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Table of contents About Acronis Cyber Appliance 3 Acronis Cyber Appliance exterior 3 Safety instructions 5 Installing Acronis Cyber Appliance 6 Unpacking Acronis Cyber Appliance 6 Mounting Acronis Cyber Appliance into rack 6 Connecting cables to Acronis Cyber Appliance 9 Configuring Acronis Cyber Appliance 11 Creating a new cluster 11 Joining the existing cluster 14 Configuring the cluster by using the admin panel 17 Managing licenses 18 Installing license keys 19 Installing SPLA l
About Acronis Cyber Appliance Acronis Cyber Appliance provides a 5-node Acronis Cyber Infrastructure cluster in a 19-inch 3U rackmount server chassis. Acronis Cyber Appliance deploys into a universal and easy-to-use software-defined infrastructure solution that combines virtualization and storage. Powered by Acronis Cyber Infrastructure, it allows you to create and manage virtual machines, and offers object, block, and file storage, including a local repository for cloud backups.
Each node has its own network, IPMI, USB, and VGA ports. The IPMI, USB, and VGA ports are only needed for advanced diagnostics. IPMI allows accessing the nodes over the network for out-of-band management via a remote console. The default IPMI password to access the management node via SSH is Acronis!Infra%30 (it changes to a userspecified password during deployment). The USB and VGA ports allow you to connect a keyboard and a monitor to a node if the network is unavailable.
Safety instructions Warning! Acronis Cyber Appliance may only be repaired by a certified service technician. You may only perform troubleshooting as authorized by the support team. Damage due to unauthorized repairs is not covered by the warranty. If you need to reset a node to the factory default settings, contact the support, as described in "Getting technical support" (p. 29).
Installing Acronis Cyber Appliance Before installing Acronis Cyber Appliance, make sure you have the following: l 3U of server rack space in a standard 19-inch cabinet l At least five free 1/10 GbE ports in a network switch (10 GbE recommended) l At least five RJ45-to-RJ45 patch cables to connect the appliance to the switch l Two power sockets If you want to set up network bonding, you will additionally need (a) five free 1/10 GbE ports in a network switch (10 GbE recommended) and (b) five RJ45-to-R
2. Attach the inner rail to the appliance. Align the rectangular cutouts on the inner rail to the pre-formed bayonets on the side of the chassis. Secure the inner rail with a screw from the standard screw kit after all the bayonets go through the cutouts and properly engage. 3. Install the outer rail into the rack. When selecting the location, note that the rails are in the middle of the appliance. Make sure that you install the outer rails with 1U clearance above and below.
4. Mount the chassis into the cabinet. Important Two people are required to perform this step. Insert the inner rail into the outer rail as shown in the figure. Important Make sure that the ball retainer is fully open before installing the chassis.
Connecting cables to Acronis Cyber Appliance Note For more details on configuring the network infrastructure, refer to the Administrator Guide. To prepare Acronis Cyber Appliance for configuration, do the following: 1. Connect the appliance to the electrical outlets by using the supplied power cables. 2. On every node, connect any SFP+ or RJ45 network port (1 on the diagram) to a switch (2 on the diagram) with access to a dedicated subnet for your infrastructure.
Important The nodes have preconfigured IP addresses: 10.20.20.11 to 10.20.20.15. 3. (Optional) Connect the out-of-band management network interfaces of each node and the chassis (1 on the diagram) to a switch with access to the IPMI subnet for your appliance (2 on the diagram). The nodes have preconfigured IPMI IP addresses: 10.20.30.11 to 10.20.30.15. The chassis has the preconfigured IPMI IP address 10.20.30.10. Connect the admin laptop (3 on the diagram) to the same switch.
Configuring Acronis Cyber Appliance Perform the following steps to configure Acronis Cyber Appliance: 1. Turn on the power: (a) press and hold down the main switch for five seconds, (b) press the power buttons of each node. 2. Connect an admin laptop (from which you will configure Acronis Cyber Appliance) to the network. Assign a static IP address to it from the same subnet that the nodes are in, for example, 10.20.20.100. As mentioned before, the nodes have preconfigured IP addresses: 10.20.20.11 to 10.20.
