Dell PowerVault DL2100 - Manual (Page 6)

ESG LAB VALIDATION
Dell PowerVault DL2000 Powered by Symantec Backup Exec
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Getting Started
The Dell PowerVault DL2000 is shipped factory configured with a Windows Server 2008 operating system and
Symantec Backup Exec 12.5 backup software. Configuration is accomplished via wizard-driven automation that
guides users through the process of setting up the backup to disk appliance, including storage provisioning and
backup software setup.
ESG Lab Testing
ESG Lab began by powering on the DL2000 system. The PowerVault Configuration wizard launched
automatically. The automated wizard was used to configure basic server settings, including the management
interface password, and basic network settings, including the hostname and active directory domain name. The
wizard driven configuration process continued with a selection of the disk configuration policy as shown in Figure
4. ESG Lab selected the Automatic configuration policy. Automated end-to-end disk configuration proceeded
behind the scenes after clicking the
‗Next‘ button.
FIGURE 4. DELL POWERVAULT CONFIGURATION WIZARD
After eight mouse clicks and ten minutes, ESG Lab had configured the Dell PowerVault DL2000 appliance
including storage capacity, network settings, and login credentials.
The next step was a quick automatic reboot followed by configuration of the Symantec Backup Exec software.
The Backup Exec options and agents needed to backup and recover the physical and virtual servers in the ESG
Lab test bed were selected using the screen shown in Figure 5. The following agents were selected, configured,
and tested during the ESG Lab Validation: Microsoft Active Directory, Exchange Server, SQL Server, and
VMware Virtual Infrastructure.