{"id":113,"date":"2021-07-21T15:02:29","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T06:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actiphy.com\/global\/%e8%a3%bd%e5%93%81\/activeimage-protector-server\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T01:24:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T01:24:48","slug":"activeimage-protector-server","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.actiphy.com\/global\/product\/activeimage-protector-server\/","title":{"rendered":"ActiveImage Protector Server"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"autoanchor reducible\" id=\"summary\" >\n\n\r\n<div class=\"pd_y_small\">\r\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading theme_heading medium\">What is ActiveImage Protector\u2122 ?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>ActiveImage Protector is an enterprise-level backup and disaster recovery solution that supports both physical and virtual (Hyper-V\/VMware), Windows\/Linux, On-Premise\/Cloud environments. ActiveImage Protector is the fastest and most powerful data protection solutions on the market, and provides all the necessary tools for enterprise deployment and management, immediate system recovery, switch-over availability, and virtual migration.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\n\n<div class=\"lazyblock-summary-panels-Z2cHGYq wp-block-lazyblock-summary-panels\"><div class=\"summary_panel panel_odd_gray \">\r\n        <ul class=\"row\">\r\n            <li class=\"col-4 col-md-12 summary_panel_item\">\n<div class=\"summary_panel_inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"summary_panel_icon\" style=\"height: 94px;\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actiphy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/06\/hdd_backup110.png?ver=1593428052\" alt=\"Image based backup\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actiphy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/06\/hdd_backup230-1.png?ver=1593431428 2x\">\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <h3 class=\"summary_panel_title\">Image based backup<\/h3>\r\n        \n\n<p>ActiveImage Protector\u2122 backs up your entire machine, including the OS, settings, data files and applications, and access rights into a single image file. When disaster strikes, select a backup image to quickly restore for a fast and complete recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\r\n    <\/li>\r\n<li class=\"col-4 col-md-12 summary_panel_item\">\n\n<div class=\"summary_panel_inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"summary_panel_icon\" style=\"height: 94px;\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actiphy.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/09\/tracking_driver_new_91.png\" alt=\"New tracking driver\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actiphy.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/09\/tracking_driver_new_230.png 2x\">\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <h3 class=\"summary_panel_title\">New tracking driver<\/h3>\r\n        \n\n<p>New Tracking Driver is provided to monitor disk I\/O and tracking the changes made from the last backup. The changes are saved in an incremental backup file, saving backup process time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\r\n    <\/li>\r\n<li class=\"col-4 col-md-12 summary_panel_item\">\n\n<div class=\"summary_panel_inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"summary_panel_icon\" style=\"height: 94px;\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actiphy.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/09\/quick_recovery_new_91.png\" alt=\"QuickRecovery feature\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actiphy.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/09\/quick_recovery_new_230.png 2x\">\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <h3 class=\"summary_panel_title\">QuickRecovery feature<\/h3>\r\n        \n\n<p>When booting up the system, QuickRecovery automatically starts recovery environment without the need for boot environment media. When restoring the system failed due to a software problem, recovery procedures complete on the restore target machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\r\n    <\/li>\r\n<li class=\"col-4 col-md-12 summary_panel_item\">\n\n<div class=\"summary_panel_inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"summary_panel_icon\" style=\"height: 94px;\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actiphy.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/09\/cloud_backup_91.png\" alt=\"Direct-To-Cloud Backup\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actiphy.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/09\/cloud_backup_230.png 2x\">\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <h3 class=\"summary_panel_title\">Direct-To-Cloud Backup<\/h3>\r\n        \n\n<p>Backup systems directly to cloud storage. Supported public cloud storage services include Amazon S3 and Azure as backup destinations. In addition, Direct-To-Cloud Backup also supports SFTP servers as backup destinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\r\n    <\/li>\r\n<li class=\"col-4 col-md-12 summary_panel_item\">\n\n<div class=\"summary_panel_inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"summary_panel_icon\" style=\"height: 94px;\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actiphy.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/09\/lto_tape_91.png\" alt=\"LTO Tape Support\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actiphy.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/09\/lto_tape_230.png 2x\">\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <h3 class=\"summary_panel_title\">LTO Tape Support<\/h3>\r\n        \n\n<p>Support for LTO as a backup destination. Backup data saved on tape can be physically isolated from ransomware attacks and ensures long-term archival stability.