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3 Deployment using vSphere client Introduction This deployment option is available for experienced VMware administrators who prefer to use vSphere client or for whom SEM is not available. This process is also supported on a vSphere web client. IMPORTANT: SEM is the recommended deployment option because it guides the user through the steps and incorporates a number of checks and processes that ensure an elegant deployment or clean failback should deployment fail. Before you start This deployment method requires you to ensure that all deployment pre-requisites have been met; there are no in-built checks within the deployment process, as there are with SEM. For more details, refer to StoreOnce VSA system requirements (page 5) and make sure you have downloaded the latest StoreOnceVSA OVF package to a network location where it can be accessed by the vSphere client. (For optimum performance, download the StoreOnce OVF package to the vSphere client.) Before starting the process make sure you that you have available a datastore with a minimum of 1 TB free space and that you know the name of the network interface on which the StoreOnce VSA is to be deployed. NOTE: vSphere client deployment always defaults to DHCP on both eth0 and eth1. If static IP addressing is required, or you wish to manually configure eth0 or eth1 or both, this must be done after deployment using the StoreOnce CLI. See To amend the network configuration after deployment (page 38) for further details about network configuration. Deployment process 1. Login to the vSphere client and select VMs and Templates from the Inventory section of the Home page. 2. Select the appropriate vCenter server in the Navigation pane and display the Virtual Machines tab. 26 Deployment using vSphere client

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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3 Deployment using vSphere client

Introduction

This deployment option is available for experienced VMware administrators who prefer to use

vSphere client or for whom SEM is not available. This process is also supported on a vSphere web

client.

IMPORTANT:

SEM is the recommended deployment option because it guides the user through

the steps and incorporates a number of checks and processes that ensure an elegant deployment

or clean failback should deployment fail.

Before you start

This deployment method requires you to ensure that all deployment pre-requisites have been met;

there are no in-built checks within the deployment process, as there are with SEM. For more details,

refer to

StoreOnce VSA system requirements (page 5)

and make sure you have downloaded the

latest StoreOnceVSA OVF package to a network location where it can be accessed by the vSphere

client. (For optimum performance, download the StoreOnce OVF package to the vSphere client.)

Before starting the process make sure you that you have available a datastore with a minimum of

1 TB free space and that you know the name of the network interface on which the StoreOnce

VSA is to be deployed.

NOTE:

vSphere client deployment always defaults to DHCP on both eth0 and eth1. If static IP

addressing is required, or you wish to manually configure eth0 or eth1 or both, this must be done

after deployment using the StoreOnce CLI. See

To amend the network configuration after

deployment (page 38)

for further details about network configuration.

Deployment process

VMs and Templates

from the

Inventory

section of the

Home

page.

Select the appropriate vCenter server in the Navigation pane and display the

Virtual Machines

tab.

Deployment using vSphere client