Technical white paper

Protecting virtual machines

with HP StoreOnce VSA
Using Veeam Backup & Replication

Table of contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Technology overview.................................................................................................................................................................... 3
HP StoreOnce applianceskey features and benefits .................................................................................................... 3
HP StoreOnce VSA..................................................................................................................................................................... 3
HP StoreOnce CIFS shares and Veeam Backup & Replication ......................................................................................... 4
Veeam Backup & Replication and HP StoreOnce VSA ........................................................................................................... 4
Veeam Backup & Replication environment ......................................................................................................................... 4
HP StoreOnce VSA and enterprise backup............................................................................................................................... 4
HP StoreOnce VSA and Enterprise ROBO ................................................................................................................................. 5
Capacity planning .......................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Weekly full and daily incremental backups ......................................................................................................................... 7
Capacity planning usage models ........................................................................................................................................... 8
HP StoreOnce VSA and Veeam Backup & Replication deduplication options .............................................................. 9
Other factors that affect backup throughput and data deduplication .......................................................................... 9
Disaster recovery with HP StoreOnce VSA ............................................................................................................................. 11
Instant VM Recovery ................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Copy to HP StoreEver Tape for archive .................................................................................................................................. 13
Recommendations ...................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Conclusion ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Useful links ................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
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Introduction
Organizations are increasingly using VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V server virtualization as part of their IT plans to
increase responsiveness and drive down costs. HP customers need efficient, high performing, and reliable backup systems
that are easily integrated into these virtual environments and deliver the flexibility and cost profile. HP StoreOnce provides a
disk-based data protection platform, while addressing data growth by utilizing data deduplication for efficient backup data
retention in virtualized and physical environments.
The HP StoreOnce Virtual Storage Appliance (VSA) extends the StoreOnce family to enable cost-effective data protection for
virtualized environments. By deploying HP StoreOnce in a software-defined form factor, customers can increase flexibility
and cut storage costs compared to deploying purpose built appliances. HP StoreOnce VSA is a virtual appliance that delivers
fast, efficient, and scalable backup. A virtual appliance increases deployment flexibility and reduces costs through optimized
use of storage resources, compute resources, rack space, and power.
Now HP customers can benefit from HP StoreOnce capabilities by installing HP StoreOnce VSA in Veeam environments.
Veeam Backup & Replication and HP StoreOnce together provide customers with an integrated backup and recovery
solution. HP StoreOnce VSA is built on the same StoreOnce software as the physical HP StoreOnce appliances making it easy
for Veeam users to deploy the HP StoreOnce VSA in backup environments and utilize the same advanced data services as
physical appliances.
The following are key recommendations for using HP StoreOnce VSA and Veeam Backup & Replication:
Enterprise remote office/branch office (ROBO): HP StoreOnce VSA is ideal for centrally managed enterprise ROBO with
local backup and offsite backup copies. Branch offices can send backup data to a local HP StoreOnce VSA target with data
deduplication optimized copy to a remote HP StoreOnce appliance located at a data center or data recovery (DR) site.
Increase backup speed: Using larger Veeam Backup & Replication block sizes can significantly improve backup speed.

Note
A throughput performance enhancement specifically for Veeam Backup & Replication is integrated into HP StoreOnce
Backup software version 3.11.1 and later. For more details, consult an HP pre-sales or support representative.

Reduce required resources: A weekly full and daily incremental backup schedule uses less backup server and
HP StoreOnce VSA host server resources during backup than a daily full backup schedule. Backup data will require
about the same amount of space on the HP StoreOnce VSA appliance for each backup schedule type.
Instant VM Recovery: Veeam Instant VM Recovery can immediately restore a VM into a production environment by
running it directly from the backup file stored on an HP StoreOnce VSA Common Internet File System (CIFS) share.
This helps improve recovery time objective (RTO) and helps minimize disruption and downtime of production VMs.

