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Step 1: Creating the volume structure 1. Boot the machine from a Linux-based bootable media. 2. In the management console, press CTRL+ALT+F2. 3. Run the following commands to create the MD devices: mdadm --create /dev/md0 --level=1 --raid-devices=2 /dev/sd[ab] mdadm --create /dev/md1 --level=1 --raid-devices=2 /dev/sd[cd] 4. Run the following commands to create the logical volume group: Caution: The pvcreate command destroys all data on the /dev/md0 and /dev/md1 devices. lvm pvcreate /dev/md0 /dev/md1 lvm vgcreate my_volgroup /dev/md0 /dev/md1 lvm vgdisplay The output of the lvm vgdisplay command will contain lines similar to the following: --- Volume group --- VG Name my_volgroup ... VG Access read/write VG Status resizable ... VG Size 1.99 GB ... VG UUID 0qoQ4l-Vk7W-yDG3-uF1l-Q2AL-C0z0-vMeACu 5. Run the following command to create the logical volume; in the -L parameter, specify the size given by VG Size: lvm lvcreate -L1.99G --name my_logvol my_volgroup 6. Activate the volume group by running the following command: lvm vgchange -a y my_volgroup 7. Press CTRL+ALT+F1 to return to the management console. Step 2: Starting the recovery 1. In the management console, click Recover. 2. In Archive, click Change and then specify the name of the archive. 3. In Backup, click Change and then select the backup from which you want to recover data. 4. In Data type, select Volumes. 5. In Items to recover, select the check box next to my_volgroup-my_logvol. 6. Under Where to recover, click Change, and then select the logical volume that you created in Step 1. Click the chevron buttons to expand the list of disks. 7. Click OK to start the recovery. 5.9 Disk management Acronis Disk Director Lite is a tool for preparing a machine disk/volume configuration for recovering the volume images saved by the Acronis Backup & Recovery Server OEM software. Sometimes after the volume has been backed up and its image placed into a safe storage, the machine disk configuration might change due to a HDD replacement or hardware loss. In such case with the help of Acronis Disk Director Lite, the user has the possibility to recreate the necessary disk configuration so that the volume image can be recovered exactly "as it was" or with any alteration of the disk or volume structure the user might consider necessary.

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Step 1: Creating the volume structure
1.
Boot the machine from a Linux-based bootable media.
2.
In the management console, press CTRL+ALT+F2.
3.
Run the following commands to create the MD devices:
mdadm --create /dev/md0 --level=1 --raid-devices=2 /dev/sd[ab]
mdadm --create /dev/md1 --level=1 --raid-devices=2 /dev/sd[cd]
4.
Run the following commands to create the logical volume group:
Caution:
The
pvcreate
command destroys all data on the
/dev/md0
and
/dev/md1
devices.
lvm pvcreate /dev/md0 /dev/md1
lvm vgcreate my_volgroup /dev/md0 /dev/md1
lvm vgdisplay
The output of the
lvm vgdisplay
command will contain lines similar to the following:
--- Volume group ---
VG Name
my_volgroup
...
VG Access
read/write
VG Status
resizable
...
VG Size
1.99 GB
...
VG UUID
0qoQ4l-Vk7W-yDG3-uF1l-Q2AL-C0z0-vMeACu
5.
Run the following command to create the logical volume; in the
-L
parameter, specify the size
given by
VG Size
:
lvm lvcreate -L1.99G --name my_logvol my_volgroup
6.
Activate the volume group by running the following command:
lvm vgchange -a y my_volgroup
7.
Press CTRL+ALT+F1 to return to the management console.
Step 2: Starting the recovery
1.
In the management console, click
Recover
.
2.
In
Archive
, click
Change
and then specify the name of the archive.
3.
In
Backup
, click
Change
and then select the backup from which you want to recover data.
4.
In
Data type
, select
Volumes
.
5.
In
Items to recover
, select the check box next to
my_volgroup-my_logvol
.
6.
Under
Where to recover
, click
Change
, and then select the logical volume that you created in
Step 1. Click the chevron buttons to expand the list of disks.
7.
Click
OK
to start the recovery.
5.9
Disk management
Acronis Disk Director Lite is a tool for preparing a machine disk/volume configuration for recovering
the volume images saved by the Acronis Backup & Recovery Server OEM software.
Sometimes after the volume has been backed up and its image placed into a safe storage, the
machine disk configuration might change due to a HDD replacement or hardware loss. In such case
with the help of Acronis Disk Director Lite, the user has the possibility to recreate the necessary disk
configuration so that the volume image can be recovered exactly “as it was” or with any alteration of
the disk or volume structure the user might consider necessary.