Your customer wants to install a Veeam Backup & Replication Server along with a new local Veeam Data Repository in a single Windows Server appliance. Which HPE solution is the test option for this…

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Options

• AHPE SimpliVity
• BHPE MSA 2060 Gen6
• CHPE StoreOnce 3660
• DHPE StoreEasy 1660

• A
  5% (2)
• B
  8% (3)
• C
  16% (6)
• D
  70% (26)

Explanation

HPE StoreEasy 1660 is correct because it is a Windows Server-based NAS appliance, meaning the OS is already Windows Server - allowing the customer to install Veeam Backup & Replication software directly on the device while simultaneously using its local storage as a Veeam Data Repository. This satisfies the "single appliance" requirement in one purpose-built unit.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A. HPE SimpliVity is a hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) platform optimized for VM workloads - not a single-node Windows Server backup appliance, and far more complex than the use case demands.
• B. HPE MSA 2060 Gen6 is a SAN/direct-attach storage array with no native OS - it requires a separate host server and cannot run Veeam B&R software itself.
• C. HPE StoreOnce 3660 is a purpose-built backup appliance running HPE's proprietary OS (not Windows Server), so Veeam B&R cannot be installed directly on it; it functions only as a backup target via Catalyst or NAS/VTL integration.

Memory tip: Think "StoreEasy = Easy Windows" - StoreEasy is the only HPE storage appliance in this list that ships with Windows Server pre-installed, making it the natural fit whenever a question requires installing Windows-native software (like Veeam) directly on the storage box.

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