3. At the next step, select Create a new cluster. 4. Under Configure network parameters, enter the following: l A gateway. Consult your network administrator for the proper gateway address. l A network mask. Consult your network administrator for the proper network/subnet mask. l At least one local DNS server. l A virtual IP address at which you will access the admin panel. You can read more about its high availability in the "Enable management node high availability" in the Administrator Guide.
If one or more nodes are not reachable from the primary node, they will be marked as offline. In this case, make sure the nodes are powered on and connected to the correct network. The deployment will be blocked until all nodes are green (which means they can be accessed and configured from the primary node). Note You will be able to configure bonds and VLANs later in the admin panel. 5. Under Appliance name, enter the cluster name. You cannot change it later. 6.
7. Under Date and time, it is recommended to select the Set the date and time automatically check box. You can clear it to select a custom time zone and time. Keep in mind that the nodes communicate with each other. Therefore, they must be on the same time zone and have the same time in order to ensure proper synchronization. 8. Click Submit. The configuration will begin, as indicated on the progress bar. 9. Wait until the progress bar reaches the end.
3. On the next step, select Join the existing cluster. 4. Under Configure network parameters, enter the following: l A network mask. Consult your network administrator for the proper network/subnet mask. l New host names for all nodes (or leave the default names). You can rename the nodes to fit your organization’s naming policies. Note Each node in the existing cluster and in the appliance must have a unique name. If at least two nodes have the same name, the installation will stop.
If one or more nodes are not reachable from the primary node, they will be marked as offline. In this case, make sure the nodes are powered on and connected to the correct network. The deployment will be blocked until all nodes are green (which means they can be accessed and configured from the primary node). Note You will be able to configure bonds and VLANs later in the admin panel. 5.
Configuring the cluster by using the admin panel 1. Once the configuration is completed, you will see a link to the cluster admin panel. Log in with the username and password for the cluster. 2. If you need to make additional changes to the network configuration, for example, create bonds and VLANs, connect the cables to other network ports and follow the instructions in "Creating network bonds" and "Creating VLAN interfaces" in the Administrator Guide. 3.
Managing licenses Acronis Cyber Appliance is licensed for two types of deployments: l Hybrid cloud. Comes with a 3-year hardware warranty and requires a subscription for Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud. After 3 years, the hardware warranty needs to be renewed for another 1 or 3 years. For this deployment type, you will need to install an SPLA license, as described in "Installing SPLA licenses" (p. 20). l Private cloud. Comes with a 3-year license for Acronis Cyber Infrastructure and hardware warranty.
l Switching from an SPLA to a license key changes the licensing model to subscription or perpetual. After doing so, ask your service provider to terminate your SPLA by either disabling the Acronis Cyber Infrastructure application for your account or deleting the account. Important If a license expires, all write operations to the storage cluster stop until a valid license is installed. Installing license keys To install a license key, do the following: 1.
Then click Activate. The expiration date or storage capacity will change according to what the key grants. Installing SPLA licenses To install an SPLA license, do the following: 1. On the Settings > Licenses screen, click Upgrade, and then click Use SPLA. 2. In the Use SPLA window, select a region from the drop-down list. If your datacenter is not listed there, just enter its URL directly into the drop-down field, for example: https://eucloud.acronis.com. Then, click Activate.
Managing updates Acronis Cyber Appliance supports non-disruptive rolling updates. Nodes are updated one by one, with the data availability unaffected. During an update, a node that needs to be rebooted can enter the maintenance mode. In this case, workloads and virtual machines hosted on this node are migrated to other nodes. Once the node is updated, it is automatically rebooted. After the reboot, the node returns to operation and the migrated workloads and VMs are moved back on the node.
4. Select components that you want to be updated: l To update cluster nodes, select the desired cluster nodes. l To update management nodes, select all of the management nodes and those cluster nodes that require an update. l To update the management panel and compute API, select this component and all of the management nodes if they require an update. 5. Click Update to continue. 6. If you have selected nodes that require a reboot, do the following: a.
