DL2100The Dell™ PowerVault™ DL2100 Powered by CommVault® Simpana® software backup-to-disk appliance is the latest generation of backup-to-disk protection. The PowerVault DL2100 appliance allows for the following:

  • Scalable storage capabilities to support organizations of any size
  • Faster backups and quicker recovery scenarios than conventional tape devices and backup methodologies
  • Optional deduplication capability
  • Simplified and unified management for disk and tape
  • Continuous data protection for data center and remote office servers
  • Quick and easy deployment experience that reduces the time required to begin protecting critical data


The PowerVault DL2100 Powered by CommVault Simpana software backup-to-disk appliance includes the following hardware and software:

  • Dell PowerVault DL2xxx system
  • One or more Dell PowerEdge™ RAID Controllers (PERC)
  • One or more Dell PowerVault MD1000 storage enclosures
  • Support for optional tape libraries and devices
  • Preinstalled OS and Dell OpenManage™ system and storage management software
  • CommVault Simpana backup and recovery software


Resources:


Dell CommVault site http://dell.commvault.com/index.asp
Dell CommVault DL2100 http://dell.commvault.com/DL2100.asp
Deduplication Calculator http://dell.commvault.com/calculator/index.asp
DL2100 Spec Sheet http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/pvaul/en/storage-dl2100-commvault-specsheet.pdf
DL2100 Manuals http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/stor-sys/pvdl2100/
CommVault Specific Manuals http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/stor-sys/pvdl2100/comvault/en/index.htm
PowerSolutions Article on CommVault & Dell http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/power/en/data_protection_dell_commvault?c=us&cs=555&l=en&s=biz
Dell.com DL2100 Product Page: http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/storage-dl2100-commvault?c=us&l=en&s=biz
CommVault Software Demos: http://dell.commvault.com/demos.asp
Dell Deduplication site: http://www.Dell.com/Dedup
DellTechCenter Deduplication page http://www.delltechcenter.com/page/Deduplication
June 09 DL2000/Dedupe TechCenter Chat Transcript http://www.delltechcenter.com/page/06-11-09+Dell+Deduplication+Solutions


White Papers:


DL2000 ESG Lab Validation Report: http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/pvaul/en/storage-dl2000-commvault-esg-lab-validation.pdf
Smarter Deduplication http://www.commvault.com/pdf/Smarter-Deduplication.pdf
Dell PowerVault DL2100 Powered By CommVault Deduplication http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/pvaul/en/storage-dl2100-commvault-backuptodisk.pdf
DL2000 Intelligent Data management whitepaper http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/pvaul/en/storage-dl2000-idm-whitepaper.pdf
Configuring Deduplication for High Performance whitepaper http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/pvaul/en/storage-dl2000-commvault-dedupe.pdf
Dell PowerVault Remote Office/Branch Office Data Replication w/Blue Coat ProxySG WAN Optimization http://media.community.dell.com/en/dtc/attach/dl2100robowithbluecoat.pdf

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