HPE StoreOnce 6500

HPE StoreOnce 6500 and 6600 System
User Guide
For StoreOnce software version 3.18.4
Part Number: BB897-91023
Published: May 2018
Edition: 6
Abstract
This document is the user guide for the Hewlett Packard Enterprise StoreOnce Systems and
is intended for users who install, operate, and maintain the StoreOnce System. Always check
www.hpe.com/info/storeonce/docs for the most current documentation, including localized
versions (PDF) for your product. Refer to the Quick Specs on www.hpe.com/support/
StoreOnceQuickSpecs for supported features for your model.

HPE StoreOnce 6500 Specifications

General

Brand	HPE
Model	StoreOnce 6500
Category	Server
Language	English

Summary

Getting started

The StoreOnce System Management Console

Details on using the StoreOnce System GUI and CLI for administration and monitoring.

StoreOnce Graphical User Interface (GUI) components

Overview of the StoreOnce System GUI components, including title bar, navigator, and topic pages.

VTL (Virtual Tape Libraries)

NAS functions

Editing NAS shares

Viewing NAS shares and share information

Details on viewing configured NAS shares, including share list and detailed parameters.

Replication functions

StoreOnce Catalyst functions

Housekeeping function

Configuring blackout windows

Scheduling blackout windows to prevent conflicts with backups or other operations.

Hardware page

Monitoring the StoreOnce System server

Monitoring the status of installed server components like CPU, Fans, NICs, and DIMMs.

Reporting Central

Appliance registration

Registering local and remote StoreOnce appliances for reporting.

Device reports

Device status reports

Reports on the status of virtual tape libraries, NAS shares, and Catalyst stores.

Capacity Threshold Alerts

Adding a capacity threshold alert

Configuring alerts for capacity usage to receive email notifications.

System resource reporting

CPUMemory reports

Viewing data on CPU and Memory usage and performance.

Disk utilization reports

Information on disk subsystem utilization, read, and write throughput.

Email Report Scheduler

Adding an email report

Procedure for scheduling and adding email reports for system status.

Access and Device Configuration

Device Configuration page

Summary details for the StoreOnce System set up at installation.

Firmware page

To view and upgrade firmware

User Management

User roles and types

Defines roles and permissions for users: Administrator, Backup Admin, Operator.

Adding a local user (administrator only)

Adding an external user (administrator only)

Generating a self-signed certificate

Email

To configure email settings

SNMP GUI functions

Adding an SNMP trapsink

Support Ticket (administrators only)

To modify the Support Ticket configuration

Data collection

Collect data

Download data collection

Maintenance

Enable Failover

Disable Failover

Shutdown

Reboot

License management

Viewing license information on the StoreOnce GUI

Redeeming a license

Adding a license by pasting a license string

Time and Date GUI page

Viewing current date and time setting

Changing the time zone

Optional hardware

Validating new licenses and updating controller card status

Validating installed optional hardware licenses and updating controller status.

Security features

Data at Rest Encryption

Protects data at rest on stolen or discarded disks from forensic attack.

Data in Flight Encryption

Secures network links for replication and copy operations.

Secure Erase

Enrolling a StoreOnce appliance with an external key manager

Changing a drive assignment on Fibre Channel ports

Creating a cartridge

Deleting a cartridge

Deleting all or a range of cartridges

Creating NAS shares

Authentication modes

Selecting the authentication mode

User authentication mode

Creating a local user on the StoreOnce CIFS server

Procedure for creating a local user account on the StoreOnce CIFS server.

AD authentication mode

Configuring AD authentication mode

Process overview for configuring AD authentication mode.

Add the StoreOnce appliance to an Active Directory domain

Granting AD domain uses access to NAS shares using the Windows Computer Management tool

Assign AD users as administrators for the CIFS server

NFS shares

Enabling and disabling NFS Browsability

Configuring NFS server hosts

Partner Appliances (Replication)

Target Appliances tab

Source Appliances tab

Bandwidth Limiting tab

VT Mappings (Replication)

Source and target library mappings

Running the replication wizard (virtual tape devices)

Recovering a Source Appliance (Virtual Tape devices)

NAS Mappings (Replication)

Source and target share details

Running the replication wizard (NAS)

Recovering a source appliance (NAS shares)

Reverse replication using the wizard

Procedure for reverse replication using the wizard after a disaster.

Promoting a Target Share over the WAN using NAS

Viewing and editing StoreOnce Catalyst settings

Adding a blackout windows

Adding a bandwidth limiting window

Adding a client

StoreOnce Catalyst over Fibre Channel

Configuring StoreOnce Catalyst over Fibre Channel

Steps to configure StoreOnce Catalyst over Fibre Channel interface.

Zoning considerations

Creating a StoreOnce Catalyst Store

Editing a StoreOnce Catalyst Store

Editing a StoreOnce Federated Catalyst Store

Deleting a StoreOnce Catalyst Store

Connecting (Read Write) to a Cloud Bank store

Connecting (Read Only) to a Cloud Bank store

Detaching Cloud Bank stores

Disconnecting Cloud Bank stores

Managing storage configuration

Creating RAID volumes

Procedure for creating RAID volumes for new storage expansions.

Expanding the file system

Deleting all storage configurations

Deleting an Alien Volume or an invalid RAID Volume

Virtual devices

Creating or modifying a virtual device group

Creating or modifying virtual device groups for reports.

Deleting a virtual device group

Removing a device from a device group

Firewall configuration

Adding a group (administrator only)

Adding an SNMP user

Adding a license by loading a license file

Loading a license from the StoreOnce System license directory

Network configuration

Network Configuration List

Custom Network Configuration List

To add a custom network configuration

Steps to create and configure a custom network configuration.

To add encryption to a subnet

Remote Support

Remote Support page

Configuring and modifying Remote Support

Procedure to configure or modify Remote Support settings.

Events

Filtering and searching for events

Acknowledging events

Deleting events from the log

Remote Event Suppression

Configuration save and restore process

Configuration file

Performing a configuration save

Restoring from the configuration zip file

Deleting configuration files from an appliance

StoreOnce Catalyst

StoreOnce Federated Catalyst

Basic troubleshooting

Password problems

Pulling a Support Ticket

Procedure for collecting system information for troubleshooting.

Licensing problems

Problems connecting to the StoreOnce System from the backup application

Timeout problems with NAS CIFS shares

If backup or replication fails

Backup fails

Replication fails

StoreOnce Catalyst Cloud Bank store status is not Online

Cloud Bank store status is Cloud storage offline

Housekeeping not running on a StoreOnce Catalyst Cloud Bank store

StoreOnce System configuration problems

Advanced troubleshooting

Enabling power on after power has been lost

Recommended power-on sequence after a system-wide power loss.

VLAN networking problems

Software update process

Procedure for performing software updates via the StoreOnce CLI.

Firmware updates

What happens to the GUI during failover

Describes GUI behavior and user impact during system failover events.

Running failback

Failover with CIFS Server in AD authentication

Reduced performance using Data in Flight Encryption

Quick Restore ISO Image

Replication

Support and other resources

Accessing Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support

Information on accessing HPE support services and documentation.

Accessing updates

Remote support

Remote support and Proactive Care information