<\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\r\n    <\/li>\r\n<li class=\"col-4 col-md-12 summary_panel_item\">\n\n<div class=\"summary_panel_inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"summary_panel_icon\" style=\"height: 94px;\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actiphy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/06\/recovery91.png?ver=1593423622\" alt=\"Ensure full-state recovery\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actiphy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/06\/recovery230.png?ver=1593423622 2x\">\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <h3 class=\"summary_panel_title\">Ensure full-state recovery<\/h3>\r\n        \n\n<p>In the event of a hardware failure, the system can be restored to a different physical machine or a virtual machine.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\r\n    <\/li>\r\n<li class=\"col-4 col-md-12 summary_panel_item\">\n\n<div class=\"summary_panel_inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"summary_panel_icon\" style=\"height: 94px;\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actiphy.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/09\/in_cloud_recovery_91-1.png\" alt=\"In-Cloud Recovery\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actiphy.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/09\/in_cloud_recovery_230-1.png 2x\">\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <h3 class=\"summary_panel_title\">In-Cloud Recovery<\/h3>\r\n        \n\n<p>Any backup image can be restored directly to a virtual machine within the same cloud environment. In-Cloud Recovery offers an easy system migration of on-premise virtual or physical machines directly to cloud environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\r\n    <\/li>\r\n<li class=\"col-4 col-md-12 summary_panel_item\">\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"summary_panel_inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"summary_panel_icon\" style=\"height: 94px;\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actiphy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/06\/iddc120.png?ver=1593423610\" alt=\"Save storage space with IDDC\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actiphy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/06\/iddc230.png?ver=1593423610 2x\">\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <h3 class=\"summary_panel_title\">Save storage space with IDDC<\/h3>\r\n        \n\n<p>Our Inline Data Deduplication Compression (IDDC) feature eliminates duplicate data while simultaneously compressing it, resulting in a significant reduction in backup storage requirements. An included advanced option, IDDC has no impact on backup processing time. No additional deduplication hardware or software purchase is necessary.<\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\r\n    <\/li>\r\n<li class=\"col-4 col-md-12 summary_panel_item\">\n\n<div class=\"summary_panel_inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"summary_panel_icon\" style=\"height: 94px;\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actiphy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/06\/bootcheck91.png?ver=1593423589\" alt=\"Bootability check by BootCheck\u2122\u3000\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actiphy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/06\/bootcheck230.png?ver=1593423590 2x\">\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <h3 class=\"summary_panel_title\">Bootability check by BootCheck\u2122\u3000<\/h3>\r\n        \n\n<p>BootCheck\u2122 provides confidence that your backup images are bootable from local or remote Hyper-V hosts. BootCheck\u2122 confirms bootability of a virtual machine directly from a backup image file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\r\n    <\/li>\r\n<li class=\"col-4 col-md-12 summary_panel_item\">\n\n<div class=\"summary_panel_inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"summary_panel_icon\" style=\"height: 94px;\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actiphy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/06\/win_lnx120.png?ver=1593423584\" alt=\"Boot Environment\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actiphy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/06\/win_lnx230.png?ver=1593423585 2x\">\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <h3 class=\"summary_panel_title\">Boot Environment<\/h3>\r\n        \n\n<p>Linux-based Boot Environment boots up on memory. Windows-based Boot Environment can be built without installation of Windows ADK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\r\n    <\/li>\r\n<li class=\"col-4 col-md-12 summary_panel_item\">\n\n<div class=\"summary_panel_inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"summary_panel_icon\" style=\"height: 94px;\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actiphy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/06\/hyperboot91.png?ver=1593423601\" alt=\"Boot backup images instantly using HyperBoot\u2122\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actiphy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/06\/hyperboot230.png?ver=1593423603 2x\">\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <h3 class=\"summary_panel_title\">Boot backup images instantly using HyperBoot\u2122<\/h3>\r\n        \n\n<p>Using our real-time virtual conversion technology, HyperBoot bypasses the lengthy, resource intensive, and cumbersome physical to virtual conversion process, and boots the backup as a virtual machine in minimal time. Changes made while running the virtual machine from a backup are saved as differential files. A proverbial \u201cSpare Wheel\u201d for recovery, migration testing, repair, or upgrading prior to actual deployment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\r\n    <\/li>\r\n<li class=\"col-4 col-md-12 summary_panel_item\">\n\n<div class=\"summary_panel_inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"summary_panel_icon\" style=\"height: 94px;\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actiphy.