Getting started with a storage node

Prerequisites

Make sure that:

• The management server, the console and the agents are already installed.
• The machine where the storage node is planned to be installed meets the system requirements described in the installation documentation.
• You downloaded the setup program of Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.

Setting up the storage node

1. Install Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Storage Node.
   1. Log on as an administrator and start the Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 setup program.
   2. Click Install Acronis Backup & Recovery 11.
   3. Accept the terms of the license agreement.
   4. Select the Store the backups of other machines on this machine check box.
   5. Click Register now, and then specify the user name and password of a user who is a member of the Acronis Centralized Admins group on the management server's machine.

      Details. Alternatively, you can add the storage node at a later time as described in step 3.

   6. Proceed with the installation.
2. Create a user account for each user whom you want to allow to access the storage node. Skip this step if both the storage node and the users' machines are in the same Active Directory domain.
3. Add the storage node to the management server. Skip this step, if you registered the storage node during the installation.
   1. Connect the console to the management server, and click Storage nodes in the Navigation pane.
   2. Click Add, and then proceed as described in "Adding a storage node to a management server".
4. Create a managed centralized vault.
   1. If not connected, connect the console to the management server, and then click Storage nodes in the Navigation pane.
   2. Select the storage node, then click Create vault. The Create centralized vault page will be opened with the pre-selected storage node. Perform the remaining steps to create the vault as described in "Creating a managed centralized vault".

      Note. If you enable deduplication in the vault, remember that the Deduplication add-on must be installed on any machine backed up to the vault. Without this add-on backup to a deduplicating vault is not possible.

      Details. When specifying the paths to the vault and to the deduplication database, follow the recommendations described in "Deduplication best practices".

Backup to the storage node

Create a local or centralized backup plan. When creating the backup plan, specify the managed vault as a destination for storing backups.

Recovery from the storage node

Follow the regular steps described in "Creating a recovery task".

Managing storage nodes

1. Connect the console to the management server.
2. In the Navigation pane, click Storage nodes.
3. Select the storage node; then, perform the required operations as described in "Actions on storage nodes".