StoreOnce VSA

QuickSpecs
HPE StoreOnce VSA Software
Standard Features
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Compatibility with StoreOnce VSA 3.x
Only StoreOnce VSA 4.x licenses can be installed on StoreOnce VSA 4.x virtual appliances. StoreOnce 3.x licenses cannot be ap
plied
to StoreOnce 4.x virtual appliances. StoreOnce 4.x licenses cannot be applied to StoreOnce 3.x virtual appliances. There is n
o upgrade
path from StoreOnce VSA 3.x to StoreOnce VSA 4.x. The StoreOnce VSA 3.x licenses remain available for existing StoreOnce VSA
3.x
users. For details see the StoreOnce 3.x QuickSpecs. StoreOnce VSA 4.x is replication compatible with all StoreOnce 3.x systems.
Software-defined capacity and performance
A StoreOnce VSA can be configured with up to 500 TB capacity. The starting capacity point for a StoreOnce VSA is 4 TB when
individually licensed,
or 1 TB if allocated licenses from a license server. Each StoreOnce VSA can be expanded in 1 TB increments
usi
ng one or many 1 TB stackable licenses. When the Cloud Bank Storage feature is used to connect to object storage, the usable
capacity can be expanded by 1,000 TB up to 1,500 TB.
A StoreOnce VSA can be configured for backup data to be written at up to 36
TB/hour. The number of backup targets and
concurrency can also be configured according to the solution requirements.
Choice of interfaces for integration into your environment
The following are available to connect to your backup environment
• StoreOnce Catalyst; over IP & Fibre Channel
• Virtual tape libraries (VTL); over iSCSI & Fibre Channel
• NAS; StoreOnce NFS, StoreOnce CIFS
StoreOnce Catalyst
StoreOnce Catalyst is a protocol and interface optimized for data protection workloads. The Catalyst serve
r runs on the StoreOnce
system and the Catalyst client is integrated into the data protection application. This design enables the data protection ap
plication
to control the execution and retention of backups and backup copies to and between StoreOnce syst
ems. This means the data
protection application has control of the protected data through its lifecycle. Using StoreOnce Catalyst, the data deduplicat
ion can be
configured to be executed on the StoreOnce System or on a data protection software component such as a media agent.
Compared to the NAS and VTL interfaces, StoreOnce Catalyst has no limiting geometry (cartridges, libraries) or upper limit on
the
number of items within a store. The Catalyst protocol also enables higher performance backup as well as
enhanced reporting and
control in the data protection application.
Deduplication optimized offsite replication
StoreOnce enables backup data to be replicated to a StoreOnce system in another rack, building, site, continent or public clo
ud. This
data replication is deduplication-
optimized to reduce bandwidth requirements so the job finishes faster and link costs are kept down.
One StoreOnce system can be the replication target for multiple source StoreOnce systems to consolidate the storage of replicas
Extensive compatibility
HPE StoreOnce VSA works with many hypervisors, data protection software and business applications. Detailed compatibility
information is published on the StoreOnce support matrix*
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Reliable backup and restore
In any storage system it is essential that the integrity of the data stored is maintained so data can be recovered exactly as
it was
written. StoreOnce Systems include HPE StoreOnce Integrity Plus -
industry leading patented technology to deliver data integrity
throughout the lifecycle. With Integrity Plus you get inbuilt protection which checks data at many stages in the backup and r
ecovery
processes and also continually checks the data when at rest, correcting errors if necessary.