Configuring Direct-Connect between a DR Series System and Backup Media Server Dell Engineering October 2014 A Dell Technical White Paper
Revisions Date Description October 2014 Initial release THIS WHITE PAPER IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, AND MAY CONTAIN TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS AND TECHNICAL INACCURACIES. THE CONTENT IS PROVIDED AS IS, WITHOUT EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. © 2014 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of this material in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. For more information, contact Dell.
Table of contents Revisions ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Executive summary ................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 3 1 Direct connect a DR Series system (with firmware version 2.
Executive summary This paper provides general guidance and information about how to set up the Dell DR Series system to directly connect to a backup media server. This paper is a quick reference guide and does not include all DR Series system deployment best practices. For additional information, see the DR Series system documentation and other data management application best practices whitepapers for your specific DR Series system at: http://www.dell.
1 Direct connect a DR Series system (with firmware version 2.1 or later) to a backup media server If the DR Series Appliance has a firmware version of 2.1 or later, you can directly connect this DR Series system to a backup media server by completing the following steps. 1. On the DR Series system, connect all 1Gbps NIC ports to switch. 2. On the DR Series system, connect one single 10Gbps NIC port directly to media server 10Gbps NIC port. 3.
2 Direct-connect a DR Series system (with firmware version earlier than 2.1) to a backup media server If the DR Series system has a firmware version earlier than 2.1, you can still directly connect it to a backup media server. However, you need to be aware of the following considerations for a successful implementation: • Some network related services on the DR Series system will be impacted. Some of the services will be completely unavailable, while others can be manually set up as a workaround.
DNS Impact: No name lookup service for DR Series Appliance Workaround: Edit /etc/hosts file on DR Series Appliance to manually enter name resolution entries (support engineer needs to be engaged for this action) SMTP Impact: Cannot send email alerts Workaround: None 7 Configuring Direct-Connect between a DR Series System and Backup Media Server | October 2014
