Installation Prerequisites; Network Requirements; Recommended Network Infrastructure - Dell DL1000 Deployment Manual

To install the DL1000 follow these steps:
1. Obtain the permanent license key. From the Core Console, you can manage your DL1000 licenses
directly, change the license key, and contact the license server. You can also access the Rapid
Recovery License Portal from the Licensing page in the Core Console.
NOTE: The appliance is configured and shipped with a 30 day temporary software license.
2. Review installation prerequisites.
3. Setting up the hardware.
4. Setting up the initial software (DL Appliance Configuration Wizard).
5. Installing the Core Management Console.

Installation prerequisites

Network requirements

Your Appliance requires the following network environment:
• Active network with available Ethernet cables and connections
• A static IP address and DNS server IP address, if not provided by the Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol (DHCP)
• User name and password with administrator privileges

Recommended network infrastructure

A decade ago, the standard backbone infrastructure featured speeds of 100 megabits per second.
Demands for network traffic and input and output have increased steadily and substantially. As a result,
standards for network backbones have increased to meet demand. Modern network backbones support
speeds such as gigabit Ethernet (GbE), which transfers Ethernet frames at 1 gigabit per second, or 10GbE,
which is ten times faster.
For running Rapid Recovery, Dell requires a minimum network infrastructure of 1GbE for efficient
performance. Dell recommends 10GbE networks for robust environments. 10GbE networks are also
recommended when protecting servers featuring large volumes (5TB or higher).
If multiple network interface cards (NICs) are available on the Core machine that support NIC teaming
(grouping several physical NICs into a single logical NIC), and if the switches on the network allow it, then
using NIC teaming on the Core may provide extra performance. In such cases, teaming up spare network
cards that support NIC teaming on any protected machines, when possible, may also increase overall
performance.
If the core uses iSCSI or Network Attached Storage (NAS), Dell recommends using separate NIC cards for
storage and network traffic, respectively.
Use network cables with the appropriate rating to obtain the expected bandwidth. Dell recommends
testing your network performance regularly and adjusting your hardware accordingly.
These suggestions are based on typical networking needs of a network infrastructure to support all
business operations, in addition to the backup, replication, and recovery capabilities Rapid Recovery
provides.
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