62 Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000-2007Chapter 9. Creating bootable media9.1 Creating Acronis rescue mediaYou can run Acronis True Image Server on a bare metal or on a crashed computer thatcannot boot. You can even back up disks on a non-Windows computer, copying all its datasector-by-sector into the backup archive. To do so, you will need bootable media with thestandalone Acronis True Image Server version.If you purchased the boxed product, you already have such a bootable CD, because theinstallation CD contains, besides the program installation files, the Acronis True ImageServer standalone bootable version.If you purchased Acronis True Image Server on the Web, you can create bootable mediausing the Bootable Media Builder. For this, you will need a CD-R/RW blank, DVD+R/RWblank, several formatted diskettes (the wizard will tell you the exact number), or any othermedia your server can boot from, such as a Zip drive.Acronis True Image Server also provides the ability to create an ISO image of a bootabledisk on the hard disk. If there is a Microsoft RIS server in your local network, an ITadministrator can save the bootable data on this server as well. Then any networkedcomputer will be able to boot Acronis True Image Server from the RIS package.If you have other Acronis products, such as Acronis Disk Director Server, installed on yourcomputer, you can include standalone versions of these programs on the same bootable diskas well.If you have chosen not to install the Bootable Media Builder during Acronis True ImageServer installation, you will not be able to use this feature.1. Click Create Bootable Rescue Media on the toolbar or the sidebar, or select CreateBootable Rescue Media from the Tools menu. You can also run the Bootable RescueMedia Builder without loading Acronis True Image Server by selecting Programs ->Acronis -> True Image -> Bootable Rescue Media Builder from the Start menu.2. Select which components of Acronis programs you want to place on the bootable media.
