This guide details how to back up a computer running Microsoft Windows using Acronis on Swiss Backup Infomaniak, the backup solution in a Swiss independent cloud.

It is also possible to back up Windows installed on a virtual machine such as VMware, Virtuozzo, or Microsoft Hyper-V.

Prerequisites

• Check the Windows versions supported by the Acronis Agent.
• Have a Swiss Backup space with an available device quota (min. 1) for Windows (see below).
  
• If necessary, increase the device quota according to your needs.
• Add the device in the Infomaniak Manager to receive the login credentials.

Differences between devices

Workstation

• 1 license per physical machine to be backed up.
• Note: this license does NOT support backing up Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server, or Active Directory.
• If you want to back up Microsoft applications installed on a workstation operating system, a server license is required.

Virtual Machine

• 1 license per virtual machine to be backed up.
• Supports Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SharePoint, and Active Directory.
• When Acronis is installed on a cluster (e.g., Hyper-V), each host in the cluster requires a VM license.
• If you have installed Windows in a virtual machine, it is necessary to add a device of this type.

Server

• 1 license per physical or virtual machine running Windows.
• Supports Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SharePoint, and Active Directory.
• Supports backing up a server acting as a virtualization host (Hyper-V, VMware ESXi, etc.).

Configure the backup

To configure the backup with Acronis:

1. Click here to access the Acronis Console using the credentials obtained after adding the device (need help?).
2. Click on Devices in the left-hand menu.
3. Choose the agent for Windows:
   
4. Then install the Acronis application for Windows:
   
5. Click on the Save workload button:
   
6. If necessary, select the user concerned by this backup:
   
7. Continue to complete and activate the selected protection plan:
   
8. Wait for the Acronis interface to display your new machine:
   
9. Check the active backup plan or replace it with a new one to activate, if necessary, the backup encryption by setting a password that you must never lose, otherwise you will not be able to restore your machine.
10. Downloading a boot file in .iso format is not necessary (you can always do this from another computer in case your machine becomes unusable in the future).
11. The protection will run in the background at the times configured in your backup plan.

Restore the backup

For a (partial or complete) restoration, please refer to this other guide.