Dell PowerVault DL2000 - Manual (Page 4)

Centralized Management
4 October 2008
HOW IT WORKS
CONCEPTUAL OVERVIEW
The Backup Exec Central Admin Server Option transforms your stand-alone Backup Exec media
server–based environment into a centrally managed data protection solution. In the CASO-
enabled environment, the central administration server provides a single point of management
and administration for the Backup Exec environment. The CAS is where you make decisions on
what data and servers are to be protected in your environment. Unlike single server–oriented
Windows backup solutions, CASO uses a state-of-the-art architecture built on the following
concepts:
Architecture
The Backup Exec Central Admin Server Option unifies multiple, independent Backup
Exec servers to provide one central point of administration and control. In a CASO-
enabled Backup Exec environment, a group of standard stand-alone Backup Exec media
servers are managed and monitored from a Backup Exec media server where the CASO
software has been installed. This media server, known as the central administration
server, becomes the single point of administration for a CASO-based Backup Exec data
protection environment, and it is where all Backup Exec related administration tasks
occur (see Figure 1).
Figure: Central Administration Deployment