.. _Managing |product_name|:

Managing |product_name|
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To start managing |product_name|, log in to the management panel as admin (or superadmin) and make sure that storage nodes are shown on the **NODES** screen.

The first step to perform, before you can create the cluster, is to create the internal and public networks required by |product_name|. You can do that by configuring the network interfaces of all nodes. Having created the networks, you can proceed to creating storage clusters.

.. toctree::
   :name: R2P2s7xZ7W2uii3F
   :caption: In this chapter:
   :maxdepth: 3

   configuring-node-network-interfaces
   creating-acronis-storage-cluster
   releasing-nodes-from-cluster
   removing-nodes-from-the-unassigned-list
   managing-encryption
   managing-users
   managing-updates
   allowing-root-login-over-ssh
   backing-up-management-database
   enabling-management-panel-ha
   accessing-management-panel-via-ssl
   managing-licenses
   connecting-remote-iscsi-devices