Dell PowerVault Disk Backup and Discovery (DL, TL & ML Series) vs. Exagrid EX Series

For small to medium sided environments, it's great, or for low demand but being able to hit higher IOPS on demand. It's still entry-level compared to EqualLogic hardware but a great contender in the field.

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We have Exagrid [EX Series] in different environments and it has adapted very well to both. We have used it for larger environments and its scalability if properly and takes up little physical space. We also use it as a backup solution for smaller environments, such as our vessels.

I don't see where the adaptability of Exagrid [EX Series] can be bad or unadjustable.

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• Tape Solution
• Small Business Solution
• Good for direct attached storage purposes like video security.

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• High backup speeds
• Native Veeam integration
• Deduplication/efficiency savings
• Friendly management interface
• Native replication between Exagrid boxes

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• Maintenance is tough. Dell recommends bringing the unit down for any kind of maintenance of upgrades.
• Internal IOPS monitoring could be greatly improved.
• Arrays are locked down to Dell licensed disks.

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• I don't have much to add here. Overall, it has been a solid purchase for us.

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couple vendors but nothing to write home about....

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We used Symantec tape making the decision to move to Exagrid.

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• If you need a lot of disks attached to a system, PowerVault is the way to go.
• The cost of the unit is reasonable, and you can extend the life of the unit pretty far.

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• Faster data recovery speed
• Reduced backup tape costs
• Improve a backup standard for the entire company

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