2014-15 Backup Applience Buyers Guide

The Insider's Guide to Evaluating
Deduplicating Backup Appliances
2014-15
DEDUPLICATING
BACKUP APPLIANCE
BUYERS GUIDE
By Charley McMaster and Tim Anderson
E M P O W E R I N G T H E I T I N D U S T R Y W I T H A C T I O N A B L E A N A LY S I S W W W. D C I G . C O M
2014-15 DEDUPLICATING BACKUP APPLIANCE BUYERS GUIDE

The Insiders Guide to Evaluating Deduplicating Backup Appliances
Table of Contents
1
Introduction
Executive Summary
How to Use this 2014-15 Deduplicating

Backup Appliance Buyers Guide
Disclosures
Midrange Deduplicating Backup Appliance

Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria
The Eight-Step Process Used to

Score and Rank the Deduplicating
Backup Software Solutions
DCIG Comments and Thoughts on
16
Deduplicating Backup Appliance Models
17 Dell DR4100 Disk Backup Appliance
44 HP StoreOnce 2700
18 Dell DR6000 Disk Backup Appliance
19 EMC Data Domain DD160
49 IBM Storage System TS7620

ProtecTIER Deduplication
Appliance Express

26 ExaGrid EX1000
27 ExaGrid EX2000
28 ExaGrid EX3000
29 ExaGrid EX4000
30 ExaGrid EX5000
31 ExaGrid EX7000
32 ExaGrid EX10000E
Virtual Appliances
33 ExaGrid EX13000E
Scale-up and Scale-out Architectures
34 ExaGrid EX21000E
10 Pricing
35 ExaGrid EX32000E
36 FalconStor FDS SA304
10
Observations and Recommendations
10 Best-in-Class and

Recommended Rankings
40 FalconStor HDS-FS-FDS-H150
11 Excellent Ranking
12 Good Ranking
12 Basic Ranking
13
10 General Observations About All

39 FalconStor HDS-FS-FDS-220S
51 NEC HYDRAstor HS8-4001S-(12-48)

52 NEC HYDRAstor HS8-4001S-96
55 NEC HYDRAstor HS8-4006R-720
56 NEC HYDRAstor HS8-4104R-7920
(104HN+61SN)
57 Quantum DXi4700 Deduplication
Appliance
58 Quantum DXi6701 DXi6702
Appliance
Appliance
Appliance
42 FalconStor VTL SAP16
62 Symantec NetBackup 5030

Deduplication Appliance
43 HDS Sepaton
S2100-ES3-Series-2925
63 Symantec NetBackup 5230

Backup Appliance
41 FalconStor VTL SAM16
Deduplicating Backup Appliance

Scores and Rankings
14 Overall Scores and Rankings
50 NEC HYDRAstor HS3-410
64
Product Rankings Dashboard
Appendices
A-1 Appendix ADefinitions, Explanations and Terminology
B-1 Appendix BVendor Contact Information
C-1 Appendix CAuthor Contact Information
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Introduction
Ever-increasing data volumes driven by the constant growth in both structured and unstructured data coupled with the ever decreasing costs of storage capacity on a per GB basis
are continuing to put a strain on corporate backup abilities. While other backup and data
optimization technologies offer some relief, deduplicating backup appliances have become
the go to solution. They provide a quick, largely non-disruptive plug-and-play solution that
alleviates backup pain, reduces storage consumption by up to 20x and have become a
proven frontrunner in the ongoing battle to improve the backup experience.
DCIG once again looks at deduplication in its 2014-15 Deduplicating Backup Appliance
Buyers Guide refreshing last years guide on this same topic. The introduction of new
technologies and updating existing technologies in these appliances over the past year have
again served to shift the deduplicating backup appliance landscape as many previously
available deduplication appliances are now gone as vendors continually refresh their product
lines and bring out new models.
However, it is also possible that the growth of deduplicating backup appliances is at a
tipping point. After rapid growth for years to become a multi-billion segment of the broader
data protection and recovery industry, in the most quarter for which numbers are available, revenue in this market slipped. According to the IDC analyst firm, Q1 2014 revenue of
worldwide purpose-built backup appliances (PBBAs) declined 2.5 percent from a year ago
to $664.5 million.1
Anticipating a maturing of this market, new options have emerged to set themselves apart.
These include:
Archiving. Some providers have modified their deduplicating backup appliances to give
organizations more flexibility to use these appliances for data archiving, whether that be
for production data or long term retention of backup data.
Controller heads. After discontinuing is controller-only option of its Data Domain product
line years ago, EMC re-introduced this an option that frees organizations to acquire the
controller head apart from the back end storage.
Fewer appliance models. Consolidating the number of appliance models that they
make available for a particular market, whether that be for small, midsized or large
enterprises, to simplify the buying decision for these organizations.
Improved management and monitoring. Almost without exception every vendor has
enhanced the core technologies found on its appliances to make their ongoing management and monitoring simpler and more effective.
Deduplicating backup appliances also continue to set themselves apart from backup software that offers deduplication. As these appliances have always done, they offload the overhead associated with deduplicating data from the client or media server to the appliance.
What is new are some of the ways in which they are accelerating backup. Technologies
such as Data Domain Boost and Symantec OpenStorage Technology (OST) have been
available for a number of years. These options use proprietary protocols to accelerate
backup traffic over LAN connections between the media server and the attached deduplicating backup appliance. However, some providers such as Dell now offer Rapid CIFS and
Rapid NFS technology that accelerate backup traffic to its backup appliances using existing
1. RTT Staff Writer. "IDC: Worldwide PBBA Market Revenue Drops 2.5% In Q1 - Quick Facts." Quick Facts. RTT News,
20 June 2014. Web. 3 Nov. 2014.

Introduction
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file sharing protocols. Technologies such as these two eliminate the need for organizations
to deploy proprietary protocols and may, in theory, be used with any backup software without additional software licensing required (though many organizations may want to wait until
Dell has certified and officially supports this technology with their specific backup software.)
It is in this context that DCIG presents it 2014-15 Deduplicating Backup Appliance Buyers
Guide. The level of detail in this Buyers Guide, combined with DCIGs consistent scoring and
ranking system, helps organizations in two key ways: First, it provides a powerful yet concise
method to evaluate each deduplicating backup appliance so organizations can understand
the overall strengths and weaknesses of each one. Using this information, they can better
align the specific needs of their environment with the features available on each appliance.
Second, this Buyers Guide provides a set of scores and rankings across the multiple
features on each product as well as a data sheet for each deduplicating backup appliance. The data sheets drill down into the specifics of each product to provide information
on backup technology, management, restore and support features. They also examine
supported features and implementation. These areas contribute to specific category scores
as well as an overall score for each deduplicating backup appliance.
Please note that this Buyers Guide is NOT intended to be a substitute for internal testing. DCIG encourages any organization that is considering the purchase of a deduplicating
backup solution to do its own in-house testing if at all possible as it is impossible for DCIG to
predict how well the appliance will perform in every environment.
As a supplement to the downloadable Buyers Guides, DCIG makes all the data collected for
the guides available in the DCIG Analysis Portal. This powerful online data visualization tool
enables subscribers to quickly develop side-by-side comparisons of the products and the
specific features that matter most to them and gives subscribers access to all DCIG Buyers
Guides. See http://portal.dcig.com to learn more about the DCIG Analysis Portal.
We hope this Buyers Guide meets its intended purposes in your environments and serves
as a helpful aid in supplementing and expediting your organizations normal decision making
and product evaluation process.

