HPE BC006A Storeonce VSA Server 100TB LTU

HPE BC006A StoreOnce VSA 100TB License to Use

The HPE BC006A is a License to Use (LTU) that activates 100TB of usable capacity on the HPE StoreOnce Virtual Storage Appliance (VSA) — a software-defined backup and deduplication platform designed to run on existing VMware or Hyper-V infrastructure without requiring dedicated backup hardware. If your organization is consolidating backup targets or extending data protection into a branch or remote site where rack space and capital budget are limited, the BC006A capacity tier is a practical entry point into the StoreOnce ecosystem.

Overview

HPE StoreOnce VSA delivers the same deduplication and Catalyst copy technology found in HPE's hardware appliances, deployed as a virtual machine on commodity server infrastructure you may already own. The BC006A licenses 100TB of protected capacity, making it appropriate for mid-size workloads, secondary data centers, or environments standardizing on HPE's backup architecture across physical and virtual tiers. Sourced through US distribution channels, this is a genuine factory-new license — no grey-market, no parallel imports.

Key Features

• 100TB VSA Capacity: activates a defined 100TB protected capacity pool on the StoreOnce VSA platform — size the license to your actual workload rather than purchasing oversized hardware appliances.
• Software-Defined Deployment: runs as a virtual machine on existing hypervisor infrastructure, eliminating a dedicated backup appliance and the associated rack space, power draw, and capital expenditure.
• StoreOnce Catalyst Integration: compatible with HPE's Catalyst protocol for source-side deduplication, reducing network traffic during backup jobs — relevant in bandwidth-constrained branch environments.
• Multi-Country Manufacturing: produced across CN, CZ, MX, SG, and US facilities, reflecting HPE's global supply chain for software licensing media and fulfillment.

Integration and Compatibility

The BC006A is designed to integrate within HPE's broader backup ecosystem, including HPE Data Protector and supported third-party backup applications that target StoreOnce Catalyst or VTL interfaces. Verify current hypervisor compatibility and minimum host resource requirements (vCPU, RAM, datastore) against HPE's StoreOnce VSA release notes before deployment — VSA sizing directly affects achievable deduplication ratios and throughput.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What does the BC006A license activate?

A: The BC006A is a License to Use (LTU) that activates 100TB of usable capacity on the HPE StoreOnce Virtual Storage Appliance (VSA), a software-defined backup deduplication target that runs on VMware or Hyper-V.

Q: Does the BC006A include physical hardware?

A: No. The BC006A is a software license only. You must provide compatible host server infrastructure and a supported hypervisor environment to deploy the StoreOnce VSA.

Q: What hypervisors does HPE StoreOnce VSA support?

A: HPE StoreOnce VSA is designed for VMware and Hyper-V environments. Verify the specific VSA release notes from HPE for supported hypervisor versions before purchasing.

Q: Can the BC006A be used with third-party backup software?

A: StoreOnce VSA exposes Catalyst and VTL interfaces, which are compatible with a range of backup applications beyond HPE Data Protector. Confirm your specific backup application's StoreOnce integration support with the software vendor.

Q: Where is the BC006A manufactured?

A: Country of origin is listed as CN, CZ, MX, SG, and US — reflecting HPE's multi-site global supply chain for license fulfillment and media production.

James Everett

The BC006A is HPE's 100TB capacity LTU for StoreOnce VSA — the right license tier when you need software-defined deduplication backup without committing to a hardware appliance. I typically see this deployed at secondary data centers or larger branch offices where an IT team already runs a VMware cluster and wants to extend HPE's Catalyst deduplication to that site without purchasing another rack unit.

Technical Highlights:

• 100TB Protected Capacity: a defined, licensable pool that scales incrementally — buy what the workload requires today rather than over-provisioning a hardware appliance for theoretical future growth.
• Catalyst Protocol: source-side deduplication offloads processing to the backup client, reducing the data volume transmitted across WAN links — meaningful in distributed environments where bandwidth is the constraint, not storage cost.
• VSA Architecture: deployed as a VM on existing hypervisor infrastructure, which means no additional hardware procurement cycle, no rack space, and no separate power/cooling budget line item — the TCO case over a physical appliance is straightforward for sites already running dense virtualization.

Deployment Considerations:

• Host resource sizing matters: StoreOnce VSA performance (throughput and deduplication ratio) is directly tied to the vCPU count and RAM allocated on the host — undersize the VM and you will see throughput bottlenecks before you approach the 100TB capacity ceiling.
• This is a license only — no media, no appliance. Confirm your HPE support entitlement and StoreOnce VSA software version compatibility with your existing HPE Data Protector or third-party backup application before purchasing.

The BC006A is the right pick for a VMware-based secondary site that needs to participate in an HPE StoreOnce Catalyst replication topology without a hardware appliance — particularly where the workload is well-defined and 100TB covers the protected data set with reasonable headroom.