Contents
1 Introduction
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Product description
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StoreOnce VSA system requirements
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Supported datastores
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VMFS3.MaxHeapSizeMB setting
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AMD support
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Before you start deployment
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StoreOnceVSA files required for deployment
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Deployment overview
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Logging on to the StoreOnce VSA after deployment
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HPresetpassword account
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For more information
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HP StoreOnce documentation
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HP StoreOnce Enterprise Manager documentation
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vSphere documentation
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Licensing
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StoreOnce serial numbers
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To redeem a purchased license
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2 Deployment using HP StoreOnce Enterprise Manager (SEM)
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Introduction
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Before you start
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Deployment process
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To increase storage capacity using StoreOnce Enterprise Manager
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To apply the license using SEM
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3 Deployment using vSphere client
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Introduction
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Before you start
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Deployment process
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To create virtual disks for the StoreOnce VSA
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To create a 1 TB virtual disk
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To prepare and add storage using the StoreOnce CLI
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To apply the license using StoreOnce CLI commands
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To amend the network configuration after deployment
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To check the current configuration
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To run the net set wizard
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4 Increasing virtual memory for optimal performance
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5 Troubleshooting
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Deployment Problems
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StoreOnce VSA power-on fails after deployment
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GUI displays blank and ‘system show status’ shows Service Set is unavailable / in a Failed to
Start state
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Deployment of StoreOnce VSA fails
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StoreOnce VSA deployment through SEM fails after 98% progress
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StoreOnce VSA deployment through SEM is 100% complete, however subsequent configuration
stages fail
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StoreOnce VSA power-on fails
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Applying network settings fails
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Storage addition problems
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hardware discover storage / hardware prepare storage StoreOnce CLI command fails
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