Before You Start; Introduction - HP StoreOnce 4900 Backup Installation And Configuration Manual

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In this chapter:
Introduction (page 15)
HP StoreOnce 4900 Backup (page 16)
Software and hardware requirements (page 18)
Supported Ethernet configurations (page 18)
Supported Fibre Channel connections (page 19)
Web browser settings (page 20)
StoreOnce CD contents (page 20)

Introduction

The HP StoreOnce Backup system is a disk-based storage appliance for backing up network media
servers or PCs to target devices on the appliance. These devices are configured as either
Network-Attached Storage (NAS), Catalyst Stores or Virtual Tape Library (VTL) targets for backup
applications.
This guide describes how to install and carry out the initial configuration of your HP StoreOnce
Backup system. The following documents are also available at
(search on Product Name and then select the Product Manuals link):
HP StoreOnce Backup system Concepts and Configuration Guidelines: If you are new to the
HP StoreOnce Backup system, read this guide before system configuration. It describes the
StoreOnce technology, key performance parameters, and best practices for configuring it.
HP StoreOnce Installation posters: Installation posters are available for each product family
and describe how to quickly install the product by connecting LAN Port 1 to a 1GbE network.
HP StoreOnce Backup system User Guide: This guide contains detailed information about the
StoreOnce Graphical User Interface (GUI) and troubleshooting information, including replacing
failed or failing hard disks.
HP StoreOnce Backup system CLI Reference Guide: This is the full reference guide for the
StoreOnce Command Line Interface (CLI).
HP StoreOnce Backup system Linux and UNIX Configuration Guide: This guide explains how
to configure HP StoreOnce Backup systems with supported Linux and UNIX operating systems.
HP StoreOnce 4900 Backup (44TB) and (60TB) Capacity Expansion Guide: This guide contains
explains how to connect additional storage capacity to HP StoreOnce 4900 Backup systems.
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