Dell PowerVault DL2100 - Manual (Page 4)

ESG LAB VALIDATION
Dell PowerVault DL2000 Powered by Symantec Backup Exec
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that small and medium-sized businesses need cost effective data protection solutions that are easy to buy,
deploy, and manage.
The Dell PowerVault DL2000 Powered by Symantec Backup Exec provides data protection for small to medium-
sized businesses in an integrated Backup to Disk appliance. The PowerVault DL2000 is designed for ease of use
and simplified deployment and integrates tightly with Microsoft application and file servers as well as virtual
server environments.
As portrayed in Figure 2, the Dell PowerVault DL2000 Powered by Backup Exec is an all-in-one disk-to-disk-to-
tape backup solution that combines Symantec Backup Exec software, a Dell DL2000 server, Dell PowerVault
MD1000 disk enclosures, and optional PowerVault tape storage.
FIGURE 2. DELL POWERVAULT DL2000 POWERED BY BACKUP EXEC
The intelligence is provided by Symantec Backup Exec 12.5, a high-performance data management solution
designed for small and medium-sized businesses. Symantec has partnered with Dell to create a pre-installed
solution that has been designed to minimize the installation and configuration complexity normally associated
with backup hardware and software integration. Features of the PowerVault DL2000 Powered by Backup Exec
12.5 include:
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Factory installed and ready to configure disk-based data protection appliance
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Continuous Data Protection with Granular Recovery Technology
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Complete protection of Windows files and applications (Exchange, SQL, SharePoint Active Directory)
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Complete protection of Oracle under Windows and Linux
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Flexible virtual server support (VMware Virtual Infrastructure & Microsoft Virtual Server and Hyper-V)
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Integrated storage provisioning, monitoring, and management
The balance of this report documents ESG Lab testing of Dell PowerVault DL2000 Powered by Symantec
Backup Exec with a focus on ease of deployment, ease of management, and quick backup and recovery of the
applications and virtual server environments that small to medium-sized businesses have come to rely on.