Dell PowerVault DL4000 Backup To Disk Appliance —Powered By AppAssureRelease Notes

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

Introduction

Known Issues And Limitations

Unable To Close Message

Error Message Displays Incorrect FTBU.dat File Location

Getting Help

Dell PowerVault DL4000 Release Note

Introducing your Dell DL1000

True Global Deduplication

Dell DL1000 Smart Agent

Recovery

Other information you may need

Installing your Dell DL1000

Installation prerequisites

Setting up the hardware

Cabling the appliance

AppAssure Appliance Configuration Wizard

DL Appliance Configuration Wizard

Rapid Appliance Self Recovery

Recovery and Update Utility

Configuring your Dell DL1000

Configuring browser settings in Internet Explorer and Chrome

Updating trusted sites in Internet Explorer

Adjusting the number of streams

Preparing to protect your servers

Installing the Rapid Recovery Agent software on Windows machines

Deploying the Rapid Recovery Agent software to one or more machines

About installing the Agent software on Linux machines

Location of Linux Agent files

Installing the Rapid Recovery Agent software on Debian or Ubuntu

Installing the Rapid Recovery Agent software on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Installing the Agent software on offline Linux machines

Installing the Agent software on Windows Server Core Edition machines

Protecting a machine

Checking network connectivity

Checking DNS resolution

Getting help

PowerVault DL4000

Drives and Media

PowerVault LTO-2 Tape Drives

PowerVault LTO-3 Tape Drives

PowerVault LTO-4 and LTO-5 Tape Drives

Drives

Media Color Schemes

Invalid Media Symptoms

Migrating LTO Media

Lights

Characteristics of Expired LTO Cleaning Tape

Stuck Tapes

Erasing a Pre-Written LTO Tape

Media Handling

Perform a Thorough Inspection

Ensure Proper Packaging While Shipping Tapes

Cartridge Storage Conditions

Media Do's and Don'ts

Setting Up DL Backup To Disk Appliance

Setting Up The Hardware

Connecting The Storage Enclosure To The PowerVault DL4000 System

PowerVault DL4000 Disk Configurations

Configuring Hostname And Domain Settings

Configuring SNMP Settings

Complete The AppAssure Core Setup Wizard

Post Installation Tasks

Check Network Connectivity

Teaming Network Adapters

Installing Agents On Clients

Installing Microsoft Windows Agents At The Client

Location Of Linux Agent Files

Installing The Agent On Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Installing The Agent On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 And CentOS 6.3

installation and configuration

turning on the system

other information you may need

technical specifications

About Your System

Diagnostic Indicators

Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns

Back-Panel Features And Indicators

NIC Indicator Codes

Other Information You May Need

Using The System Setup And Boot Manager

Responding To Error Messages

System Information Screen

Processor Settings Screen

SATA Settings Screen

Integrated Devices Screen

Serial Communications Screen

System Security Screen

Miscellaneous Settings

System And Setup Password Features

Deleting Or Changing An Existing System And/Or Setup Password

Operating With A Setup Password Enabled

Installing System Components

Installing The Front Bezel

Closing The System

Cooling Shroud

Installing The Cooling Shroud

Mode-Specific Guidelines

Installing Memory Modules

Hard Drives

Installing A Hot-Swap Hard Drive

Removing A Hard Drive From A Hard-Drive Carrier

Cooling Fans

Installing A Cooling Fan

Installing An Expansion Card

Removing Expansion-Card Risers

Installing Expansion-Card Risers

Internal Dual SD Module

Installing The Internal Dual SD Module

Internal SD Card

Removing The Integrated Storage Controller

Installing The Integrated Storage Controller

Installing The Network Daughter Card

Removing A Processor

Installing A Processor

Power Supplies

Hot Spare Feature

Installing An AC Power Supply

Hard-Drive Backplane

Installing The Hard-Drive Backplane

Control Panel Assembly

Installing The Control Panel

System Board

Installing The System Board

Troubleshooting Your System

Troubleshooting A Serial I/O Device

Troubleshooting A Damaged System

Troubleshooting The System Battery

Troubleshooting Cooling Fans

Troubleshooting An SD Card

Troubleshooting A Storage Controller

Troubleshooting Expansion Cards

Using System Diagnostics

System Diagnostic Controls

Jumpers And Connectors

System Board Connectors

Disabling A Forgotten Password

Technical Specifications

System Messages

Warning Messages

Diagnostic Messages

Introduction To AppAssure 5

Recovery Assure

AppAssure 5 Deployment Architecture

AppAssure 5 Smart Agent

Snapshot Process

Repository

Encryption

Replication

Recovery-as-a-Service (RaaS)

Virtualization And Cloud

White Labeling

Managing AppAssure 5 Licenses

About Accounts

Registering Your Appliance On The License Portal

Registering For A License Portal Account

Activating A License Portal Account

Adding A Core To The License Portal

Configuring Personal Settings

Changing Your AppAssure License Portal Password

Inviting Users And Setting User Security Privileges

Editing User Security Privileges

Managing Groups

Editing Branding Settings For The Root Group

Adding Company And Billing Information For A Group

Managing Licenses

About License Pools

Assigning Subgroup Licenses

About Disposing Of Licenses

About License Portal Reports

User Category

License Category

Drill-Downs

Generating A Report

Working With The AppAssure 5 Core

Changing A License Key

Adjusting The Nightly Job Time

Modifying AppAssure 5 Engine Settings

About Repositories

Creating A Repository

Viewing Details About A Repository

Adding A Storage Location To An Existing Repository

Checking A Repository

Editing An Encryption Key

Importing An Encryption Key

About Seeding

About Failover And Failback In AppAssure 5

Roadmap For Performing Replication

Monitoring Replication

Pausing And Resuming Replication

Managing Replication Settings

Removing An Agent On The Target Core

Roadmap For Failover And Failback

Performing Failback

Managing Events

Configuring An Email Server And Email Notification Template

Configuring Repetition Reduction

Managing Recovery

Dismounting Select Recovery Points

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