Before You Start; Introduction; Hp Storeonce 2900, 2700, 4500 And 4700 Models - HP StoreOnce 2700 Installation And Configuration Manual

1 Before you start

In this chapter:
Introduction (page 7)
HP StoreOnce Backup models (page 7)
Software and hardware requirements (page 8)
Supported Ethernet configurations (page 8)
Supported Fibre Channel connections (page 9)
Web browser settings (page 10)

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
docs and http://www.hp.com/support/
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 1 Gbit ethernet
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 Backup 4500/4700 (24TB) and 4500 (48TB) Capacity Upgrade Guide: This
guide explains how to connect additional storage shelves to HP StoreOnce 4500 and 4700
Backup systems.
HP StoreOnce Backup 2900 (24TB) Capacity Upgrade Guide: This guide explains how to
connect additional hard disks to HP StoreOnce 2900 Backup systems.

HP StoreOnce 2900, 2700, 4500 and 4700 models

The following products belong to the HP StoreOnce G3 Backup system family; they are also
sometimes referred to as single-node StoreOnce models, to differentiate them from the HP StoreOnce
B6200 and 6500 Backup systems which are multi-node StoreOnce products. (This node distinction
is important when configuring replication and Catalyst copy jobs and understanding target and
source IP addresses.) G3 indicates that the HP StoreOnce Backup systems will be running v3.x.x
StoreOnce software.
http://www.hp.com/go/storage/
(search on Product Name and then select the Product
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