Executive
Summary
The only constant is change and, in the area of deduplicating backup appliances, the
constant of change is certainly in play. While deduplicating backup appliances still do what
they always dodeduplicate backup datachange is certainly evident in these appliances.
In this third release of the DCIG 2014-15 Deduplicating Backup Appliance Buyers Guide,
DCIG tracks and highlights these changes while continuing to provide visibility into the core
technologies that make these deduplicating backup appliances tick.
The beauty of deduplicating backup appliances is that they largely ship as plug-and-play
solutions. By installing directly into corporate LANs with minimal or no changes to the existing environments, organizations may need to as little as plug them into the wall, connect
them to the corporate LAN, configure the backup software to use the appliance as a backup
target and start backing up and deduplicating data. In this respect, nearly every one if not all
of the appliances covered in this Buyers Guide delivers on this ideal.
Of course, as with all technologies, the devil is in the details and once you can go beyond
the baseline plug-n-play setup, differences in feature functionality in deduplicating backup
appliances emerge that determine their suitability for deployment in enterprises of all sizes.
These differences include:
Backup acceleration software. Todays standard file sharing protocols make it very easy
for any size organization to quickly and easily deploy one of these appliances into their
environment and start backing up to it. However, standard file sharing protocols are NOT
optimized for moving large amounts of data quickly.
This shortcoming of existing file sharing protocols has led to almost every deduplicating
backup appliance to minimally support third party backup software accelerators such as
Symantec OpenStorage Technology (OST) as well as deliver their own proprietary backup
software acceleration software that accelerates backup data movement to and from their
own deduplicating backup appliance.
Deduplicating algorithms. When deduplicating backup appliances first shipped,
ideological wars raged over which approach to deduplicating data was betterinline or
post-process. While these wars have largely since abated as it is now recognized that
certain types of application data deduplicate better using different deduplication algorithms, few if any appliances may offer all of the deduplicating algorithms that they need
to optimally deduplicate their application data. This behooves organizations to first
understand what deduplicating algorithm option or options each deduplicating backup
appliance offers, how it is implemented and if they can live with the trade-offs, if any,
that this implementation method may mean for their environment.
Public storage cloud connectivity. After data is backed up and deduplicated, many if not
most organizations want to automate getting a copy of it offsite on a regular basis (maybe
weekly or monthly.) Achieving this ideal makes a deduplicating backup appliances connectivity
to a public storage cloud provider highly desirable since copies of data can be scheduled to be
automatically sent offsite without manual intervention or the need for a secondary data center.
Replication. Most organizations of any size have multiple sites that each have data that
they need to backup. Further, most organizations of this size want to centralize backup
and bring all data in remote sites back to one central data central. To accommodate this
objective, many deduplicating backup appliances offer replication software that replicates
data from remote sites back to their main data center.

Executive Summary
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Executive Summary
However how replication software is implemented varies widely from appliance to

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appliance. Some charge extra for this software while others include it with the purchase
price of the appliance. The number of replication configurations supported by each
appliance also varies. While most support 1:1 and N:1 fan-in replication configurations,
not all appliances support fan-out replication configurations which organizations may want
to leverage to prepopulate remote sites with previously deduplicated data. Organizations
should also verify how many remote sites that want to setup to replicate back to one
central sites as the maximum N in the N:1 part of the equation can vary by appliance.
Finally, organizations should verify how both the appliance and its replication software
handles deduplicated data. In almost all cases, replication software can only replicate
data after the data is deduplicated which may delay how quickly data can be replicated,
especially if the appliance uses post-process deduplication. Also, organizations should
verify if the replication software only transmits new, unique chunks of deduplicated data
as opposed to all data. By only transmitting new, unique chunks of data, organizations
can generally use lower bandwidth, lower cost WAN links to remote offices.
Scale-out versus scale-up architectures. In todays environment of rapid and unpredictable data growth, deduplicating backup appliances provide two architectures to add
more storage capacityscale-up and scale-out with some appliances supporting both
options. Appliances that support scale-up architectures are largely self-contained and
either offer room to add more shelves for more internal hard disk drives (HDDs) or, in some
cases, they provide the flexibility to use either FC or SCSI connections to external HDDs.
Appliances that use a scale-out architecture grow by adding nodes that come preconfigured with fixed amounts of processor, memory and storage and are then collectively
configured and managed as one logical appliance.
Virtual appliances. As organizations virtualize small and remote offices, they also want
to virtualize any appliances deployed into them. This has given rise in the past year for
the need for vendors to make their deduplicating backup appliances as virtual appliances
to eliminate the need to deploy a new physical machine into offices are now entirely or
mostly virtualized.
It is in this context that DCIG presents its 2014-15 Deduplicating Backup Appliance Buyers
Guide. As prior Buyers Guides have done, it puts at the fingertips of organizations a
comprehensive list of deduplicating backup appliances and the features they offer in the
form of detailed, standardized data sheets to assist in this important buying decision.
This Buyers Guide is the result of several months of communication with multiple providers
and evaluation of over one hundred features nearly 50 deduplicating backup appliances.
Each provider was given the opportunity to complete a survey with over 100 questions that
examined how its solution delivered on features associated with deduplication, management, hardware, scalability and support.
In instances where vendors did not respond, DCIG completed the surveys on the vendors
behalf and then gave the vendor the opportunity to review it before any material about its
appliance(s) were published. In each case, every vendor had the opportunity to review and
respond to the survey and the information regarding their product displayed on the data
sheets included in this Buyers Guide.

Executive Summary
(continued)
The DCIG 2014-15 Deduplicating Backup Appliance Buyers Guide accomplishes the
following objectives:
Provides an objective, third-party evaluation of deduplicating backup appliances that
evaluates and scores their features from an end users perspective;
Scores and ranks the features of each deduplicating backup appliance based upon
criteria that matter most to end users;
Presents results in easy-to-read tables with product scores and rankings so users can
quickly ascertain which appliance best suits their needs;
Provides a standardized data sheet for each of the 47 deduplicating backup appliance
solutions from ten different deduplicating backup appliance providers, allowing quick
comparison of features that are or are not supported with each product; and
Gives any organization a solid foundation for getting competitive bids from different
deduplicating backup appliance vendors.

