Can TI 11 backup to a network drive?
That is, can TI Home 11 backup to a shared disk on a network computer and not just to an NDAS? If so, how do I access that drive (or a shared directory on that drive) using the bootable rescue CD?
I suspect that in my case, the answer is no even if theoretically possible. I have a fairly new NIC and there probably isn't a Linux driver for it in the pre-built recovery CD. (There is a Linux driver available, but it needs to be "built" and "installed" and I have *very* little experience with Linux.)
I understand that the current version of TI Home does permit network backups from within Windows, but what about when running from the recovery CD?
Paragon Drive Backup has a WinPE-based recovery CD in addition to the Linux one. In the WinPE environment. you can use Windows device drivers.

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I am still also waiting for an answer to this as I have an HP MV2120 that is so far a complete waste of money for TI recovery CD usage (my main reason for buying it, in fact buying two of them!) It **** that TI says it supports NAS, but no-one can tell us how !
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I don't happen to have ATI 11, but..
I use ATI 9 to backup daily to two different network computers on an automated basis. I also have ATI 2009 on a different computer on the same LAN used the same way. My intuition tells me the feature is not lacking in ATI 11.
Both target archive computers have a shared folder named backup. The backup folder is accessed in ATI using a UNC:
\\computername\backup\x\y\backup-name.tib
(Various backups go into various subfolders of backup)
ATI asks for a login ID, of the form computername\loginid and the appropriate password.
One of the target computers is a Windows computer, the other is a NAS RAID 5 that actually runs embedded Linux. It doesn't matter to ATI. It is simply a UNC address with an ID and password to access it.
My solution to the restore problem is a USB hard drive. (Seagate FreeAgent Go) When one of the computers recently had to be restored, I simply copied the latest backup (using a different computer on the LAN) to the Go drive, then plugged it into the computer to be restored, booted the rescue DVD, started ATI and restored from the Go drive. Took less than a half hour start to finish.
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Hello all,
Thank you for posting your question, I will be happy to help.
Using Acronis True Image you can save and restore backup archives to and from shared folders. To make sure you can save to and restore from shared folders, we recommend setting special permissions as described in this article.
Since you want to backup and restore the archives using Acronis Bootable Rescue Media, you can experience difficulties in getting the access to the shared folder because of the lack of drivers. Peter, Acronis True Image 11 Home is an outdated version of the program, we do not develop it any more. You are unable to add the necessary NIC drivers by yourself. I may recommend you to install a trial version of Acronis True Image Home 2010 available here, create Acronis Bootable Rescue Media and try to get the access to the shared folder. Let us know the results.
If you would like to purchase the upgrade to Acronis True Image Home 2010, please visit the Acronis online store.
Allen,
According to our database, you are an owner of Acronis True Image Home 2010 license. If you are unable to get the access to your NAS drive, I would recommend you to try ISOLINUX Bootable Media. ISOLINUX Bootable Media is usually more up to date than the Acronis Loader one. This is due to the fact a new version of Acronis Bootable Media is uploaded to the website more frequently than regular product updates are released. You can find the information on how to download the appropriate ISOLINUX file in this article. Please see this article on how to burn an ISO file to a CD disk.
Please do not hesitate to ask additional questions if the provided information is not clear or you need a further assistance.
Thank you.
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Oleg wrote:...By the way, why do you copy the archive to external hard drive? Are you able to recover the archive through the LAN?...
I copy all backups to an offline drive as part of an overall disaster-recovery strategy. In fact, I have a pair of the USB hard drives that are regularly swapped and one of them resides in fireproof storage. I also mirror other folders on the NAS to the offline storage.
I can easily access backups via the LAN. I do this frequently for recovering individual files from an image backup, Very powerful feature. However, if I have to do a restore of a boot partition, the network NAS is not available while a USB drive is a very convenient high speed source device for the needed partition. (After booting from an Acronis recovery CD)
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