6.11. Releasing nodes from Backup Gateway¶

Backup Gateway is meant to provide access to one specific storage backend. If you need to switch the backend, for example, from a public cloud to a local storage cluster or one public cloud bucket to another, you need to delete the Backup Gateway by releasing all its nodes and create a new one.

To release one or more nodes from the Backup Gateway cluster, select them on the Storage services > Backup storage > Nodes screen, and then click Release. The Backup Gateway cluster will remain operational until there is at least one node in it.

When the Backup Gateway is deleted, it is also unregistered from your Acronis backup software, which loses access to the storage backend.

Do the following to release the last node in the gateway:

1. On the Storage services > Backup storage > Nodes screen, select the node, and then click Release.

2. On the Unregister from backup software pane, select one of the following:

   • Graceful release (recommended). Releases the node, deletes the Backup Gateway, and unregisters it from your Acronis backup software.

   • Force release. Releases the node, deletes the Backup Gateway but does not unregister it from your Acronis backup software.

     Important

     Select this option only if you are sure that the gateway has already been unregistered from your Acronis backup software. Otherwise, you will need to register a new gateway in your Acronis backup software and for that you will need to delete and recreate not just the Backup Gateway, but also the entire storage cluster.

   

3. Specify the credentials of your administrator account in your Acronis backup software, and then click Next. In the case that the release is forced, simply click Next.