Provisioning backup storage space

Storage space for backups from the Acronis Cyber suite is provisioned via a Backup Gateway, which connects Acronis Cyber Backup Cloud or Acronis Cyber Backup to a destination storage. The destination storage can be one of the following:

  • The local Acronis Cyber Infrastructure cluster
  • An external Network File System (NFS) share
  • A public cloud

Limitations

  • To be able to register Backup Gateway in Acronis Cyber Backup Cloud, two-factor authentication (2FA) should be disabled for your partner account. You can also disable it for a specific user within a 2FA-enabled tenant, as described in Acronis Cyber Cloud documentation, and specify the user credentials.

  • Migration from Acronis Storage versions 1.5-1.7 is no longer supported. Use Acronis Cyber Infrastructure 4.0 to migrate backups, and then upgrade to the latest version. For details, refer to Migrating backups from older Acronis solutions.

Prerequisites

  • A clear understanding of backup storage, which is explained in About backup storage.
  • Your hardware meets the requirements listed in Requirements for backup storage.
  • Your infrastructure networks are set up, as described in Setting up networks for backup storage.
  • The storage cluster is created by following the instructions in Deploying the storage cluster.
  • The destination storage has enough space for both existing and new backups.
  • Ensure that each node to join the backup storage cluster has the TCP port 44445 open for outgoing Internet connections, as well as for incoming connections from Acronis backup software.
  • A partner account exists in Acronis Cyber Cloud.

Provisioning overview

  1. Create backup storage on this cluster, an NFS share, or in a public cloud.
  2. Configure Acronis Cyber Cloud to use the new backup location.