HPE BB877A – StoreOnce 2700 8TB Backup Storage Appliance

HPE BB877A – StoreOnce 2700 8TB Backup Storage Appliance

Overview

The HPE BB877A is a 1U rackmount backup storage appliance from the StoreOnce 2700 series, designed to deliver efficient disk-based data protection and deduplication for small to mid-sized IT environments. This hardware system comes equipped with 8TB of raw storage capacity configured across four hot-swappable 2TB 7,200 RPM SAS hard drives running on a hardware RAID sub-layer. It directly addresses the operational issue of expanding data footprints and narrow backup windows by condensing redundant block data before writing it to physical disks. The system deploys seamlessly into branch offices, remote departments, or centralized backup racks, functioning as a target for automated data protection schedules.

The platform relies on dedicated internal logic processing and an embedded operating system engineered specifically for storage management and protocol execution. Data ingestion runs smoothly across four integrated Gigabit Ethernet interfaces, enabling the appliance to handle concurrent incoming streams from multiple client hosts without bottlenecking lines. It supports standard network file protocols alongside advanced replication engines, allowing the device to process incoming files over both local networks and distributed wide area networks. This physical interface layout guarantees flexible connectivity within existing enterprise IP storage topographies.

Data reduction is governed at the block layer by the native StoreOnce deduplication engine, which removes matching data sequences to optimize drive volume allocation. The platform supports StoreOnce Catalyst software functionality, enabling data deduplication to execute at the application server or hypervisor level before data travels across production networks. This feature significantly limits network bandwidth consumption and accelerates total backup ingestion speeds across the infrastructure. Built-in security structures ensure data integrity remains intact throughout the lifespan of the retained recovery points.

Physical operations and routine maintenance are simplified by a modular mechanical layout that permits all primary disk changes from the front workspace aisle. Power infrastructure is protected by dual 460W hot-plug common slot power supplies running in a 1+1 redundant configuration to preserve operational runtime during circuit failures. System metrics, hardware state verification, and storage allocation boundaries are fully accessible through a standard command-line interface or unified management software. This clean layout provides data protection teams with a stable, repeatable, and easily maintainable storage node.

Typical Deployment Scenarios

• Centralized network backup target for mid-sized corporate offices using native CIFS or NFS paths to store daily application backups.

• Dispersed edge computing sites utilizing StoreOnce Catalyst replication to copy deduplicated recovery points back to a central data center.

• Dedicated disk-based disaster recovery repository requiring a compact hardware footprint with high-ratio block-level data reduction capabilities.

Specifications

Compatibility / Ecosystem

• Backup Network Protocols: Server Message Block (SMB/CIFS), Network File System (NFS), and StoreOnce Catalyst over Ethernet.

• Management Frameworks: StoreOnce Management Console, Command Line Interface (CLI), and HPE Integrated Lights-Out (iLO).

• Enterprise Backup Software: Micro Focus Data Protector, Veritas NetBackup, Veritas Backup Exec, Veeam Backup & Replication, and Commvault.