Configuring an nfs storage – Acronis Backup Advanced for vCloud - Administrator's Guide User Manual

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BSP
bsp://ServerX/VaultName (for example: bsp://StorageNode/Backups)

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SMB
smb://ServerX/.../FolderName (for example, smb://Server/Backups/Organizations/OrgName)
\\ServerX\ShareA\...\FolderName (for example, \\Server\Backups\Organizations\OrgName)

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FTP
ftp://ServerX/.../FolderName (for example, ftp://Server/Backups/Organizations/OrgName)

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SFTP
sftp://ServerX/.../FolderName (for example, sftp://Server/Backups/Organizations/OrgName)

For all storage types except Acronis Backup Storage Node, we strongly recommend that you create a
separate folder for each organization. If you allow multiple organizations to share a common backup
storage, every organization administrator will be able to see, delete, and even perform recovery from
other organization's backups.

On Acronis Backup Storage Node, create a single storage for all organizations, as described in
"Setting up deduplication" (p. 37).

Storage capacity requirements

The storage space required for an organization's backups depends on the amount of the backed-up
data, the backup schedule, retention rules, and other factors. As a rough estimate, you can expect
that the backups will occupy as much space as is allocated for the organization in vCloud Director.

Organizing a backup storage on a LUN device

You can use the NFS protocol to access logical unit number (LUN) devices in a Fibre-Channel or iSCSI
storage area network (SAN).

To organize an NFS folder on a LUN device

1. Install an NFS server on a machine running Linux.
2. Assign the LUN device to the machine so that the device appears as a local disk.
3. In the NFS server configuration, specify the LUN device as an NFS export folder.

Now you can create subfolders and specify their paths as described above for the NFS protocol.

Changing a backup storage

The organization's backup storage can be changed by a vCloud system administrator, if necessary.
For more information about how to do this, refer to "Changing the backup storage" (p. 37).

Configuring an NFS storage

If you chose to use an NFS storage, configure it as follows.

On the machine where Acronis Backup Management Server is installed

Install Microsoft Windows Services for NFS. For example, in Windows 7 or Windows 8, open Control
Panel, go to Programs and Features, click Turn Windows features on or off, and then select the
Services for NFS check box and its nested check boxes.

On the machine where the NFS server is installed

Make sure that the export folder is properly configured: