Author: Jamil Parvez

  • Server Backup Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Bootable Disk

    Server Backup Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Bootable Disk

    In this blog, I will explain how to take Windows server backup using Acronis backup and recovery 11.5 bootable disk.

    First, we need to create a Bootable Disk with Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5. How to build an Acronis Bootable Media.

    Windows Server Backup Acronis 11.5 Bootable Media

    1- Insert Acronis bootable disk into your CD/DVD drive and then the PC boot choice to CD/DVD after booting and select Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5.

    acronis rescue media 11.5

    2- So select Back up now.

    acronis bootable disk welcome localhost

    3- Under what to back up and select Required.

    acronis bootable disk connected machine

    4- Select Data to back up Disks/volumes select disk 1 C drive and then click ok.

    acronis data backup disk volume

    5- Under Where to Back up then select Required.

    acronis where to backup

    6- Backup archive location you can save it to an external drive or network drive, then type backup name and click on ok.

    acronis backup server archive location

    7- Under how to backup you can select the backup type (Full, Incremental, Differential) and here you can schedule the backup job, Under parameters, you can also select a backup option and then click ok.

    acronis this machine backup now

    8- Windows Server Backup Acronis bootable media Running Backup process.

    acronis operation progress

    9- Acronis backup completed successfully and then click on close.

    acronis bootable disk backup operation history

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  • Creating Bootable Media with Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5.

    Creating Bootable Media with Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5.

    You can restore the system without any operating system installed with an Acronis image after creating bootable media with Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5. Acronis Bootable Media of any Acronis backup product is a one-of-a-kind recuperation surrounding for restoring images. Additionally, it permits you to create images, clone difficult disk drives, partition new challenging disk drives besides having to boot into Windows.

    Steps to Creating Bootable Media Acronis 11.5

    1- Open Acronis Backup and Recovery application then from the most menu, so click Tools and choose to Create bootable media.

    create bootable media option

    2- Welcome to Acronis media builder so click next.

    acronis media builder

    3- Acronis license to use and then click on Next.

    acronis bootable media license to use

    4- Select the way the disks and volume will be represented and then click next.

    acronis bootable media type

    5- Linux kernel parameters, click next.

    acronis bootable media wizard kernel parameters

    6- Select Acronis Backup & Recovery components to place on the bootable media and click Next.

    acronis bootable media components

    7- Acronis bootable media builder, click next.

    bootable media builder network settings

    8- Select the Acronis media output ISO Image and click on next.

    acronis bootable media output

    9- Select the destination where you want to save the Acronis bootable ISO file and click next.

    browse for location

    10- You do not have to add the drivers now. You can do this later when you apply Acronis Universal Restore to a machine, click next.

    acronis media builder wizard

    11- Review the bootable media builder details and click Proceed to start the process.

    acronis media builder summary

    12- Acronis Bootable media successfully created, click ok.

    bootable medial created successfully

    For more details click Create Bootable Media

    How to Backup Entire Computer Acronis Bootable Media

  • Converting Backup Archive to a Virtual Machine Acronis Backup 11.5

    Converting Backup Archive to a Virtual Machine Acronis Backup 11.5

    Converting Backup archive to Virtual machine Acronis 11.5, Connect Acronis Management console to a machine where Acronis Agent for Windows, Linux and etc. Clicking Manage this machine or Manage a foreign machine.

    Converting Backup Archive to Virtual Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5

    1- Click Recover to recover the data from an earlier created backup.

    acronis backup & recovery 11.5

    2- Under what to recover so select required.

    acronis data recover what to recover

    3- Click on Browse.

    acronis data to recover selection

    4- Expand the volume where the archive is store select and then click ok.

    acronis browse for location

    5- Select the archive view and then select the disk or volume backup you want to convert.

    Under backup Content, select the disks to convert or the volumes with the Master Boot Records (MBR) of the corresponding disks.

    acronis data to recover selection archive view

    6- In where to Recover select New virtual machine and then select virtual machine settings.

    acronis data recover where to recover

    7- Review the new virtual machine settings and change them if necessary and then click on ok.

    acronis review virtual machine settings

    8- Under recover data click Browse.

    acronis 11.5 data recover recover to

    9- In VM server selection, select the type of the new virtual machine to be created or on which virtualization server to create the machine and then click ok.

    acronis backup machine type vmware workstation

    10- Review the Virtual machine settings and make changes if necessary. Here you can change the path to the new virtual machine, click ok.

    acronis backup & recovery browse for storage

    11- Under when to recover, specify when to start the recovery task.

    If the recovery task is scheduled for the longer term, specify the credentials under which the task will run and click on ok.

    acronis backup & recovery recover data

    12- Acronis backup and recovery recovering disk/volume Running Process.

    acronis backup operation progress

    13- Acronis convert backup to virtual processes completed successful, click close.

    acronis backup operation completed

    14- After completed you can find the location of VMware file .vmdk.

    acronis backup virtual machine vmdk

    For more details click here

  • How to create Windows server backup in Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5.

    How to create Windows server backup in Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5.

    In this guide, I am going to take a Windows Server Backup Acronis 11.5, Increasing the backup & recovery competence in the cloud, virtual, and physical corporation, Acronis now added backup & recovery of the Microsoft Exchange Server data. This method is establish on monitoring changes in the Exchange database files. Once the basic full backup is carried, all successive backups will only copy changes to the current database without having to read the entire database file.

    Server Backup Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5

    1- Double click to open Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 shortcut from desktop and then select create a backup plan.

    acronis backup & recovery 11.5

    2- Acronis, so under where to backup select Required.

    acronis backup 11.5 create backup plan

    3- Acronis data to backup, select Volume disk 1 C and then click ok.

    select data to backup disk volume

    4- Acronis create a backup plan, under where to backup select Required.

    acronis backup & recovery 11.5 where to backup

    5- Select the path where you want to save Acronis backup, type backup name and then click ok.

    server archive location

    6- Acronis, under how to backup you can select the backup type (Full, Incremental, Differential) and here you can schedule the backup job and click ok.

    acronis create backup plan how to backup

    7- You can wait next backup schedule time or Right-click on the job and click Run to start Job now.

    acronis backup plan and tasks

    8- Acronis backup and recovery task completed successfully, click ok.

    acronis backup task information completed

    For more details click here

  • How to install Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5

    How to install Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5

    In this blog, I will explore how to install Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5

    System Requirements

    Install Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5

    1- Brows the installation file and then double click the setup file to run the installation.

    Acronis backup & recovery installer

    2- File security warning, so click Run.

    open file security warnings

    3- Click Install Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5.

    install acronis backup & recovery 11.5

    4- Acronis, select I accept the License Agreement and then click on next.

    acronis terms and conditions

    5- If you have already have Acronis backup license purchased select Add licenses or click next to put in the trial version.

    acronis backup 11.5 add license

    6- The license keys by pasting them in the available field or browse for the text file containing the keys. So, license keys will be automatically added to the License Server and then click on ok.

    acronis backup recovery add license key

    7- After adding Acronis backup and recovery license, so click on next.

    acronis backup recovery add license key

    8- Select the directory where to install the selected components and then click next.

    acronis 11.5 installed directory

    9- Specify credentials for the Acronis services. you’ll create a replacement account for Acronis services or use an existing account. Installing on a website controller, specify an existing domain user that has to go online as a service privilege and then click on next.

    acronis backup client service account

    10-Select whether you would like to be a part of Acronis Customer Experience Program CEP and click next.

    acronis backup participate in cep

    11- View the summary of the operations to be performed, click Install.

    acronis backup component install

    12- Acronis backup and recovery Installation is in Progress.

    installing acronis 11.5 components

    13- Acronis installation has completed, click Finish.

    acronis backup successfully installed

    For more information, click here

    Create Windows server backup in Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5

    Related: Server Backup via Acronic Bootable Disk.

  • Restore Server Acronis Echo Enterprise Server 9 bootable disk

    Restore Server Acronis Echo Enterprise Server 9 bootable disk

    In this article, I will explain how to Restore Windows Server using Acronis Echo Enterprise Server 9 Bootable Disk

    Restore Windows Server Acronis Echo Enterprise Server 9 Bootable Disk

    1- Insert Acronis bootable disk into CD/DVD drive and then choose system boot from CD/DVD.

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    2- Select the Acronis True image echo enterprise server (full version) option.

    acronis true image echo enterprise 9

    3- Acronis true image echo enterprise server wizard, under pic a task so select Recovery option.

    acronis true image echo enterprise 9 recovery

    4- Welcome to the Acronis restore data wizard, then click the next button.

    acronis true image echo server restore wizard

    5- Select a backup archive that contains data you want to restore .tib file desired to be restored and then click next.

    acronis server restore data wizard

    6- Acronis restoration type selection, select restore disk or partition and then click next.

    acronis server 9 restoration type selections

    7- Select a partition or a hard disk to restore, click next.

    acronis echo server disk to restore

    8- Acronis restore, select a target partition for the restore and click next.

    acronis echo server restore partition location

    9- Acronis restore wizard, select the restored partition type Active and then click next.

    acronis echo server restore partition archive

    10- Acronis restore data wizard, specify the hard disk size and you can change the partition size as you want and click next.

    acronis echo server restored partition size

    12- If you want to restore another hard disk or partition I Selected I do not and click next.