How to Use this 2014-15 Deduplicating

Backup Appliance Buyers Guide
In determining how best to use the information contained in
this Buyers Guide, it should be noted that it is intended to
help users in their purchase process. It is NOT intended to tell
users exactly which product(s) to purchase. Rather, it is to help
guide them in coming up with a list of competitive products
that have comparable features that meet their specific needs.
It is also important to note that the highest score or ranking
does not automatically mean that it is the right product for
every organization. If anything, due to the scope of products
evaluated and analyzed, some models may have features
that are too robust for the needs of an individual department
or organization.
Features as displayed on each product data sheet represent the opinion of DCIG. DCIG encourages and strongly
recommends every organization verify the functionality of the
features that are of particular interest to them before making
a buying decision. To help in that decision, this Buyers
Guide gives organizations a sense of how included products
compare with each other, as well as giving additional insight
into what other product offerings are available on the market
and the specific features they offer.
DCIG recommends that companies use this Buyers Guide in
the following seven ways:
1. Eliminate the painstaking research associated with
coming up with a short list of products that meet
their needs. This Buyers Guide ranks, scores and
contains data sheets for 47 different products from ten
different providers. Each product is scored and then
ranked as Best-in-Class, Recommended, Excellent,
Good and Basic based upon its score. In each product,
over 100 different features were evaluated, weighted,
scored and then ranked. All an organization has to do is
look at the scores and features of each solution in order
to come up with a short list for consideration.
2. Do apples-to-apples comparisons of products from
different vendors. In todays crowded deduplicating
backup appliance market, it behooves organization to
get competitive bids from multiple vendors. After all,
when they compete, you win! But that tactic only works
well when organizations know that they are receiving
competitive bids on products that are roughly comparable. Using this Buyers Guide, organizations can do a
better job of accomplishing that objective.
3. Separate the apples from the oranges. Just as

important as doing apples-to-apples comparisons is
identifying when an orange is thrown into the mix.
Sometimes it is very difficult for an organization to
know if it is truly getting a good deal when bids come
in from vendors that include different products. Now
organizations can refer to the scores and rankings
of each product on this guide so they know when
they are getting it a good deal, a great deal or just
a so-so one.
4. Gain perspective on how products from less well
known vendors compare against established and
better known brands. Anyone involved with backup
at all has probably at least heard of Dell, EMC, HP,
IBM or Symantec. This creates a certain built-in level
of comfort when buying products from these vendors
and a corresponding built-in resistance to buying
products from vendors that are perceived as
unknown quantities.
This Buyers Guide helps to remove some of that
apprehension about buying from a less well known
vendor or even a less well known model from an
established vendor. Using this Buyers Guide, organizations can see how these products from lesser known
vendors as well as lesser known products from established vendors stack up.
5. Normalize complex terminology. Every industry has a
proclivity to adopt acronyms and jargon that is
specific to it but the technology industry seems to go
out of its way to use unfamiliar terms as well as refer
to the same technology in different ways. This Buyers
Guide sifts through the acronyms and jargons and
terms and normalizes them. This minimizes or even
eliminates the need for users to try to understand all
of the different technology terms.
6. Take advantage of standardized data sheets.
Product data sheets available from different vendors
are rarely laid out in the same way or contain the
same information. Some vendors even have data
sheet formats that vary from product to product
within their own portfolio. This Buyers Guide tackles
this problem by creating a standard, easy to read
data sheet for every product. In this way, product
data sheets for individual products can be printed
out, laid down side by side and then the features on
them quickly compared.

7. Help justify buying recommendations to business

teams. Nothing is easier for those on the business side
to understand than a number when doing comparisons.
At the top of every product data sheet, a product score
is included so the business side of the house can quickly
see how the different product models compare.
Disclosures
Over the last few years the general trend in the US has been
for both large and boutique analyst firms to receive some or
all of their revenue from vendors.
DCIG is no different in that respect as it also receives payment
for the different services it performs for vendors. The services
that DCIG provides include blogging, case studies, product
reviews, executive white papers and special reports.
In the interest of being transparent, a number of the vendors
included in this DCIG Buyers Guide are or have been DCIG
clients. This is not to imply that they were given preferential
treatment in the Buyers Guide. It simply means DCIG may
have had more knowledge of their products and that DCIG
would consider their product for inclusion in this Buyers Guide.
In that vein, there are a number of important facts to keep
in mind when considering the information contained in this
Buyers Guide and its merit.
No vendor paid DCIG any fee to develop this
Buyers Guide.
DCIG did not guarantee any vendor that its product
would be included in this Buyers Guide.
DCIG did not imply or guarantee that a specific
product would receive a good score on this Buyers
Guide, before or after completion.
All research was based upon one or more of the
following: publicly available information, information
provided by the vendor and/or the expertise of those
evaluating the information.
Because of the number of features analyzed, how
these features were weighted and then how these
products were scored and then ranked, there was no
way for DCIG to predict at the outset how individual
products would end up scoring or ranking.
DCIG wants to emphasize that no vendor was privy to
how DCIG did the scoring and ranking of the products
and that the information presented in this Buyers Guide
reflects the opinion of DCIG. In every case, the vendor
only found out the scores and rankings of its product

after the analysis was complete.
Midrange Deduplicating Backup Appliance

Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria
As DCIG prepared this release of its 2014-15 Deduplicating
Backup Appliance Buyers Guide, numerous variables were
taken into account to determine which solutions to include
and exclude. The criteria for inclusion in DCIG guides, much
like the deduplicating backup appliance market itself, are
constantly evolving. An appliance that may seem to rightfully
belong in this guide might have just barely fallen outside of
the parameters for inclusion.
For the purposes of this Buyers Guide, the following criteria
were used when determining whether or not to include
specific deduplicating backup software products:
The solutions main purpose is for the deduplication
of backup data
Its primary function is target-based deduplication of
backup data
It includes a NAS (network attached storage) interface
and supports the CIFS (Common Internet File System)
or NFS (Network File System) protocols
It supports a minimum of two (2) hard disk drives and/or
a minimum raw capacity of eight terabytes
It ships prior to July 30, 2014
Some providers elected not to respond to DCIGs inquiries or
requests. While those products are still covered in this Buyers
Guide, the information may be incomplete or not represent
all of the products capabilities. In such cases, a notation is
included at the bottom of the data sheet of those products
indicating that all information is drawn from publicly available
sources and the knowledge and expertise of the analyst.
The Eight-Step Process Used to Score

and Rank the Deduplicating Backup
Software Solutions
To score and rank each appliance included in this Buyers
Guide, DCIG went through an eight-step process to come
to the most objective conclusion possible.
1. A list of products that met the DCIG definition for
Deduplicating Backup Appliance was created.