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/storage_server_91-1.png\" alt=\"Integrate storage and image management into a single solution for ActiveImage\u2122 Protector\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actiphy.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/09\/storage_server_230-1.png 2x\">\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <h3 class=\"summary_panel_title\">Integrate storage and image management into a single solution for ActiveImage\u2122 Protector<\/h3>\r\n        \n\n<p>By integrating storage and management into a single solution, Actiphy ImageCenter\u2122delivers a secure, centralized environment for ActiveImage\u2122 Protector backups, ensuring consistent operations and enhanced protection against ransomware attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\r\n    <\/li>\r\n        <\/ul>\r\n    <\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"btn_wrap btn_center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actiphy.com\/global\/datasheet\/actiphy_activeimage_protector_server\" class=\"btn btn_bg \"   target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"icon-file\"><\/i>See More<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"pd_y_mini\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"autoanchor reducible\" id=\"system-requirements\"  style=\"display: none;\" >\n\n<div data-post-id=\"169\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-169 \"><div class=\"pd_y_mini\">\r\n\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"theme_heading.small wp-block-heading\">Hardware<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-372\">\n<p class=\"mb-3\"><strong>CPU :<\/strong><br>Pentium 4 or higher Intel-compatible CPU<br>Snapdragon X Plus or equivalent or higher Arm architecture-based CPU.:When using Arm architecture-based CPU computer, the following restrictions apply.<ul class=\"list_asterisk mb-3\"><li>When installing a tracking driver, the system restart is required after installation.<\/li><li>Mount driver is not installed. Therefore, backups of dynamic volumes are not supported to mount.<\/li><li>Image Explorer is not available.<\/li><\/ul><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mb-3\"><strong><strong>Main Memory :<\/strong><\/strong><br>4GB or above (8GB or more recommended)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hard Disk :<\/strong><br>1.5GB or more of available disk space<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"list_asterisk mb-3 wp-block-list\"><li>Installation of the related products requires available space for the respective products.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mb-3\"><strong><strong>DVD-ROM Drive :<\/strong><\/strong><br>Required to install the product and boot up the ActiveImage Protector Boot Environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Internet connection :<\/strong><\/strong><br>Required for online activation of the product, issuing a license file and installation of the latest updates<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"theme_heading.small wp-block-heading\">Operating System<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-344\">\n<p><strong>Windows\uff1a<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"list_dot_small\"><li>Windows Server 2025<\/li><li>Windows Server 2022<\/li><li>Windows Server 2019<\/li><li>Windows Server 2016<\/li><li>Windows Server 2012 R2<\/li><li>Windows Server IoT 2019\/2022\/2025 for Storage<\/li><li>Windows Storage Server 2016<\/li><li>Windows Storage Server 2012 R2<\/li><li>Later than Windows 10 1803\uff08x64\uff09,including Windows 11<\/li><\/ul><br><\/br>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mb-3\"><strong><strong>Hypervisor<\/strong>\uff1a<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list_dot_small\">\n<li>Windows Server 2025 \/ 2022 \/ 2019 \/ 2016 \/ 2012 R2 Hyper-V<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>VMware vSphere ESX[i] 8.0 \/ 7.0 \/ 6.7 \/ 6.5 \/ 6.0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.x \/ 9.x \/ 8.x KVM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oracle Linux 10.x \/ 9.x \/ 8.x KVM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AlmaLinux 10.x \/ 9.x \/ 8.x KVM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rocky Linux 10.x \/ 9.x \/ 8.x KVM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ubuntu 22.04LTS \/ 24.04LTS KVM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Later than Proxmox 9.0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Citrix Hypervisor 8.2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV) 20190916.276<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list_asterisk\">\n<li>The operating systems above stated as guest OS of virtual machines on the respective hypervisors are also supported.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HyperAgent feature is available on ActiveImage Protector Server and Virtual.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HyperAgent supports Hyper-V , VMware vSphere, Proxmox and above mentioned Linux KVM.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As for the backup source OS for HyperAgent, please refer to our <a href=\"https:\/\/actiphyhelp.zendesk.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/13451351230361\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Knowledge Base<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HyperBack of HyperAgent (agentless backup) feature does not support Citrix Hypervisor and Nutanix AHV. Please backup those hypervisors with agent-based backup.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For the support information about the other hypervisors, please contact us.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity advgb-dyn-c3f4f0ad\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"theme_heading.small wp-block-heading\">File System<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-365\">\n<p><strong><strong>Hot Imaging Backup :<\/strong><\/strong><br>FAT16, FAT16X, FAT32, FAT32X, NTFS, ReFS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list_asterisk mb-3\">\n<li>The above listed file systems on MBR and GPT disks are supported.