Save Windows with Acronis on Swiss Backup

This guide details how to save a computer equipped with Microsoft Windows with the help of Acronis on Swiss Backup Infomaniak, the backup solution in an independent Swiss cloud.

It is also possible to save Windows, installed on virtual machine type VMware, Virtuozzo or Microsoft Hyper-V.

Prerequisites

• Check Windows versions supported by Agent Acronis.
• Possession of space Swiss Backupwith an aircraft quota available (min. 1) for Windows(read below).
  
• If necessary, increase the aircraft quota Depending on your needs.
• Add device to Manager Infomaniak in order to receive login identifiers.

Differences between devices

Workstation

• 1 license per physical machine to be saved.
• Note: This license does NOT support backup of Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server or Active Directory.
• If you want to save Microsoft applications installed on a workstation operating system, a server license is required.

Server

• 1 license per physical or virtual machine running on Windows.
• Supports Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SharePoint and Active Directory.
• Supports the backup of a server with the role of virtualization host (Hyper-V, VMware ESXi, etc.).

Virtual Machine

• 1 license per virtual machine to be saved.
• Supports Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SharePoint and Active Directory.
• When Acronis is installed on a cluster (e.g. Hyper-V), each cluster host requires a VM license.
• If you have installed Windows in a virtual machine, it is necessary to add a device of this type.

Configure backup

To configure the backup with Acronis:

1. Click here in order to gain access to the Console Acronis with the identifiers obtained following the addition of the device (Need help?).
2. Click on Apparatus in the left side menu.
3. Choose the protection of the entire machine:
   
4. Choose the agent for Windows:
   
5. Download Acronis application for Windows:
   
6. Install the Acronis app for Windows, click on the button Save workload:
   
7. Select the user concerned by this backup if necessary:
   
8. Wait until the screen refreshes and displays your new machine:
   
9. Enable computer protection:
   
10. Create a backup plan:
    
11. Configure the desired settings for your backup plan:
    
12. Activate it Encryption of the backup:
    
13. Set a password that you will never have to lose without not being able to restore your machine:
    
14. Continue and complete the installation:
    
15. Downloading a boot file in format .iso is not useful (you can still do it from another computer in case your machine becomes unusable in the future):
    
16. Protection will be performed in the background at the times set in your backup plan:
    

Restore backup

For a restoration (partial or complete) take note of this other guide.