Creating backup storage on HPE StoreOnce

With this backup destination, you can store backups from Acronis Cyber Protect or Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud on an HPE StoreOnce device that is running the HPE Catalyst storage protocol.

Limitations

Supported HPE StoreOnce devices include devices running HPE StoreOnce software version 5.x and the HPE Catalyst storage protocol.
Local storage policy settings do not define data redundancy for HPE StoreOnce. Data redundancy is achieved by adding multiple storage nodes and selecting one of them as a secondary archive location in a protection plan configured in the Cyber Protect console.
Data deduplication is managed by the HPE StoreOnce device.

Prerequisites

The storage cluster has at least one disk with the Storage role.
The destination storage has enough space for both existing and new backups.
Ensure that TCP port 44445 is open on each node to join the backup storage cluster for outgoing Internet connections, as well as for incoming connections from Acronis backup software.
Ensure that each node to join the backup storage has access to the HPE StoreOnce device.
Ensure that the HPE StoreOnce device has a Catalyst store that can be used as the backup destination.
Note the HPE StoreOnce DNS name or IP address, Catalyst store name or ID, StoreOnce/Catalyst store administrator name or email address, and Catalyst password.

To select HPE StoreOnce as the backup destination

Admin panel

On the Infrastructure > Networks screen, make sure that the Backup (ABGW) private and Backup (ABGW) public traffic types are added to the networks you intend to use.
Open the Storage services > Backup storage screen, and then click Create backup storage.
On the Backup destination step, select HPE StoreOnce (Catalyst).
On the Nodes step, select one or more nodes to add to the backup storage cluster, and then click Next.
On the HPE StoreOnce step, specify the DNS name or IP address of the HPE StoreOnce device, the Catalyst store that will store backups, and the Catalyst access user credentials. Then, click Next.
On the DNS step, do one of the following:
- Select Register now, and then specify an external DNS name for backup storage (for example, backupstorage.example.com). Backup agents will use this DNS name and the TCP port 44445 to upload backup data.
  - Configure your DNS server according to the example suggested in the admin panel.
  - Each time you change the network configuration of nodes in the backup storage cluster, adjust the DNS records accordingly.
- Select Register later to add registrations for your backup storage later or configure it as the secondary cluster for geo-replication.
For complex environments, HAProxy might be used to build a scalable and redundant load balancing platform, which can be easily moved or migrated and is independent from Virtuozzo Infrastructure. For more information, refer to https://kb.acronis.com/content/64787.
If you selected Register now, specify the following information for your Acronis product on the Acronis account step:
- The URL of the cloud management portal (for example, https://cloud.acronis.com/) or the hostname/IP address and port of the local management server (for example, http://192.168.1.2:9877).
- The credentials of a partner account in the cloud or of an organization administrator on the local management server. Note that the account must be converted to a service account in the Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud management portal. You can do this on the Company management screen in the Users section.
On the Summary step, review the configuration, and then click Create.

After creating the backup storage, you can add more Backup Gateway nodes for high availability and scalability, as described in Adding nodes to backup storage.

Command-line interface

Use the command-line interface to automate deployment or create backup storage without access to the admin panel.

Run the following command:

vinfra service backup cluster deploy-standalone --nodes <nodes> --name <name> --address <address>
                                                [--location <location>] --username <username>
                                                --account-server <account-server>
                                                --storage-type storeonce
                                                --storeonce-host <host>
                                                --storeonce-store <store>
                                                --storeonce-username <username>
                                                --storeonce-password <password> [--stdin]

--nodes <nodes>: A comma-separated list of node hostnames or IDs.
--name <name>: Backup registration name.
--address <address>: Backup registration address.
--location <location>: Backup registration location.
--username <username>: Partner account in the cloud or of an organization administrator on the local management server.
--account-server <account-server>: URL of the cloud management portal or the hostname/IP address and port of the local management server.
--storage-type storeonce: Set the storage type to HPE StoreOnce.
--stdin: Use for setting registration password from stdin.

Storage parameters for the storeonce storage type:

--storeonce-host <host>: StoreOnce DNS name or IP address.
--storeonce-store <store>: Catalyst store name or ID.
--storeonce-username <username>: Catalyst access username.
--storeonce-password <password>: Catalyst access password.

For example, to create the backup cluster from two nodes on the HPE StoreOnce storage, run:

# vinfra service backup cluster deploy-standalone --nodes node001,node002 --name registration1 \
--address backupstorage.example.com --storage-type storeonce --storeonce-host storeonce.example.com \
--storeonce-store accounting2 --storeonce-username catalyst-user --storeonce-password storeonce-password \
--username account@example.com --account-server https://cloud.acronis.com/ --stdin

This command also specifies the registration name and address, registration account and server, as well as the required HPE StoreOnce parameters.

You can view the backup storage details in the vinfra service backup cluster show output:

# vinfra service backup cluster show
+-----------------+---------------------------------------------+
| Field           | Value                                       |
+-----------------+---------------------------------------------+
| dc_uid          | 966ac53e-a92c-11ec-be79-fa163ea9f01a        |
| deployment_mode | - standalone                                |
| geo_replication |                                             |
| hosts           | - hostname: node001.vstoragedomain          |
|                 |   id: 24a953ce-b50e-40c2-bf44-0668aafb421d  |
|                 |   systemd: active                           |
|                 | - hostname: node002.vstoragedomain          |
|                 |   id: c1de8940-c38a-d7ae-41b5-bdd35581a906  |
|                 |   systemd: active                           |
| registrations   | - account_server: https://cloud.acronis.com |
|                 |   address: backupstorage.example.com        |
|                 |   expires: '2025-03-20T15:20:59+00:00'      |
|                 |   id: be526718-d9f8-4f2c-9bd3-04a987f7e4c4  |
|                 |   name: registration1                       |
|                 |   type: ABC                                 |
|                 |   username: account@example.com             |
| status          | deployed                                    |
| storage_params  | host: storeonce.example.com                 |
|                 | store: accounting2                          |
|                 | username: catalyst-user                     |
| storage_type    | storeonce                                   |
+-----------------+---------------------------------------------+