Acronis upgrading to advanced editions of acronis backup recovery 10 Installation Guide
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3.6.3 Importing individual tasks
Instead of importing all tasks from Acronis True Image Echo at once, you can use the upgrade tool to
import an individual backup or validation task.
import an individual backup or validation task.
Note: The tasks that back up data to Acronis Backup Server or validate archives stored on it cannot be
imported.
imported.
Acronis True Image Echo stores each task as a .tis file. By default, these files are located in the folder
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Acronis\TrueImage\Scripts.
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Acronis\TrueImage\Scripts.
The names of the .tis files are Universally Unique Identifiers (UUIDs), such as 6AED5F49-7EED-4E3E-
939E-19360A44137F.tib.tis. Each file has the XML format. The <display> tag in the file specifies the
task name as it appears in the list of tasks.
939E-19360A44137F.tib.tis. Each file has the XML format. The <display> tag in the file specifies the
task name as it appears in the list of tasks.
To import a task
1.
Determine the file name of the task that you want to import—for example, by examining the
content of the <display> tag.
2.
Change the current folder to the one where the upgrade tool is installed.
3.
Run the following command, specifying the task's file name:
cscript UpgradeTool.vbs Script -f "C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Application Data\Acronis\TrueImage\Scripts\6AED5F49-7EED-4E3E-939E-
19360A44137F.tib.tis"
As a result, the task is imported as an Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 task and becomes part of a
backup plan.
backup plan.
3.6.4 Importing old settings
The upgrade tool enables you to import settings of the default backup options, default restoration
options, notification options, and event tracing options of Acronis True Image Echo Agents to the
default backup and recovery options of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent.
options, notification options, and event tracing options of Acronis True Image Echo Agents to the
default backup and recovery options of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent.
To import the old options (both in Windows and Linux):
1.
Change the current folder (directory) to the one where the upgrade tool is installed.
2.
In Windows, run the following command:
cscript UpgradeTool.vbs Options
In Linux, run the following command:
./UpgradeTool.sh Options
The old options are imported as follows:
Notifications is imported as Notifications in both Default backup options and Default recovery
options.
options.
Event tracing is imported as Event tracing in both Default backup options and Default recovery
options.
options.
Archive splitting is imported as Backup splitting.
In Media components, if Place Acronis One-Click Restore on media is the only check box
selected, it is imported as Acronis Bootable Agent and One-Click Restore.
selected, it is imported as Acronis Bootable Agent and One-Click Restore.
Validate backup archive upon its creation completion is not imported from Additional settings
in Default backup options or Default recovery options.
in Default backup options or Default recovery options.