Creating a centralized backup plan

A centralized backup plan can be applied to both Windows and Linux machines.

The steps required for the creating centralized backup plan are similar to creating a backup plan except the following:

• When selecting what data to back up, you can either select items on the registered machines directly or use the selection rules. For more information, see "Selecting data to back up".
• When specifying where to store machines' archives, you can select to store:
  • All machines' archives in a single location.
  • Each machine's archive in the specified folder on the machine.
  • Each machine's archive in the machine's Acronis Secure Zone.
  • Each machine's archive in a custom location defined by a script.

  For more information, see "Backup location selection".

• Simplified naming of backup files is not available.
• Single-pass disk and application backup is always available for selection. However, single-pass backup will be applied only to those machines where it is possible. For virtual machines backed up by Agent for VMware or Agent for Hyper-V, and for other machines that do not have licenses for single-pass backup, a regular disk-level backup will be created.
• When setting up a daily, weekly, or monthly schedule, you can use the advanced scheduling settings. For more information, see "Advanced scheduling settings".