Dell PowerVault DL2000 - Manual

The industry's only integrated solution for faster
disk-based backups and recoveries gets you up and
running 4.5 times faster than configuring it yourself.
Up and RUnning Up to 4.5x FasteR
Configuring homegrown backup-to-disk solutions
can be difficult, time-consuming, prone to errors,
and expensive. Dell has simplified the backup
process by offering the industry's first and only
integrated hardware, software, and services solution powered by CommVault® Simpana® software. This
integrated solution is a cost-effective way to reduce total cost of ownership.
PowerVault™ DL2000 — Powered by CommVault® comes factory-installed with CommVault
Simpana software, plus a unique wizard-driven setup and management utility. Integrated
automated dynamic disk provisioning configures and sets up the disks for immediate use.
Set it up, configure storage, add more disks — it only takes a few clicks. PowerVault DL2000
solutions are fully tested and validated, sure to work together, and you can deploy them fast.
In fact, we've timed it: You can deploy PowerVault DL2000 — Powered by CommVault and
start executing your first backup in just 27 minutes. That's 4.5 times faster than setting up and
configuring the hardware and software pieces on your own.
Industry leaders Dell and CommVault co-developed this offering to get you up and running fast
with a tested solution that offers easier management. It’s an ideal way for any IT department to
achieve fast, reliable backups and restores. It’s disk-based backup simplified by Dell.
disk-Based BackUp that’s 52% FasteR than Backing Up to tape with 77%
FasteR RestoRe capaBilities *
Managing tapes can be complex and time consuming. Backups to tape often exceed their backup
window, and tape-based backups can fail due to media or handling issues. Disk-based backup with
the PowerVault DL2000 — Powered by CommVault is up to 52% faster than tape, and restores
are as much as 77% faster, with up to 19% greater reliability. And CommVault’s Simpana software
reduces backup windows even more than traditional backup-to-disk software. It takes advantage
of disk’s random read/write capability and writes data faster, in “chunks” rather than as large,
sequential files. This means faster backups and restores — as much as 77% faster recovery times.
*Based on 2008 survey commissioned by CommVault, available at, dell.com/CommVault
BUilt-in data dedUplication: RedUces stoRage ReqUiRements By Up to
95% **
The PowerVault DL2000 — Powered by CommVault has a built-in compression and
deduplication capability that stores data segments only once, eliminating redundant data
across consolidated backup sets. No longer are you limited to one or two full backup
cycles on disk. Deduplication lets you economically keep weeks of complete recovery copies on a smaller disk
footprint. You get optimal recovery performance while minimizing your storage investment and
reducing your storage requirements by up to 20 times with deduplication.
**Data deduplication can reduce storage requirements by up to 20x compared to the same amount of tape, which in turn
can reduce backup windows, increase restore times, and save money. Individual results will vary. See the CommVault data
deduplication calculator at Dell.com/DL2000 to better estimate potential reductions based on various factors relevant
to your storage environment.
The PowerVault DL2000 – Powered by CommVault is the first of Dell’s TierDisk
family of products, designed to provide cost-optimized solutions for secondary
storage environments for data protection and data management.
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