Linux-based bootable media

To create a Linux-based bootable media

1. Start the Bootable Media Builder either from the management console, by selecting Tools > Create Bootable Media, or as a separate component.
2. Select Bootable media type: Default (Linux-based media).

   Select the way volumes and network resources will be handled—called the media style:

   • A media with Linux-style volume handling displays the volumes as, for example, hda1 and sdb2. It tries to reconstruct MD devices and logical (LVM) volumes before starting a recovery.
   • A media with Windows-style volume handling displays the volumes as, for example, C: and D:. It provides access to dynamic (LDM) volumes.
3. Follow the wizard steps to specify the following:
   1. [Optional] The parameters of the Linux kernel. Separate multiple parameters with spaces.

      For example, to be able to select a display mode for the bootable agent each time the media starts, type: vga=ask

      For a list of parameters, see Kernel parameters.

   2. The Acronis bootable components to be placed on the media.

      You can select 32-bit and/or 64-bit components. The 32-bit components can work on 64-bit hardware. However, you need 64-bit components to boot a machine that uses Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI).

      To use the media on different types of hardware, select both types of components. When booting a machine from the resulting media, you will be able to select 32-bit or 64-bit components on the boot menu.

   3. [Optional] The timeout interval for the boot menu plus the component that will automatically start on timeout.
      • If not configured, the Acronis loader waits for someone to select whether to boot the operating system (if present) or the Acronis component.
      • If you set, say, 10 sec. for the bootable agent, the agent will launch 10 seconds after the menu is displayed. This enables unattended onsite operation when booting from a PXE server or WDS/RIS.
   4. [Optional] Remote logon settings:
      • User name and password to be entered on the console side at the connection to the agent. If you leave these boxes empty, the connection will be enabled without specifying credentials.
   5. [Optional] Network settings:
      • TCP/IP settings to be assigned to the machine network adapters.
   6. [Optional] Network port:
      • The TCP port that the bootable agent listens for incoming connection.
   7. Licenses to be used:

      If Agent for Windows or Agent for Linux is not installed on the machine, specify the license key or the license server with licenses. The licenses will not get assigned or reassigned. They determine which functionality to enable for the created media. Without a license, you can create media only for recovery from the cloud storage.

      If Agent for Windows or Agent for Linux is installed on the machine, the media inherits its functionality.

   8. The type of media to create. You can:
      • Create CD, DVD or other bootable media such as removable USB flash drives if the hardware BIOS allows for boot from such media
      • Build an ISO image of a bootable disc to burn it later on a blank disc
      • Upload the selected components to Acronis PXE Server
      • Upload the selected components to a WDS/RIS.
   9. Path to the media ISO file or the name or IP and credentials for PXE or WDS/RIS.