Save Linux with Acronis on Swiss Backup

This guide details how to save a computer equipped with the Linux distribution of your choice with the help of Acronis on Swiss Backup the backup solution in an independent Swiss cloud.

It is also possible to save (Cloud backup) a Linux server usingrClone.

Prerequisites

• Check Linux versions supported by the Acronis Agent; use uname -r to know your version of kernel.‍
• Possession of space Swiss Backup Infomaniak with a device quota available (minimum 1) for VM or Linux/Windows server:
  
   
• If necessary, increase the aircraft quota Depending on your needs.
• Add device to Manager Infomaniak in order to receive login identifiers.

Differences between devices

Choose Virtual Machine:

• Virtual machine hosted in a hypervisor environment (e.g. VMware, Hyper-V, Scale Computing HC3 or Virtuozzo).
• VPS server or virtual machine in a Public Cloud Infomaniak environment
  • These environments rely on virtualization technologies, and the license is designed to cover this type of configuration.
  • The physical host that hosts virtual machines must be covered by a single license, and this license includes all VMs present on that host.
• Cluster hypervisors with multiple hosts (each host requires a VM license).

Choose Linux Server:

• Physical machine or individual virtual machine running under Linux (server operating system).
• Standalone server-type machine (whether hosted locally or on a cloud without complex virtualization environment, and without hypervisors like VMware or Hyper-V to manage virtual machines on this device).
  • Each license covers an individual physical or virtual machine.
• Physical server at home or in co-location.

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. Download and install it Agent Acronis for Linux.

3. Install the required dependencies:

   sudo apt update
   sudo apt install rpm gcc linux-image-$(uname -r) linux-headers-$(uname -r)

4. Return the file .bin Executable:

   chmod +x Backup_Agent_for_Linux_x86_64.bin

5. Launch Acronis:

   sudo ./Backup_Agent_for_Linux_x86_64.bin

6. Follow the installation program instructions.
7. At the end of the installation, select Show registration info:
   
8. Go to https://acronis.infomaniak.com/bc/reg.
9. Enter the code shown in item 7 in the window for this purpose:
   
10. Create a backup plan.