This guide explains how to back up a VPS (Virtual Private Server) with Acronis on Swiss Backup, the backup solution in an independent Swiss cloud. It describes the prerequisites, the differences between the types of licenses and redirects to the useful resources.

Summary of license choices

• Linux :
  • Virtual Machine : For VPS or virtualized environments.
  • Linux Server : For standalone, physical or virtual machines without a hypervisor.
• Windows :
  • Workstation : For physical workstations.
  • Server : For physical or virtual machines with advanced roles.
  • Virtual Machine : For Windows VMs in a hypervisor environment.

Back up a VPS on Linux

Differences between the types of licenses

• Virtual Machine :
  • For a VPS or virtual machine hosted in a virtualization environment (e.g. VMware, Hyper-V, Virtuozzo).
  • A license covers the physical host and all virtual machines it contains.
  • Suitable for Infomaniak Public Cloud environments or hypervisor clusters (each host requires a license).
• Linux Server :
  • For an individual physical or virtual machine running Linux (server operating system).
  • Suitable for standalone, local or colocated servers.
  • Each license covers an individual physical or virtual machine.

To configure the Linux backup:

• Refer to this guide to get the full details.

Back up a VPS on Windows

Differences between the types of licenses

• Workstation :
  • A license per physical machine to back up.
  • Limitation: This license does not support Microsoft Exchange Server, SQL Server or Active Directory applications.
• Server :
  • A license per physical or virtual machine running Windows.
  • Supports Microsoft SQL Server, SharePoint and Active Directory.
  • Compatible with virtualization host roles (Hyper-V, VMware ESXi, etc.).
• Virtual Machine :
  • A license per virtual machine running Windows in a hypervisor environment.
  • Each cluster host requires a license.

To configure the Windows backup:

• Refer to this guide to get the full details.