can beperformed to an existing system or to a new system with different hardware or to virtualmachines. With the new Acronis Snap Restore feature, users can access a system duringrestore, further decreasing downtime. File-based backups provide you with the flexibility toonly backup specific critical files.Eases AdministrationWizards guide users through backup and recovery tasks, ensuring the product can beimplemented with minimal user training. A central management console provides remoteadministration, ensuring that all systems in the network, regardless of your domain andworkgroup structure, can be managed from one location. Complete, unattended restoresfrom remote locations are supported with a remote bootable agent.Automates BackupWith the scheduling capability in Acronis True Image Enterprise Server, you simply createbackup tasks, tailored by group, at certain times or at certain events, automating backups.To ensure that backups have occurred, or user intervention is required, you can requestnotifications via email or pop-up. You can view Acronis events in Windows Application EventsLog or Acronis own log. Log messages can be automatically sent out to SNMP clients.The product also supports the creation of custom commands before and after backups. Forexample, users can automatically run anti-virus products before an image is created andverify the validity of backups after they have been created.Ensures 24 X 7 UptimeWith the Acronis Drive Snapshot systems can be imaged while they are in use, supporting 24by 7 availability. This technology enables the product to backup and image critical operatingsystem files, the master boot record and any partition-based boot records without requiringa reboot. A CPU allocation feature allows you to limit the amount of CPU usage for theapplication to maximize the CPUs available for mission critical applications. Moreover, userscan control hard disk drive writing speeds and control network bandwidth used duringbackups, allowing you minimally disrupt business operations.A several-second database suspension is provided for correct backup of mission criticalapplications such as Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle withsupport VSS. If your database or operating system does not support VSS, Acronis TrueImage Enterprise Server will execute your custom commands to realize database suspension.Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000-2006 7