Storeonce Catalyst Functions; What Is Storeonce Catalyst; Benefits Of Storeonce Catalyst - HPE StoreOnce 6500 User Manual

StoreOnce Catalyst functions

For general information about StoreOnce Catalyst, see What is StoreOnce Catalyst?.
NOTE: With the current version of the software, there are no equivalent CLI commands available for the
tasks described in this section.
IMPORTANT: If StoreOnce Catalyst operations pass through a firewall, the network administrator
must open (TCP) ports 9387 (Command protocol) and 9388 (Data protocol). Opening these ports
allows the StoreOnce Catalyst traffic to pass to and from the StoreOnce Systems.
Licensing requirements
• The security features of Data at Rest Encryption, Data in Flight Encryption, and Secure Erase require
a Security license.
• Cloud Bank Storage is a licensed feature. Licensing is based on capacity in 1 TB increments. Licenses
are required for the capacity of data written to the Cloud Bank Storage stores. If you use the Cloud
Bank Storage Detach feature, additional licenses are needed for the capacity of the detached Stores.
• StoreOnce Catalyst licensing is per couplet; however, every couplet in the cluster must have a
StoreOnce Catalyst license applied to create StoreOnce Catalyst stores.
• Security licensing is per couplet; however, every couplet in the cluster must have a security license.
Supported backup applications
StoreOnce Catalyst is a backup application-integrated solution. See the HPE Data Availability, Protection
and Retention Compatibility Matrix for a list of supported backup applications.

What is StoreOnce Catalyst?

StoreOnce Catalyst is a StoreOnce function that allows backup applications to:
• Back up data to a target store on the StoreOnce System. Deduplication may occur on the media
server, backup/database server, or StoreOnce System.
• Copy jobs between StoreOnce Systems. Configuration occurs within the backup application, making
StoreOnce Catalyst an attractive alternative to using the replication function on the StoreOnce System.

Benefits of StoreOnce Catalyst

• The backup application is in full control of data for the full lifecycle of the backup data.
• The backup application has full visibility of all items and jobs on the StoreOnce System.
• Deduplication can occur on either the media server or StoreOnce System which ensures efficient use
of the available bandwidth.
• There is no enforced limit on the number of StoreOnce Catalyst items within a store.
• Copy jobs are initiated from the application and have none of the complexities of replication mapping.
• If StoreOnce Catalyst device types are used, space reclamation is more automated and easier to
implement from within the backup application.
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