Building a data protection solution using Veeam Backup & Replication and HP StoreOnce VSA appliances enables fast
and reliable recovery of data from cost-effective backups. For business environments with remote offices, or a
disaster recovery (DR) site, Veeam Backup & Replication and the HP StoreOnce VSA make an effective combination to
replicate data to a central data center or remote facility. This document describes the benefits and best practices for using
HP StoreOnce VSA and Veeam Backup & Replication to protect server data.

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Technology overview
HP StoreOnce applianceskey features and benefits
HP StoreOnce appliances deduplication: store more data on disk
HP StoreOnce appliances deduplication reduces the disk space required to store backup data sets without impacting backup
performance. Retaining more backup data on disk longer enables greater data accessibility for rapid restore of lost or
corrupt files and reduces downtime.
Deduplication ratios are strongly influenced by two factorsdata change rate and backup data retention periods. Low data
change rates and data retained for longer periods of time yield higher deduplication ratios.
Deduplication-enabled replication
HP StoreOnce deduplication is the technology enabler for HP StoreOnce deduplication-enabled replication, which allows
fully automated replication over low-bandwidth links to DR site, giving ROBO and small data centers a cost-effective
DR solution for the first time.
Rapid restore of data for dependable, worry-free data protection
HP StoreOnce appliances offer immediate access to backups for rapid restores. HP StoreOnce appliances deduplication
allows more data to be stored closer to the data center for longer periods of time, which offers immediate access for
rapid restores.
Automate, simplify, and improve the backup process
HP StoreOnce appliances automate the backup processes, allowing reduced time spent managing data protection.
Implementing hands-free, unattended daily backup is especially valuable for environments with limited IT resources, such
as remote or branch offices.
HP StoreOnce VSA systems can back up multiple servers simultaneously via standard Ethernet to a disk-based solution
instead of sequentially to a tape drive or autoloadermeaning that substantially reduced backup windows are possible.

HP StoreOnce VSA
The HP StoreOnce VSA extends the HP StoreOnce portfolio with the agility and flexibility of HP StoreOnce delivered as a
virtual appliance, removing the need to install dedicated hardware, and leveraging the advantages of server virtualization to
provide a very cost-effective solution. The flexibility and economics of HP StoreOnce VSA make it especially suitable for
ROBO environments and backup as a service (BaaS) providers.
Packaged as a VMware or Hyper-V virtual appliance, the HP StoreOnce VSA is available with maximum licensed usable
capacities of 4 TB or 10 TB. Capacity is configured in 1 TB increments as needed up to the maximum capacity.
The HP StoreOnce VSA is currently supported to run on VMware 5.0, VMware 5.1, VMware 5.5, or Windows Server 2012 R2
Hyper-V virtualized servers. Once installed and powered on, it is used by backup and recovery applications as a backup
target, in the same way as physical HP StoreOnce appliances and delivers the following benefits:
Exceptional value: Install into existing virtualized environments for software-defined deduplication backup storage.
The HP StoreOnce VSA license to use (LTU) includes HP StoreOnce Catalyst capability, for seamless data movement
across the enterprise, and replication capability to enable it to be a replication target and three years HP support for
peace of mind.
Easy to managelocally: HP StoreOnce VSA can be managed using a local graphical user interface (GUI) or the
HP StoreOnce Enterprise Manager (SEM) application. The local GUI is the same, well-proven interface used to manage
the HP StoreOnce Backup appliances and provides a consistent experience for enterprise-wide deployments.
Easy to manageacross the enterprise: For users with multiple HP StoreOnce appliances and multiple HP StoreOnce
VSAs, SEM enables centralized management. Through the centralized SEM, up to 400 HP StoreOnce appliances and
HP StoreOnce virtual appliances can be managed across multiple sites. As well as advanced monitoring, reporting,
forecasting and trend analysis, SEM can be used to deploy and configure HP StoreOnce VSA appliances.

