HP StoreOnce 6500 Backup Installation Planning and Preparation Guide

6 Preparing for installation
The customer should ensure that a keyboard and monitor are available for use as a management
console during the initial configuration stage.
NOTE: HP does not recommend using a KVM installed in the rack because this will cause problems
when a second couplet is added. In a fully expanded rack there is no space for locating a KVM
within the rack.
The customer should also complete the checklists in the rest of this document and present them to
the HP service engineers when they arrive to install and configure the system.
All other tools are provided by the HP service specialist.
Related information
The following HP StoreOnce Backup System documentation is available.
• HP StoreOnce Backup system User Guide
• HP StoreOnce Backup system CLI Reference Guide
• HP StoreOnce Backup system Concepts and Configuration Guidelines
• HP StoreOnce Backup system Linux and UNIX Configuration Guide
• HP StoreOnce Software Release Notes
You can find these documents from the HP Support Center website:
http://www.hp.com/support/
Query on your product name and then select the Product Manuals link.
Licenses
Licenses are required for Capacity upgrades and StoreOnce features, such as replication, StoreOnce
Catalyst and Security Pack. Capacity license entitlements are provided with the expansion kits in
printed format and should be unpacked and retained safely, so that the license to use can be
redeemed from http://www.hp.com. All other license entitlements are delivered electronically.
VTL and NAS replication requires a license (per couplet) on the target site, but only if VTL and/or
NAS replication is used on that couplet.
OST/StoreOnce Catalyst devices require a license to be used at both source and target – but do
NOT require an additional StoreOnce Catalyst Copy license. StoreOnce Catalyst licensing is per
couplet; if a couplet is not using StoreOnce Catalyst stores – you do not need the license.
The Security Pack license is per couplet, but is required for all couplets within a cluster. If there is
a Security Pack license on an existing couplet and you do not add the Security Pack license when
you add a new couplet, the security features become unlicensed for the whole HP StoreOnce
Backup system.
NOTE: It is possible to apply a free Instant On license (limited to 90 days) for StoreOnce Catalyst
and Replication at installation, but not for additional capacity or the Security Pack.
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