Configuring Acronis Cyber Infrastructure and Acronis Cyber Protect This section describes how to deploy and configure Acronis Cyber Protect in the form of the “All-inOne Appliance” virtual machine in Acronis Cyber Infrastructure. You can then connect your Acronis Cyber Appliance cluster to Acronis Cyber Protect as a storage backend. As a result, you will have both the storage and the backup server running on Acronis Cyber Appliance.
4. Download AcronisCyberProtect_All-in-One_Appliance.zip. 5. Extract AcronisBackupAppliance.iso. 6. Add this image to the Acronis Cyber Infrastructure compute cluster as follows: a. On the Compute > Virtual machines > Images tab, click Add image. b. In the Add image window, click Browse, and then select the ISO file. c. Specify the image name and select the Generic Linux OS type. Click Add. For more information, refer to "Uploading images for virtual machines" in the Administrator Guide.
9. On the Compute > Virtual machines > Virtual machines tab, select the created virtual machine. Then, click Console and install the Acronis Cyber Protect OS by using the built-in VNC console. a. On the initial installer screen, select Install or update Acronis Cyber Protect and press Enter. Note The initial installer times out after 15 seconds, and the system will attempt to boot from the newly created virtual volume.
Note To install the full Acronis Cyber Protect license, refer to https://kb.acronis.com/content/65662. Creating backup storage 1. In the Acronis Cyber Infrastructure admin panel, navigate to the Infrastructure > Networks screen. Ensure that the Backup (ABGW) private and Backup (ABGW) public traffic types are added to the networks you intend to use. 2. Open the Storage services > Backup storage screen, and then click Create backup storage. 3.
1. Open the Acronis Cyber Protect console in your browser and log in. 2. To add a machine to the management server, navigate to Devices > All devices, and then click Add. You will be asked to select the cyber protection agent based on the type of the machine that you want to add. 3. Once the cyber protection agent is downloaded, run it locally on that machine. Configuring a protection plan A protection plan is a set of rules that specify how data will be protected on a given machine.
5. Click Done. 6. Click Create to create a new plan. To run an existing protection plan, click Run now. For detailed information on how to configure and use Acronis Cyber Protect, see the product documentation.
Getting technical support If you need technical support, please contact Acronis as follows: 1. Visit the contact support page at https://www.acronis.com/en-us/support/contact-us/. 2. Log in to your account. 3. Select the product you are using. 4. Choose how you would like to contact the support team: via e-mail or phone. Please be ready to provide support engineers with remote access to your Acronis Cyber Appliance, per your Service Level Agreement.
Appendix: Specifications This chapter lists the technical and environmental specifications of Acronis Cyber Appliance. Technical specifications The following table lists Acronis Cyber Appliance hardware parts. Chassis 3U, 435x130x600 mm (WxHxD), 34.5 kg CPU Intel Atom C3958 @ 2.00GHz, 16 cores, 31W TDP, VT-d support, w/o HyperThreading RAM 32 GB (up to 256 GB), Samsung, 2x16 GB DDR4-2400 ECC OS drive 1x 480 GB 2.5-inch datacenter SSD Cache drive 1x 480 GB 2.
Max inrush, A 40 Input current AC input Max. current 100–127 Vac, 8.8 A 200–240 Vac, 4.3 A Power supply efficiency 10% load 20% load 50% load 100% load (Platinum class) 80% 90% 94% 91% Input power factor correction1 Output power 20% load 50% load 100% load Power factor >0.80 >0.95 >0.95 1Tested at 230 Vac, 50 Hz and 115 Vac, 60 Hz. The input power factor is greater than values in the table at power supply’s rated output and meets Energy Star® requirements.
Airborne residual dust must have a deliquescent point less than 60 percent relative humidity. The deliquescent point is the relative humidity at which crystalline materials begin adsorbing large quantities of water from the atmosphere. Gaseous corrosion level in terms of (in Angstrom) as per ISA: l Copper reactivity rate must be less than 300 A/month, class G1(ANSI/ISA71.04-1985). l Silver reactivity rate must be less than 200 A/month (AHSRAE TC9.9).
