StoreOnce VSA

QuickSpecs
HPE StoreOnce VSA Software
Standard Features
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StoreOnce VSA in high availability deployments
To minimize downtime and survive a host failure, StoreOnce VSA can be deployed in a VMware vSphere cluster. Leveraging the
VMware vSphere High Availability feature means the unavailability of the StoreOnce VSA can be limited to minutes if its h
ost fails. In
the event of a host failure, the vSphere High Availability feature enables the StoreOnce VSA to be restarted on another host
in the
cluster so backup, restore or copy operations can resume.
StoreOnce High Availability Manager
The
StoreOnce High Availability Manager manages the setup and validation of failover relationships of StoreOnce VSAs deployed in
a vSphere HA cluster.
It connects to the VMware vCenter Server that manages the VMware vSphere cluster(s) that host the StoreOnce
VSAs.
When backing up over Fibre Channel, it also removes the need for manual intervention on host failover, caused by the
requirement to use VM-direct path I/O for Fibre Channel data connections.
It is not necessary, but recommended, for automated
failover for StoreOnce VSAs with IP data connections.
The High Availability Manager
is a free, unlicensed, lightweight, virtual appliance. For simplicity it is delivered in the same package as
the StoreOnce VSA. On deployment, the High Availability Manager deployment mode is selected as part of the First Time Setup
Wizard. The High Availability Manager does not provide any data services.
The High Availability Manager takes on the role of the federation lead of the StoreOnce VSAs it is managing. The StoreOnce VS
As
managed by the High Availability Manager can also exist in other federations
. The StoreOnce High Availability Manager may not be
added to another federation.