HP StoreOnce B6200 Installation Planning and Preparation Guide (EJ022-90995, November 2013)

Contents
1 The HP StoreOnce B6200 Backup System......................................................5
Warnings and cautions.............................................................................................................6
2 Product specifications..................................................................................8
Product dimensions...................................................................................................................8
Product weight.........................................................................................................................8
Power/PDU requirements...........................................................................................................9
Power specification...............................................................................................................9
PDU options......................................................................................................................10
3 Connecting to your network.......................................................................12
What is currently supported ....................................................................................................12
What is not currently supported ...............................................................................................12
Factory default cabling............................................................................................................12
Understanding Virtual Interface (VIF) addresses..........................................................................13
Physical IP ports.................................................................................................................13
VIF addresses....................................................................................................................14
Supported network configurations (templates).............................................................................14
Supported network bonding modes......................................................................................14
Gateway considerations.....................................................................................................15
IP address range................................................................................................................16
Reserved IP address range..................................................................................................16
Template 1, uses 10 GbE and 1 GbE sub-nets........................................................................16
Template 2, uses 1GbE network only....................................................................................17
Template 3, uses 10GbE network only..................................................................................17
Template 4, uses two 1GbE networks...................................................................................18
Template 5, uses 1GbE network only....................................................................................18
Recommended versus required IP addresses...............................................................................19
Physical Ethernet connection requirements..................................................................................20
Connection types...............................................................................................................20
Number of physical ports for each template..........................................................................21
4 Fibre Channel connection..........................................................................22
Connecting the Fibre Channel cables (optional)..........................................................................22
5 Preparing for installation...........................................................................23
Related information.................................................................................................................23
Licenses.................................................................................................................................23
User accounts........................................................................................................................23
6 Checklists for completion prior to installation................................................25
Customer details.....................................................................................................................25
Product configuration..............................................................................................................25
Location................................................................................................................................26
Power/PDU requirements.........................................................................................................26
Backup strategy......................................................................................................................27
Network requirements.............................................................................................................28
Fibre Channel........................................................................................................................30
Miscellaneous........................................................................................................................30
About this guide..........................................................................................31
Intended audience..................................................................................................................31
Related documentation............................................................................................................31
HP websites...........................................................................................................................31
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