Deployment Guide

Setting up DL4000 Appliance
Topics:
• Introduction
• Available configurations
• Installation prerequisites
• Setting up the hardware
• DL4000 disk configurations
Introduction
The Dell DL4000 appliance is the latest generation of backup-to-disk appliance powered by Rapid Recovery software. The
appliance allows:
● Scalable storage capabilities to support organizations of any size
● Faster backups, as well as quicker recovery scenarios over conventional tape devices and backup methodologies
● Optional deduplication capability
● 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
● Optional Fibre Channel configuration
Terms used in this document
The following table lists the terms used in this document to refer to various hardware and software components of the DL4000
appliance.
Table 1. DL4000 Appliance hardware and software components
Component Term Used
DL4000 Appliance Appliance
Dell Storage MD1200 storage enclosure Storage enclosure
Dell AppAssure Software AppAssure
Rapid Recovery Software Rapid Recovery
Available configurations
The DL 4000 comes in two configurations: Standard Edition and High Capacity Edition.
Table 2. DL4000 Standard Edition Capacity Configurations
Capacity Hardware Configuration
5TB DL4000 with Internal Storage Only
10TB DL4000 with Internal Storage and 1 x MD1200 with 12 x 1TB
Drives
20TB DL4000 with Internal Storage and 1 x MD1200 with 12 x 2TB
Drives
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