HP StoreOnce 2700, 4500, 4700 and 4900 Backup System User Guide

To continue using these features, separate licenses must be purchased for StoreOnce Catalyst and
Replication and applied within the 90 day period. If they are not, data is not lost but:
• Replication: Replication Target libraries will continue receiving replicated data, however, you
will receive notification every 24 hours that your license has expired.
• Catalyst: Catalyst stores will still be available as target devices for backup, however, you will
receive notification every 24 hours that your license has expired.
Use StoreOnce CLI commands to show the current license status and apply the demo and individual
licenses. See the HP StoreOnce Backup system CLI Reference Guide and “Licensing” (page 16)
for more information.
Multiple users
The HP StoreOnce Management Console supports multiple GUI and CLI sessions. However, we
recommend:
• No more than 8 active Operator sessions for the GUI
• No more than 16 active Operator sessions for the CLI
• No more than 1 active Admin session to ensure there is no confusion when configuration
changes are made
Currently, you cannot see which users are logged in. The accounts show command will list all
the user accounts defined for the HP StoreOnce Backup system. For each account the authority
level is provided.
Connecting to the StoreOnce Backup system from the backup application
Make sure you have the latest version or software patches for the backup application. Please see
http://www.hp.com/go/ebs for supported applications.
Stop and restart the backup application services after the backup device has been discovered. If
you still cannot access the device, check Device Manager to make sure it is accessible from the
host.
• For iSCSI devices: Make sure that the iSCSI initiator is connected to the devices and log on
to them, if they are not, configure them on the Targets tab of the iSCSI Initiator.
• For Fibre Channel devices: Models with an 8Gb Fibre Channel card have a theoretical limit
of 255 devices per Fibre Channel port on a host or switch; models with 4Gb Fibre Channel
card have a theoretical limit of 127 devices per Fibre Channel port on a host or switch.
NOTE: There are practical limitations on the number of devices that each host or HBA can access.
It is possible to configure more drive and library devices than a host can access. The limit for
Windows or Linux hosts using the iSCSI interface is 64. Although the Fibre Channel connection
supports a greater theoretical number of devices per Fibre Channel port on a host or switch, HP
recommends that no more than 64 devices are configured for use by a single host.
Timeout problems with NAS CIFS shares
By default, Windows CIFS timeout is set low for NAS backup implementations. This can lead to
various error message related to lost connection to the share, unrecoverable write errors or timeout
problems resulting backup job failures. It is recommended to add or to increase the “SessTimeout”
value from the default of 45 (seconds) to 300 (five minutes).
By increasing the timeout, it ensures that the Windows CIFS timeout does not cause your backup
application to prematurely timeout the running job.
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