Quick Start

CHAPTER 1
Introduction
1.1 About This Guide
This guide describes how to deploy Acronis Storage with the sole purpose of creating Acronis Backup
Gateway (ABGW) endpoints.
1.2 Hardware Requirements for ABGW-only
Installations
Normally, Acronis Storage is installed on at least five nodes to fully utilize its built-in data redundancy
capabilities. However, if you only want to use the ABGW feature, you can deploy a very basic Acronis Storage
installation on a single virtual or physical node. Although in this case you must provide data redundancy by
other means or you risk losing user data. You can do the following:
• Use a virtual machine (VM) with at least two virtual HDDs (three are recommended). In this case, only
one HDD will be used for data storage and you must make sure that the VM is made redundant by the
virtualization solution it runs on.
• Use a physical server with at least two disks (three are recommended). Have in mind that you will need
to use more disks for storage to enable data redundancy. For more details on how to plan your server
configuration, see the Installation Guide.
Other minimal requirements are:
• 150 GB or higher capacity of each HDD/SSD.
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