Storeonce Catalyst - Filesystem agent

[jancipra]

Hello,

Is there any way to write data to a StoreOnce appliance via the Catalyst protocol without using backup software? For example, is there an option to mount a Catalyst store as a filesystem using some kind of agent? A similar functionality is offered by the competing Data Domain solution through BoostFS.

Thanks in advance for your reply.

Jan

[Sanika]

Hello @jancipra 

I believe you cannot mount a StoreOnce Catalyst store as a general-purpose filesystem like you can with Data Domain's BoostFS. Catalyst is designed specifically for efficient backup data transfer, not for regular file access.
You can either:
Use Catalyst only through supported backup software (like Veeam, Commvault, or Data Protector), or
Use NFS/SMB shares on StoreOnce if you just need a regular mount (but without Catalyst benefits).

Currently, HPE does not offer a native filesystem mount for Catalyst stores like BoostFS.

If you have further doubts regarding this, I would recommend you to contact HPE support team for more assistance.

Regards,
Sanika.

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System recommended content:

1. HPE Data Availability, Protection and Retention Compatibility Matrix - July 2017

2. StoreOnce System CLI Reference Guide for Software versions 3.14.x (BB913-90922, March 2016)

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[sbhat09]

Hello @jancipra,

If you want to use StoreOnce to mount filesystem, NAS share is the right data service, instead of Catalyst stores.

Regards,
Srinivas Bhat

[jancipra]

Hello @sbhat09

Thats right, but for NAS, there are some constraints versus the Catalyst protocol—for example, with respect to enforcing immutability of stored data.

Regards,

Jan

[sbhat09]

May I know which Generation/Model of StoreOnce you are using?

Regards,
Srinivas Bhat