TruImage Workstation

[Bglad]

Posted this in the software section and got no replies so trying here. I've been working on this for a week and can't get it to work.

I gave up on Ghost (some of you may have read my rant) and I bought TrueImage Workstation.

I have successfully made backups of all the computers on my office network with TrueImage and tested the images. Seems to work fine where Ghost failed miserably. I've given up on the NAS part of my external drive and am using it via USB 2.0. This because I can format NTFS and because the backup location must be local to use Acronis' automated server maintenance.

The backups I made were done using TrueImage Workstation locally on each machine. I can't get the server to work.

More specifically, when I go into the management console on the server to setup a backup for a remote machine running Agent, everything seems to go OK until I try to tell it the backup location. I should see in the file tree "Acronis Backup Servers">"My Computer">"Personal backup location". I see backup servers and my computer but there is no personal backup location listed in the tree and it won't let me choose the server. It is as if it is not setup. Can't figure out what would cause this.

The only thing I'm fairly sure of is that it is not firewall because I tried it with everything on dmz so I think I've fairly ruled that out.

Anyone use this and can help?

 

[JackMDS]

You should not backup to the same HD, unless you are using the secure Zone.

If you want to back to a network location, make an Acronis TrueImage boot CD, switch down the computer, and boot it from the CD. The TrueImage would load into memory, and would let you backup to any valid Network connection.

:sun:

 

[Bglad]

Thanks for the reply but that does not fit my needs and completely defeats the purpose of the Workstation version not to mention all the money I just spent for that version and multiple licenses. Does anybody use the Workstation version?

 

[shamans]

Check the forum at acronis' site.

I think you might need to install "Acronis Backup Server"...not sure. And not sure if it comes with workstation edition.

 

[Bglad]

Hmmm, I thought the Backup Server program was the part that maintains the files, like deleting old files when you reach the storage size limit. I thought it only was to be installed on the computer that is receiving the backup files. Do you think it needs to be installed on each machine running Agent?