Acronis true image echo Manual

 

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Acronis Secure Zone contents can be viewed directly from Windows Explorer. Open My 
Computer (Start -> My computer, or Start -> Run… -> explorer /n, /e, /select, c:\ ) and 
double-click on the Acronis Secure Zone icon. In the window that opens, all backup 
archives stored in the zone along with their creation dates will be listed. However, viewing 
backup archive contents, backup restoration, consolidation, and deleiton can be perfomed 
from Acronis True Image Echo Server only. For more information, see 

. 

For information on how to create, resize or delete Acronis Secure Zone see 

. 

You can back up data automatically on a schedule (see 

), and 

not worry about zone overflow issues. However, if you keep long chains of incremental 
backups, it is a good practice to check the zone free space periodically. To do so, start the 
Manage Acronis Secure Zone wizard and see the zone free space that is displayed on 
the wizard’s second page. To do so, start the Manage Acronis Secure Zone wizard and 
check the zone free space, or manually remove or consolidate unnecessary backups. 
For information on how to create, resize or delete Acronis Secure Zone, or manage 
Acronis Secure Zone backup archives using this wizard, see 

. 

In case you remove Acronis True Image Echo Server from the system, there is an option 
to keep the Acronis Secure Zone along with its contents (which will enable data recovery 
on booting from bootable media) or remove Acronis Secure Zone.  

 

The Acronis Secure Zone should not be the only location where a backup is stored. 

Should the disk have a physical failure, the Acronis Secure Zone could be lost. This is 

particularly critical for backups of servers; the Acronis Secure Zone should only be one 

part of an overall backup strategy.  

The Acronis Startup Recovery Manager enables starting Acronis True Image Echo Server 
without loading the operating system. If the operating system won't load, you can run 
Acronis  True  Image  Echo  Server  by  itself  to restore damaged partitions. Unlike booting 
from the Acronis removable media or RIS server, you will not need a separate media or 
network connection to start Acronis True Image Echo Server. It is especially handy for 
mobile users who need to run a server operating system on their laptop. 

To be able to use Acronis Startup Recovery Manager at boot time, prepare as follows: 
1. Install Acronis True Image Echo Server or Acronis True Image Agent on a computer. 
2. Activate Acronis Startup Recovery Manager. To do so, click Activate Acronis Startup 
Recovery Manager and follow the Wizard’s instructions.  

 

When Acronis Startup Recovery Manager is activated, it overwrites the master boot 

record (MBR) with its own boot code. If you have any third-party boot managers 

installed, you will have to reactivate them after activating the Startup Recovery Manager. 

For Linux loaders (e.g. LiLo and GRUB), you might consider installing them to a Linux 
root (or boot) partition boot record instead of MBR before activating Acronis Startup 

Recovery Manager.