Back up now

You can configure a one-time backup of multiple machines in a few simple steps by using the Back up now feature on Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 Management Server. The backup process will start immediately after you perform the required steps and click OK.

For a long-time backup strategy that includes schedules and conditions, timely deleting of backups or moving them to different locations, consider creating a backup plan.

Configuring immediate backup is similar to creating a centralized backup plan except for the following:

• There are no options to schedule backups and to set up retention rules.
• Conversion of a disk-level backup to a virtual machine is not available as a part of the backup operation. You can convert the resulting backup afterwards.
• After a backup task is configured, the software has 5 minutes to deploy the task to the specified machines. If all the attempts to deploy the task on a machine during that period fail, this machine will not be backed up.
• If you run the same backup task again, it will back up only those machines that were backed up during the first run.

Unlike a Back up now operation that is performed directly on a managed machine, a Back up now operation configured on the management server never uses the simplified naming of backup files.