172 Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000-20096.8.1.3. Password for Acronis Secure ZoneSetting up a password protects the Acronis Secure Zone from unauthorized access. The program willask for the password at any operation relating to the zone and the archives located there, such asdata backup and recovery, validating archives, resizing and deleting the zone.To set up a password1. Choose Use password.2. In the Enter the password field, type a new password.3. In the Confirm the password field, re-type the password.4. Click OK.To disable password1. Choose Do not use.2. Click OK.6.8.1.4. Result confirmationThe Result confirmation window displays the expected partition layout according to the settings youhave chosen. Click OK, if you are satisfied with the layout and the Acronis Secure Zone creation willstart.How the settings you make will be processedThis helps you to understand how creating the Acronis Secure Zone will transform a disk containingmultiple volumes.• Acronis Secure Zone is always created at the end of the hard disk. When calculating the finallayout of the volumes, the program will first use unallocated space at the end.• If there is no or not enough unallocated space at the end of the disk, but there is unallocatedspace between volumes, the volumes will be moved to add more unallocated space to the end.• When all unallocated space is collected but it is still not enough, the program will take free spacefrom the volumes you select, proportionally reducing the volumes' size. Resizing of lockedvolumes requires a reboot.• However, there should be free space on a volume, so that the operating system and applicationscan operate; for example, for creating temporary files. The program will not decrease a volumewhere free space is or becomes less than 25% of the total volume size. Only when all volumes onthe disk have 25% or less free space, will the program continue decreasing the volumesproportionally.As is apparent from the above, setting the maximum possible zone size is not advisable. You will endup with no free space on any volume which might cause the operating system or applications to workunstably and even fail to start.6.8.2. Managing Acronis Secure ZoneAcronis Secure Zone is considered as a personal vault (p. 221). Once created on a managed machine,the zone is always present in the list of Personal vaults. Centralized backup plans can use AcronisSecure Zone as well as local plans.