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HP StoreOnce CIFS shares and Veeam Backup & Replication

HP StoreOnce VSA offers Catalyst, Virtual Tape Library (VTL), and NAS interfaces for backup applications. For Veeam Backup
& Replication, CIFS shares are used as backup targets. These offer data deduplication and deduplication-enabled replication,
which are ideal for VM backup and recovery. HP StoreOnce CIFS shares are configured as Veeam backup repositories using
the CIFS share network path. Once a backup repository is created for an HP StoreOnce CIFS share, the share can be
configured to use advanced Veeam features such as synthetic full backup, and Instant VM Recovery with vPower. For
incremental backups, HP recommends using Veeam Backup & Replication forward incremental backups. Reversed
incremental backups should not be used on HP StoreOnce.

Veeam Backup & Replication and HP StoreOnce VSA

An important part of protecting virtual machines (VMs) is maintaining a consistent set of backup images. Veeam Backup &
Replication provides data protection for VMware and Hyper-V virtual environments. VM backup images can be consolidated
to a single HP StoreOnce VSA leveraging 10GbE speed. HP StoreOnce VSAs integrated with a VM data protection strategy
include regular backups to maintain a consistent set of VM images for recovery purposes.

Veeam Backup & Replication environment

Table 1. Veeam backup architecture

Component Description

Veeam backup server A Windows-based physical or VM on which Veeam Backup & Replication is installed. The Veeam
backup server fills the role of the configuration and control center.

Veeam backup proxy An architecture component that sits between the data source and target and is used to process jobs
and deliver backup traffic.

Backup repository A location used by Veeam Backup & Replication jobs to store backup files, copies of VMs, and
metadata for replicated VMs. A backup repository is a folder on the backup storage.

HP StoreOnce VSA and enterprise backup

The HP StoreOnce VSA can be deployed in a traditional enterprise LAN backup environment where there is a need for
separate backup systems. For example, setting up both VMware and Hyper-V environments so each has its own
HP StoreOnce VSA is a cost-effective way to maintain separation of backup data between the environments, while taking
advantage of the virtual infrastructure to efficiently backup VM images. And by using the replication features of the
HP StoreOnce VSA, it is very easy to copy VM images to a remote location for increased data protection. Figure 1
illustrates how Veeam Backup & Replication and HP StoreOnce VSA might be deployed in a typical VM backup and
recovery configuration.

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Figure 1. HP StoreOnce VSA and Veeam Backup & Replication in a typical VM data protection configuration

HP StoreOnce VSA and Enterprise ROBO

HP StoreOnce VSA is ideal for centrally managed enterprise ROBO protection with local backup and offsite backup copies.
Branch offices can back up VMs with Veeam Backup & Replication to a local HP StoreOnce VSA with data deduplication copy
to a remote HP StoreOnce appliance at a central data center and DR site.
This solution offers the following benefits:
Reduced backup window: A local HP StoreOnce VSA device in branch offices enables fast backups.
Backup application flexibility: Users may utilize Veeam Backup & Replication to back up to an HP StoreOnce CIFS share
set up as a Veeam backup repository, and then migrate data to an HP StoreOnce iSCSI VTL by utilizing the Veeam backup
copy feature.
Reduced risk of data loss: An offsite copy of branch office backup data further reduces the risk of data loss.
Offsite consolidation: Offsite copies of backup data can be consolidated to an HP StoreOnce 6000 or other
large appliance.
Centrally managed: All sites can be managed from a central location using SEM.

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Figure 2. HP StoreOnce VSA and Veeam Backup & Replication in a typical ROBO configuration in a single backup domain

Capacity planning
The required storage capacity for backups depends on many factors including the following:
How much backup data is written and retained
Size and number of protected VMs
How many backups are retained (recovery points needed)
Type of backups (full, incremental, synthetic full)
How much the data is compacted (deduplicated and compressed)
The type of data
Rate of change between backups
Configuration options such as block size and parallelism
The efficiency of the deduplication and compression

Note
For the purpose of this document, the data rate of change refers to the amount of data that would be contained in an
incremental backup as a percentage of a full backup. A 100 GB full backup with a subsequent 5 GB incremental backup
before the next full backup would be a 5 percent rate of change.

