Overview; Advanced Data Deduplication Increasing Disk Retention For Backup Data; Remote Replication Of Backup Data Providing Automated Disaster Recovery Protection; Enterprise Features Provide Secure Repository - Quantum DXi4700 User Manual

Chapter 1: System Description

Overview

Overview

The DXi4700 is Quantum's entry level and midrange disk backup solution that integrates data deduplication
and replication technology to connect backup and DR (disaster recovery) protection across distributed
corporate environments. The DXi4700 disk-based backup appliance uses Quantum's patented data
deduplication technology to increase disk capacities by 10 to 50 times, and make WAN replication a
practical, cost-effective part of disaster recovery planning. With Capacity-on-Demand scalability from 5 TB
up to 135 TB, the DXi4700 is designed for departmental and medium business customers.
Advanced Data Deduplication Increasing Disk Retention
for Backup Data
The DXi4700 leverages Quantum's patented data deduplication technology to dramatically increase the role
that disk can play in the protection of critical data. With theDXi4700 solution, users can retain 10 to 50 times
more backup data on fast recovery disk than with conventional arrays.
Remote Replication of Backup Data Providing Automated
Disaster Recovery Protection
With the DXi4700, users can transmit backup data from a remote site to a central, secure location to reduce
or eliminate media handling. DXi™-Series replication is asynchronous, automated, and operates as a
background process.

Enterprise Features Provide Secure Repository

The DXi4700 features Capacity-on-Demand scalability from 5 TB up to 135 TB. The DXi4700 offers three
options for storage presentation:
DXi4700 NAS Configuration - Presents storage as NAS shares (CIFS/SMB, NFS, Application
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Specific) or OST storage servers.
DXi4700 VTL Configuration - Presents storage as VTL (virtual tape library) partitions.
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DXi4700 Multi-Protocol Configuration - Ability to present storage as NAS shares (CIFS/SMB, NFS,
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Application Specific), OST storage servers, and VTL (virtual tape library) partitions.
DXi Accent distributes deduplication between the DXi4700 and the backup server to accelerate backups
over bandwidth-constrained networks. Compatibility with Quantum's vmPRO software provides
consolidated support for backup of physical and virtual servers.
In addition, DXi4700 systems optionally support Data-at-Rest Encryption to secure all data stored on the
DXi4700. Data-at-Rest Encryption ensures that a hard drive that is physically removed from the DXi4700
cannot be read using another system or device.
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