I/O

Acronis Backup & Recovery: Impossible to Back Up Both Local and Network Folders in One Task

Create two separate tasks if you are planning to back up local and network folders

Acronis Cyber Backup 12.5: Troubleshooting tape Read/Write errors

Instructions on how to troubleshoot read/write issues with tape devices.

Introduction

When backing up to tape, you may encounter issues with device detection or read/write operations. This article provides instructions on how to troubleshoot such issues and what information to collect for investigation.

About

Tape devices use magnetic tape media to store information and can be divided into 3 types:

Checking Windows Event Log for issues with computer environment

Introduction

Acronis software may give errors, freeze or produce other undesired effects when there are issues with parts of the computer environment it operates in:

Hardware/Firmware

Disk partitions, file systems

Acronis Backup Advanced: Troubleshooting Tape Read/Write Errors

Instructions on how to troubleshoot and resolve issues with tape devices.

This article applies to:

Spotting and fixing hardware I/O errors (disk errors) on Linux

Introduction

The following material is intended to serve as an example and a reference guide to help spot when disk input/output errors coming from the hardware are creating problems for the backup agent, with somewhat varying error messages shown in the backup console and in PCS logs. The existence of hardware disk errors is not only a problem for the creation of backups - it can pose a hidden yet significant danger to the stability and operability of the customer's machine, and can easily lead to data loss - so spotting those on time can be crucial.