Label (preserving machine properties in a backup), Parameters specification, Values of the "acronistag.os.type" parameter – Acronis Backup for PC - User Guide User Manual

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2. Specify:

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).

Password. The password for the account.

Confirm password. Re-enter the password.

3. Click OK.

To learn more about operations available depending on the user privileges, see the Users' privileges
on a managed machine (p. 23) section.

4.2.9 Label (Preserving machine properties in a backup)

Any time data on a machine is backed up, information about the machine name, operating system,
Windows service pack and security identifier (SID) is added to the backup, along with the
user-defined text label. The label may include the department or machine owner's name or similar
information that can be used as a tag or a key.

If you recover (p. 99) the machine to a VMware ESX(i) using Agent for VMware, or convert (p. 131)
the backup to a ESX(i) virtual machine, these properties will be transferred to the virtual machine's
configuration. You can view them in the virtual machine settings: Edit settings > Options > Advanced
> General > Configuration parameters. You can select, sort and group the virtual machines with the
help of these custom parameters. This can be useful in various scenarios.

Example:

Let's assume you migrate your office or datacenter to a virtual environment. By using third-party
software that can access configuration parameters through VMware API, you can automatically apply
security policies to each machine even before powering it on.

To add a text label to a backup:

1. On the Create backup plan (p. 33) page, click Show plan's credentials, comments, label.
2. In Label, enter the text label or select it from the drop-down menu.

Parameters specification

Parameter

Value

Description

acronisTag.label

<string>

A user-defined label.

The label can be set by a user when creating a backup
plan.

acronisTag.hostname

<string>

Host name (FQDN)

acronisTag.os.type

<string>

Operating system

acronisTag.os.servicepack

0, 1, 2...

The version of the Service Pack installed in the system.

For Windows OS only.

acronisTag.os.sid

<string>

Machine's SID.

For example:
S-1-5-21-874133492-782267321-3928949834.

For Windows OS only.

Values of the "acronisTag.os.type" parameter

Windows NT 4

winNTGuest

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