HP StoreOnce VSA Backup System User Guide (TC458-96025)

3. Decide how to seed the first full backup on the Target Appliance. (See the HP StoreOnce
Backup system Concept Guide.)
• If seeding across the WAN or can colocate the Target Appliance on the same LAN as
the Source Appliance, go to step 4.
• If seeding using physical media:
1. Create the share on the Remote Site share.
2. Map to the NAS share on the Source Appliance and copy the files from the NAS
share to a USB disk.
3. Transport the USB disk to the replication target site.
4. Insert the USB disk into a host server on the same sub-net as the Target Appliance.
Map to the NAS Share on the Target Appliance and copy the files across from the
USB disk at the source site.
4. Go to the NAS Mappings page.
5. Select a non-replicating share to be converted to a Replication Source Share and click Start
Replication Wizard.
6. Proceed to the Select Target Appliance step.
TIP: Click show/hide details box to check how many target appliances are permitted and
the number of target appliances that are currently configured.
7. Select a Target Appliance from the list and click Next.
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