2Introducing the DR Series SystemThe DR Series system is a high-performance, disk-based backup and recovery appliance that is simple to deploy andmanage, and offers unsurpassed Total Cost of Ownership benefits. Features such as innovative firmware and an all-inclusive licensing model ensure optimal functionality and the assurance of no hidden costs for desired future features.NOTE: Unless otherwise noted, later references to "the system" or "DR Series system" are used interchangeably torepresent the Dell DR Series system.The system has a simple installation process with full, intuitive remote setup and management capabilities. The systemis available in the following drive capacities—2.70 Terabytes (TB), 5.4TB, 9TB, 18 TB, and 27 TB (the 27 TB drive capacitywas added in Release 2.0). The system is ideal for small enterprise and remote office environments. The DR Seriessystem and corresponding drive capacities are as follows:• 300 Gigabyte (GB) capacity: 2.7 TB (this system version does not support the addition of expansion shelfenclosures)• 600 GB capacity: 5.4 TB system• 1 TB capacity: 9 TB system• 2 TB capacity: 18 TB system• 3 TB capacity: 27 TB systemNOTE: To better understand the drive capacity and the available physical capacity for the drive types available inthe DR Series system, see DR Series System Drive and System Capacities.Using innovative Dell deduplication and compression algorithm technology, the system can achieve data reductionlevels ranging from 10:1 to 50:1. This reduction in data results in less incremental storage needs and a smaller backupfootprint.By removing redundant data, the system provides deduplication and compression that deliver:• Fast, reliable backup and restore functionality.• Reduced media usage and power and cooling requirements.• Improved overall data protection and retention costs.The benefits of data deduplication can be extended across the enterprise as well—through the deduplicated replicationfunction—to provide a complete backup solution for multi-site environments.Shorter Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and more attainable Recovery Point Objectives (RPO) can also be assured ascritical backup data remains on disk and online longer. Capital and administrative costs are diminished at the same timeas internal service level agreements (SLAs) are more easily met.The DR Series system includes the following:• Advanced data protection and disaster recovery• Simple management interface (using the system CLI)• Adapts to a wide variety of data backup installations and environmentsThe Dell DR Series system contains data backup and management software preinstalled on a Dell hardware appliance,which provides a robust disk-based data deduplication backup capability installed on a deduplication-enabled13
