Dell PowerVault DL2100 - Manual (Page 2)

Current Situation
Microsoft Exchange Server and SQL Server are mission-critical components in today’s business environment. IT
administrators need to ensure that access to data and email communications for employees, customers, and partners
is maintained 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The greater reliance on all forms of electronic communication raises the
potential of quickly escalating into a business disaster when any event causes mission-critical email and database data
to become unavailable.
The PowerVault DL Backup-to-Disk Appliance powered by Symantec Backup Exec coupled with the Backup Exec
Advanced Disk-based Backup Option (ADBO) used in conjunction with the snapshotting capabilities of Dell PowerVault
MD3000i Storage Arrays are combined to create a comprehensive solution for customers that want quick recovery and
off-host backup support for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, 2007 and 2010 and Microsoft SQL Server 2000, 2005,
and 2008. This solution eliminates backup windows, reduces the performance load on application servers, and quickly
brings applications back online after data corruption issues. This solution leverages the Volume Shadow Copy Service
(VSS) capabilities built into Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL Server, and Microsoft Windows 2008 and the hardware
snapshot capabilities of Dell PowerVault MD3000i Storage Arrays.
Configuring Off-host Backups