Key Features and Benefits

• Provides a disk backup target and restore source for midrange sites with 8 to 56 TB usable capacity
• Reduces typical disk capacity needs by 90 percent or more through deduplication
• Combination of data deduplication, replication, and easy-to-deploy design
• Decreases typical bandwidth needs for replicating backup data by a factor of 20
• VMready design with backup software for VMware included
• Integrates smoothly with all leading backup applications, including NetBackup and Backup Exec 2010 under the Symantec OpenStorage (OST) API

Overview

DXi6500 is a family of products that integrates disk-to-disk backup-and-restore performance with all leading backup applications using a simple NAS interface. Quantum’s innovative deduplication technology means DXi6500 solutions reduce typical disk requirements by 90% or more so systems stop filling up. Plus, DXi6500 scales easily as your data grows up to 56 TB capacity. For disaster recovery protection, DXi6500 replicates encrypted backup data between sites using global deduplication to reduce typical network bandwidth requirements by a factor of 20. And when it comes to long-term retention, DXi6500 is designed to provide direct tape creation in conjunction with leading backup applications, including NetBackup and Backup Exec 2010 under the Symantec OpenStorage (OST) API.

All DXi6500 models are VMready, providing powerful protection for virtual environments and conventional servers alike. And backup software for VMware is included with every unit.

With DXi6500, it’s the integration into the broad data protection environment that turns our deduplication technology into a cost-effective way to solve important backup challenges. The end result? Multisite, multitier protection that’s easy to manage for backup, restore, and long-term retention.