Installation Guide
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Planning Acronis Storage Infrastructure
- Understanding Acronis Storage Architecture
- Planning Node Hardware Configurations
- Planning Network
- Understanding Data Redundancy
- Understanding Failure Domains
- Understanding Storage Tiers
- Installing Acronis Storage
Chapter 3. Installing Acronis Storage
3.4 Selecting Destination Partition
You need to choose on which server disk the operating system will be installed. This disk will have the system
supplementary role and will not be used for data storage. To choose a system disk, open the INSTALLATION
DESTINATION screen and select a device in the Device Selection section. Configure other options if required.
3.5 Configuring Network
Acronis Storage requires at least one network interface per server for management (that is, the management
role). You will specify this network interface on the Component Installation screen and will not be able to
remove the management role from it later (you will, however, be able to add more network roles to it).
Usually network is configured automatically (via DHCP) by the installation program. If you need to modify
network settings, you can do so on the NETWORK & HOST NAME screen.
If manual configuration is required, specify the necessary parameters for at least one network card and provide
a hostname: either a fully qualified domain name (hostname, domainname) or a short name (hostname).
3.5.1 Creating Bonded and Teamed Connections
Bonded and teamed connections offer increased throughput beyond the capabilities of a single network card
as well as improved redundancy.
While installing Acronis Storage, you can configure bonding on the NETWORK & HOSTNAME screen as de-
scribed below. Teaming can be configured in a similar way after choosing Team on step 1.
1. To add a new bonded connection, click the plus button in the bottom, select Bond from the drop-down
list, and click Add.
2. In the Editing Bond connection... window, click Add.
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