HP StoreOnce 4500 - Software and Hardware Requirements; Supported Ethernet Configurations

Table 1 StoreOnce 2700, 2900, 4500 and 4700 models
Storage expansionPortsInterfaces supportedDescriptionProduct model
Not supported4 x 1 Gbit ethernet
ports
iSCSI onlyA single server with
four 2TB hot-plug disks
HP StoreOnce 2700
8TB Backup , BB877A
One 6–disk expansion
kit, BB911A
4 x 1 Gbit ethernet
ports
iSCSI onlyA single server with
six 4TB hot-plug disks
HP StoreOnce 2900
24TB Backup,
BB910A
2 x 10 Gbit ethernet
ports
Up to three expansion
enclosures, which may
4 x 1 Gbit ethernet
ports
iSCSI and FCA single server with
twelve 2TB hot-plug
disks
HP StoreOnce 4500
24TB Backup,
BB878A be any combination of
the following:
2 x 10 Gbit ethernet
ports
1. 12–disk 24TB
expansion
enclosure, BB881A
2 x FC ports
2. 12–disk 48TB
expansion
enclosure, BB882A
Up to seven 12–disk
expansion enclosures,
BB881A
4 x 1 Gbit ethernet
ports
2 x 10 Gbit ethernet
ports
iSCSI and FCA head server unit
with two 1TB disks
and a pre-configured
storage array with
twelve 2TB disks
HP StoreOnce 4700
24TB Backup,
BB879A
4 x FC ports
Software and hardware requirements
Refer to http://www.hp.com/go/ebs for the latest connectivity and compatibility information.
Supported Ethernet configurations
The HP StoreOnce Backup system supports a wide range of network configurations. The following
list provides an overview of configuration details. See Network configuration, understanding the
concepts (page 30) for more details about network support and configuring the network. Also refer
to the latest release notes to find out if there are any configuration combinations that require specific
attention.
• An Ethernet connection is required for backing up to iSCSI VTL devices and NAS shares, for
replication and StoreOnce Catalyst Copy activities, and for all StoreOnce management tasks.
It is also required if you wish to backup StoreOnce Catalyst stores across ethernet.
• The HP StoreOnce Backup system supports IPv4 and IPv6. IPv4 is available for backup to all
target devices and for appliance management; IPv6 is supported for backup to StoreOnce
Catalyst stores, replication and Catalyst Copy, and for appliance management. It cannot be
used for backup to VTL or NAS shares.
NOTE: IPv6 is not supported on the iSCSI data path for VTL nor the NFS/CIFS data path
for NAS Shares.
• The HP StoreOnce Backup system may be connected to a virtual LAN and supports VLAN
tagging.
• DHCP and static IP addressing are supported.
NOTE: If DHCP is used, it is recommended that once an IP address has been assigned, the
Network Administrator should permanently associate that IP address with the StoreOnce
Backup system. This association prevents the IP address of the device changing after reboots.
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