An administrator may desire two weeks of VM images stored on an HP StoreOnce VSA appliance for quick recovery access.
Data deduplication provides more backup space without increasing the physical capacity of the backup device; however, a
dynamic environment with changing data affects the backup data deduplication ratio.
Figure 3 shows a lower rate of change correlates with higher deduplication ratios when backing up VM images to an
HP StoreOnce VSA share using Veeam Backup & Replication.
In performing these tests, HP used Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Windows VMs that contained customer representative
data sets with realistic structure and content. For the chart below, data was updated between each backup until the desired
rate of change was reached.

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Figure 3. Rate of change between backups effect on HP StoreOnce VSA deduplication ratios over time

Weekly full and daily incremental backups

Many backup environments use a weekly full and daily incremental backup schedule. Some characteristics of full and
incremental backups are:
Full backups include both the changed and unchanged data in a data set.
Incremental backups include only changed data in a data set. Veeam Backup & Replication provides two methods for
incremental backups:
Reversed incremental backup (not recommended for backup to HP StoreOnce)
During the first run of a backup job, a full backup of a VM is created. VM data is stored in a full backup file. During
reversed incremental backup, changes are injected into the full backup file to rebuild it to the most recent state of the
VM. A reversed incremental backup file is created containing data blocks that are replaced when the full backup file is
rebuilt. Therefore, the most recent restore point is always a full backup, and it gets updated after every backup cycle.
Forward incremental backup (recommended for backup to HP StoreOnce)
During the first run of a forward incremental backup, VM data is stored in a full backup file. At subsequent backups, it
only gets changes that have taken place since the last performed backup (whether full or incremental) and saves them
as incremental backup files next to the full backup.
Changed data does not deduplicate as well as unchanged data, so incremental backups do not deduplicate as well as
full backups.
Incremental backups are usually much quicker than full backups and use fewer resources, which has less impact to the
backup server, network, disk storage device, and HP StoreOnce appliance.
End-to-end data compaction is greater for schedules that include incremental backups when compared with daily full
backup schedules. The result is greater space saving on the HP StoreOnce appliance even though deduplication ratios,
measured on the StoreOnce appliance, are lower for incremental backups.
Full backups and reversed incremental backups enable faster and simpler recovery than forward incremental backups or
a mix of full and forward incremental backups.

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Note
For increased deduplication ratios, it is best to organize backups so that like data is written to the same backup target.
Where possible, best practice is to configure backups for each data type and direct them to different shares, libraries, or
stores. However, note, HP StoreOnce appliances do not deduplicate across backup targets; each share, library, or store is an
independent deduplication domain.

Capacity planning usage models

As an example, a VM environment with four VMs with 75 GB of data each and a 14-day backup data retention requirement
can have several HP StoreOnce appliance usage models. Usage models change based on parameters such as the following:
Backup schedule type
Daily full image backups deduplicate well but use more server and HP StoreOnce compute and bandwidth resources
during a backup.
Weekly full with daily incremental backups do not deduplicate as well but use less compute and bandwidth resources.
The end-to-end data compaction for weekly full with daily incremental backup schedules may be better than daily
full backups.
As shown in figure 3, lower change rates result in better deduplication ratios and require less HP StoreOnce storage.
Sequential or simultaneous backupsmultiple backups running simultaneously typically have better backup throughput
but may reduce HP StoreOnce deduplication ratios. While testing Veeam Backup & Replication, HP did not notice an
improvement in backup throughput when backing up multiple VMs simultaneously from the same backup job.

Note
Data compaction refers to the removal of redundant information from a backup set prior to storing on a backup device.
Incremental backups, deduplication, and compression are all methods for removing redundant data from a backup set.

Figure 4 compares five usage models for VM backups to an HP StoreOnce VSA with the following common characteristics:
VMs size (4 VMs): 300 GB
Backup schedule: Daily
Retention period: 14 days

Each usage model shows the overall size of the backup data without deduplication vs. the size of the data on the
HP StoreOnce VSA after deduplication.

