3 network connection speed, 5 backup splitting, Backup splitting – Acronis Backup for Windows Server Essentials - User Guide User Manual

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The preset is: Maximum.

To set the desired HDD writing speed for backup

Do any of the following:

Click Writing speed stated as a percentage of the maximum speed of the destination hard disk,
and then drag the slider or select a percentage in the box

Click Writing speed stated in kilobytes per second, and then enter the writing speed in kilobytes
per second.

4.7.4.3

Network connection speed

This option is effective for Windows and Linux operating systems and bootable media.

This option is available when a location on the network (network share, managed vault or an
FTP/SFTP server) is selected as the backup destination.

The option defines the amount of network connection bandwidth allocated for transferring the
backup data.

By default the speed is set to maximum, i.e. the software uses all the network bandwidth it can get
when transferring the backup data. Use this option to reserve a part of the network bandwidth for
other network activities.

The preset is: Maximum.

To set the network connection speed for backup

Do any of the following:

Click Transferring speed stated as a percentage of the estimated maximum speed of the
network connection
, and then drag the slider or type a percentage in the box

Click Transferring speed stated in kilobytes per second, and then enter the bandwidth limit for
transferring backup data in kilobytes per second.

4.7.5 Backup splitting

This option is effective for Windows and Linux operating systems and bootable media.

This option is not effective when the backup destination is a managed vault or Acronis Cloud Storage.

The option defines how a backup can be split.

The preset is: Automatic

The following settings are available.

Automatic

With this setting, Acronis Backup will act as follows.

When backing up to a hard disk or a network share:
A single backup file will be created if the destination disk's file system allows the estimated file
size.
The backup will automatically be split into several files if the destination disk's file system does
not allow the estimated file size. This might be the case when the backup is placed on FAT16 and
FAT32 file systems that have a 4-GB file size limit.

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