Upgrading to backupexec 2012, About the storage provisioning option license – Dell PowerVault DL2100 User Manual
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Upgrading to BackupExec 2012
PowerVault DL Backup to Disk Appliance
About the Storage Provisioning Option license
The Backup Exec Storage Provisioning Option (SPO) enables Backup Exec to configure, monitor and
manage disks and disk arrays connected to the PowerVault DL Backup to Disk Appliance. SPO has the
ability to automatically configure disks for backup to disk operations and deduplication capabilities in
Backup Exec. Note that deduplication requires the Backup Exec Deduplication Option.
The Storage Provisioning Option enables the configuration, monitoring and management of disks attached to
the PowerVault DL Backup to Disk Appliance for backup and restore operations. There are no restrictions on the
number of external disks or disks enclosures that can be configured using SPO. When upgrading to Backup Exec
2012, Backup Exec 12.5 Storage Provisioning Option licenses are mapped to Backup Exec 2012 Storage
Provisioning Option Unlimited license keys. When upgrading from Backup Exec 2010, the respective storage
provisioning license key will be converted. See description below for information on the Basic & Unlimited
license key.
• Backup Exec 2012 Storage Provisioning Option Basic – The Backup Exec 2012 Storage
Provisioning Option Basic license key only supports the configuration, monitoring and
management of disks internal to the PowerVault DL Backup to Disk Appliance head unit. If
additional disks are in the form of external disk arrays are attached to the PowerVault DL
Backup to Disk Appliance, the Backup Exec 2010 Storage Provisioning Option Unlimited license
key is required to configure, monitor, and manage these external disk arrays.
• Backup Exec 2012 Storage Provisioning Option Unlimited – The Backup Exec 2012 Storage
Provisioning Option Unlimited license key supports the configuration, monitoring and
management of disks internal to the PowerVault DL Backup to Disk Appliance head unit and
disks in the form of external disk arrays attached to the PowerVault DL Backup to Disk
Appliance.