Acronis true image echo Manual
In case you remove Acronis True Image Echo Server from the system, there is an option
to keep 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.
3.4 Working from a rescue CD
In some situations (e.g. if the operating system fails to boot, or when cloning a mounted
disk), you might have to work with Acronis True Image Echo Server without loading the
OS. In those cases, you can use the Acronis rescue CD. It is highly recommended that
3.5 Working from a remote terminal
You can control the image creation or restoration process remotely from any computer in
the local network or Internet, operating under Windows, Mac OS or any UNIX clone.
To act as a remote terminal, this computer must have X Server software installed. Start
To act as a remote terminal, this computer must have X Server software installed. Start
the X Server and log on to the server using SSH-enabled software. For example, Putty is
one of the most popular Windows programs of that type.
Then you can invoke Acronis True Image Echo Server GUI with the trueimage command
Then you can invoke Acronis True Image Echo Server GUI with the trueimage command
or use the trueimagecmd command line tool.
3.6 Backing up software and hardware RAID arrays
Acronis True Image Echo Server supports software and hardware RAID arrays as if these
were simple single hard drives. However, as such arrays have a structure different from
typical hard disks, there are peculiarities affecting the way data is stored.
Software RAID arrays under Linux OS combine several hard disks partitions and make
Software RAID arrays under Linux OS combine several hard disks partitions and make
solid block devices (/dev/md0, ... /dev/md31), information of which is stored in
/etc/raidtab or in dedicated areas of that partitions. Acronis True Image Echo Server
enables you to create images of active (mounted) software arrays similar to typical hard
disk images.
Partitions that are part of software arrays are listed alongside other available partitions as
if they had a corrupted file system or without a file system at all. There’s no sense in
creating images of such partitions when a software array is mounted, as it won’t be
possible to restore them.
Parameters of software disk arrays are not stored in images, so they can only be restored
to a normal partition, or unallocated space, or previously configured array.
Operating from a rescue CD, Acronis True Image Echo Server tries to access parameters
Operating from a rescue CD, Acronis True Image Echo Server tries to access parameters
of a software disk array and configure it. However, if the necessary information is lost,
the array cannot be configured automatically. In this case, create a software array
manually and restart the restoration procedure.
Hardware RAID arrays under Linux combine several physical drives to create a single
Hardware RAID arrays under Linux combine several physical drives to create a single
partitionable disk (block device). The special file related to a hardware disk array is
usually located in /dev/ataraid. Acronis True Image Echo Server enables you to create
images of hardware disk arrays similar to images of typical disks and partitions.