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Hello Acronis support,

I want to install Acronis True Image WD Edition that I get with my new WD Green SSD 240GB.

But, while installing it says it is meant for workstation purpose.

Please help me to get the same software to work on my Test Windows Server 2012 machine.

I am a professional and need this software to work for me.

The OS is a test OS and the deployment is not a production server of any type. I use it to test and work.

It is an evaluation version of the OS downloaded from Microsoft's website.

The computer is actually a workstation with a AMD Sempron processor with a server OS.

Please help.

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Bhaskar, welcome to these public User Forums.

Please see KB 2201: Support for OEM Versions of Acronis Products - which applies to your WD version of ATI.

From the ATI 2019 (Full product version) user guide:

Supported operating systems

Acronis True Image 2019 has been tested on the following operating systems:

  • Windows 10 (all editions, including October 2018 Update) *
  • Windows 8.1 (all editions)
  • Windows 8 (all editions)
  • Windows 7 SP1 (all editions)
  • Windows XP SP3 (32-bit) **
  • Windows Home Server 2011

* Beta builds are not supported. For more information, refer to https://kb.acronis.com/content/60589

** Limited support. Some features may not work properly. For example, Online Dashboard and Archiving.

The above list does not mention Windows Server 2012 so you would need to contact WD about whether there is any way to get the OEM ATI software to install on that OS.

Bhaskar Tiwari

Acronis supports server OS with their business line products (SnapDeploy 5 or Acronis Backup 12.5).  True Image products are designed for home users and computer OS.  I have not seen any hard drive manufacturers provide custom versions of SnapDeploy or Acronis Backup with hardware.  Personally, I would not rely on your current plan as a potential server backup scheme.  It's the wrong product for the job... it is likely an outdated, neutered and modified version of Acronis True Image 2016 that only works with the WD drive, but is not designed for your server OS.  

Also, FYI... WD green hard drives are not supported by WD for server or NAS devices.  They are specifically rated for computers (as shown on the box and the drive sticker).  It's also my understanding that WD green has been phased out and rolled into WD blue (also rated only for PC's too) back in about 2015... so you likely have purchased a new SSD but from old stock. Just something to be aware of if your server has any significant role to play in your environment.

WD Hard Drive types (current)

 

Looks like the WD SSD is still fairly current - but probably still not recommended for servers or server OS.  

https://www.wd.com/products/internal-ssd.html

I know it's inexpensive, but still worth the risk?

WD has retained Green class for SATA and M.2 drives. My recollection is that WD do not recommend either Green, Blue or Black drives for servers (at least when being used in RAID configuration), that’s possibly is only correct for HDD and not SSD.

For a server I would go for either an enterprise rated drive or one designed for a NAS.

And what type of memory is more suitable for servers? V-Nand or 3D TLC?