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Introducing the DR Series System
The DR Series system is a high-performance, disk-based backup and recovery appliance that is simple to deploy and
manage.
NOTE: Unless otherwise noted, later references to "the system" or "DR Series system" are used interchangeably to
represent the Dell DR Series system.
The system has a simple installation process and is available in many drive capacities to fit SMB, enterprise, and remote
office environments. For details, see
DR Series System Drive and System Capacities
Using Dell deduplication and compression algorithm technology, the system can achieve data reduction levels ranging
from 10:1 to 15:1. This reduction in data results in less incremental storage needs and a smaller backup footprint.
By removing redundant data, the system provides deduplication and compression that deliver:
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Fast, reliable backup and restore functionality.
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Reduced media usage and power and cooling requirements.
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Improved overall data protection and retention costs.
The benefits of data deduplication can be extended across the enterprise as well through the deduplicated replication
function to provide a complete backup solution for multi-site environments.
Shorter Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and more attainable Recovery Point Objectives (RPO) can also be assured as
critical backup data remains on disk and online longer. Capital and administrative costs are diminished at the same time
as internal service level agreements (SLAs) are more easily met.
The DR Series system includes the following:
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Advanced data protection and disaster recovery
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Simple management interface (using the system CLI)
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Adapts to a wide variety of data backup installations and environments
The Dell DR Series system contains data backup and management software preinstalled on a Dell hardware appliance,
which provides a robust disk-based data deduplication backup capability installed on a deduplication-enabled
appliance. The system supports two interface types, and the system software manages the storage containers using the
following interfaces:
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Command line interface (CLI)
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Graphical user interface (GUI)
The DR Series system CLI provides the means for managing the status, data capacity, storage savings, and throughput
of data containers.
NOTE: An online data verification or data-checking feature called Data Check is enabled by default on the Dell DR
Series system. For more information about Data Check, see
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This Dell DR Series system CLI documentation assumes that the DR Series system has been deployed in its network
location, and it is ready to be accessed using the DR Series system CLI commands.
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