This list was used to determine which vendors to contact

for inclusion of their products in this Buyers Guide.
2. A list of features to be evaluated was established.
The terms on this list were then normalized so a
common name for each feature included in the Buyers
Guide could be established. In cases where a feature
could not be objectively defined or understood, it was
excluded from consideration.
3. Each feature had a weighting associated with it.
The weightings were used to reflect if a feature was
supported and potentially how useful and/or important
the feature was to end users. As an example, based on
experience from previous Buyers Guides and through
monitoring user preferences, DCIG now assigns more
weight to those products that support virtual deduplication appliance deployment than those that do not.
4. The features were broken into four (4) general
categories. The features included in this Buyers
Guide were broken down into four general categories:
Deduplication, Hardware, Management and Support.
These categories reflect the general features that
organizations evaluate when seeking out deduplicating
backup appliance solutions.
5. A survey for each solution was sent to each vendor
to complete. DCIG contacted representatives of the
vendors included in this Buyers Guide to enlist their
support in completing it. In those instances where
vendors did not complete the survey, DCIG completed
the survey on their behalf, sent it to them and gave them
the opportunity to respond with any corrections or edits
to the DCIG-completed survey. In every case, every
provider had the opportunity to review and respond to
any DCIG-completed survey.
6. Features were scored based on the information
gathered from the surveys. Features were marked
as either supported or unsupported and then scored
accordingly. In some cases, additional points were awarded
for how the feature was supported or implemented.
7. Product data sheets were created and sent out to
the vendors for review before publication. Due to the
large number of product features that DCIG evaluated,
all information could not be included on the data sheets.
Only the features deemed most important are included in
the published version. The full list of product features
may be accessed in the DCIG Interactive Buyers Guide
available through DCIGs website: www.dcig.com.
However, all information on each data sheet (minus

their scores and rankings) included in this published
version of the Buyers Guide was sent to the vendors
prior to publication for their review and feedback. In
every case, each provider had a chance to review the
content included on its respective data sheet.
8. Each deduplicating solution was awarded one of
five (5) different designations. One of the goals of this
Buyers Guide was to make clear, objective distinctions
between different deduplicating backup appliances.
To accomplish this goal, the mean (or average) score
for each category was determined as well as the
standard deviation. The mean and standard deviation
were calculated from the scores of all deduplicating
appliances. DCIG then developed a ranking for each
appliance using these calculations as a guide:
The deduplicating appliance scores that were 0.5 or
greater standard deviations below the mean were
given the rank of Basic.
The deduplicating appliance scores that were 0.5
standard deviations above or below the mean were
assigned the rank of Good.
The deduplicating appliance scores that were
0.5 1.5 standard deviations above the mean were
ranked as Excellent.
The deduplicating appliance scores that were greater
than 1.5 standard deviations above the mean were
ranked as Recommended.
The deduplicating appliance that had the overall top
score as well as the top score in each category was
given the designation Best-in-Class. If there was no
top score in a category (i.e.multiple products had
the same top score) no Best-in-Class award was given.
For these reasons, the number of deduplicating backup
appliances that achieved a certain ranking varied between
categories.
DCIG Comments and Thoughts on

Virtual Appliances
Deduplicating backup appliances come in two forms:
physical and virtual. While this Buyers Guide covers physical deduplicating backup appliances which offer hardware
and software as one SKU, virtual appliances utilized for
deduplication represent a growing trend. This year, DCIG

chose to examine which physical deduplicating appliances are

also available as virtual appliances as part of the overall survey.
Three of the vendors in this release of the Buyers Guide sell
virtual appliances: Quantum in its DXi V1000 and V4000; HP
with HP StoreOnce VSA; and Dell sells the DR2000v. Some
virtual appliances geared for deduplication may operate as a
standalone solutions while others can only be deployed with
a physical deduplicating backup appliance.
For example, Dells DR2000v may only be used when it is
deployed in conjunction with either its DR4100 or DR6100
models. In every case where a vendor offers a virtual
appliance option, it can interact with physical deduplicating backup appliances in that vendors family of products,
providing most if not all of the same deduplication and
management capabilities as the physical appliance.
Small and midsized enterprises (SMEs) often have remote
and small offices that are now highly virtualized and require
an easy to deploy, easy to manage and cost effective deduplication target. This is where virtual appliances comes into
play. When the last DCIG Buyers Guide on deduplicating
backup appliances was produced, the only option remote
and small offices had with the exception of Quantum was to
use smaller, physical deduplicating backup appliance (which
are still available and are covered in this Guide.)
Now, instead of purchasing a physical appliance for these
offices, they can purchase a virtual appliance which are
generally available at a lower cost. At time of publication,
the Dell DR2000v virtual appliance listed for $4,200 which
includes one terabyte of licensed storage capacity, $7,500
for two terabytes of licensed storage capacity and $13,500
for four terabytes of licensed storage capacity. The HP
StoreOnce virtual appliance with four terabytes and ten terabytes of licensed, usable capacity is priced at about
$2,000 and $5,000, respectively.
One benefit of the virtual appliance is it removes the need for
any additional physical hardware. Virtual appliances support
the leading hypervisors such as VMware ESX and Microsoft
Hyper-V and may be installed on existing hypervisor servers.
Scale-up and Scale-out Architectures

Two methods for adding storage capacity to a deduplicating
backup appliance exist: scale-up and scale-out. Some appliances are even capable of both which give organizations
the flexibility to scale up by adding internal storage and then
adding more nodes to scale-out while remaining in a single
logical configuration for simplified administration.
Deduplicating backup appliances that only offer a scale-up

architecture have a wide range of usable capacity going from
single or low double-digit terabytes of capacity to more than
100 terabytes. This compares to deduplicating backup appliances that only offer a scale-out architecture where nodes
with preconfigured amounts of storage capacity are added
to the existing configuration.
Each architecture has its benefits and limitations. Using a
scale-out architecture, organizations purchase nodes as
they need them. Each time they add a node to the solution,
it provides more storage capacity, network interfaces and
processing power. In a scale-up configuration, each component (processing, networking ports and capacity) are scaled
incrementally. As such, the number of processors does not
necessarily increase as more storage capacity is added.
One benefit of using a scale-out architectures is that the
nodes are viewed and treated as one single logical entity by
the solution. However just because they are all managed as
a single, logical solution does not necessarily mean all of the
nodes work together as one. Organizations need to verify
that a deduplicating backup appliance that uses a scale-out
architecture also offers global deduplication which deduplicates data across all of the nodes in a multi-node system.
If it does not offer this feature, data is still deduplicated but
only on each node so data deduplication is not optimized.
Another potential drawback to using a scale out architecture
is the possibility of node sprawl as adding nodes is easy
to do but it may not be the most optimal way to grow. To
counter this, organizations may want to purchase individual
nodes with more capacity and processing power.
ExaGrid and NEC are two notable providers that offer a
scale-out architecture as part of their solution. ExaGrid
recently increased the number of appliances available in
a grid format from ten to 14 with its 4.7 software release,
which increased its limits across its product line.
Instead of ten ExaGrid EX21000E appliances in a single grid
for 480 terabyte raw capacity, it can combine 14 ExaGrid
EX21000E appliances for 672 terabytes of raw capacity.
NEC, which sells its products in blocks under set SKUs
depending on the market segment, uses hybrid and storage
nodes in various configurations to scale from as little as
12 terabytes to 7.9 petabytes.
With the consolidation of vendor lineups, a similar change is
happening to models with scale-up architecture. For example, instead of selling several appliances into the mid-market
datacenter market, Quantum now just sells one model for

