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1 Introduction
Initial Seeding is an optional service for customers who want to back up large amounts of data
online. If the size of your first full backup is larger than 10GB and if your available internet bandwidth
is less than 1Mbit/sec, then we recommend that you use the Initial Seeding service to upload your
first backup to Acronis Online Backup Storage. By using Initial Seeding, you can write your first
backup on a removable hard drive and then ship it to the datacenter for easy and fast uploading,
thus avoiding the need to send a lot of data via a slow and potentially costly internet connection of
your local internet service provider.
Initial Seeding is a paid service. It is licensed for one-time usage for one backup. Please make sure
you read and understand the guide below to avoid incorrect use of your license.
This step-by-step guide will help you successfully create and send your Initial Seeding backup.
2 Prerequisites
You will need Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Update 3 or later or Acronis Backup & Recovery 11
installed in order to create an Initial Seeding backup. You do not need a license key to use
Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 or Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 as long as you have a trial or
paid subscription for Acronis Backup & Recovery Online. Hereinafter, the document describes
how to use the Initial Seeding service with Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.
Before using the Initial Seeding service, you should have an active subscription for Acronis
Backup & Recovery Online. If you are currently using a trial subscription, make sure that you also
have a paid subscription available and assigned to the machine for which you will do Initial
Seeding. Do not use the Initial Seeding service if you do not have a paid subscription.
Initial Seeding requires a separate license. You can get a license from your reseller or from the
Acronis Online Store. An Initial Seeding license looks similar to a subscription for Acronis Backup
& Recovery Online:
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You will also need a removable hard drive where you will create your Initial Seeding backup. This
hard drive should meet Acronis requirements: it must be a USB, ATA, SATA or IDE disk formatted
with FAT32 or NTFS. Drives not meeting these requirements may not be processed. Make sure
you provide all required connecting cables including a power cable for your drive.
You will also need to be familiar with how recognized shipment companies like UPS, FedEx or
DHL operate and how to order and track shipment with them. We strongly advise against using
any shipment company other than UPS, FedEx or DHL. Acronis cannot guarantee reliability of
service when drives are shipped through other than these companies.
Failing to comply with the above requirements may lead to Acronis being unable to perform the
service.
For more details about the Initial Seeding service, please refer to our online documentation:
http://www.acronis.com/support/documentation/ABROA/index.html#9687.html
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