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10. The process is now complete for the first virtual disk. To create additional virtual disks, repeat

the process.

•

If powering on the StoreOnce VSA for the first time, the total storage will be made

available to the StoreOnce VSA automatically, and the Instant-On license applied.

•

If the StoreOnce VSA has already been powered on, use StoreOnce CLI commands, as

described in the next section, to prepare and add storage to the StoreOnce VSA. Use

the StoreOnce CLI command,

system show status

, as described in the next section

to check progress, and when complete, manually reboot the VSA, using the StoreOnce

CLI command,

system reboot

.

IMPORTANT:

When creating and adding virtual disks to the StoreOnce VSA it is best practice

to select the same SCSI controller that was used when the first data vdisk was added. If you

select different SCSI controllers for the additional disks, it will be necessary to reboot the

StoreOnce VSA (using the StoreOnce CLI command:

system reboot

.) After reboot, use the

StoreOnce CLI commands, as described in the next section, to prepare and add storage to

the StoreOnce VSA.

To prepare and add storage using the StoreOnce CLI

This process prepares and adds all available storage and is required if you create virtual disks

after the StoreOnce VSA has been powered on. You are recommended to create as many virtual

disks as required be

f

o

r

e

adding them to the StoreOnce VSA .

NOTE:

There are two StoreOnce CLI commands that may be used to prepare storage; they both

carry out the same function:

hardware prepare storage

and

hardware discover

storage

.

1.

Use a

ssh

session to connect to the StoreOnce VSA Management Console as an Admin user

(or use a

ssh

client application, such as PuTTY, which is freely available from the internet.)

ssh <username>@<ip_address>

nl

UserName: Admin

nl

Password: Admin

2.

Use the following commands to prepare and add the storage:

hardware discover storage

hardware add storage

3.

While the above commands complete, use the following StoreOnce CLI command to check

the current status on the storage addition. In this example, 4 TB is already formatted/configured

and 1 TB is currently being added.

# system show status

Status

------

Formatted 4,045.55GB, Adding 1,452GB...

Service Sets Status

Notes

------------ ------

-----

Set 1

Running

IMPORTANT:

If you add invalid virtual disks of capacity less than or greater than 1 TB the

StoreOnce CLI commands,

hardware prepare storage

and

hardware discover

storage

, will fail with an error and you must remove the invalid virtual disks from the vSphere

Client and reboot the StoreOnce VSA for any further storage addition. See

Troubleshooting (page 43)

for example output if these commands fail.

To create virtual disks for the StoreOnce VSA

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Section	Page
Contents	3
1 Introduction	5
Product description	5
StoreOnce VSA system requirements	5
Supported datastores	6
VMFS3.MaxHeapSizeMB setting	6
AMD support	6
Before you start deployment	8
StoreOnceVSA files required for deployment	9
Deployment overview	10
Logging on to the StoreOnce VSA after deployment	11
HPresetpassword account	11
For more information	11
HP StoreOnce documentation	11
HP StoreOnce Enterprise Manager documentation	11
vSphere documentation	12
Licensing	12
StoreOnce serial numbers	12
To redeem a purchased license	13
2 Deployment using HP StoreOnce Enterprise Manager (SEM)	14
Introduction	14
Before you start	14
Deployment process	15
To increase storage capacity using StoreOnce Enterprise Manager	21
To apply the license using SEM	24
3 Deployment using vSphere client	26
Introduction	26
Before you start	26
Deployment process	26
To create virtual disks for the StoreOnce VSA	32
To create a 1 TB virtual disk	33
To prepare and add storage using the StoreOnce CLI	37
To apply the license using StoreOnce CLI commands	38
To amend the network configuration after deployment	38
To check the current configuration	38
To run the net set wizard	38
4 Increasing virtual memory for optimal performance	40
5 Troubleshooting	43
Deployment Problems	44
StoreOnce VSA power-on fails after deployment	44
GUI displays blank and ‘system show status’ shows Service Set is unavailable / in a Failed to Start state	44
Deployment of StoreOnce VSA fails	45
StoreOnce VSA deployment through SEM fails after 98% progress	45
StoreOnce VSA deployment through SEM is 100% complete, however subsequent configuration stages fail	46
StoreOnce VSA power-on fails	46
Applying network settings fails	46
Storage addition problems	47
hardware discover storage / hardware prepare storage StoreOnce CLI command fails	47
Error running system show status	48
Data vdisks not recognized when executing the StoreOnce CLI storage addition commands	48
License alerts and issues	49
StoreOnce Instant-on license not installed alert	49
StoreOnce Instant-on license expired alert	49
Backup jobs fail with backup target size full error with Storage Report on GUI showing Free Space and Used Space as 0 GB	49
License addition fails with error “Invalid Device ID”	49
Instant-on license validity or number of days remaining is reduced	50
The VSA powers off after every power-on	50
License transfer is required	50
Network problems	51
Unable to access VSA over the network when default port —eth0 goes down	51
Performance problems	52
VSA writes and reads are slower in ESXi SAN environments	52
Power issues	53
The VSA service set goes down and file system becomes read-only	53
Backup jobs on VTLs fail after power shutdown	53
Miscellaneous issues	54
Operations such as power-off, power-on, and storage addition on the StoreOnce VSA may fail when using vSphere with the message: <File [unspecified file name] not found>	54
All VSAs/VMs on the ESXi server become unresponsive and all operations on StoreOnce VSAs fail	54
Emails are not sent to configured accounts	54
Adding/deleting replication targets fail with error “Maximum no. of sessions reached”	54
Time settings are reset when the StoreOnce VSA is rebooted	55
A fifth VT library gets created in the StoreOnceVSA automatically when the iSCSI initiator attached to the StoreOnce VSA is reset or refreshed	55
Logs for SEM and the StoreOnce VSA	55
Managing and resetting the password for the HPresetpassword account	55
To change the password for the HPresetpassword account	56
To reset the password for the local Admin user	56
6 Support and other resources	57
Contacting HP	57
Subscription Service	57
Related information	57
Websites	57
Typographic conventions	58

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