Disk, file, virtual machine backup

The following table summarizes the commands that can be executed by the Acronis services. For questions on how to connect to an Acronis service, please see the --service command description.

Command	AMS	MMS				ASN

Command	AMS	Agent for Windows	Agent for Linux	Agent for VMware or Hyper-V	Bootable media	ASN
Backup and recovery
list disks		+	+	+	+
backup disk		+	+		+
recover disk		+	+		+
recover mbr		+	+		+
recover lvm_structure					Linux-based
backup file		+	+		+
recover file		+	+	+	+
list vmservers	+			+
list vms	+			+
backup vm	+*			+
recover vm	+*	+ (create vm files)	+ (create vm files)	+ (create vm on a server)
Operations with archives and backups
list archives	+	+	+	+	+	+
export archive	+	+	+	+	+	+
validate archive	+	+	+	+	+	+
catalog archive	+	+	+	+ except Agent for VMware (VA)		+
delete archive	+	+	+	+	+	+
list backups	+	+	+	+	+	+
list content	+	+	+	+	+	+
validate backup	+	+	+	+	+	+
catalog backup	+	+	+	+ except Agent for VMware (VA)		+
export backup	+	+	+	+	+	+
replicate backup	+	+	+	+	+	+
convert full	+	+	+	+	+	+
consolidate backup	+	+	+	+	+
delete backup	+	+	+	+	+	+
list mounts		+	+		+
mount		+	+		+
umount		+	+		+
Operations with Acronis Secure Zone
create asz		+	+		+
resize asz		+	+		+
cleanup asz		+	+		+
delete asz_files		+	+		+
delete asz		+	+		+
Operations with Acronis Startup Recovery Manager
activate asrm		+	+		+
deactivate asrm		+	+		+
Operations with tapes
list tape_libraries		+	+			+
list tape_slots		+	+			+
inventory tape		+	+			+
Operations with vaults
list vaults	+	+	+	+		+
validate vault	+	+	+	+	+	+
catalog vault	+	+	+	+ except Agent for VMware (VA)		+
Operations with disks
clone disk		+	+		+
Operations with machines
add machine	+
Administration operations
get log	+	+	+	+	+	+
sysinfo	+	+	+	+	+	+
list activities	+	+	+	+		+
stop activity	+	+	+	+		+
list plans	+	+	+	+
delete plan	+	+	+	+
export plan	+	+	+	+
import plan	+	+	+	+
disable plan	+	+	+	+
enable plan	+	+	+	+
list tasks	+	+	+	+
run task	+	+	+	+
stop task	+	+	+	+
delete task	+	+	+	+
list licenses		+	+	+	+

* The AMS service does not execute these commands by itself. It only defines which Agent for VMware or Agent for Hyper-V can execute the command and transmits the command to the corresponding MMS.