Key features and technologies

Backup options

• Compression

  Compress backups to optimize your storage space.

• Excluding files during backup

  Save storage space and time by excluding non-essential files and folders from backups.

• Dual destination backup

  Store backups into two different locations — backup to a local disk and a copy to a network share.

• Automatic or manual splitting of backups

  Split backups into volumes to fit media.

Recovery options

• Acronis Startup Recovery Manager

  If your system won’t boot properly, press F11 during the system startup to start Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.

• Bare-metal restore

  Restore your server from scratch in the event of a hard disk failure — restore an exact copy of your computer on a new hard drive.

Backup management

• Templates for backup rotation schemes

  Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 has a set of pre-defined industry-standard schemes like Grandfather-Father-Son or Tower-of-Hanoi.

• Pre/post commands

  Define pre/post backup and data capture commands to integrate Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 with other applications or to temporarily stop some.

• Customizable backup scheme

  Configure specific events and conditions for each task to suit any need and create scheme of any complexity.

Reporting and monitoring

• Local dashboard

  Operational overview of the backup and restore processes on a single screen.

• Logs

  See operational history in the Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Agent log.

• Notifications via e-mail or SNMP

  Get notifications upon task completion or failure.

Backup administration

• Automated deletion of outdated backups

  Specify rules to automatically delete backups that are no longer needed.

• Consolidating incremental or differential backups

  Consolidate incremental and differential backups to save space.

Deployment and upgrade options

• No reboot

  No reboot required to complete installation.

User interface

• Command line with scripting support

  Execute tasks and create backups from a command-line interface.

• Local management console

  The Acronis interface is intuitive, making Acronis^® Backup & Recovery^™ 10 Server for Linux easy to install, quick to configure and deploy, and simple to use.

Security

• Password-protection for Acronis Secure Zone

  Protect your backups stored in Acronis Secure Zone from unauthorized access.

• Encrypted backup images

  Encrypt your backups using industry-standard 256-bit AES algorithm to ensure data security.