eachthe DXi 4700 for the midrange and the DXi6900 for
enterpriseby providing a wide range of scale-up options.
The DXi 4700 scales from five terabytes to 135 terabytes
and the 6900 ranges from 17 terabytes to 510 terabytes
of usable backup storage.
Pricing
DCIG purposely does not provide in-depth analysis on
appliance pricing and software licensing due to the intricacies and ever changing models. However, several recent
changes are hard to miss.
EMC revamped its Data Domain lineup by introducing the
DD2200, DD4200, DD4500 and DD7200 appliances. Each
of these is based on a data-less head where the controller
is sold with minimal to no storage. Existing or new storage shelves can be connected to the controller purchased,
detaching the pricing of the storage from the controller.
Quantum took another approach consolidating its lineup
to sell one appliance aimed at each market segment. For
the midrange, it is the DXi 4700; and, for the enterprise, the
DXi6900. Quantum achieved this by extending the storage
range of each model. The DXi 4700, for example, scales to
over 100 terabytes of usable capacity.
Licensing has always been tricky when it comes to deduplicating backup appliances. Fortunately, vendors are aware and
have simplified the models. Many now have an all-inclusive
software licensing model where deduplicationand all
needed softwareis included in the base cost of the system.
However, some only loosely adhere to this model charging
more for replication, various forms of encryption and new
features such as archiving. For example, Symantec charges
additional fees for all software ranging from deduplicationthe
core purpose of the applianceto replication and encryption.
When figuring a software pricing model, another big question
is this: Is software licensing based on front- or back-end
capacity? With some models capable of data reductions of
more than 20:1, this can make a sizable difference. If the
system does not achieve anticipated results, you may pay
more. Not including all software licenses in the base cost of
the appliance can also lead to unexpected charges down the
road as administrators look to use features such as replication, archiving and encryption.
Some include all software licenses but tie these to the
amount of storage capacity in the appliance. Quantum
recently introduced software key licensing, where systems
are sold with set capacities. Then, using a software key,
administrators can access additional onboard capacity to

move from, say, four to eight or more terabytes.
Quantums newer systems follow this pay-as-you-go pricing model. The DXi4700 offers software capacity licensing
breaks at the 11 terabyte, 19 terabyte and 27 terabyte
levels. The DXi6900 follows a similar pricing model with
software licensing tiered to specific levels of storage capacity. However no extra software licensing is needed past its
34-terabyte licensing key upgrade.
Observations and Recommendations

General Observations About All
General observations on all products in the DCIG 2014-15
Deduplicating Backup Appliance Buyers Guide include
the following:
Virtually all systems compress data after it is deduplicated.
All offer acceleration software with Symantecs OST the
most prevalent. Other options include Accent, AIR and
Dells Rapid Data Access (RDA).
All deduplicating backup appliances deduplicate incoming
data while concurrently replicating to another system.
Almost all bundle deduplication with their backup
appliance at no extra charge
Most appliance vendors sell their deduplicating backup
appliances with all needed software licenses. Some still
do not. One vendor sells just its hardware and licenses
the software
Best-in-Class and
Recommended Rankings
Observations
HP StoreOnce 6500 earned the Best-in-Class ranking,
closely followed by three in the Recommended grouping
Quantum DXi6900 and two NEC HYDRAstor appliances:
the HS8-4104R-7920 and HS8-4006R-720. The products
that earned Best-in-Class and Recommended rankings
in the 2014-15 Deduplicating Backup Appliance Buyers
Guide generally shared the following characteristics:
Offer global deduplication where groups of multiple nodes
and/or controllers work together with one controller
allocating the deduplicated data across multiple nodes.
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Scale out to multiple nodes

Offer a virtual appliance option that may be run
on multiple different hypervisors.
that propelled the HP StoreOnce 6500 to the top spot in

this years Guide.
Excellent Ranking
Include three year warranties

Use 4TB HDDs
Offer erasure coding apart from RAID 6
for data protection.
Recommendations
It was neck-in-neck for the top spot in this years guide.
HP and its updated StoreOnce 6500 appliance line
narrowly edged out Quantum and NEC that came
about as a result of its improved software, hardware
and management capabilities.
The HP StoreOnce 6500 is one of the few that scales into
the multiple petabytes of raw capacity. Offering an architecture that combines scale up and scale out, each node scales
up to 280 terabytes of raw storage capacity. By grouping as
many as eight nodes together, the appliance scales out to
2.59 petabytes. The enterprise level capabilities of the newly
launched StoreOnce 6500 combined with its virtual appliance option contributed to it achieving the Best-in-Class
ranking in this years Guide.
The availability of a deduplicating virtual appliance from both
HP and Quantum contributed to their respective high rankings in this Guide. As more enterprises look to protect data in
highly virtualized remote offices, the availability of the deduplicating backup appliance as a virtual appliance became a new
option that was evaluated as part of this years Guide. These
virtual appliances offer most if not all of the same features as
their hardware appliance counterparts and are primarily used
in conjunction with a hardware appliance.
Observations
The nine models that achieved an Excellent ranking in the
DCIG 2014-15 Deduplicating Backup Appliance Buyers
Guide generally shared the following characteristics:
Did inline deduplication
Provide erasure coding for data protection
apart from RAID 6
Offer wide area network (WAN) optimization of
a replicated stream with products like Silver Peak,
Blue Coat, Riverbed, and Cisco WAS
Recommendation
The HP StoreOnce 4900 is among those few appliances
ranked as Excellent that provide virtual appliance functionality. This option helps to make these two solutions wellpositioned for use in small and midsized enterprises that
may have up to a few hundred terabytes of data to protect
as well as highly virtualized remote and branch offices.
The EMC Data Domain lineup of DD990, DD4500 and
DD7200 appliances provide higher levels of processing and
storage capacity options than its prior generations. Build on
a scale-up architecture, EMCs appliances continue to be in
broad favor with end-users though the EMC Data Domain
appliances are starting to lag other solutions in their breadth
of feature functionality.
The HP StoreOnce 6500s software management features

and storage networking options were the final two items
that put it over the top in this years Guide. Using the
StoreOnce 6500, enterprise administrators can select data
to bypass deduplication; potentially handle thousands of
concurrent backup streams; use a mix of Ethernet and FC
storage networking protocols and provide data encryption.
The two NEC deduplicating backup appliances in this

