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University of West Alabama

01 Apr 2013

University of West Alabama meets the challenge of growth with Dell storage and KACE management while protecting its data with AppAssure.

Dell Precision T3600 and T5600 Workstation Overview

Take a tour of the features in the Dell Precision T3600 and T5600 workstations and learn how these powerful and reliable workstations were designed to meet demands of real world users.

White paper — Disk-to-disk-to-tape backup using a storage lifecycle policy

This white paper describes the Symantec OpenStorage Technology and Dell DR4000 support for this initiative. The paper presents the advantages to customers, two sample use cases and step-by-step guidance for implementing support for OpenStorage on the Dell DR4000 and in Symantec NetBackup.

Data Center Operating Temperature: What Does Dell Recommend?

There is lots of hype these days about operating your data center at higher temperatures. You may be asking several questions regarding this topic: How much does it save and do the savings outweigh the risks? What temperature should I target? This paper addresses the theory that although an increase in IT inlet temperatures enables energy savings in the cooling process, it might be that the increased fan power associated with higher IT inlet temperatures might negate the facility efficiency advantages. What we found confirmed the hypothesis: there is a “sweet spot” operating temperature when you are using mechanical means to cool your data center.

Dell Fluid File System: Protecting Data on NAS Systems

Learn about the data protection capabilities of the Dell Fluid File System (FluidFS) — a core component of Dell Compellent, EqualLogic and PowerVault network-attached storage systems. This white reviews the data protection and data integrity features built into the FluidFS architecture and discusses the use of snapshots, replication and NDMP-based backups in NAS environments.

Dell DR4000 support for Symantec OpenStorage: Disk-to-disk-to-tape backup using a storage life cycle policy

This white paper describes the Symantec OpenStorage Technology and Dell DR4000 support for this initiative. The paper presents the advantages to customers, two sample use cases and step-by-step guidance for implementing Dell OpenStorage support and configuring a NetBackup automated workflow for disk-to-disk-to-tape backups.

Deploying Dell PowerVault NX3600 series NAS appliances in NFS environment

This white paper presents guidance for planning and deploying a Dell PowerVault NX3600 series NAS storage system in a Linux environment using the Network File System (NFS) protocol.

Deploying Dell PowerVault NX3600 series NAS appliance in CIFS environment

This white paper is part of a series that presents guidance for planning and deploying the Dell PowerVault NX3600 network-attached storage (NAS) storage system. Here, we present guidance for deployment in a Microsoft Windows operating system environment using the CIFS protocol.

Integrating Dell DR4000 into tape backup environments

This white paper focuses on four typical use cases for integrating the Dell DR4000 advanced disk backup and disaster recovery appliance into existing tape infrastructure. With its efficient deduplication and compression algorithms, the DR4000 can be a cost-effective and critical addition to an organization’s disaster recovery plans. The DR4000 usually replaces a tape drive or library as the primary backup solution because it can deliver fast full backups and restores more efficiently than traditional tape devices. Using a combination of the DR4000 for primary backups and existing tape infrastructure for secondary backups, it provides a high-performance and reliable solution to meet legal obligations or business requirements for off-site storage, archiving and disaster recovery. In addition, the recent release of the DR4000 Rapid Data Access software plug-in enables more efficient workflows such as automating disk-to-tape backups to consolidate tape backup systems from remote sites into the data center.