Overview
Built to protect the intellectual property that resides in business desktops and laptops, Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Workstation combines optimised data protection and ease-of-use. It creates an exact disk image of your office workstation and backs up the operating system, applications, key data files and folders.
Acronis simplifies system restores. Users can perform self-service recoveries of files and folders in moments without administrator intervention. Even an entire Windows system can be restored in minutes using the Acronis one-click restore feature.
Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Workstation comes with flexible scheduling and event-based triggering to cater to the most demanding user environments. With the optional Acronis Backup & Recovery Universal Restore module, the operating system, all user data, applications and settings can be restored to dissimilar hardware in a few simple steps, eliminating the need to acquire identical hardware if the machine has to be replaced.
Top Benefits
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Flexible backup storage for mobile users
Back up a laptop to a variety of storage devices and locations, including the Acronis Secure Zone, a hidden partition on the laptop.
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Minimize downtime and improve user productivity
With Acronis Backup & Recovery 10, the contents of the hard drive including the operating system, applications and data can be fully recovered in minutes, instead of hours or days.
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Intuitive user interface and workflow minimizes training requirements
Users can restore files, folders and even their workstation without administrator assistance or extensive training.
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Simplified system migration to new and dissimilar hardware
Restoring to dissimilar hardware can be easily accomplished with optional Acronis Backup & Recovery Universal Restore software. Move an old system to a new one, complete with all applications, data and settings and be ready to continue operations in minutes.
Key Features
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Acronis AdvantageSM support and maintenance program
The Acronis AdvantageSM program is an enhanced, multi-level subscription-based support and maintenance program. The first year of Acronis Advantage is included in the license price.
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Event-based backup
Backups can be set to occur based on preset events and conditions such as a new program installation or the addition of a large volume of new data to the system.
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Comprehensive recovery options
OS, applications and all data can be fully recovered in minutes, instead of hours or days.
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Unique Acronis Secure Zone and Startup Recovery Manager simplifies recoveries
Recover directly from a secure partition on the local hard drive on Startup without having to carry boot media.
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Advanced encryption technology ensures data security
Provides the extra data protection you need with supplied industry-standard algorithms or your own customised variants.
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Advanced backup scheduling with policy-based management
Develop backup plans that work with a companys daily routines and each employees work styles. The scheduled tasks will be launched systematically, keeping the critical data safely protected.
Key features and technologies
Backup options
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Compression
Compress backups to optimize your storage space.
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Excluding files during backup
Save storage space and time by excluding non-essential files and folders from backups.
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Dual destination backup
Store backups into two different locations backup to a local disk and a copy to a network share.
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Splitting backups, automatically or manually
Split backups into volumes to fit media.
Recovery options
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Acronis Startup Recovery Manager
If your system wont boot properly, press F11 during the system startup to start Acronis Backup & Recovery .
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Bare-metal restore
Restore your workstation from scratch in the event of a hard disk failure restore an exact copy of your computer on a new hard drive.
Virtualization support
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Converting image backup to a virtual machine
Recover a disk (volume) backup to a new virtual machine of any of the following types: VMware Workstation, Microsoft Virtual PC, Parallels Workstation or Citrix XenServer virtual appliance.
Backup management
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Pre/post commands
Define pre/post backup and data capture commands to integrate Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 with other applications or to temporarily stop some.
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Event-based backup
Create backups triggered by various conditions a user logs on, a computer shuts down, or others.
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Conditions for backup
Configure backup operations to wait until specified conditions are met like a pre-defined time interval or a user logs off.
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Customizable backup scheme
Configure specific events and conditions for each task.
Reporting and monitoring
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Local dashboard
Operational overview of the backup and restore processes on a single screen.
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Recording events in Windows Event Log
Store Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 events in Windows Event Logs together with events from other applications. This allows for integration with system management tools like MOM.
Backup administration
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Automated deletion of outdated backups
Specify rules to automatically delete backups that are no longer needed.
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Consolidating incremental or differential backups
Consolidate incremental and differential backups to save space.
Deployment and upgrade options
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No reboot
No reboot required to complete installation.
User interface
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Command line with scripting support
Execute tasks and create backups from a command-line interface.
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Local management console
The Acronis interface is intuitive, making Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Workstation easy to install, quick to configure and deploy, and simple to use.
Security
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Password-protection for Acronis Secure Zone
Protect your backups stored in Acronis Secure Zone from unauthorized access.
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Encrypted backup images
Encrypt your backups using industry-standard 256-bit AES algorithm to ensure data security.
System Requirements
Supported operating systems
- Windows 2000 SP (Service Pack) 4+
- Windows XP SP2+ x32 and x64 Editions
- Windows Vista all SP x32 and x64 Editions
- Windows 7 x32 and x64 Editions*
* Please review the article for more information
Supported file systems
Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 can back up and recover the following file systems with the following limitations:
Supported storage
- Hard disk drives
- Networked storage devices
- CD-R(W)
- DVD-RW, DVD+R(W)
- ZIP, Rev and other removable media
- P-ATA (IDE), S-ATA, SCSI, IEEE1394 (Firewire) and USB 1.1 / 2.0 drives, PC card storage devices