category scale to 96 and 192 TBs of capacity respectively with their global deduplication and high availability
features options continuing to set NEC appliances apart
from the competitors. NEC also differentiates itself by
using a combination of processing and storage nodes to
give enterprises the flexibility to add the most appropriate
node to its system to improve performance or increase
storage capacity.
It is by delivering the best of the new features that deduplicating backup appliances have to offer such as global deduplication, high availability, scale-out and scale-up options
and virtual appliance along with its continued attention to
deduplication, management and flexibility of deployment
Lacking in both the EMC and NEC deduplicating backup

appliance lines was no virtual appliance option. The lack
of this feature will necessitate that enterprises continue to
deploy some physical appliance from each of the broader
families of these provider into remote offices.
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Good Ranking
The 21 products that earned a Good ranking in the 201415 Deduplicating Backup Appliance Buyers Guide generally shared the following features in common:
Provide IPMI or Remote Access port for
console-level access
Provide encryption of data at rest though
only fifty percent offer encryption in flight
Offer an encryption solution that remains "on"
in multiplex/multi-streamed database backup
environments
Support the use of native database backup tools
such as Oracle RMAN for bckup
Provide 1:1 and N:1 replication fan-in options
Offer bandwidth throttling during replication
Recommendation
Nearly half of the models in the DCIG 2014-15 Deduplicating
Backup Appliance Buyers Guide achieved the ranking of
Good. Enterprises choosing deduplicating backup appliances with a Good category will often get the management
capabilities they need to effectively deploy and operate a
deduplicating backup appliance for their environments.
Notably, most vendors offer the deduplication and management features on all of the appliances in their product line.
The primary limitation of products with a Good ranking is
their scalability as the upper capacity and performance
limits of many of these appliances may restrict their deployments to enterprises with under 100 TBs of data to protect.
ExaGrid is one exception to this rule as the scalability of its
products exceeds most of the others with a Good ranking.
For example, the ExaGrid EX32000E with 72 terabytes on
a per node basis of raw capacity scales to more than one
petabyte of raw capacity in a scale-out configuration with
14 nodes. Factoring in ExaGrids levels of management
and support with these high levels of capacity made it its
appliances prime candidates for enterprises with multiple
backup capacity and throughput requirements.
a virtual appliance option. This dictates that enterprises

exercise some caution in how they setup and deploy
ExaGrid appliances in their environments.
Basic Ranking
The 13 products that achieved a Basic ranking in the
2014-15 Deduplicating Backup Appliance Buyers Guide
generally shared the following characteristics:
Have settings to let some data bypass the
deduplication process
Verify data integrity after the data is deduplicated
Offer more than one deduplication algorithm
with variable-length block and SHA-1 hashing
as the most prevalent
Offer 10Gb Ethernet networking interfaces
Provide hot swappable drives
Are single controller systems with limited or
no flexibility to scale-up or scale-out
Recommendation
Scalability is biggest concern among those appliances
with a Basic ranking. Primarily available as single-controller systems, many only offer storage capacity in the single
digit raw terabytes range. While some do scale to higher
levels of capacity, these lack the full range of features
found in higher level categories.
The upside is that those with a Basic ranking largely come
bundled with the necessary deduplication and management
software and, where applicable, is similar or the same as
higher ranked products in the same product family.
All models with a Basic ranking can deduplicate incoming
data while concurrently replicating to another system as
well as encrypt data while replicating it. Most also follow an
all-inclusive licensing model where deduplication, replication
and encryption are included with the appliances base cost.
Together, these factors contribute to making these appliances most well suited for small and midsized offices with
20 TBs of data or less to protect.
Two cautionary notes with the ExaGrid appliances are that

they cannot be configured with one controller exclusively
doing replication or deduplication, nor does ExaGrid offer
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DEDUPLICATING
BACKUP APPLIANCE
SCORES AND RANKINGS
The scores and rankings for the deduplicating backup appliances
contain the following information:
A chart that includes the scores and rankings for all of the products
The mean and the standard deviation that were used to establish
how each deduplicating backup appliance was ranked
A summary of the primary findings
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OVERALL SCORES AND RANKINGS

DEDUPLICATING BACKUP APPLIANCES
SCORE
RANKING
1.
Hewlett Packard HP StoreOnce 6500
100.87
Best-in-Class
2.
Quantum DXi6900
100.42
Recommended
3.
NEC HYDRAStor HS8-4104R-7920 (104HN+61SN)
100.37
Recommended
4.
NEC HYDRAstor HS8-4006R-720
93.96
Recommended
5.
Quantum DXi8500
92.43
Excellent
6.
Quantum DXi6802
90.53
Excellent
7.
HDS Sepaton S2100-ES3-Series-2925
88.90
Excellent
8.
NEC HYDRAstor HS8-4002S-192
84.22
Excellent
9.
EMC Data Domain 7200
83.56
Excellent
10.
82.90
Excellent
11.
EMC Data Domain 990
81.44
Excellent
12.
81.02
Excellent
13.
80.98
Excellent
14.
Quantum DXi4700
80.75
Good
15.
Symantec NetBackup 5230 Backup Appliance
79.47
Good
16.
79.06
Good
17.
78.35
Good
18.
Symantec NetBackup 5030 Deduplication Appliance
78.21
Good
19.
ExaGrid EX32000E
77.80
Good
20.
ExaGrid EX21000E
77.38
Good
21.
ExaGrid EX13000E
77.09
Good
22.
ExaGrid EX10000E
75.72
Good
23.
Dell DR6000
75.36
Good
24.
75.28
Good
25.
ExaGrid EX5000
73.94
Good
26.
ExaGrid EX7000
73.94
Good
27.
ExaGrid EX4000
73.10
Good
28.
ExaGrid EX3000
72.93
Good
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OVERALL SCORES AND RANKINGS
(continued)
DEDUPLICATING BACKUP APPLIANCES
SCORE
RANKING
29.
71.58
Good
30.
Dell DR4100
70.22
Good
31.
69.88
Good
32.
69.20
Good
33.
Quantum DXi6701/DXi6702
69.00
Good
34.
IBM Storage System TS7620 ProtecTIER Deduplication Appliance Express
68.60
Good
35.
NEC HYDRAstor HS8-4001S-(12-48)
68.42
Basic
36.
ExaGrid EX2000
68.40
Basic
37.
ExaGrid EX1000
66.90
Basic
38.
NEC HYDRAstor HS3-410
66.65
Basic
39.
EMC Data Domain 160
66.08
Basic
40.
FalconStor VTL SAM16
61.56
Basic
41.
FalconStor VTL SAP16
60.61
Basic
42.
FalconStor FDS SA623
60.36
Basic
43.
57.24
Basic
44.
57.04
Basic
45.
55.19
Basic
46.
FalconStor HDS-FS-FDS-H150
50.38
Basic
47.
FalconStor HDS-FS-FDS-220S
44.39
Basic
Total Number of Products
47
Rankings
Highest Score
Lowest Score
Average (Mean)
Standard Deviation
100.87
44.39
74.42
12.47
Recommended 93.96
Excellent
80.98
Good
68.60
Basic
44.39
100.87
92.43
80.75
68.42
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DEDUPLICATING
BACKUP APPLIANCE
MODELS
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Dell DR4100 Disk Backup Appliance

