Storage Nodes - ACRONIS Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server User Manual

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Server 1 uses storages A, B, C, D
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Server 2 uses storages C, D, E
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Server 3 uses storages B, C, D
The VA can be deployed to either C or D. If there is no storage shared by all the servers, you can
import the VA manually into any of the hosts. This will work, but backup performance will be far from
optimal.
After deployment, the agent virtual appliance can appear on any of the hosts included in the cluster,
depending on how the load balancing is configured.
Moving the agent VA around the cluster
The agent's work is not affected when the Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) migrates the virtual
appliance to another host.
Creating a cluster of servers that already have agents
It is recommended that you remove Agents for ESX/ESXi from all but one of the servers. Retain the
agent whose VA resides on the shared storage. Restart the VA so that it becomes aware of the
cluster.
7.1.5

Storage nodes

Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Storage Node helps you to optimize usage of various resources
required for the enterprise data protection. This goal is achieved through organizing managed vaults
(p. 369) that serve as dedicated storages of the enterprise backup archives.
Storage node enables you to:
 relieve managed machines of unnecessary CPU load by using the storage node-side cleanup (p.
371) and storage node-side validation (p. 372).
 drastically reduce backup traffic and storage space taken by the archives by using deduplication
(p. 69).
 prevent access to the backup archives, even in case the storage medium is stolen or accessed by
a malefactor, by using encrypted vaults (p. 368).
To learn more about Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Storage Node, see the Acronis Backup &
Recovery 10 Storage Node (p. 19) section.
The key elements of the "Storage nodes" view
 Storage nodes list with toolbar
The toolbar lets you perform operations (p. 310) with the selected storage node. The list of
storage nodes displays online and offline storage nodes added to the management server. It also
informs you about the total number of backups and archives on the storage node.
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Information panel
Contains the detailed information about the selected storage node and lets you manage the
compacting task. The panel is collapsed by default. To expand the panel, click the
The content of the pane is also duplicated in the Storage node details (p. 311) window.
Way of working with storage nodes (typical workflow)
1. Install the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Storage Node.
2. Create a user account for each user whom you want to allow to access the storage node.
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