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Enhanced! Support for Virtualized Environment
The Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 family includes the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server Virtual Edition,
especially engineered for virtualized environments running on VMware
®
, Microsoft
®
Hyper-V, Citrix
®
Xenserver
™
or
Parallels
®
platforms. It enables organizations to restore single files, folders, volumes or entire virtual machines,
and supports agent-based backups, VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB), or advanced agent-free backup through
the respective vendors’ APIs.
Dissimilar Hardware Restore
Universal Restore
®
is a technology delivered by Acronis to enable recovery of Windows systems to dissimilar
hardware platforms. Universal Restore technology can eliminate the need to provide identical standby servers and
save cost, and save time when migrating workstations to new hardware. With it, users do not have to go through
the tedious and error-prone process of copying drivers and editing numerous Windows registry keys to make a
recovery work on a dissimilar hardware. With Universal Restore, the recovery process is streamlined to allow any
IT-trained personal to perform the restore consistently, in minutes rather than hours or days. Administrators can
add new drivers into the recovery CD-ROM in advance, further simplifying the recovery into a machine of a different
make and model.
Meeting Recovery Time Objectives
Two challenges always come to mind during backup and recovery preparation - backup performance and Recovery
Time Objective (RTO), which is the maximum time allowed to recover a system after a failure. This section will
discuss RTO and the different factors affecting it.
The Difference Between Data recovery and System Recovery
Many organizations are performing data backup of their systems. It can be in the form of a simple folder-to-folder
copy over the network, or escalate all the way to complex client-server architecture with disk and tape storage
systems on the back end. Some of these solutions only back up application data; others also back up the files
related to the operating system. However, having a backup copy of the operating system does not mean having a
system recovery solution that can carry out fast and consistent system recoveries.
There are two main hurdles to clear in order to confidently meet an RTO goal.
1. Recover the operating system and application to a consistent running state.
2. Recover the required copy of data back into the system.
The usual way to recover a system requires IT to re-install the operating system and backup application before data
can be recovered. Then, patches and backup application configurations are required. The entire process can take
up to four hours before the first byte of data is restored. This mostly manual process requires significant expertise
to install the backup application and configure it to work with the existing backup infrastructure.
In today’s fast-paced business environment, a system recovery solution that simplifies and automates the process
is needed so that the system can be recovered quickly. Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 has an integrated system
recovery capability that enables IT to recover a system and its applications to a consistent state in less than an
hour, with a few simple steps. Acronis patented imaging technology allows complete system recovery without the
need to re-install and re-configure the backup application. All system and application settings are recovered to the
state at which the backup was done.
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