Introducing The Dr Series System - Dell PowerVault Storage Area Network Reference Manual

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, 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 "DR Series system" are used interchangeably to
represent the Dell DR Series system.
The system has a simple installation process with full, intuitive remote setup and management capabilities. The system
is available in the following drive capacities—2.70 Terabytes (TB), 5.4TB, 9TB, 18 TB, and 27 TB (the 27 TB drive capacity
was added in Release 2.0). The system is ideal for small enterprise and remote office environments. The DR Series
system and corresponding drive capacities are as follows:
• 300 Gigabyte (GB) capacity: 2.7 TB (this system version does not support the addition of expansion shelf
enclosures)
• 600 GB capacity: 5.4 TB system
• 1 TB capacity: 9 TB system
• 2 TB capacity: 18 TB system
• 3 TB capacity: 27 TB system
NOTE: To better understand the drive capacity and the available physical capacity for the drive types available in
the DR Series system, see
Using innovative Dell deduplication and compression algorithm technology, the 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 deliver:
• Fast, reliable backup and restore functionality.
• Reduced media usage and power and cooling requirements.
• 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:
• Advanced data protection and disaster recovery
• Simple management interface (using the system CLI)
• 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
DR Series System Drive and System Capacities.
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