Browsing the vault contents and data selection

You can browse the vault content and select data to recover by using the Data view tab or the Archive view tab.

Data view

The Data view tab lets you browse and select the backed up data by versions (backup date and time).

The Data view tab shares the same searching and cataloging functionality with the data catalog (p.

130).

Archive view

The Archive view tab displays the backed up data by archives. Use the Archive view to perform operations with archives and backups stored in the vault. For more information about these operations, see the following sections:

 Operations with archives stored in a vault (p. 243).

 Operations with backups (p. 244).

 Sorting, filtering and configuring table items (p. 26).

What does the icon mean?

When browsing archives on the Archive view tab, you may encounter a backup with the icon. This icon means that the backup is marked for deletion but cannot be deleted immediately for any of the following reasons:

 Other backups depend on it, but consolidation is either not possible or disabled by retention rules.

 The backup is stored on a tape.

You cannot perform any operation on backups marked for deletion. They disappear from the Archive view after they are physically deleted. This happens when all of the dependent backups are also deleted, or when the tape is overwritten, or at next cleanup after you enable consolidation in the retention rules.

7.1.2 Centralized vaults

A centralized vault is a networked location allotted by the management server administrator to serve as storage for the backup archives. A centralized vault can be managed by a storage node or be unmanaged. The total number and size of archives stored in a centralized vault is limited by the storage size only.

As soon as the management server administrator creates a centralized vault, the vault path and name are distributed to all machines registered on the server. The shortcut to the vault appears on the machines in the Vaults group. Any backup plan existing on the machines, including local plans, can use the centralized vault.

The following table explains in details the difference between managed and unmanaged vaults.

Functionality Managed vaults Unmanaged vaults

Requires installation of Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5

Storage Node Yes No

Data stored in the vault is included in the centralized data

catalog (p. 130) Yes No

Dedicated user accounts for accessing a vault (vault

administrators (p. 181) and vault users (p. 182)) Yes No

Data deduplication (p. 224) Yes No

Vault encryption (p. 181) Yes No

Archive cleanup, replication and validation set in the backup

plan is performed by... ...the storage node

(p. 213) (except replication to Online Backup Storage, performed by the agent).

...the agent.

Supported types of storage:

Acronis Online Backup Storage No Yes

Tape device Yes

(no deduplication or vault encryption)

Network share Yes Yes

SAN, NAS Yes Yes

FTP/SFTP server No Yes

7.1.2.1 Actions on centralized vaults

To access actions

1. Connect the console to the management server.

2. In the Navigation pane, click Vaults > Centralized.

All the operations described here are performed by clicking the corresponding buttons on the vaults toolbar. These operations can be also accessed from the [Vault name] actions item of the main menu.

The following is a guideline for you to perform operations with centralized vaults.

To Do

Create a managed or an

unmanaged vault 1. Click Create.

2. In the Type field, select the vault type: Managed or Unmanaged

The procedure of creating centralized vaults is described in-depth in the following sections:

 Create a managed centralized vault (p. 178)

 Create an unmanaged centralized vault (p. 182) Edit a managed or an

unmanaged vault 1. Select the vault.

2. Click Edit.

Depending on the vault you select (managed or unmanaged), the respective Edit page will be opened:

 The Edit managed vault page lets you change the vault's name, user accounts and information in the Comments field.

 The Edit unmanaged vault page lets you edit the vault's name and information in the Comments field.

Detach a managed vault 1. Select the vault.

2. Click Detach.

Detaching a vault removes association between the vault and the storage node and deletes this vault from the GUI. Nevertheless, all archives stored in the vault will remain untouched. The plans and tasks that use this vault will fail.

Later on, you'll be able to attach this detached vault to the same or to another storage node.

Note. Tape-based vaults cannot be detached.

Attach the previously

detached managed vault Click Attach.

The procedure of attaching a managed vault to a storage node is described in-depth in the Attaching a managed vault (p. 183) section.

Note. Tape-based vaults cannot be attached.

To Do

Validate a vault 1. Select the vault.

2. Click Validate.

You will be taken to the Validation (p. 231) page with an already pre-selected vault as a source. The vault validation checks all the archives in this vault.

Open an unmanaged

vault folder 1. Select the unmanaged vault.

2. Click Explore.

The vault will be available for examination with the standard file manager program.

Delete a vault 1. Select the vault.

2. Click Delete.

The vault will be deleted along with all the archives stored in there. The plans and tasks that use this vault will fail.

Change user credentials

for accessing a vault Click Change user.

Changing user credentials is available for vaults that reside on shared storages only.

Refresh a vault's

information Click Refresh.

While you are reviewing the vault content, archives can be added to the vault, deleted or modified. Click Refresh to update the vault information with the most recent changes.

In document Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.5 User Guide (Page 175-178)