Acronis True Image for SBS enables SMBs to quickly recover from failed servers or workstations quickly, even if the recovery platform is from a different vendor with different hardware specifications.
I was pretty excited about reviewing True Image for SBS. I quickly installed a workstation copy on my laptop for testing. Since all True Image products work the same, no matter the platform, this provided a good way to walk through backups, restores, and other features.
As part of my test hp pavilion dv5000 battery, I created a scheduled backup job and a True Image boot CD. Comments on other components or capabilities are based on my review of the manual and online help.
Ease of ImplementationRating
Installing True Image was painless, except for the expected reboot to complete the process. Unless you want to perform a customer configuration--which really isn't necessary with this product--all you have to do is click a couple of Next or I Agree buttons and the install program does the rest. The Custom setup window is shown in Figure 1.
Setting up backups is standard. A Windows Explorer-like view allowed me to select an entire partition, an entire drive for imaging, or specific folders.
Also included in the standard license is the ability to create bootable Acronis media, used to recover servers that fail to boot. Once the system is booted from the bootable media, such as a CD, a previously created image can be restored to quickly recover interrupted business processes.
Other components on the standard SBS distribution are a management console--used to remotely manage backups and restores--and a backup server manager--used to manage backup storage.
A significant benefit obtained from an Acronis solution is Universal Restore, a separate component that allows the restoration of an x86 server onto another x86 hardware platform, even if it is a different model or from a different vendor. Again, this is a separate module that must be purchased and maintained as a separate license.
All of these components are easy to install and configure lenovo laptop adapters, given basic knowledge of file structures and the servers involved.
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