Can Acronis do this? (SSD Image backup restore, etc)

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I have a 120GB SSD Raid 1 (Stripe)

I want a hard drive clone/imaging software that whenever I want to back up my entire perfect HDD partition, (not just the my documents, etc) I can back up the perfect image to a network location or an external HDD. I understand that I may not be able to be using the partition when it is backing up. So if I have to boot from a USB or something to do this, so be it.

Let’s say one of my HDD fails, and I RMA it and get a replacement.

Then I want the software make a boot-able CD/DVD/USB and then while in the software, I can point to the single image backup file in which I want it to restore and have it restored in perfection if one of the HDD’s fails and I have replaced it with an identical drive.

Can Acronis do this with? I want to actually try it, the full process from backup to restoration before I get everything all installed on this new partition.

Point me to a guide, I've looked though a lot of them but can't seem to find this exact situation.

-Frank

Sun, 12/05/2010 - 16:42
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Frank,
First, I am not familiar with a Raid 1 Stripe

TrueImage Home provides the user with the capability of making a Rescue CD which is bootable into its own recovery environment.
When booted from the Rescue CD, you can make backups and perform functions such as restore or clones.

The main function of TrueImage is to make backups and to be able to restore them. So yes, TrueImage Home can restore a prior backup onto a new blank disk so that you have a duplicate drive.

The type of backup that you need is what is referenced as a disk option backup. That is, when choosing what is to be included in the backup, you either checkmark the disk (which will cause all partitions to become checked) or you checkmark all partitions (which will cause the disk option to become checked).

Here are two sample pictures of what you can expect to see when booted from the Rescue CD and performing a backup or a restore.

http://forum.acronis.com/sites/default/files/forum/2009/12/7027/Disk-op…
http://forum.acronis.com/sites/default/files/forum/2009/12/7027/disk-op…

This is a Windows guide but my suggestion is that you create the backup when booted from the TI Rescue CD. It provides a better margin of success because Windows is not involved. Certainly you can make and use backups created from within Windows but I personally do not want Windows interfering when trying to create a new disk.
http://kb.acronis.com/content/13450

So your sequence of events would be this.
1. Boot from the TI Rescue CD and create a Disk option backup. This file would be stored on a external or other alternate location. Create new additional backups should you need to keep them current.

2. When the time comes for Recovery
a. Remove the bad drive and put a new one in its place. The disk does not need to be formatted or partitioned--it can be blank and completely unallocated.
b. Boot into the TI REscue CD environment and choose Recovery
c. Perform a disk option restore as shown by the and picture link above.
d. After restore completed, shutdown and disconnect the source or external disk.
e. Boot into windows with only the new replacement disk attached.

You should test your procedures by performing such a test. TrueImage also provides for simulation by allowing you to practice as much as you wish. It is practice until you reach the summary screen whereby you must choose Cancel or Proceed. Click Cancel when practicing. If you click Proceed, you are committed and no cancellation possible.

The fact that these are SSD should not matter and the new disk will assume the same starting sector as the source SSD.

While it is possible to perform the restore from within Windows, I personally would avoid that procedure as your chances for success is increased when the restore procedure is performed when booted from the Rescue CD.

As I wrote in my first sentence. I do not know where the Striped Raid fits into this picture. I would think that if you perform a test restore and it is successful, that you would have your answer.

Mon, 12/06/2010 - 01:12
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