Approximate Starting List Price: $10,000 $20,000

DCIG Scores and Rankings
OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
70.22
7.50
15.08
30.82
16.82
GOOD
GOOD
BASIC
GOOD
EXCELLENT
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Deduplication Included
Compress Deduplicated Data
Cloud Providers
Deduplication Level / Type
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block, Sliding Scale
Inline Deduplication
Compress/Encrypt Replicated Data
Post Process Deduplication
Replication Status by Backup Job
Inline / Post Process Option
Replication Types
Deduplication Ratios by Backup Job
Display Real Time Deduplication Ratio
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Max Concurrent Backup Streams

Encryption Options
TOTAL #
Deduplication Index Protection

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Virtual Appliance/Capacity
VA Features
TOTAL #
16
TOTAL #
Controllers
Single Controller Deduplication
Storage Networking Protocols

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
VTL Interface
2
Multi-stream Encryption
Backup Accelerator Features
MAX
SUPPORT
Partitions
TOTAL #
12
Single Controller Replication

4
Real Time Reports
Backup Accelerator Options
Processor Cores
MAX
Included 7 / Extra #0
TOTAL #
32 GB
MAX
Software Licenses
Native DB Backups
SSDs
Cache
Instant VM Recovery
TOTAL #
3 TB NL SAS
Concurrent HDD Mix
WAN Optimization Options
Option / Extra #7
Encryption Methods
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
FC / SAS HDDS
Backup Software
TOTAL #
MAX
MAX
Appliance Backup to VA
Encryption EKM
36
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

2
VA CDP
VA Hypervisors
Concurrent FC/Ethernet Mix

Max HDDs
Replication Throttling by Stream
TOTAL #
FC Support
256
Data Optimization
1/10Gb Ethernet
Hot Swappable Drives
4 TBs
Storage Networking Interfaces

Max # Storage Networking Ports
Replication Bandwidth Throttling
MAX
Replication Options
Management Interfaces
3.6 TB / 108 TB
MAX
Concurrent Deduplication/Replication
MANAGEMENT
MIN / MAX
FC Ports
Verify Data Integrity / Rate
Raw Storage Capacity

Ethernet ports
NDMP
Backup Software Streams
Recognized TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Bypass Deduplication
Deduplication Algorithms
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
Backup Software Optimized
TOTAL #
Warranty
2
24x7x365
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
3 Year
32
MAX
Concurrently Present NAS/VTL

Controller Configurations
Single
Global Deduplication
Deduplication HA
Storage Capacity Expansion
RAID Levels
IPMI Remote Management
Scale-up
1, 6
Supported
Unsupported
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OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
75.36
8.00
17.87
31.72
17.77
GOOD
GOOD
BASIC
EXCELLENT
RECOMMENDED
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
VA Features
TOTAL #
16
TOTAL #
Controllers

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
VTL Interface
2
MAX
SUPPORT
Partitions
TOTAL #
16

4
Real Time Reports
Processor Cores
MAX
TOTAL #
48 GB
MAX
Software Licenses
Native DB Backups
SSDs
Cache
Instant VM Recovery
TOTAL #
4 TB NL SAS
Concurrent HDD Mix
Option / Extra #2
Encryption Methods
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
FC / SAS HDDS
Backup Software
TOTAL #
MAX
MAX
Encryption EKM
60
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

2
VA CDP
VA Hypervisors

Max HDDs
TOTAL #
FC Support
512
Data Optimization
1/10Gb Ethernet
4 TBs

MAX
Replication Options
12 TB / 240 TB
MAX
MANAGEMENT
MIN / MAX
FC Ports

Ethernet ports
NDMP
Recognized TOTAL #
TOTAL #
11
TOTAL #
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
TOTAL #
Warranty
2
24x7x365
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
3 Year
64
MAX

Single
Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Scale-up
1, 6
Supported
Unsupported
18
EMC Data Domain DD160


OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
66.08
6.50
12.08
31.98
15.52
BASIC
BASIC
BASIC
EXCELLENT
GOOD
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Concurrent HDD Mix

Cache
2
Controllers

TOTAL #
Partitions
Instant VM Recovery
Software Licenses
Real Time Reports

TOTAL #

TOTAL #
MAX
Option / Extra #2
TOTAL #
Backup Software
Native DB Backups
Processor Cores
MAX
TOTAL #
6 GB
MAX
SUPPORT
TOTAL #
Encryption Methods
SSDs
VTL Interface
VA Hypervisors
TOTAL #
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
FC / SAS HDDS
VA CDP
Encryption EKM
MAX
MAX
VA Features
12
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

1
TOTAL #

Max HDDs
16
Data Optimization
1 Gb Ethernet,
4 Gb FC
FC Support
Replication Options
18
6 TB / 6 TB
6
MAX
MAX
MANAGEMENT
MIN / MAX
FC Ports

Ethernet ports
NDMP
Recognized TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
TOTAL #
Warranty
2
24x7x365
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 Year
100
MAX

Single
Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Scale-Up
6
Supported
Unsupported
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Approximate Starting List Price: Over $250,000

OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
81.44
6.75
27.72
32.45
14.52
EXCELLENT
BASIC
GOOD
EXCELLENT
GOOD
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
18
TOTAL #
Cache
2
Controllers

TOTAL #
Partitions
Real Time Reports

TOTAL #
MAX
Software Licenses
TOTAL #
Instant VM Recovery
Processor Cores
MAX
Option / Extra #2
TOTAL #
256 GB
MAX
Backup Software
Native DB Backups
SSDs
Concurrent HDD Mix
TOTAL #
3 TB
FC / SAS HDDS
SUPPORT
TOTAL #
Encryption Methods
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
VTL Interface
VA Hypervisors
TOTAL #
MAX
MAX
VA CDP
Encryption EKM
285
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

1
VA Features

Max HDDs
TOTAL #
16
FC Support
285
Data Optimization
1/10Gb Ethernet, 8Gb FC,

Mgmt Port, 4x1 GbE

16
MAX
Replication Options
30 TB / 720 TB
MAX
MANAGEMENT
MIN / MAX
FC Ports

Ethernet ports
NDMP
Recognized TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
TOTAL #
Warranty
2
24x7x365
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 Year
100
MAX

Single Controller
Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Scale-up
6
Supported
Unsupported
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OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
69.88
6.50
17.14
31.42
14.82
GOOD
BASIC
BASIC
EXCELLENT
GOOD
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Cache
1
Controllers

TOTAL #
Partitions
Software Licenses
Real Time Reports
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
MAX
Instant VM Recovery
Option / Extra #2
TOTAL #
Processor Cores
MAX
Backup Software
Native DB Backups
6 GB
MAX
TOTAL #
2 TB
Concurrent HDD Mix
SUPPORT
TOTAL #
Encryption Methods
SSDs
VTL Interface
VA Hypervisors
TOTAL #
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
FC / SAS HDDS
VA CDP
Encryption EKM
MAX
MAX
VA Features
12
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

