HP StoreOnce Backup System Concepts and Configuration Guidelines (BB877-90913, November 2013)

Floating StoreOnce seeding
In this model co-location takes place at many remote sites using a floating StoreOnce target. The
StoreOnce target is transported between may sites and the taken to the Data Center. It is a useful
model for large-in fan scenarios.
Figure 52 Seeding using floating StoreOnce Backup system
2. Replication to floating StoreOnce Target appliance over
GbE link at each remote site over LAN
1. Initial backup at each remote site
4. Finally take floating Target StoreOnce appliance to Data
Center site.
3. Move floating Target StoreOnce appliance between
remote sites and repeat replication.
6. Establish final replication with remote sites.5. Establish replication from floating StoreOnce Target
(now a Source) with Target StoreOnce at Data Center.
Delete devices on floating Target StoreOnce appliance.
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Repeat the process for further remote sites until all data
has been loaded onto the Data Center Target StoreOnce
appliance. You may be able to accommodate 4 or 5 sites
of replicated data on a single floating StoreOnce
appliance.
This “floating StoreOnce appliance” method is more complex because for large fan-in (many source
sites replicating into single target site) the initial replication set up on the floating StoreOnce
appliance changes as it is then transported to the data center, where the final replication mappings
are configured.
The sequence of events is as follows:
94 Seeding methods in more detail