Managing HPE StoreOnce Backup Solutions covers the HPE StoreOnce backup products, including single node appliances, clustered appliances, and the Virtual SAN Appliance (VSA). In this course, we discuss the range of products in the product line, and explain concepts, installation, and use.

The course includes hands-on labs using HPE StoreOnce appliances. This course is updated to include the new, advanced features of the products.

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Describe major hardware and software components of the HPE StoreOnce product line
• Describe important HPE StoreOnce product concepts
• Explain the importance and advantages of deduplication
• Configure HPE StoreOnce devices for initial use
• Create Virtual Tape Libraries (VTL) and NAS shares
• Configure replication between two HPE StoreOnce devices
• Configure HPE StoreOnce Catalyst Stores
• Perform basic troubleshooting and maintenance procedures

Module 0: Managing HPE StoreOnce Backup Solutions

• Course introduction
• Managing HPE StoreOnce Solutions class agenda

Module 1: Product Introduction

• HPE StoreOnce backup systems
• New HPE StoreOnce product features and benefits
• HPE StoreOnce family comparison—features in HPE StoreOnce models

Module 2: Installation

• Installing HPE StoreOnce devices
• Available connections
• Network/iSCSI modes of operation
• Single port and dual port modes
• Fibre channel
• Initial configuration process
• HPE StoreOnce Gen4 firmware

Module 3: Web Management Interface

• HPE StoreOnce GUI
• HPE StoreOnce GUI—left-hand menu
• HPE StoreOnce GUI—federation dashboard
• HPE StoreOnce GUI—system dashboard
• HPE StoreOnce GUI—event log
• HPE StoreOnce GUI—settings
• HPE StoreOnce GUI—hardware
• HPE StoreOnce GUI—settings – security

Module 4: Virtual Tape Libraries

• HPE StoreOnce (D2D) backup systems
• Choosing VTL vs. NAS
• Virtual Tape Libraries (VTL)
• iSCSI and fibre channel connections to VTL
• Flexible emulations

Module 5: Basic HPE StoreOnce Catalyst

• HPE StoreOnce Catalyst overview and API
• ISV control of replication
• HPE StoreOnce Catalyst with Veeam
• HPE StoreOnce Catalyst with Commvault
• HPE StoreOnce Catalyst in Data Protector
• Deduplication options for low and high bandwidth transfers
• What is new in Catalyst?

Module 6: NAS Shares

• NAS shares and server configuration
• NAS share authentication
• HPE StoreOnce NAS limitations

Module 7: HPE StoreOnce Deduplication

• Deduplication—what is it and key benefits?
• Deduplication—data locality and ratios
• Housekeeping

Module 8: Replication of VTL and NAS Shares and HPE StoreOnce Catalyst Copy

• Definition and replication granularity
• Replication fan-out and fan-in
• Bi-directional replication
• Seeding the replication target
• HPE StoreOnce Catalyst Copy
• Replication recovery
• Making replication targets visible to host
• NAS replication and ‘seeding’
• VTL and NAS replication and configuration
• Low-bandwidth—multi-hop

Module 9: HPE StoreOnce Reporting and Appliance Federation

• Reporting
• Device selection example
• Viewing reports
• HPE Infosight
• Next generation HPE StoreOnce—management federation
• Overlapping federation scenario
• Creating a federation
• Different federation topologies
• Recommended networking topology
• System dashboard
• HPE StoreOnce High Availability Manager overview

Module 10: Cloud Bank and HPE StoreOnce Catalyst Advanced Features

• HPE StoreOnce Catalyst Cloud Bank and advanced features
• CloudBank use cases
• CloudBank configuration
• CloudBank disaster recovery
• HPE StoreOnce Catalyst Copy over fibre channel
• HPE StoreOnceCatalyst Copy over fibre channel—use cases

Module 11: Best Practices

• General best practices
• Flexible emulations best practices
• HPE StoreOnce replication best practices
• NAS share best practices
• Physical tape offload methods
• Security
• Active Directory

Module 12: Troubleshooting and Remote Support

• Backup or disk space problems
• Capacity thresholds
• Remote support via STATS (RSvS)
• Tools and updates
• Configuration and software updates—improved processes
• HPE StoreOnce Gen4 software upgrade
• REST API developer kit
• Reference documentation

Appendix A: StoreOnce Generation 3

• HPE StoreOnce portfolio—comparing Gen4 and Gen3
• HPE StoreOnce emulation specifications
• HPE StoreOnce—web management GUI
• HPE StoreOnce integrated graphical reporting
• Discuss HPE StoreOnce B6000 operations
• HPE StoreOnce B6000 terminology

Appendix B: HPE StoreOnce Recovery Manager Central (RMC)

• HPE StoreOnce Recovery Manager Central—key benefits
• What is HPE StoreOnce Recovery Manager Central (RMC)?
• HPE StoreOnce Recovery Manager Central concepts and components
• HPE StoreOnce Recovery Manager Central architecture
• Element Recovery (ERT) with HPE StoreOnce data path
• HPE StoreOnce Recovery Manager Central data protection deployment
• HPE 3PAR/HPE StoreOnce storage integration
• What is new in HPE StoreOnce Recovery Manager Central?

Appendix C: High Availability Manager

• High Availability Manager overview (version 4.2)
• High Availability Manager concept
• High Availability Manager limits
• Validation pre-checks
• Monitored status
• High Availability Manager Warranty Serial

Number (WSN)

• High Availability Manager failover check
• High Availability VSA—failover triggers
• Logging for High Availability Manager

lab outline

Lab 1: Configure an HPE StoreOnce backup system with storage and first-time configuration

Lab 2: Configure the HPE StoreOnce backup system

• License the HPE StoreOnce appliance

Lab 3: Backup to a VTL on HPE StoreOnce using Veeam and NAS using Windows backup

• HPE StoreOnce configuration using the management GUI
• Creating a NAS share

Lab 3a: Back up to a VTL on the HPE StoreOnce using Veeam

Lab 3b. Back up the files in Veeam

• Let’s do more backups

Lab 4: Data deduplication

Lab 5: Use the HPE StoreOnce GUI to create a HPE StoreOnce Catalyst Store and add it to Veeam as a backup repository

• Introduction to HPE StoreOnce Catalyst
• Terminology
• Hands-on lab introduction
• Hands-on lab sequence
• HPE StoreOnce Catalyst licensing
• Add the HPE StoreOnce Catalyst Store to Veeam and perform backups
• Create a backup job to back up data to an HPE StoreOnce Catalyst store

Lab 6: Data replication

• Overview
• Creating VTL and NAS shares on the target replication appliance
• Configure replication from your local HPE StoreOnce appliance
• Virtual tape library (VTL) mapping
• Configure replication of all the files on the NAS share
• Testing the replication of NAS and VTL

Lab 7: HPE StoreOnce Catalyst Copy within Veeam

Lab 8: Reports and federation

• Custom graphs
• Federation

HPE StoreOnce customers, HPE services field engineers, call center personnel, presales and channel partners, and other field personnel who provide installation and/or operational support assistance

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Basic Windows administration experience
• Basic understanding of SCSI, iSCSI, RAID, fibre channel, backup, and SAN technologies