How do you set up a Storage Node?

* Install AMS (if not done yet)
* Connect to the AMS, navigate to 'storage nodes' page, click 'add storage node', add your storage node.
* navigate to 'Vaults' -> 'Centralized', 'Add vault'.
* In this page, specify 'managed' vault type, specify storage node name, choose vault storage(local or on network share) and database path (only local, on the storage node), check 'deduplication' checkbox, proceed. Vault is created.

Then you can create backup tasks with destination located on this vault.

Thanks. I think my problem was more basic - I didn't realise you had to connect to a Management Console, because that is running on the same server. I had connected to "local machine" instead. I thought that would mean the same thing, but apparently not.

OK, next question. I have successfully created a Storage Node on the same server, and another one on a different server.
I have successfully created a vault on the Storage Node on the local server, and backed up some data to it.

But when I try to create a vault in the remote Storage Node, I get "access denied" errors. I guess because the account it is using doesn't have permissions on that server? But how do I know which account it is using? Or is the problem something else?

Here's the log file entry:

Log Entry Details
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Type: Error
Date and time: 19/02/2010 11:24:30
Backup plan: [None]
Task: [None]
Managed entity type: [None]
Managed entity: [None]
Machine: s25.abc.com
Code: 2,555,960(0x270038)
Module: 39
Owner:
Message:
Failed to add vault 'test vault 2'.
Additional info:
--------------------
Error code: 56
Module: 39
LineInfo: af0695fa9d427024
Fields: $module : C:\Program Files (x86)\Acronis\StorageNode\StorageServer.exe
Message: Failed to add vault 'test vault 2'.
--------------------
Error code: 20
Module: 4
LineInfo: f35f747b3b21fa21
Fields: function : GetDiskFreeSpaceExW, filename : \\?\D:\backup\acronis_test\
Message: Access to the file is denied.
--------------------
Error code: 65520
Module: 0
LineInfo: bd28fdbd64edb8bc
Fields: code : 2147942405
Message: Access is denied
--------------------

During installation of storage node you was (most likely) prompted for user credentials to run storage node service. I'd look in task manager on that machine - who runs storageserver.exe?

Thanks for your help. storageserver.exe on the remote server was running under the local account "ASN User", which appears to be a member of local Backup Operators.

I changed the service to use a domain admin account and now the remote vault works.

Does it need that level of permissions?

Never mind, a bit of experimentation shows that the account just needs appropriate rights to whatever directory you're using on the target server, so I'm using a local account instead now.