    acronis true image echo enterprise server next selection

    13- Acronis universal restore, click ok.

    acronis universal restore provides

    14- Acronis backup restoration, Addition Settings, click next.

    acronis true image additional settings

    15- Review the disk partition recovery from archive backup details and click Proceed to start backup.

    acronis true image enterprise server proceed

    16- Acronis true image restoring partition operation in progress.

    acronis echo enterprise operation progress

    17- Acronis Backup restoration completed successfully, click ok.

    acronis data was successfully restored

    For more details click here

  • Server Backup Acronis Echo Enterprise Server 9 Bootable Disk

    Server Backup Acronis Echo Enterprise Server 9 Bootable Disk

    Windows Server backup using Acronis true image echo enterprise server 9 bootable disk.

    Server Backup Acronis Echo Enterprise Server 9 Bootable Disk

    1- Insert Acronis bootable disk into your CD/DVD drive and then change the computer boot option to CD/DVD after booting select Acronis true image echo enterprise server (full version).

    Backup Acronis Server 9 bootable disk

    2- Acronis true image echo server wizard, so select backup (back up files, folder, entire hard disk.

    acronis true image echo backup

    3- Acronis create backup wizard, so click next.

    acronis true image echo server backup wizard

    4- Select the Acronis Backup type (My Computer) and then click on next.

    acronis server 9 select backup type

    5- Acronis backup partitions selection Select Disk 1 C drive and then click next.

    acronis 9 create backup partitions selections

    6- Select Source Files Exclusion you want to include in the Acronis backup archive and then click on next.

    acronis 9 source files exclusion

    7-Acronis disks or files backup information, click ok.

    acronis true image echo server information

    8- Choose an existing backup archive location, you can save it to an external drive or network drive, type backup name and click next.

    acronis true image echo server archive

    9- Select Acronis backup mode, Select create a new full backup archive and click next.

    acronis true image server backup mode

    10- Here you can enter a password for active backup protection and click next.

    acronis true image server archive protection

    11- Acronis backup wizard type comments and click next.

    acronis true enterprise server archive comments

    12- Acronis true image enterprise server, review the created one backup details and click Proceed to start back up.

    acronis true enterprise server archive  proceed

    13- Acronis backup Job operation progress.

    acronis true enterprise operation progress

    14- Acronis backup archive creation completed successfully, click ok.

    acronis true enterprise completed

    For more details click here

  • How to Convert Acronis Backup to Virtual Machine Acronis enterprise 9

    How to Convert Acronis Backup to Virtual Machine Acronis enterprise 9

    In this article, I am going to convert an Acronis backup archive to virtual machine in Acronis Echo Image Enterprise Server 9.

    Convert Acronis Backup Archive to Virtual Machine

    1- Open Acronis true image echo enterprise server then from the most menu options select Tools and then choose Convert Backup To Virtual Disk.

    acronis echo enterprise 9 convert backup to virtual

    2- Welcome to the conversion to virtual disk wizard, so click next.

    acronis true conversion to virtual machine

    3- Expand the archive folder where you saved actions backup and Select your Acronis backup.tib file and then click on next.

    convert to virtual disk archive selections

    4- Choose Virtual Disk Type and select the VMware option and then click Next.

    convert virtual disk type selection vmware

    5- Select a destination path where you want to save the VMware.vmdk file and then click on Next.

    acronis echo server virtual disk archive selections

    6- Review the backup conversion details and then click the Proceed button to start the conversion.

    acronis echo conversation to virtual disk proceed

    7- Acronis backup conversion operation is in progress.

    acronis echo enterprise operation progress

    8- Acronis convert backup to virtual successfully completed and then click on ok.

    acronis echo operation completed

    9- Now open your archive windows explorer, Acronis backup .vmdk file.

    vmware vmdk

    For more details click here

  • How to Create Bootable Disk ISO Image Acronis Enterprise Server 9

    How to Create Bootable Disk ISO Image Acronis Enterprise Server 9

    In this blog, I will create a bootable disk in Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server 9

    Create Bootable Disk Acronis Enterprise Server 9

    1- Open Acronis true image echo enterprise server then from the most menu select Tools tab and choose to Create Bootable Rescue Media.

    acronis echo enterprise create bootable media

    2- Welcome to Acronis Media Builder and then click on next.

    welcome to acronis media builder

    3- Rescue Media Contents Selection, so click on next.

    acronis bootable agent wizard

    4- You can change the parameters of products (Common Settings) and then click next.

    acronis media builder common settings

    5- Acronis bootable media selection Select ISO image and click next.

    acronis media builder iso media selections

    6- Select destination location where you want to save the bootable disk and click next.

    acronis media builder boot disk

    7- Review the created bootable media details and click Proceed to start the bootable media process.

    acronis bootable media builder proceed

    8- Acronis bootable media created Successfully, click ok.

    acronis media builder completed

    9- After successfully created bootable media.

    acronismedia iso

    For more details click here

  • Windows server backup in Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server.

