Understanding The Dr4000 System - Dell DR4000 Administrator's Manual

Understanding the DR4000 System

The DR4000 system is a high-performance, disk-based backup and recovery
appliance that is simple to deploy and manage, and offers unsurpassed Total
Cost of Ownership benefits. Features such as innovative firmware and an all-
inclusive licensing model ensure optimal functionality and the assurance of
no hidden costs for desired future features.
NOTE:
Unless otherwise noted, later references to "the system" or "DR4000 system"
in this guide are used interchangeably to represent the Dell DR4000 system.
The system has a simple installation process with full, intuitive remote setup
and management capabilities and is available in the following usable
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capacities 2.70 Terabytes (TB), 5.4 TB, or 9 TB (or up to 18 TB with two
drives in this release), and is ideal for both small enterprise and remote office
environments.
Using Dell deduplication and compression algorithm technology, this system
can achieve data reduction levels ranging from 10:1 to 50:1. 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 delivers:
• Fast, reliable backup and restore functionality.
• Reduces media usage and power and cooling requirements.
• Improves overall data protection and retention costs.
The benefits of data deduplication can be extended across the enterprise
through the deduplicated replication function
backup solution for multi-site environments. The 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 system includes the
following:
• Advanced data protection and disaster recovery
• Simple management interface (using the system GUI)
• Wide variety of data backup installations and environments
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