Acronis Backup for Linux Server - User Guide - Manual (Page 95)

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5 Recovery
When it comes to data recovery, first consider the most functional method: connect the console to
the managed machine running the operating system and create the recovery task.
If the managed machine's operating system fails to start or you need to recover data to bare metal,
boot the machine from the bootable media (p. 200) or using Acronis Startup Recovery Manager (p.
157). Then, create a recovery task.
The most recent operating systems remain bootable when recovered to dissimilar hardware, or the
VMware or Hyper-V platforms. If a recovered operating system does not boot, use the Acronis
Universal Restore tool to update the drivers and modules that are critical for the operating system
startup. For details, see the Acronis Universal Restore page at http://www.acronis.com/aur/.
For detailed information about recovering Linux Software RAID devices and volumes created by
Logical Volume Manager (LVM), see "Recovering MD devices and logical volumes" (p. 27).
Acronis Backup Agent for Linux has the ability to recover a disk (volume) backup to a new virtual
machine. See the "Recovery to the "New virtual machine" destination" (p. 122) section for more
details.
5.1 Creating a recovery task
To create a recovery task, perform the following steps
What to recover
Select data (p. 96)
Select data to recover.
Access credentials (p. 99)
[Optional] Provide credentials for the archive location if the task account does not have the
right to access it. To access this option, click Show access credentials.
Where to recover
This section appears after the required backup is selected and the type of data to recover is
defined. The parameters you specify here depend on the type of data being recovered.
Disks (p. 100)
Volumes (p. 102)
Files (p. 105)
Access credentials (p. 100)
[Optional] Provide credentials for the destination if the task credentials do not enable
recovery of the selected data. To access this option, select the Advanced view check box.
When to recover
Recover (p. 106)
Select when to start recovery. The task can start immediately after its creation, be scheduled
for a specified date and time in the future or simply saved for manual execution.
Task parameters
Task name