Your customer wants to install a Veeam Backup & Replication Server along with a new local Veeam Data Repository in a single Windows Server appliance…

The HPE StoreEasy 1660 is a Network Attached Storage (NAS) appliance built on an HPE ProLiant server platform. It comes pre-installed with the Microsoft Windows Server for Storage operating system. This unique characteristic allows it to function as a single, all-in-one solution for the customer's request. The Veeam Backup & Replication Server software can be installed directly onto the StoreEasy's Windows OS, and its substantial internal storage capacity can be configured as the local Veeam Data Repository. This approach consolidates both the backup application server and the backup storage into a single, optimized appliance, making it the best and most direct solution among the choices.

A. HPE SimpliVity is a hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) platform designed for virtualized production workloads, not a single-purpose backup appliance. It is overly complex for this specific requirement.

C. HPE StoreOnce 3660 is a purpose-built backup appliance (PBBA) that runs a proprietary operating system for data deduplication. It cannot host the Windows-based Veeam Server software.

D. HPE MSA 2060 Gen6 is a Storage Area Network (SAN) array that provides block-level storage. It requires a separate physical or virtual host server to run the Veeam software.

1. HPE Solution Brief

"HPE StoreEasy 1000 Storage with Veeam" (Document ID: a00102203enw

Published: May 2020).

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"Solution overview" section: "HPE StoreEasy 1000 Storage systems are built on industry-leading HPE ProLiant DNA and come with the Microsoft® Windows® Server for Storage operating system preinstalled... You can even run applications like Veeam Backup & Replication directly on the appliance to create an efficient

all-in-one backup solution." This directly confirms that StoreEasy can host both the Veeam server and repository.

2. HPE Solution Brief

"HPE StoreOnce Systems with Veeam" (Document ID: 4AA6-4485ENW

Published: April 2021).

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"HPE StoreOnce and Veeam integration" section: This document consistently refers to HPE StoreOnce as a "backup target" for Veeam. It details integration via HPE StoreOnce Catalyst but makes no mention of running the Veeam Server on the appliance itself

as it runs a proprietary OS.

3. HPE White Paper

"HPE MSA Gen 6 Architecture Guide" (Document ID: a00103249enw

Published: September 2020).

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"MSA 2060/1060 Controller Enclosure" section: This document describes the MSA as a storage system with controllers that manage storage pools and volumes. It does not have the capability to run a general-purpose operating system like Windows Server to host applications. It is purely a block storage target.