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7.2 Acronis Secure Zone
Acronis Secure Zone is a secure partition that enables keeping backup archives on a managed
machine disk space and therefore recovery of a disk to the same disk where the backup resides.
Should the disk experience a physical failure, the zone and the archives located there will be lost.
That's why Acronis Secure Zone should not be the only location where a backup is stored. In
enterprise environments, Acronis Secure Zone can be thought of as an intermediate location used for
backup when an ordinary location is temporarily unavailable or connected through a slow or busy
channel.
Advantages
Acronis Secure Zone:
Enables recovery of a disk to the same disk where the disk's backup resides.
Offers a cost-effective and handy method for protecting data from software malfunction, virus
attack, operator error.
Since it is internal archive storage, it eliminates the need for a separate media or network
connection to back up or recover the data. This is especially useful for mobile users.
Can serve as a primary destination when using replication of backups (p. 72).
Limitations
Acronis Secure Zone cannot be organized on a dynamic disk.
7.2.1 Creating Acronis Secure Zone
You can create Acronis Secure Zone while the operating system is running or using bootable media.
To create Acronis Secure Zone, perform the following steps.
Location and size
Disk (p. 146)
Choose a hard disk (if several) on which to create the zone. Acronis Secure Zone is created
using unallocated space, if available, or at the expense of the volume's free space.
Size (p. 147)
Specify the exact size of the zone. Moving or resizing of locked volumes, such as the volume
containing the currently active operating system, requires a reboot.
Security
Password (p. 147)
[Optional] Protect the Acronis Secure Zone from unauthorized access with a password. The
prompt for the password appear at any operation relating to the zone.
After you configure the required settings, click OK. In the Result confirmation (p. 147) window,
review the expected layout and click OK to start creating the zone.
7.2.1.1 Acronis Secure Zone Disk
The Acronis Secure Zone can be located on any fixed hard drive. Acronis Secure Zone is always
created at the end of the hard disk. A machine can have only one Acronis Secure Zone. Acronis
Secure Zone is created using unallocated space, if available, or at the expense of the volumes' free
space.
