HP Store Once Backup System 4900 Installation and Configuration Guide

• Networking parameters are contained within a network configuration. For ease of installation,
a default configuration is initially applied to the StoreOnce Backup system. As long as LAN
port 1 of the appliance is connected to a DHCP–enabled 1GbE network switch, the HP
StoreOnce Backup system will be active on the network immediately after installation.
You can continue to use the default configuration or create and activate an additional
configuration that is tailored to your exact networking requirements.
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 45).
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 34).
Supported Fibre Channel connections
For a more detailed discussion of Fibre Channel configuration options, see also Fibre channel
installation and configuration (page 80).
• There are two FC cards, each with two ports.
• 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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