Dell DL4300 Appliance Deployment Guide
Summary
This deployment guide provides comprehensive documentation for the product. The document includes detailed information about setup, configuration, operation, and maintenance of the monitor. It covers key features, specifications, installation procedures, troubleshooting steps, and best practices. The manual is designed for system administrators, IT professionals, and end users who need to deploy, manage, or operate the equipment effectively. Readers will find step-by-step instructions, technical diagrams, safety information, and reference materials to ensure proper usage and optimal performance.
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Dell DL4300 Appliance Deployment Guide
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Dell DL4300 Appliance Deployment Guide
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Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your product. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of d...
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Contents 1 Setting up DL4300 Appliance.......................................................................................... Introduction..............................................................
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Configuring browser settings in Internet Explorer and Chrome.................................................................................. Configuring browser settings in Firefox.....................
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Setting up DL4300 Appliance Introduction The Dell DL4300 appliance is the latest generation of backup-to-disk appliance powered by Rapid Recovery software. The appliance allows: Scalable storage capab...
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NOTE: Additional storage can be added through expansion shelves (Dell Storage MD1400). Additional storage can be added to any model, however the Standard Edition has a maximum capacity of 60 TB and th...
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Figure 1. Setting the Power Vault MD1400 storage enclosure configuration switch 1. configuration switch Connecting the storage enclosure to the system Connect the data cable from the Power Edge RAID C...
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Multichain configuration Figure 3. Multichain configuration Multichain configuration supports up to four enclosures. The first two enclosures are daisy-chained with one of the enclosures connected to ...
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Initial software setup When you turn on the appliance for the first time, and change the system password, the App Assure Appliance Configuration Wizard runs automatically. 1. After you turn on the sys...
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NOTE: The App Assure Appliance Configuration wizard configures network interfaces as individual ports (non- teamed). To improve ingest performance, you can create a larger ingest channel by teaming NI...
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The Configure SNMP Settings page is displayed. Configuring SNMP settings Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a commonly used network management protocol that allows SNMP-compatible management...
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4. Continue the configuration process by Provisioning storage DL Appliance Configuration Wizard NOTE: You see the DL Appliance Configuration Wizard only when you upgrade your appliance using the lates...
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To assign the network connection manually, select Set manually IPV6 address and enter the following details: IPv6 Address Subnet prefix length Default Gateway 7. To enable NIC teaming, select Enable N...
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To enable system SNMP alerts, select Enable system SNMP alerts. 1. In SNMP Community, enter one or more SNMP community names. Use commas to separate multiple community names. 2. In SNMP Trap destinati...
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Storage provisioning Your appliance allows you to provision its internal storage to create Virtual disks (VDs) to host repositories and Virtual Standby, archives or other purposes. 1. On the Storage P...
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Text Box Description …and then keep one recovery Provides a more granular level of retention. It is used as a building block to further define how point per week for n long recovery points are maintai...
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Creating the RASR USB key To create a RASR USB key: 1. Navigate to the Appliance tab. 2. Using the left pane navigation, select Appliance → Backup. Create RASR USB Drive window is displayed. NOTE: Ins...
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10. Select the Factory Reset option. This option will recover the operating system disk from the factory image. 11. Click Next. The following warning message is displayed in a dialog box: This operati...
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of the storage remaining after creating the Rapid Recovery repository. Space can be allocated for standby VMs only on the appliances that are provisioned to host virtual machines. Using the Rapid Reco...
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b. In the Create Volume dialog box, specify the following information for a new disk volume Volume name, Controller, Enclosure, RAID type, and Size. The Controller available space is displayed by defa...
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Post installation tasks After completing the DL Appliance Configuration Wizard perform the following procedures to ensure that your backup appliance and the servers that the appliance is backing up ar...
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NOTE: Ensure that the Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration is turned on when you access the Core Web Console either locally or remotely. To turn on the Internet Explorer Enhanced Security...
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To encrypt agent snapshot data: 1. From the App Assure Core, click Configuration → Manage → Security. 2. Click Actions, and then click Add Encryption Key. The Create Encryption Key page is displayed. ...
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Text Box Description Email Enter information for the body of the template that describes the event, when it occurred, and the severity. 5. Click Send Test Email and review the results. 6. After you ar...
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Preparing to protect your servers Overview To protect your data using DL 4300, you need to add the workstations and servers for protection in the Core Console; for example, your Exchange server, SQL S...
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4. On the Connection page, enter the information about the machine to which you want to connect as described in the following table, and then click Next. Table 6. Machine connection settings Text Box ...
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If the prerequisite files do not exist, the Rapid Recovery Agent Installer identifies which files are needed and displays the results accordingly; for example, CRT 2013 (x64) ENU (distributable code f...
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If it is not installed, you can get a copy from microsoft.com. 2. Install the agent: a. On your appliance, share the directory C:\Program Files\App Recovery to the client(s) you plan to back up. b. On...
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3. Enter the host information and logon credentials as described in the following table. Table 8. v Center/ESX(i) connection settings Text Box Description Host The name or IP address of the VMware v C...
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Because the various supported Linux distributions use different package managers for online installation, the procedure for installing, upgrading, or removing Agent on any supported Linux OS depends o...
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Restart the Linux machine The instructions for installing the Agent software on a Linux machine differ slightly depending on the Linux distribution you are using. For more information about preparing ...
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The rapidrecovery-agent requires: dkms, gcc, make, kernel-headers-‘uname-r‘ kernel-devel-‘uname-r‘, nbd-dkms, libblkid, pam, pcre The rapidrecovery-mono requires: glibc >=2.11 For SUSE Linux Enterp...
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NOTE: This procedure applies to a Linux machine that is connected to the internet. For offline installation of Rapid Recovery Agent on any Linux machine, see Installing the Agent software on offline L...
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Installing the Agent software on offline Linux machines This task requires access to an online Linux machine, removable storage media, and access to the final offline Linux machine. If App Assure Agen...
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Installing the Agent software on Windows Server Core Edition machines Complete the steps in the following procedure to install the Agent software on a Windows Server Core machine. NOTE: The following ...
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Kernels compatible for module installation: 0 - linux-image-3.16.0.23-generic 1 - linux-image-3.16.0.31-generic 2 - linux-image-3.16.0.33-generic 3 - linux-image-3.16.0.34-generic Input indices of the...
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Text Box Description User name The user name used to connect to this machine; for example, Administrator (or, if the machine is in a domain, [domain name]\Administrator). Password The password used to...
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If you already have repository information configured, and you selected the Advanced option in Step 1, then the Encryption page appears. Proceed to Step 13. 12. Optionally, on the Encryption page, to ...
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3. Open a command line interface on the appliance. 4. Run the command ping <IP address of client>. 5. Depending on the result, do one of the following: If the client does not reply to the ping, ...
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4. Complete the installation by going through the installation wizard. Creating the NIC team NOTE: It is recommended not to use the native teaming interface in Windows 2012 Server. The teaming algorit...
Manual Details
| Brand | Dell |
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| Pages | 41 |
| File Size | 1.38 MB |
| Published | June 28, 2026 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I install the appliance in a rack?
Mount it on a rack using the hardware mounting kit provided.
Where do I find software updates and documentation links?
Go to the Appliance tab and click Overall Status to find Documentation and software update links.
How do I configure a Hyper-V virtual switch?
Create an external virtual switch to allow virtual standby machines to communicate within a production environment.
What are the prerequisites for setting up the DL4300 Appliance?
Review the Installation prerequisites, Network requirements, and Recommended network infrastructure sections.