Acronis Backup Cloud: backing up

Backing up entire machine, disks, files or system state

1. In Backup Management Console click Backup :
   
2. A backup plan template is offered. Select items you want to back up: Entire machine, Disks/volumes, Files/folders or System state.   By default, all disks will be backed up. Alternatively you can select specific items you want to back up.
   
3. Select destination for your backup:
   - Cloud
   - Local folder on each machine with backup client.
   - Network folder. Specify the path to the share \\IP_or_name_of_machine\Share
   - NFS folder
   - Secure zone
4. Schedule backups:
   
5. Select Cleanup scheme (retention rules). You have multiple options here: clean up archive based on backup age or number of backups, specify a single rule for all backups or different rules for monthly, weekly and daily backups:
   
6. Name and save the plan.
7. Click Create .

Now the plan is selected for your machine. You can apply this backup plan to multiple machines: select a machine -> click Backup -> select a backup plan and enable it for this machine.

Backing up SQL Databases or Exchange Data

1. On the left panel, click Microsoft SQL / Microsoft Exchange.
2. By clicking on a machine browse to the data you want to back up. You can select entire instances or individual databases.
3. Click Backup.
4. A backup plan template is offered.
5. You can change backup destination, schedule and archive cleanup settings.
6. Click Apply .
7. Name and save the plan.
8. Now the plan is selected for your machine.