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Backup Windows with Acronis on Swiss Backup
This guide details how to back up a computer equipped with Microsoft Windows using Acronis on Swiss Backup Infomaniak, the backup solution in an independent Swiss cloud.
It is also possible to back up Windows installed on a virtual machine such as VMware, Virtuozzo or Microsoft Hyper-V.
Prerequisites
- Check the Windows versions supported by the Acronis Agent.
- Have a Swiss Backup space with available device quota (min. 1) for Windows (read below).
- If necessary, increase the device quota according to your needs.
- Add the device to the Infomaniak Manager to receive the login credentials.
Differences between devices
Workstation
- 1 license per physical machine to be backed up.
- Note: this license does NOT support the backup of Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server or Active Directory.
- If you want to back up Microsoft applications installed on a workstation operating system, a server license is required.
Server
- 1 license per physical or virtual machine running Windows.
- Supports Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SharePoint and Active Directory.
- Supports the backup of a server acting as a virtualization host (Hyper-V, VMware ESXi, etc.).
Virtual Machine
- 1 license per virtual machine to back up.
- Supports Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SharePoint and Active Directory.
- When Acronis is installed on a cluster (e.g. Hyper-V), each host in the cluster requires a VM license.
- If you have installed Windows in a virtual machine, it is necessary to add a device of this type.
Set up the backup
To configure the backup with Acronis:
- Click here to access the Acronis Console with the credentials obtained after adding the device (need help?).
- Click on Devices in the left sidebar.
- Select full machine protection:
- Select the agent for Windows:
- Download the Acronis application for Windows:
- Install the Acronis application for Windows, click on the Register Workload button:
- If necessary, select the user concerned by this backup:
- Wait for the screen to refresh and display your new machine:
- Enable computer protection:
- Create a backup plan:
- Configure the desired settings for your backup plan:
- Enable encryption for the backup:
- Set a password that you must never lose, or you will not be able to restore your machine:
- Continue and complete the installation:
- Downloading a boot file in
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format is not necessary (you can always do it from another computer in case your machine becomes unusable in the future): - The protection will run in the background at the times scheduled in your backup plan:
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Restore the backup
For a restoration (partial or complete) refer to this other guide.
Link to this FAQ: