Acronis Backup for Windows Server Essentials - User Guide - Manual (Page 185)

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If the vault is deduplicating, we recommend that you move the deduplication database from the old
storage node to the new one. Otherwise, the software will automatically re-create the deduplication
database, which may take a long time to perform.
For the information about the recommended location of the deduplication database, see
"Deduplication best practices" (p. 229).
The deduplication database consists of several files that are named <vault GUID>_u.*. To learn
the GUID of a properly detached vault, find the file named <vault GUID>_L.FDB in the vault folder.
Vault database
The vault database contains the metadata of all archives stored in the vault. Normally, when
detaching a vault from the storage node, the vault database is moved from its default location to the
vault being detached. While attaching the vault, the software searches for the database in the vault.
If the vault database is found, it is moved to the default location on the storage node the vault is
being attached to. If the database is not found in the vault, you will be asked to manually specify the
path to this database.
The default location of a vault database on a storage node is as follows:
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In Windows XP and Server 2003: %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application
Data\Acronis\BackupAndRecovery\ASN\VaultMetadataDatabases.
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In Windows Vista and later versions of
Windows: %PROGRAMDATA%\Acronis\BackupAndRecovery\ASN\VaultMetadataDatabases.
To attach a managed vault to a storage node, perform the following steps.
Vault
Storage node
Select the storage node that will manage the vault.
Path
Specify the path to the detached vault.
Vault database
Specify where the vault database is located. This section appears only if the storage node
cannot find the database inside the vault.
If the database is found in the folder you specify, it will be moved to the default location on
the storage node where the vault is being attached to. Otherwise, the new storage node will
retrieve the metadata and re-create the database in the default location mentioned above.
Deduplication database
Specify the folder where the deduplication database of the vault is located. If the database is
not found in the folder you specify, it will be re-created there.
The database path is auto-filled if the database is stored in the vault folder.
Catalog database
Specify the folder where the vault catalog database is located. (For example, if the vault
catalog database path is E:\catalog_db\AAAAAAAA-BBBB-CCCC-DDDD-EEEEEEEEEEEE,
specify E:\catalog_db.) If the catalog database is not found in the folder you specify, the
attached vault will be considered as not cataloged.
Password
For the encrypted vault, provide the encryption password.
After you have performed all the required steps, click OK to commit to attaching the vault.