Backup module cheat sheet
Some of the features described in this section are only available for on-premises deployments.
The following table summarizes the available Backup module parameters. Use the table to create a protection plan that best fits your needs.
WHAT TO BACK UP |
ITEMS TO BACK UP Selection methods |
WHERE TO BACK UP |
SCHEDULE Backup schemes (not for Cloud) |
HOW LONG TO KEEP |
Disks/volumes (physical machines) | Cloud
NFS* |
Always incremental (Single-file)* Weekly full, Daily incremental |
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Disks/volumes (virtual machines) | Cloud
NFS* |
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Files (physical machines only) | Cloud
NFS* |
Weekly full, Daily incremental Monthly full, Weekly differential, Daily incremental (GFS) |
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ESXi configuration |
NFS* |
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SQL databases | Cloud | Always full | ||
Exchange databases | ||||
Exchange mailboxes | ||||
Microsoft 365 mailboxes |
* See the limitations below.
Limitations
SFTP server and tape device
- These locations cannot be a destination for backups of machines running macOS.
- These locations cannot be a destination for application-aware backups.
- The Always incremental (single-file) backup scheme is not available when backing up to these locations.
- The By total size of backups retention rule is not available for these locations.
NFS
- Backup to NFS shares is not available in Windows.
- The Always incremental (single-file) backup scheme for Files (physical machines) is not available when backing up to NFS shares.
Secure Zone
- Secure Zone cannot be created on a Mac.
Managed location
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A managed location with enabled deduplication or encryption cannot be selected as the destination:
- If the backup scheme is set to Always incremental (single-file)
- If the backup format is set to Version 12
- For disk-level backups of machines running macOS
- For backups of Exchange mailboxes and Microsoft 365 mailboxes.
- The By total size of backups retention rule is not available for a managed location with enabled deduplication.
Always incremental (single-file)
- The Always incremental (single-file) backup scheme is not available when backing up to an SFTP server or a tape device.
- The Always incremental (single-file) backup scheme for Files (physical machines) is available only when the primary backup location is Acronis Cloud.
By total size of backups
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The By total size of backups retention rule is not available:
- If the backup scheme is set to Always incremental (single-file)
- When backing up to an SFTP server, a tape device, or a managed location with enabled deduplication.