Acronis Backup for Linux Server - User Guide - Manual (Page 69)

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Similarly, you can copy or move backups from a second location to a third location and so on. Up to
five consecutive locations are supported (including the primary one).
Note: The replication feature replaces and enhances the Dual destination option, which was available in
Acronis Backup & Recovery 10.
Example. You back up your machine to a local folder. The backup is immediately copied to a network
folder. In the original local folder, the backup is stored for just one month.
The following picture illustrates this example.
Usage scenarios
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Reliable disaster recovery (p. 73)
Store your backups both on-site (for immediate recovery) and off-site (to secure the backups
from local storage failure or a natural disaster).
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Keeping only the latest recovery points (p. 73)
Delete older backups from a fast storage according to retention rules, in order to not overuse
expensive storage space.
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Using Acronis Cloud Backup to protect data from a natural disaster (p. 74)
Replicate the archive to the cloud storage by transferring only the data changes outside working
hours.
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Reduced costs of storing the backed-up data
Store your backups on a fast storage for as long as a need to access them is likely. Then, move
them to a lower-cost storage to keep them there for a longer term. This enables you to meet
legal requirements on data retention.
Replication and retention in backup schemes
The following table shows availability of replication and retention rules in various backup schemes.
Backup scheme Can copy
backups Can move
backups Can delete
backups
Manual start (p. 51)
Yes No No
Simple (p. 42)
Yes Yes Yes
Grandfather-Father-Son
(GFS) (p. 43)
Yes No Yes
Tower of Hanoi (p. 49)
Yes No Yes
Custom (p. 46)
Yes Yes Yes
Initial seeding (p. 51)
No No No
Notes:
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Setting up both copying and moving backups from the same location is not possible.