Procedure
1.
For available and required plug-ins, see the
HPE StoreOnce Support Matrix
at
storage/StoreOnceSupportMatrix
2.
To download the free software, see
http://www.hpe.com/support/softwaredepot
.
3.
Search for
StoreOnce
in the
Search Software Depot
search box.
The search result includes the StoreOnce System Software for all products, VSA evaluation files, and
QR images for all hardware platforms. The link also includes a link to
StoreOnce Free Software
.
4.
To access plug-ins, click
StoreOnce Free Software
.
5.
To install the plug-ins, follow the instructions included in the download. The download includes release
notes and documentation.
Drivers for StoreOnce VTL devices on client servers
To create Virtual Tape Devices on the StoreOnce System, two drivers are required on the client server:
•
HPE LTO Tape driver
: This driver allows your system to recognize the Ultrium tape devices created
by the StoreOnce System.
Tape drivers can be installed from the HPE website for driver updates at
. Search on the Product name and select
Download Drivers and Software
.
•
Medium changer driver
: No additional medium changer driver is required because Microsoft
Windows provides a suitable generic driver and all backup applications provide their own changer
drivers.
NOTE:
Certain backup applications require their own drivers for both the tape device and medium
changer. For many applications these are installed automatically during the software installation process.
If the backup software is already installed, you may need to update manually the drivers after installing
the StoreOnce System.
After installation, the StoreOnce System does not appear as a device under
My Computer
and it is not
mapped to a drive letter. The host machine requires a backup application to back up and restore data.
However, if drivers are installed, the backup system can be viewed as a tape drive and medium changer
from the Device Manager.
NOTE:
For a Fibre Channel StoreOnce System, a new “unknown” device will be discovered in Device
Manager. This device is required only to ensure that a Fibre Channel target exists as LUN 0 in the SAN.
No functionality is provided by this device and no driver is required. Note that this device will be replaced
by the Catalyst Over Fibre Channel initiator device if CoFC is configured.
Warranty details
• StoreOnce 3620 Systems have at least one entry for the base server, where the warranty serial
number covers the server and embedded base six 4 TB disks. A separate entry is added for the
optional BB960A capacity upgrade kit. The capacity upgrade kit has six additional 4 TB disks that are
added to the empty server bays to expand storage.
• StoreOnce 3640 Systems have at least one entry for the base server, where the warranty serial
number covers the server and embedded base twelve 4 TB disks.
Configuring a newly installed system
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