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Figure 4. Data compaction comparison of different VM backup types: 5 VM daily backups retained for 14 days

HP StoreOnce VSA and Veeam Backup & Replication deduplication options

Veeam Backup & Replication offers compression and deduplication options. When using an HP StoreOnce VSA target with
deduplication, HP recommends the following when selecting Veeam backup repository options and creating a Veeam
backup job:
Backup repository deduplicating storage compatibility should be set to Decompress backup data blocks before store.
Decompressing the data blocks before storing allows the HP StoreOnce VSA to achieve better deduplication ratios.
In the backup job advanced settings, storage deduplication should be deselected. The HP StoreOnce VSA will achieve
better deduplication ratios if the data is not previously deduplicated by Veeam. If this option is selected, there will likely
be very minimal additional deduplication by the HP StoreOnce VSA. Deselecting Veeam deduplication will reduce the
backup proxy load and allow the HP StoreOnce VSA to achieve better deduplication ratios.
In the backup job advanced settings, the compression level should be set to none as Veeam compressed data does not
deduplicate well.

Other factors that affect backup throughput and data deduplication

Some configuration options that may have an effect on backup throughput rates and data deduplication ratios:
Block size: The block size chosen for backup may affect throughput. With Veeam Backup & Replication, block size is
controlled by the values specified in the backup job advanced settings storage optimizations. The following options
are available:
WAN target256 KB block size
LAN target512 KB block size
Local target1024 KB block size
Generally speaking, larger block sizes result in faster throughput and have minimal effect on data deduplication ratios.
Figure 5 illustrates the effect of varying block sizes on backup throughput.
Data at rest encryption: The HP StoreOnce VSA supports the option to encrypt the backup data before data is written to
disk. This feature is supported for all protocols. Enabling this feature is done at the time of object creation and may affect
performance. Figures 6 and 7 illustrate the effect on throughput performance and deduplication ratios when data
encryption is enabled on a CIFS share.

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Figure 5. The effect of varying block sizes on backup throughput

Backup throughput
WAN target (256 KB)

target (512
LAN Target (512 KB)
KB)

Local target (1024 KB)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Full backups

Figure 6. Comparing backup throughput with data at rest encryption enabled vs. disabled
Backup throughput

Encryption at rest
enabled

Encyrption at rest
Encryption
disabled
disabled

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Full backups

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Figure 7. Comparing deduplication ratio with data at rest encryption enabled vs. disabled

Expected deduplication ratio

Encryption at rest
enabled

Encryption at rest
disabled

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Full backups

Disaster recovery with HP StoreOnce VSA

Most companies recognize the importance of a robust data protection strategy. Enterprise-level customers are likely to
invest in DR site. In addition, many companies, large and small, are protecting remote offices where untrained IT staff are
expected to manage a daily backup processgenerally involving the changing of physical tapes, which is a process prone
to human error.
Low bandwidth replication (LBR), available on HP StoreOnce VSA, offers the solution to both of these problems by allowing
local VM backup data to be replicated between sites in a reliable deduplicated form. This provides the following flexibility in
VM data recovery:
VMs can be recovered at the HP StoreOnce source site (original VM location).
If a total disaster of the VM source site occurs, VMs can be recovered from the remote data center DR site. The VM backup
data can be replicated or copied back to the source site for complete environment recovery.
VMs can be recovered at the HP StoreOnce target site such as a remote data center or DR site.

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Figure 8. Veeam Backup & Replication and HP StoreOnce VSA recovery scenarios

Instant VM Recovery
Veeam Backup & Replication also offers vPower technology for both VMware and Hyper-V VM recovery, which provides
the ability to:
Immediately recover a failed VM (Instant VM Recovery).
Verify the recoverability of backups by starting and testing VMs directly from VM backups.

Veeam Instant VM Recovery can immediately restore a VM into a production environment by running it directly from the
backup file stored on an HP StoreOnce VSA CIFS share. This helps improve RTO and helps minimize disruption and downtime
of production VMs.
When Instant VM Recovery is performed in a VMware environment, Veeam vPower technology is used to mount a VM image
to an ESXi host directly from the backup file. There is no need to extract the VM from the backup file and copy it to
production storage, so a VM can be restarted from any restore point in a matter of minutes.
To finalize Instant VM Recovery, with the proper configuration as described in Veeam documentation, VMware Storage
vMotion can be used to migrate the restored VM to production storage in the background without downtime.

