Unable to backup or restore after PXE boot because of license issue
Hi,
I own a win 2003 server with acronis adv serv 11, management, license serv.
I have 5 others Serv 11 with universal restore license keys registered on this manager.
I made a full backup of one client (with a serv 11 universal key associated).
Now my purpose is to restore this client after booting it on PXE (I don't use Acronis PXE but linux pxe, which works fine).
I did create an ISO "boot media" from my manager and extract "agent_ramdisk.dat" and "kernel.dat" on my pxe. During the creation, the "license to be used" was correctly set to acronis advanced server 11.
When I boot my client on PXE, all menus are fine, but when I select
- backup: I can't make one because it says that I'm lacking a license to backup some of the data
- restore: I can't restore, because after selecting the archive from my manager, I don't have any option on "Where to restore" and can't click "OK".
I could use some help !
(sorry I'm not fluent in english)
Nathan
The files you extract from "Recovery Manager" folder are used only when you activate Acronis Startup Recovery Manager from bootable media. Actual ramdisk and kernel files used during boot, which hold license, are not visible in a file system.
OK thanks for the info.
I guess my only solution is to make pxelinux to boot directly the boot media as iso (append iso raw option)
Hello,
First of all, say that i'm spanish, so sorry for my english.
Recently i tested True Image 2013 and Disk Director Home 11 for booting from pxelinux, and it's working fine for me.
For both products working, i follow the next steeps:
1- On a computer with True Image 2013 and Disk Director Home 11, installed and activated, and a USB key connected formated with FAT32, run the boot media creator wizzard from True Image 2013, select True Image components, and select de USB key as destination. Copy the files in USB to a folder named (for example) TrueImage2013USB.
2- Format USB key again.
3- On a computer with True Image 2013 and Disk Director Home 11, installed and activated, and a USB key connected formated with FAT32, run the boot media creator wizzard from True Image 2013, select Disc Director components, and select de USB key as destination. Copy the files in USB to a folder named (for example) DiskDirector11USB.
4- Copy the two folders on the images folder in the root of the tftp server and rename as you want.
5- Create menu entries for each product. For example, my configuraton:
LABEL -
MENU LABEL 01 - Acronis Disk Director 11 1024x768 ->
KERNEL /boot/syslinux/images/discs/acronis/director11/dat4.dat
APPEND keeppxe initrd=/boot/syslinux/images/discs/acronis/director11/dat3.dat vga=791 root=/dev/ram0 quiet
LABEL -
MENU LABEL 02 - Acronis True Image 2013 1024x768 ->
KERNEL /boot/syslinux/images/discs/acronis/trueimage2013/dat3.dat
APPEND keeppxe initrd=/boot/syslinux/images/discs/acronis/trueimage2013/dat2.dat vga=791 root=/dev/ram0 quiet
6- Verify permissions in the files, for pxe booting in ext partition, other users must have read permission, and sometime execute. If not works, try chmod 555 -R in the folders.
NOTE: While booting the isos directly can take long time, with this configuration are only few seconds.
I hope i have helped!