Acronis Backup for Windows Server Essentials - User Guide - Manual (Page 216)

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7.5.4 Getting started with a storage node
Prerequisites
Make sure that:
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The management server, the console and the agents are already installed.
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The machine where the storage node is planned to be installed meets the system requirements
described in the installation documentation.
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You downloaded the setup program of Acronis Backup Advanced.
Setting up the storage node
1. Install Acronis Backup Storage Node.
a. Log on as an administrator and start the Acronis Backup Advanced setup program.
b. Click Install Acronis Backup.
c. Accept the terms of the license agreement.
d. Select the Store the backups of other machines on this machine check box.
e. Click Register now. Specify the name or IP address of the machine where you installed the
management server. Provide 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 2.
f. Proceed with the installation.
2. Add the storage node to the management server. Skip this step, if you registered the storage
node during the installation.
a. Connect the console to the management server, and click Storage nodes in the Navigation
pane.
b. Click Add, and then proceed as described in "Adding a storage node to a management
server" (p. 219).
3. Create a managed centralized vault.
a. If not connected, connect the console to the management server, and then click Storage
nodes in the Navigation pane.
b. 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" (p. 179).
Details. When specifying the paths to the vault and to the deduplication database, follow the
recommendations described in "Deduplication best practices" (p. 229).
Backup to the storage node
Create a local (p. 54) or centralized (p. 350) 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" (p. 131).
Managing storage nodes
1. Connect the console to the management server.
2. In the Navigation pane, click Storage nodes.