    Windows server backup in Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server.

    How to create Windows Server Backup in Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server 9.

    1- Double click to Open Acronis true image echo enterprise server shortcut from the desktop and then choose Backup (backup files, folders or entire hard disk).

    acronis echo enterprise 9

    2- Welcome to the Acronis True Image create backup wizard, so click on next.

    acronis echo create backup wizard

    3- Select the Acronis backup type (My Computer) and then click on next.

    acronis echo select backup type

    4- Partitions Selection Select Disk 1 C drive and then click on next.

    acronis enterprise 9 partition selection

    5- Select Source Files Exclusion you want to include in the backup archive and click next.

    acronis backup wizard files exclusions

    6- Acronis backup archive location where you want to save backup > type backup file name and click next.

    acronis backup wizard archive location

    7- Acronis backup (choose full, incremental or differential) select to create a new full backup archive and click next.

    acronis echo server backup mode

    8- Choose Acronis backup options > Select use default options and click next.

    acronis echo choose backup options

    9- add comments to the archive you create and click next.

    acronis backup wizard archive comments

    10- Review the details of your Acronis backup and click Proceed to start back up.

    acronis backup wizard proceed

    11- Acronis true image server operation progress.

    acronis backup operation progress

    If you would like to know more about how to Windows Server Backup using Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise 9 click here

  • Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server 9 installation

    Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server 9 installation

    Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server 9 Installation

    System requirements

    Pentium processor or higher

    512MB RAM

    Windows Professional 2000 – XP Windows Server 2000 – 2008

    Acronis Echo Enterprise Server 9

    1- Run the Acronis True Image Enterprise Server setup file to run setup.

    acronis setup file

    2- In the Installation Menu, so select install Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server.

    acronis true image enterprise server  9

    3- Acronis true image echo enterprise server setup, so click next.

    welcome acronis true image server 9

    4- Select I accept this agreement and then click on next.

    acronis end user license agreement

    5- Enter the Acronis true image echo enterprise server serial number and then click on next.

    acronis true image server serial number

    6- Acronis setup type, Typical, Custom, and complete installation is available Select Typical and then click on Next.

    acronis echo server 9 custom install

    7- Acronis echo server, select administrator options, Select install for all users that share this computer and then click on next.

    acronis echo server 9 install all users

    8- Click Proceed to start the Acronis true image echo enterprise server installation.

    acronis true image server proceed

    9- The driver software you are installing for Acronis true image backup archive explorer, select yes.

    acronis security alerts driver installation

    10- Acronis true image echo enterprise server Successfully installed, click close.

    acronis image enterprise server 9 installation

    11- Double click to Open Acronis true image echo enterprise server shortcut from your desktop.

    run true image enterprise server 9

    For more details click here

    Windows Server Backup in Acronis True Image Echo Enterprise Server

  • How to Convert Physical to Virtual Infrastructure VMware Converter

    How to Convert Physical to Virtual Infrastructure VMware Converter

    In this guide, I am going to explain how to convert Physical to Virtual to run on VMware Virtual Infrastructure.

    Convert Physical to Virtual Infrastructure

    1- Double click VMware vCenter converter shortcut from your desktop and click on Convert Machine.

    vmware vcenter converter standalone

    2- Convert Physical to Virtual Infrastructure, Select source type powered on and choose this local machine and click on next.

    vmware converter convert to vsphere

    3- Select destination type to Infrastructure virtual machine.

    Type your VMware Infrastructure server details (server, username, and password) and click next.

    vmware converter physical to virtual infrastructure

    4- VMware converter Certificate warning, click Ignore.

    vmware converter security warning

    5- Type a name for the Virtual Machine, select a Datacenter for inventory name and then click Next.

    vmware converter physical to virtual machine

    6- Destination locations select an ESXi host, select datastore where you want to save Virtual Machine > select virtual machine version and then click next.

    vmware converter physical to virtual destination

    7- Set up the parameters for the conversion task Options screen, under Data to copy click Edit.

    Change destination size to Min size

    Convert Physical to Virtual Machine, Under Devices, click Edit on the Memory tab, change Memory allocation to the recommended value and then click Next.

    vmware converter physical to virtual options

    8- Review the conversion parameters (source system information, destination system information) and then click on next.

    vmware converter machine summary

    9- VMware vCenter converter standalone (summary, so the task progress Completed Successfully.

    vmware converter standalone task progress

    10- Open VMware vSphere client and start the converted one (srv08-ph2vm) server.

    vmware converter client console

    For more details click here