Managing HPE StoreOnce Backup Solutions

Managing HPE StoreOnce Backup Solutions covers the HPE StoreOnce backup products, including the single node appliances, the 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 you successfully complete this course, expect to be able to:

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

Module 1: Product Introduction

• HPE StoreOnce backup systems
• New HPE StoreOnce product features and benefits
• HPE StoreOnce family comparison—features in HPE StoreOnce models
• HPE StoreOnce Gen4 Virtual Storage Appliance (VSA)
• HPE StoreOnce licenses

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 with HPE GreenLake for Backup and Recovery
• Zerto long-term retention architecture
• HPE StoreOnce Catalyst with Veeam
• HPE StoreOnce Catalyst with Commvault
• HPE StoreOnce Catalyst with HPE Data Protector
• Deduplication options for low and high bandwidth transfers
• What is new in HPE StoreOnce Catalyst

Module 6: NAS Shares

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

Module 7: HPE StoreOnce Deduplication

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

Module 8: Catalyst Copy and Replication Using VTL and NAS Shares

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

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: CloudBank and HPE StoreOnce Catalyst Acvanced 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 StoreOnce Catalyst Copy over fibre channel—use cases

Module 11: Best Practices

• General best practices
• Flexible emulations best practices
• HPE StoreOnce replication best practices
• Virtual Storage Appliance (VSA) implementation
• Virtual tape library best practices
• NAS share best practices
• Deduplication best practices
• Physical tape offload methods
• Security
• Directory authentication

Module 12: Troubleshooting and Remote Suuport

• 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

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

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