Deployment Guide

Table 2. DL4000 Standard Edition Capacity Configurations (continued)
Capacity Hardware Configuration
40TB DL4000 with Internal Storage and 1 x MD1200 with 12 x 4TB
Drives
Table 3. DL4000 High Capacity Edition Capacity Configurations
Capacity Hardware Configuration
20TB DL4000 with Internal Storage and 1 x MD1200 with 12 x 2TB
Drives
40TB DL4000 with Internal Storage and 1 x MD1200 with 12 x 4TB
Drives
60TB DL4000 with Internal Storage and 2 x MD1200
● First MD1200 with 12 x 4TB Drives (40TB)
● Second MD1200 with 12 x 2TB Drives (20TB)
OR
● First MD1200 with 12 x 3TB Drives (30TB)
● Second MD1200 with 12 x 3TB Drives (30TB)
80TB DL4000 with Internal Storage and 2 x MD1200
● First MD1200 with 12 x 4TB Drives (40TB)
● Second MD1200 with 12 x 4TB Drives (40TB)
NOTE: All models except for the Standard Edition 5TB model use the internal storage on the DL4000 for VM storage,
archive storage, or other scratch space.
NOTE: Additional storage can be added through expansion shelves (Dell PowerVault MD1200). Additional storage can be
added to any model, however the Standard Edition has a maximum capacity of 40TB and the High Capacity Edition has a
maximum capacity of 80TB. Both editions allow for up to a maximum of four expansion shelves.
Each configuration includes the following hardware and software:
● Dell DL4000 system
● Dell PowerEdge RAID Controllers (PERC)
● Preinstalled operating system and Dell OpenManage system and storage management software
● AppAssure software
NOTE:
If your appliance configuration does not include PowerVault MD1200 storage enclosures, ignore any references to
PowerVault MD1200 and storage enclosures in this document.
Installation prerequisites
Network requirements
Your Appliance requires the following network environment:
● Active network with available Ethernet cables and connections
● A static IP address and DNS server IP address, if not provided by the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
● User name and password with administrator privileges
Recommended network infrastructure
Dell recommends that organizations use a 1 GbE backbone for efficient performance for use with Rapid Recovery and 10 GbE
networks for extremely robust environments.
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Setting up DL4000 Appliance