Sequence of operations in a backup plan

If a backup plan contains multiple operations, Acronis Backup performs them in the following order:

1. Cleanup (if configured Before backup) and validation (if cleanup has been performed and validation is configured to run After the retention rules are applied).

   If a backup was moved to a different location during the cleanup, all the operations configured for the subsequent locations are performed before continuing to the following steps in the primary location.

2. Pre-backup command execution.
3. Backup:
   1. Pre-data capture command execution
   2. Snapshot creation
   3. Post-data capture command execution
   4. Backup process
4. Start of backup cataloging.

   Backup cataloging can be a time-consuming process. It is performed in parallel with the following steps.

5. Post-backup command execution.
6. Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) creation.
7. Conversion to a virtual machine.
8. Backup replication.
9. Cleanup.

   If the replication took place, or a backup was moved to a different location during the cleanup, all the operations configured for the subsequent locations are performed before continuing to the following steps in the primary location.

10. Validation.
11. Tape media ejection.
12. Sending e-mail notification.