Exporting archives and backups - Acronis Backup Version 11.7 USER GUIDE. For Windows Server APP

The export operation creates a copy of an archive or a self-sufficient part copy of an archive in the location you specify. The original archive remains untouched.

The export operation can be applied to:

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A single archive - an exact archive copy will be created.

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A single backup - an archive consisting of a single full backup will be created. The export of an incremental or a differential backup is performed using consolidation of the preceding backups up to the nearest full backup.

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Your choice of backups belonging to the same archive - the resulting archive will contain only the specified backups. Consolidation is performed as required, so the resulting archive may contain full, incremental and differential backups.

Usage scenarios

Export enables you to separate a specific backup from a chain of incremental backups for fast recovery, writing onto removable or detachable media or other purposes.

Example. When backing up data to a remote location through an unstable or low-bandwidth network connection (such as backing up through WAN using VPN access), you may want to save the initial full backup to a detachable media. Then, send the media to the remote location. There, the backup will be exported from the media to the target storage. Subsequent incremental backups, which are usually much smaller, can be transferred over the network.

By exporting a managed vault to a detachable media, you obtain a portable unmanaged vault that can be used in the following scenarios:

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Keeping an off-site copy of your vault or of the most important archives.

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Physical transportation of a vault to a distant branch office.

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Recovery without access to the storage node in case of networking problems or failure of the storage node.

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Recovery of the storage node itself.

The resulting archive's name

By default, the exported archive inherits the name of the original archive. Because having multiple archives of the same names in the same location is not advisable, the following actions are disabled with the default archive name:

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Exporting part of an archive to the same location.

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Exporting an archive or part of an archive to a location where an archive of the same name exists.

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Exporting an archive or part of an archive to the same location twice.

In any of the above cases, provide an archive name that is unique to the destination folder or vault. If you need to redo the export using the same archive name, first delete the archive that resulted from the previous export operation.

The resulting archive's options

The exported archive inherits the options of the original archive, including encryption and the password. When exporting a password-protected archive, you are prompted for the password. If the original archive is encrypted, the password is used to encrypt the resulting archive.

Operations with an export task

An export task starts immediately after you complete its configuration. An export task can be stopped or deleted in the same way as any other task.

Once the export task is completed, you can run it again at any time. Before doing so, delete the archive that resulted from the previous task run if the archive still exists in the destination vault. Otherwise the task will fail. You cannot edit an export task to specify another name for the destination archive (this is a limitation).

Tip. You can implement the staging scenario manually, by regularly running the archive deletion task followed by the export task.

Different ways to create an export task

Using the Export page is the most general way to create an export task. Here, you can export any backup, or archive you have permission to access.

You can access the Export page from the Vaults view. Right-click the object to export (archive or backup) and select Export from the context menu.

To access the Export page first select a validation object: an archive or a backup.

1. Select a vault. For this click the Vaults icon in the Navigation pane and select the vault expanding the vaults tree in the Vaults view or directly in the Navigation pane.

2. To select an archive, select a vault, and then in the Vault view select the Archive view tab and click the archive name.

3. To select a backup, select an archive in the Archive view, expand the archive by clicking the expand button to the left of archive name, and then click the backup.

After selecting the validation object, select Export from the context menu. The Export page will be opened with the pre-selected object as a source. All you need to do is to select a destination and (optionally) provide a name for the task.

To export an archive or a backup perform the following steps.

What to export

Export

Select the type of objects to export:

Archive - in this case, you need to specify the archive only.

Backups - you need to specify the archive first, and then select the desired backup(s) in this archive.

Browse

Select the Archive (p. 155) or the Backups (p. 156).

Show access credentials (p. 156)

[Optional] Provide credentials for accessing the source if the task account does not have enough privileges to access it.

Where to export

Browse (p. 156)

Specify the path to the location where the new archive will be created. Be sure to provide a distinct name and comment for the new archive.

Full cataloging/Fast cataloging

Not available under bootable media or for locations that do not support cataloging

Select whether full or fast cataloging will be performed on the exported backups. For more information about the cataloging, see "Backup cataloging" (p. 81).

Show access credentials (p. 157)

[Optional] Provide credentials for the destination if the task credentials do not have enough privileges to access it.

After you have performed all the required steps, click OK to start the export task.

As a result, the program shows the Execution state of the task in the Backup plans and tasks view. When the task ends the Task Information window shows the final state of the task execution.

8.2.1 Archive selection

To specify an archive to export

1. Enter the full path to the archive location in the Path field, or select the required location in the tree (p. 102).

2. In the table to the right of the tree, select the archive. The table displays the names of the archives contained in each location you select.

While you are reviewing the location content, archives can be added, deleted or modified by another user or by the program itself according to scheduled operations. Use the Refresh button to refresh the list of archives.

3. Click OK.

8.2.2 Backup selection

To specify a backup(s) to export

1. At the top of the window, select the respective check box(es).

To ensure that you choose the right backup, click on the backup and look at the bottom table that displays the volumes contained in the selected backup.

To obtain information on a volume, right-click it and then select Information. 2. Click OK.

8.2.3 Access credentials for source

Specify credentials required for access to the location where the source archive, or the backup is stored.

To specify credentials

1. Select one of the following:

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Use the current user credentials

The software will access the location using the credentials of the current user.

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Use the following credentials

The program will access the location using the credentials you specify. Use this option if the task account does not have access permissions to the location. You might need to provide special credentials for a network share or a storage node vault.

Specify:

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User name. When entering the name of an Active Directory user account, be sure to also specify the domain name (DOMAIN\Username or Username@domain).

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Password. The password for the account. 2. Click OK.

According to the original FTP specification, credentials required for access to FTP servers are transferred through a network as plaintext. This means that the user name and password can be intercepted by an eavesdropper using a packet sniffer.

8.2.4 Destination selection

Specify a destination where the exported object will be stored. Exporting backups to the same archive is not allowed.

1. Selecting the export destination

Enter the full path to the destination in the Path field, or select the desired destination in the tree.

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To export data to a personal vault, expand the Personal group and click the vault.

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To export data to a local folder on the machine, expand the Local folders group and click the required folder.

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To export data to a network share, expand the Network folders group, select the required networked machine and then click the shared folder. If the network share requires access credentials, the program will ask for them.

Note for Linux users: To specify a Common Internet File System (CIFS) network share which is mounted on a mount point such as /mnt/share, select this mount point instead of the network share itself.

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To export data to an FTP or SFTP server, type the server name or address in the Path field as follows:

ftp://ftp_server:port _number or sftp://sftp_server:port number

If the port number is not specified, port 21 is used for FTP and port 22 is used for SFTP. After entering access credentials, the folders on the server become available. Click the appropriate folder on the server.

You can access the server as an anonymous user if the server enables such access. To do so, click

Use anonymous access instead of entering credentials.

Note According to the original FTP specification, credentials required for access to FTP servers are transferred through a network as plaintext. This means that the user name and password can be intercepted by an eavesdropper using a packet sniffer.

2. Using the archives table

To assist you with choosing the right destination, the table on the right displays the names of the archives contained in each location you select in the tree.

3. Naming the new archive

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Exporting part of an archive to the same location.

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Exporting an archive or part of an archive to a location where an archive of the same name exists.

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Exporting an archive or part of an archive to the same location twice.

8.2.5 Access credentials for destination

Specify credentials required for access to the location where the resulting archive will be stored. The user whose name is specified will be considered as the archive owner.