Quick Start

6 Deployment

This section describes how to deploy the recommended Acronis Storage configurations presented in

"Hardware requirements" (p. 6).

The deployment procedures vary for the initial node and the remaining nodes.

The first node that you deploy will run the MDS and STS roles. Each role will be installed on a

dedicated disk drive. A management component (MGMT) will be installed on the same disk drive

with the MDS role. This component enables you to use the Acronis Storage web console for system

deployment, monitoring, and management.

Once the initial node is deployed, all of the nodes can be configured by using the web console.

6.1 Initial node deployment

In this step, you will deploy the initial node of the Acronis Storage system and define the most critical

system parameters. The node will be assigned the MDS and STS roles.

Warning All data will be deleted from this machine.

1. Download the Acronis Storage ISO file.

If you do not have the download link, do the following:

a. Log in to the Acronis Backup Cloud account management console

(https://baas.acronis.com/).

b. In the Groups list, select the root group.

c. Click the Storage tab.

d. Click Add.

e. Click Download Acronis Storage ISO Image.

2. For a physical machine, do any of the following:

 Create a bootable USB flash drive by using the ISO file and one of the free tools available

online. For example, "ISO to USB".

 Burn a CD/DVD using the ISO file.

For a virtual machine: connect the ISO file to the virtual machine as a CD/DVD drive.

3. Boot the machine from the Acronis Storage bootable media.

4. Enter common parameters for the external network.

a. Network mask

b. Gateway address

c. DNS addresses, separated by a space