Esg lab validation highlights, Issues to consider – Dell PowerVault DL2100 User Manual
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ESG LAB VALIDATION
Dell PowerVault DL2000 Powered by Symantec Backup Exec
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ESG Lab Validation Highlights
The DL2000 was shipped with pre-installed Microsoft Windows 2008 and Symantec Backup Exec
software.
The Backup to Disk appliance was protecting data within 20 minutes from the first keystroke.
Protecting and recovering servers and applications was easy and intuitive.
The DL2000 appliance provided a centralized platform for hands-free continuous data protection.
Restoring individual files from the intuitive wizard-driven user interface was quick and easy.
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kup Exec‘s agentless VMware integration provided data protection for an unlimited number of virtual
machines on a VMware ESX host.
Using Symantec‘s Backup Exec Granular Recovery Technology, ESG Lab was able to restore individual
files and e-mails seamlessly and quickly.
ESG Lab was able to recover individual files from a VMware VCB backup image without having to
restore the entire virtual machine.
Protecting desktop and laptop data using automated push-install technology was easy to deploy and
manage.
An intuitive web-driven interface provided an easy method for end-users to run their own restore
operations.
The ability to restore each saved version of a saved file is intuitive and valuable.
Issues to Consider
Automatic storage provisioning is only supported with the factory installed and add-on MD1000 disk
shelves populated with factory SATA drives. If a user wants to provision any other storage for use with
the DL2000, it must be done manually.
While the manual installation and configuration of agents was straightforward, customers would benefit
from automatic discovery of networked applications and installation of agents.
In order to support granular file-level restore directly to virtual machines on Microsoft or VMware virtual
server infrastructure, the Backup Exec agent must be installed on these systems. Individual files and
folders can be recovered directly to the DL2000 if customers do not wish to install an agent inside a
virtual machine.