Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000-2009 7Chapter 1. Introduction1.1 Acronis® True Image for Microsoft Small Business Server – acomplete solution for corporate usersAcronis True Image for Microsoft Small Business Server is a comprehensive backup andrecovery solution for heterogeneous computer infrastructure that may include anycombination of physical and virtual, networked and standalone, Windows- and Linux-based servers.Acronis True Image for Microsoft Small Business Server creates a transportable image,independent of the hardware platform that can be restored directly to and from anyvirtual or physical environment.Minimizes downtimeAcronis True Image for Microsoft Small Business Server enables you to restore systems inminutes, not hours or days. An entire system can be restored from an image that includeseverything the system needs to run: the operating system, applications, databases, andconfigurations. it is not necessary to reinstall software or reconfigure your system ornetwork settings. The complete system restoration can be performed to an existingsystem, to a new system with different hardware, or to virtual machines. With the AcronisActive restore feature, users can access the server and begin working during the restoreprocess, further decreasing downtime. File-level backups provide you with the flexibility toonly backup specific, critical files.Eases AdministrationWizards guide users through backup and recovery tasks, ensuring the product can beimplemented with minimal user training. A central management console provides remoteadministration, ensuring that all systems in the network, regardless of the domain orworkgroup structure, can be managed from one location. Complete, unattended restoresfrom remote locations are supported with a remote bootable agent.Automates BackupWith the scheduling capability in Acronis True Image for Microsoft Small Business Server,you simply create backup tasks, tailored by group, or certain times or events.To ensure that backups have occurred, or if user intervention is required, you can requestnotifications via email or Windows Pop-up. You can view Acronis events in the WindowsApplication Events Log or Acronis own log files. Log messages can be automatically sentout to SNMP clients.The product also supports the creation of custom commands before and after backups.For example, users can automatically run anti-virus products before an image is createdand verify the validity of backups after the image has been created. And because thesetasks can be scheduled, you need not recreate the script to run the pre- and post-eventtasks each time; you can set the scheduled events once and they will run each timeautomatically.Ensures 24 X 7 UptimeWith Acronis’ patented drive snapshot technology, systems can be imaged while they arein use, ensuring 24-by-7 system availability. This technology enables the product tobackup and image critical operating system files, the master boot record and anypartition-based boot records without requiring a reboot. A CPU allocation feature allows
