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Virtual machine
On Acronis Backup Management Server (p. 245), a machine (p. 244) is considered virtual if it can be
backed up from the virtualization host without installing an agent (p. 236) on the machine. Such
machine appears in the Virtual machines section. If an agent is installed into the guest system, the
machine appears in the Machines with agents section.
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WinPE (Windows Preinstallation Environment)
A minimal Windows system commonly used by OEMs and corporations for deployment, test,
diagnostic and system repair purposes. A machine can be booted into WinPE via PXE, CD-ROM, USB
flash drive or hard disk. Acronis Plug-in for WinPE (p. 235) enables running the Acronis Backup Agent
(p. 236) in the preinstallation environment.