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Figure 9. Veeam Instant VM Recovery with HP StoreOnce VSA

Copy to HP StoreEver Tape for archive

HP StoreOnce products are excellent solutions for regular and daily backup; there is no longer a need to store daily
incremental backups on tape. However, HP still recommends periodic copy to tape as the most cost-effective and
robust solution for long-term archival of data to meet regulatory requirements of offsite storage for DR where data
replication is not an option. Copy to tape is executed using backup and recovery management software such as
Veeam Backup & Replication.
HP StoreEver is:
Economical: Efficiently protect and retain rapidly growing datawith support for linear tape-open (LTO), HP StoreEver
Tape offers significant cost, energy, and footprint advantages.
Reliable: Protect and retain data over the long termwith enhanced HP StoreEver Tape reliability and extreme
durability, essential but less frequently accessed data can be stored with confidence.
Secure: Enable a vital last line of defensewith hardware-based data encryption and removable storage that are
offline to threats, HP StoreEver Tape is a highly reliable safety net and an optimal platform for long-term digital archive.

Veeam Backup & Replication enables the ability to archive backup files stored in backup repositories to tape. For instance, a
backup file stored on HP StoreOnce VSA could be copied to HP StoreEver Tape media. During the VM backup to tape job, the
backup server or proxy server reads the backed up data from the HP StoreOnce source, transfers the data, and writes it to
the HP StoreEver target media.

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Figure 10. Illustrates how HP StoreEver Tape is used with Veeam VM backup to tape to archive data from HP StoreOnce

Recommendations
VM daily full backups vs. weekly full with daily incremental backups
Daily full backups deduplicate at a much higher rate than weekly full with daily incremental backups but require more
ESXi server and HP StoreOnce VSA processing resources.
The HP StoreOnce Backup VSA data storage required is roughly the same for each type of backup schedule over an
extended time period.
Daily full backups deduplicate better but weekly full with daily incremental backups send much less data for
deduplication processing.
If daily full backups are not required, HP recommends a backup schedule that includes incremental backups to reduce
the resource load required for VM backup.
Increasing VM backup throughput to the HP StoreOnce VSAThe HP StoreOnce VSA is able to obtain higher overall
throughput when larger backup block sizes are used.

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DR
HP StoreOnce remote replication offers a LBR solution to and from remote sites, which is ideal for VM DR.
HP StoreOnce VSA is ideal for centrally managed enterprise ROBO with local backup and offsite backup copies.
Branch offices can send backup data to a local HP StoreOnce VSA target with data deduplication optimized copy to a
remote HP StoreOnce appliance located at a data center and DR site.
Instant VM Recovery with Veeam vPower and HP StoreOnce VSA CIFS shares provides a method to bring VMs online
almost immediately, which helps improve RTO and minimize disruption and downtime of production VMs.
Tape archiveHP StoreEver Tape combined with a Veeam Backup & Replication VM backup to tape job is an economic,
reliable, and secure method for archiving data from HP StoreOnce for long-term data retention.

Conclusion
The backup processes for a virtual environment should offer the same flexibility and cost benefits as the rest of the virtual
environment. To enable this, HP provides a variety of reliable data protection storage solutions that work with Veeam
Backup & Replication to address these requirements. The HP StoreOnce VSA extends the HP StoreOnce portfolio with the
agility and flexibility of HP StoreOnce delivered as a VMware or Hyper-V virtual appliance, removing the need to install
dedicated hardware, and providing a very cost-effective solution. Combining HP StoreOnce VSA with Veeam Backup &
Replication provides a comprehensive data protection solution.

Useful links
HP StoreOnce VSA
HP StoreOnce Backup manuals
Veeam Backup & Replication
Veeam documentation

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