HP Store Once Backup System 2700, 4500 and 4700 Installation and Configuration Guide

NOTE: 100 Base-T Ethernet will limit performance.
• Users without a DHCP-enabled 1GbE network must create and activate a network configuration
before the StoreOnce Backup system can become active on the network. This network
configuration may use any available Ethernet port, but one Ethernet port must always be
connected, even if you are only using the FC ports to back up and restore data to the HP
StoreOnce Backup system. The port connection is required because the network is used to
access the StoreOnce Management Console remotely and for replication.
TIP: The recommended way to create an initial network configuration to support static IP
addressing is to run the StoreOnce CLI wizard, net set wizard, as described in Network
configuration, how to use StoreOnce CLI commands (page 41).
iLO 4 functionality
HP StoreOnce backup appliances are built on HP Proliant server hardware and use the embedded
HP Integrated Lights-Out 4 (iLO 4) management technology. iLO enables secure remote monitoring
and console access via a web browser. All HP StoreOnce Backup systems are supplied with an
iLO password that should be changed after installation and stored safely offsite with other
passwords.
iLO is not required for daily management of the StoreOnce appliance but is useful in a lights-out
data center situation. iLO is also useful for diagnosing hardware failures that prevent access to the
appliance through the primary StoreOnce GUI or remote CLI interface.
NOTE: See also Password best practices (page 31).
Supported Fibre Channel connections
NOTE: Fibre Channel is not supported on the HP StoreOnce 2700 Backup system.
For a more detailed discussion of Fibre Channel configuration options, see also Fibre channel
installation and configuration (page 74).
• When connecting to a Fibre Channel network, the HP StoreOnce Backup system is supplied
with the correct FC card pre-installed. Cables are not supplied.
• The number of FC ports available depends upon the HP StoreOnce model.
All models that support FC have two FC ports on the FC card; the HP StoreOnce 4700 has
two FC cards and, therefore, four FC ports are available.
• The HP StoreOnce Backup system supports both switched fabric and direct attach private loop
topologies.
A switched fabric topology utilizes one or more fabric switches to provide a flexible
configuration between several Fibre Channel hosts and Fibre Channel targets such as HP
StoreOnce Backup systems.
• Switched fabric configurations are implemented with Fibre Channel switches. Switches may
be cascaded or meshed together to form larger fabrics.
• The preferred topology for the HP StoreOnce Backup system is switched fabric using NPIV
(N_Port ID Virtualisation).
NOTE: Please refer to http://www.hp.com/go/ebs for the latest information about compatibility.
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