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DR Series Best Practice Guide
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Introduction
This document contains some of the best practices for deploying, configuring, and maintaining a Dell
DR Series backup and deduplication appliance in a production environment. Following these best
practices can help ensure the product is optimally configured for a given environment. This
document applies to all DR series models including the DR Virtual appliance.
Note, this guide is not a replacement for the administrator’s guide. In most cases, this guide provides
only a high level description of the problem and solution. Please refer to the administrator guide for
the specific options and steps required to implement the recommended actions.
Please consider the administrator’s guide as a pre-requisite for this paper, or at least as a reference
guide on how to complete the tasks listed here in this guide. The administrator’s guide can be found in
the list of links below.
In addition to this document, we recommend the following documents for the advanced reader.
DR Series Manuals
Dell DR Series System Administrator Guide
Dell DR Series System Interoperability Guide
Dell DR Series System Command Line Reference Guide
Other DR Series Documentation
DR6300
DR4300
DR4300e
DR2000v