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

It is also possible to back up (Cloud Backup) a Linux server using rClone.

Prerequisites

• Check the Linux versions supported by the Acronis Agent; use uname -r to find out your kernel version.‍
• Have a Swiss Backup Infomaniak space with an available device quota (minimum 1) for VM or Linux/Windows server:
  
   
• 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

Choose Virtual Machine:

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

Choose Linux Server:

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

Set up the backup

To set up the backup with Acronis:

1. Click here to access the Acronis Console with the credentials obtained after adding the device (need help?).
2. Download and install the Acronis Agent for Linux.

3. Install the required dependencies:

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

4. Make the .bin file 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's 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 displayed in step 7 in the designated window:
   
10. Create a backup plan.