The award-winning disk imaging and bare metal restore technologies

Based on the award-winning disk imaging and bare metal restore technologies, Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Server for Windows is the next generation disaster recovery solution designed to backup stand-alone Windows Servers. It is an easy-to-use, cost-effective solution that simplifies the recovery process for Windows servers, replacing the usually tedious recovery process with a fast, extremely reliable way for organizations to meet strict Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and save costs associated with server downtime. Solutions and Benefits The simple-to-understand user interface, logical workflow, and advanced tools deliver real cost savings and value to the organization so you can easily:

What makes Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Server for Windows the best choice for your business?
With Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Server for Windows, the recovery process is simplified and can be easily standardized, even for recovery to dissimilar hardware platforms, freeing up skilled IT personnel to perform other business critical tasks that help differentiate the business from its competitors.

Minimize downtime and meet challenging RTOsThe entire hard drive contents can be fully recovered in minutes, instead of hours or days including the operating system, applications and data. Reduce virtual server backup costsBack up and recover an unlimited number of virtual machines in VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix XenServer and Parallels environments. Centralized management that improves IT productivityThe backup and recovery processes of all workstations and servers are carried out from a single location on the network includes a centralized dashboard to provide an overview of the configured and running operations on all systems, enhancing control and decision making. Agent-less backups of entire host machinesBackup virtual environments without installing individual agents on every virtual machine. Available for ESX or Hyper-Vbased servers, complete agent-less backups of files, volumes, virtual disks and entire virtual machines, all from the centralized management console. Storage and network savings through data deduplicationThe Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Deduplication option provides affordable file- and block- level software deduplication functionality, helping organizations of all sizes to make a better use of their storage infrastructure and save costs. High performance and optimized backup across all major virtual machine platformsYou can protect your virtual data with one application. Achieve flexibility by moving systems between physical and virtual environments with ease. Unlimited migration licenses are included for moving from physical to virtual machines. Automate recovery with a simple, guided processAn intuitive interface makes it easy to install, quick to configure and deploy, and simple to use for both IT personnel and novices. High-level backup protection for mission-critical serversEnhanced archive validation, data encryption as well as dual-destination backup provide a high level of protection and security for the mission-critical server backups. Free IT personnel from repetitive tasksGrouping procedures enable policies and procedures to be implemented across a known range of systems, making it possible to carry out a mass recovery of many machines in minutes, rather than hours or days. Intuitive management interface promotes greater efficiencyAcronis software can require less training to master than competing solutions and its ease-of-use is designed to enhance productivity. Recover an entire system, single file or folderAcronis image-based recoveries give you the granularity you need for any kind of recovery, putting you back in business in a hurry. Minimize downtime and enhance user productivityWith Acronis Backup & Recovery 10, the contents of the hard drive contents including the operating system, applications and data can be fully recovered in minutes, instead of hours or days.

Acronis AdvantageSM support and maintenance programThe Acronis AdvantageSM program is an enhanced, multi-level subscription-based support and maintenance program. The first year of Acronis Advantage is included in the license price. Simplified system migrations to new and dissimilar hardwareRestoring to dissimilar hardware can be accomplished easily with optional Acronis Backup & Recovery Universal Restore software. Move from an old system to a new one or virtual PC in minutes, complete with all applications, data and settings, ready to continue operations. Flexible backup storage for mobile usersBack up a laptop to a variety of storage devices and locations, including the Acronis Secure Zone, a partition on the laptop. Fast and easy recoveryOS, applications and all data can be fully recovered in minutes, instead of hours or days. Intuitive user interface and workflow minimizes training requirementsUsers can restore files, folders and even their workstation without administrator assistance or extensive training.

Key Features and Technologies

Backup options o Compression Compress backups to optimize your storage space. o Excluding files during backup Exclude files from backups to reduce the amount of time, storage, and network bandwidth needed. o Dual destination backup Store backups into two different locations: for example, backup to a hidden partition on the local disk, and a copy to a network share. o Splitting backups, automatically or manually Split backups into volumes to fit media. Recovery options o Acronis Startup Recovery ManagerIf your system wont boot, Press F11 during system startup to start Acronis Backup & Recovery. o Bare-metal restore Restore your server or desktop from scratch in case of a hard disk failure - get the exact copy of your setup on a new hard drive. Backup administration o Automated deletion of outdated backups Specify rules to automatically delete backups that are no longer needed. o Consolidating incremental or differential backups Consolidate incremental and differential backups to save space. Backup management o Event-based backup Create backup triggered by various conditions like user log on, computer shut down, event in Windows event log and many others. o Conditions for backup Configure backup to wait until specified conditions are met like pre-defined time interval, user is logged off, destination is accessible and many others. o Customizable backup scheme Configure specific events and conditions for each task to suit any need and create scheme of any complexity. User interface o Command line with scripting support Execute tasks and create backups from a command-line interface. o Local management console Acronis GUI is intuitive, making Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Server for Windows easy to install, quick to configure and deploy, and simple to use. Reporting and monitoring o Local dashboard Operational overview of one machine on a single screen. o Recording events in Windows Event Log Store Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 events in Windows Event Logs together with events from other applications. Security o User group to control remote access Only members of a special security group can connect to the Acronis Management Server. o Password-protection for Acronis Secure Zone Protect your backups stored in the Acronis Secure Zone from unauthorized access. o Encrypted backup images Encrypt your backups using industry-standard 256-bit AES algorithm to ensure data security. Deployment and upgrade options o No reboot during installation

System Requirements
Supported operating systems

Windows 2000 Server SP 4+ Windows 2003 Server SP 2+ x32 and x64 Editions Windows 2008 Server SP2 x32 and x64 Editions

Supported file systems Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 can back up and recover the following file systems with the following limitations:

FAT16/32 NTFS

Supported storage

Hard disk drives Networked storage devices CD-R(W) DVD-RW, DVD+R(W) ZIP, Rev and other removable media P-ATA (IDE), S-ATA, SCSI, IEEE1394 (Firewire) and USB 1.1 / 2.0 drives, PC card storage devices Tape drives and tape autoloaders*

* May require the implementation of Microsoft Removable Storage Management (RSM)

Documentation
Start working with Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Server for Windows with reading Quick Start Guide Read Installation Guide to install all the components Read our User Guide for more information about the product All the Commands are gathered in Command Line Reference for your convenience