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In this chapter:
Introduction (page 5)
HP StoreOnce G3 models (page 5)
Software and hardware requirements (page 6)
Supported Ethernet configurations (page 6)
Supported Fibre Channel connections (page 7)
Web browser settings (page 7)
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
manuals:
HP StoreOnce Installation posters: Installation posters are available for each product family
(2620, 42xx and 44xx) and describe how to quickly install the product by connection LAN
Port 1 to a 1GbE network.
HP StoreOnce Backup system User Guide: This guide contains detailed information on using
the Web Management Interface. It also contains troubleshooting information, including details
on 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 contains
detailed information about configuring HP StoreOnce Backup systems with supported Linux
and UNIX operating systems.
StoreOnce Best Practices for VTL, NAS and Replication implementations: This white paper
advises how to plan the workload being placed on the HP StoreOnce Backup system in order
to optimize performance and minimize the impact of deduplication, replication and
housekeeping operations competing for resources. It is regularly updated.
HP StoreOnce Backup system Concepts Guide: If you are new to the HP StoreOnce Backup
system, it is a good idea to read this guide before you configure your system. It describes the
StoreOnce technology.
HP StoreOnce G3 models
The following products belong to the HP StoreOnce G3 Backup system family; they are also referred
to as single-node StoreOnce models, in comparison to the HP StoreOnce B6000 Backup system
which is a multi-node StoreOnce product. (This node distinction is important when configuring
replication and Catalyst copy jobs and understanding target and source IP addresses.)
BB852A: HP StoreOnce 2620 iSCSI Backup system
BB853A: HP StoreOnce 4210 iSCSI Backup system
BB854A: HP StoreOnce 4210 FC Backup system
BB855A: HP StoreOnce 4220 Backup system
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