AutoSave Change Management Support for
 PC Images of Automation & IT Devices

Target Release: Mid-Q4 2010

This new module will provide AutoSave customers with the ability to create/schedule and manage revisions of PC Images created using Acronis, through AutoSave. For customers that do not have the necessary Acronis licenses, these can be added to the AutoSave module purchase.

Acronis® PC Imaging Technology

Acronis allows users to create an exact image of a hard disk - including all the computer data, operating system, and programs - for complete system backup and disk cloning. After a crash, the user can restore the entire system or simply replace lost files and folders from the disk backup. For more information, go to: http://www.acronis.com/backup-recovery/advanced-workstation/.

AutoSave PC Image Version Control Solution

AutoSave provides on-demand creation and storage of customizable PC data. Each data set is stored as a unique revision with prior revisions maintained as ancestors. Users can define how many revisions are stored in the AutoSave system. In providing this common central repository of PC images, MDT AutoSave can ensure that if a PC fails, the master image and other archived revisions of the hard drive data are available for on-demand rapid recovery.

Automatic Version Update
The AutoSave system can be set to automatically save a new image to the server on a specified schedule to ensure that the most up-to-date version is always readily available.

Benefits of AutoSave Change Management Solution Powered by Acronis®

» Empowers plant personnel to manage their own PC data
» PC image revisions available for recovery from AutoSave server
» Single CMS for both automation and PC imaging needs
» Automation backup solution for PC-based controls and some HMIs
» Faster migration to new hardware with quick retrieval of all data, operating system and
   settings.

AutoSave configuration dialog example (click to enlarge)

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