.. _Installing Acronis Storage: Installing Acronis Storage -------------------------- To install Acronis Storage, do the following: #. Burn the Acronis Storage distribution image on a DVD if you have a physical server or mount the image in a virtual machine. #. Boot the server from the DVD or VM from the image. #. On the welcome screen, choose **Install Acronis Storage**. After the installation program loads, you will see the **Installation Summary** screen. #. Open the **INSTALLATION DESTINATION** screen and select a device in the **Device Selection** section. Configure other options if required. #. Open the **ACRONIS STORAGE** screen, in the **Component Installation** section, choose **Management Panel and Storage**. .. image:: ../../../images/stor_image11_1.png :align: center :class: align-center #. Make sure that the appropriate network interface is selected in both **Management Panel network** and **Management network** drop-down lists. #. Create a password for a superadmin account of the management panel, confirm it in the corresponding field, and memorize it. #. Click **Done** and **Begin Installation**. While Acronis Storage is installing, create a password for the root account. Installation will not finish until the password is created. Once the installation is complete, the node will reboot automatically and you will see a welcome prompt with the address at which you can log in to the Acronis Storage management panel. For example: .. image:: ../../../images/stor_image69.png :align: center :class: align-center .. note:: If prompted, add the security certificate to browser's exceptions.