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Using Acronis Backup 11.5 to create a mirror on a new server

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Hello all! I am sorry if this has been posted already but I am new to the forum.

We have a server that is utilizing Acronis Backup 11.5. We would like to create a mirror copy of this entire server to another new server for backup and redundancy purposes. Can this be done with Acronis, or do I need to look for other software to accomplish this task?

Thanks!!

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Hello Jeffery,

Could you please clarify your scenario?

Are these physical servers or a virtual servers or a mix of both? Is the hardware for the two servers identical or different? Do you want to do this mirror copy as a one-off operation or do it regularly on schedule? How often should this copy be created?

Thank you.

It is a mix of both physical and virtual servers. The hardware is identical, and we want to do this as a one-off operation.

Thank you!

Hello Jeffery,

In this case, for physical servers, you could create a standard image of the original server and then restore this image to your new hardware. The restoration can be done remotely through a centralized console.

For virtual servers, the operation is even simpler because you can convert a backup image (physical or virtual) directly to a new virtual machine.