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support for the above mentioned file systems of virtual disks on Storage Space configured with Windows 8 or later OS.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ReZooming a virtual machine created in ReFS is not supported.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cold Imaging in Actiphy Boot Environment \uff08Linux\uff09:<\/strong>(except for IT Pro)<br>FAT16, FAT16X, FAT32, FAT32X, NTFS, Linux Ext2, Linux Ext3, Linux Ext4, Linux Swap, Linux LVM, XFS, VMFS5 (Smart Sector backup for 2TB or less), VMFS6 (Full Sector backup only)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list_asterisk mb-3\">\n<li>Actiphy Boot Environment Builder supports building \u201cBoot Environment.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Cold Imaging in Actiphy Boot Environment\uff08Windows RE\/PE\uff09or RescueBoot :<\/strong><\/strong><br>FAT16, FAT16X, FAT32, FAT32X, NTFS, exFAT, ReFS, Linux Ext2, Linux Ext3, Linux Ext4, Linux Swap<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list list_asterisk\">\n<li>RescueBoot is not available for ActiveImage Protector IT Pro.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Actiphy Boot Environment (Windows RE\/PE) is not supported on Linux.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>File system on Storage Space and ReFS are supported only if the boot environment is created by using Windows ADK that supports the file system.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Actiphy Boot Environment Builder or ActiveImage Protector IT Pro Creator support building \u201cBoot Environment\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"theme_heading.small wp-block-heading\">Backup Destination<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-353\">\n<p><ul class=\"list_dot_small\"><li> Local Disk\uff08Internal \/External\uff09\uff1aHDD \/ SSD with ATA \/ SATA \/ eSATA \/ SCSI \/ SAS \/ FireWire (IEEE 1394) connection\u3001Virtual hard disk created on the storage space <\/li><li>Network Drive: Actiphy ImageCenter \/ Network drive with NAS\uff08Network shared folders compatible with file sharing SMB\/CIFS protocol , shared folders of Windows OS and Samba\uff09 \/ iSCSI \/ SAN connection <\/li><li>Cloud Storage\uff1aAmazon S3, Azure Storage, Wasabi Cloud, Lyve Cloud, Nifty Cloud, Cloudian, S3 compatible object storage<\/li><li> HDD \/ SSD \/ RDX \/ Flash memory with USB connection <\/li><li> LTO\uff08magnetic tape\uff09<\/li><li> SFTP Server<\/li><\/ul><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"list_asterisk mb-3\"><li> Storage media of which the sector size is 512 bytes or more is supported.<\/li><li> SAN (fibre  channel) can be used only when the driver is loaded in the boot environment.<\/li><li>LTO tape is supported on ActiveImage Protector  Server \/ Virtual \/ Cluster \/ IT Pro.<\/li><li>When using ActiveImage Protector Virtual, physical machine with HyperAgent installed can backup to LTO tape.<\/li><li>As for verified LTO device List, please refer to <a href=\"https:\/\/actiphyhelp.zendesk.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/13451379659545\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Knowledge Base<\/a><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity advgb-dyn-c3f4f0ad\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"theme_heading.small wp-block-heading\">Replication to Secondary Destination\uff08Post Backup Process \/ ImageCenter\uff09<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-2064\">\n<ul class=\"list_dot_small\"><li> Local Disk\uff08Internal \/External\uff09\uff1aHDD \/ SSD with ATA \/ SATA \/ eSATA \/ SCSI \/ SAS \/ FireWire (IEEE 1394) connection, Virtual hard disk created on the storage space <\/li><li> Network Drive: Actiphy ImageCenter, NAS\uff08Network shared folders compatible with file sharing SMB\/CIFS protocol , shared folders of Windows OS and Samba\uff09 \/ iSCSI \/ SAN connection <\/li><li> Cloud Storage\uff1aAmazon S3, Azure Storage, Wasabi Cloud, Lyve Cloud, OneDrive, Dropbox, Google Drive<\/li><li> HDD \/ SSD \/ RDX \/ flash memory with USB connection<\/li><li> SFTP \/ FTP \/ WebDAV\uff08https \/ http\uff09Server<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"list_asterisk mb-3\"><li>Storage media of which the sector size is 512 bytes or more is supported.<\/li><li>SAN (fibre  channel) can be used only when the driver is loaded in the boot environment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"theme_heading.small\">Others<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-362\">\n<p><strong><strong>Deduplication :<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"list_dot_small mb-3 wp-block-list\"><li>A volume with available space of 1% or more of the total volume size of the backup source is required as the working area other than the storage space for the backup image files.<\/li><li>CPU: Dual core processor or above (recommended)<\/li><li>Main Memory: 8GB or above (recommended)<\/li><li>Intel Itanium\uff08IA-64\uff09based systems are not supported.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>HyperBack \/ HyperRecovery <\/strong>(when using ActiveImage Protector Server  \/ Virtual ) : <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"list_dot_small mb-3 wp-block-list\"><li>Dual Core or above CPU (recommended)<\/li><li>4GB or more of main memory (recommended)<\/li><li>1Gbps-capable NIC or above<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Building RescueBoot \/ QuickRecovery:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Windows 10 1803(x64) or later Windows Desktop OS, Windows Server 2016 or later Windows Server OS<\/p><ul class=\"list_asterisk mb-3\"><li>QuickRecovery is not supported on ActiveImage Protector Cloud<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity advgb-dyn-c3f4f0ad\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 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