Creating a bootable media

In this step, you will install Acronis Media Builder and create a bootable media ISO. The ISO file is required when you recover an entire virtual machine. Also, you can back up a virtual machine using the ISO, if you do not want to install the backup software in the guest system.

Installing Acronis Media Builder

First, you need to install Acronis Media Builder on one of the machines running Linux. The machine must have Linux desktop GUI installed.

Download the Acronis Media Builder installation file and save it on the selected machine. Then, go to the directory where the installation file is located and run the following commands:

• If the machine is running a 32-bit operating system,

  chmod 755 AcronisBackup*
  ./AcronisBackupAdvancedMediaBuilderL_11.5_.i686 -a

• If the machine is running a 64-bit operating system,

  chmod 755 AcronisBackup*
  ./AcronisBackupAdvancedMediaBuilderL64_11.5_.x86_64 -a

Creating a bootable media

To create a bootable media:

1. Run Acronis Media Builder by using the following command:

   sudo mediabuilder

2. Follow the on-screen instructions. For detailed information, refer to the built-in Help. It is available in every program window by pressing F1.
3. In the Select the media output window, select ISO image. Then select a directory on the RHEV ISO domain and specify the ISO file name. The default name is AcronisMedia.iso. Or, you can enter the directory path manually; for example, nfs://10.200.200.10/opt/iso:/{ISO DOMAIN UUID}/images/11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111.

   Alternatively, you can save the ISO on a network share and then import it to the ISO domain using the ISO uploader utility.