1
TOTAL #
10

Max HDDs
60
Data Optimization
1/10Gb Ethernet,
8Gb FC
FC Support
Replication Options
18
10.5 TB / 24 TB
14
MAX
MAX
MANAGEMENT
MIN / MAX
FC Ports

Ethernet ports
NDMP
Recognized TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
TOTAL #
Warranty
2
24x7x365
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 Year
100
MAX

Single Controller
Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Scale-up
6
Supported
Unsupported
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OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
78.35
6.50
23.61
33.20
15.04
GOOD
BASIC
GOOD
EXCELLENT
GOOD
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Cache
2
Controllers

TOTAL #
Partitions
Software Licenses
Real Time Reports
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
MAX
Instant VM Recovery
Option / Extra #2
TOTAL #
Processor Cores
MAX
Backup Software
Native DB Backups
12 GB
MAX
TOTAL #
3 TB
Concurrent HDD Mix
SUPPORT
TOTAL #
Encryption Methods
SSDs
VTL Interface
VA Hypervisors
TOTAL #
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
FC / SAS HDDS
VA CDP
Encryption EKM
MAX
MAX
VA Features
45
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

1
TOTAL #
16

Max HDDs
180
Data Optimization
1/10Gb Ethernet,
8Gb FC
FC Support
Replication Options
18
10 TB / 171 TB
24
MAX
MAX
MANAGEMENT
MIN / MAX
FC Ports

Ethernet ports
NDMP
Recognized TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
TOTAL #
Warranty
2
24x7x365
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 Year
100
MAX

Single Controller
Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Scale-up
6
Supported
Unsupported
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OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
79.06
6.50
23.81
33.53
15.22
GOOD
BASIC
GOOD
EXCELENT
GOOD
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Cache
2
Controllers

TOTAL #
Partitions
Software Licenses
Real Time Reports
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
MAX
Instant VM Recovery
Option / Extra #2
TOTAL #
Processor Cores
MAX
Backup Software
Native DB Backups
36 GB
MAX
TOTAL #
SSDs
Concurrent HDD Mix
SUPPORT
TOTAL #
Encryption Methods
3 TB
VTL Interface
VA Hypervisors
TOTAL #
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
FC / SAS HDDS
VA CDP
Encryption EKM
MAX
MAX
VA Features
95
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

1
TOTAL #
16

Max HDDs
270
Data Optimization

10GBase-T
FC Support
Replication Options
18
30 TB / 240 TB
24
MAX
MAX
MANAGEMENT
MIN / MAX
FC Ports

Ethernet ports
NDMP
Recognized TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
TOTAL #
Warranty
2
24x7x365
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 Year
100
MAX

Single Controller
Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Scale-up
6
Supported
Unsupported
23


OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
82.90
6.50
27.63
33.05
15.72
EXCELLENT
BASIC
GOOD
EXCELLENT
GOOD
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Cache
2
Controllers

TOTAL #
Partitions
Software Licenses
Real Time Reports
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
MAX
Instant VM Recovery
Option / Extra #2
TOTAL #
Processor Cores
MAX
Backup Software
Native DB Backups
72 GB
MAX
TOTAL #
SSDs
Concurrent HDD Mix
SUPPORT
TOTAL #
Encryption Methods
3 TB
VTL Interface
VA Hypervisors
TOTAL #
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
FC / SAS HDDS
VA CDP
Encryption EKM
MAX
MAX
VA Features
143
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

1
TOTAL #
16

Max HDDs
270
Data Optimization

10GBase-T
FC Support
Replication Options
18
60 TB / 285 TB
24
MAX
MAX
MANAGEMENT
MIN / MAX
FC Ports

Ethernet ports
NDMP
Recognized TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
TOTAL #
Warranty
2
24x7x365
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 Year
100
MAX

Single Controller
Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Scale-up
6
Supported
Unsupported
24


OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
83.56
6.50
27.69
33.65
15.72
EXCELLENT
BASIC
GOOD
EXCELLENT
GOOD
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Cache
2
Controllers

TOTAL #
Partitions
Software Licenses
Real Time Reports
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
MAX
Instant VM Recovery
10
Option / Extra #2
TOTAL #
Processor Cores
MAX
Backup Software
Native DB Backups
96 GB
MAX
TOTAL #
SSDs
Concurrent HDD Mix
SUPPORT
TOTAL #
Encryption Methods
3 TB
VTL Interface
VA Hypervisors
TOTAL #
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
FC / SAS HDDS
VA CDP
Encryption EKM
MAX
MAX
VA Features
214
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

1
TOTAL #
16

Max HDDs
540
Data Optimization

10GBase-T
FC Support
Replication Options
18
90 TB / 428 TB
24
MAX
MAX
MANAGEMENT
MIN / MAX
FC Ports

Ethernet ports
NDMP
Recognized TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
TOTAL #
Warranty
2
24x7x365
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 Year
100
MAX

Single Controller
Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Scale-up
6
Supported
Unsupported
25
ExaGrid EX1000


OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
66.90
8.00
18.88
24.17
15.85
BASIC
GOOD
BASIC
BASIC
EXCELLENT
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
MANAGEMENT
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #
Data Optimization
4 GB / 56 GB
Processor Cores
56
MAX
Controllers
1 / 14
MAX
TOTAL #
VTL Interface
SUPPORT
Partitions
MAX
Instant VM Recovery
Software Licenses
Encryption EKM
Real Time Reports
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Warranty
Encryption Methods
24x7x365
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 TB
SSDs
MAX
Backup Software
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
Cache
TOTAL #
MAX
Concurrent HDD Mix
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
70
FC / SAS HDDS
VA Hypervisors
TOTAL #
2 / 28
MAX
VA CDP
Native DB Backups
1Gb Ethernet
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

1
TOTAL #
Max HDDs
280
VA Features
2 / 28
MAX
FC Support
5 TB / 70 TB
Ethernet ports
Replication Options
28
MIN / MAX
MAX
FC Ports

Recognized TOTAL #
Adaptive
Deduplication
10
NDMP
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 Year
Scale-out, Single
Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Scale-out
6
Supported
Unsupported
26
ExaGrid EX2000


OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
68.42
8.00
20.08
24.47
15.85
BASIC
GOOD
GOOD
BASIC
EXCELLENT
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
MANAGEMENT
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #
Data Optimization
8 GB / 112 GB
Processor Cores
56
MAX
Controllers
1 / 14
MAX
TOTAL #
VTL Interface
SUPPORT
Partitions
MAX
Instant VM Recovery
Software Licenses
Encryption EKM
Real Time Reports
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Warranty
Encryption Methods
24x7x365
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 TB
SSDs
MAX
Backup Software
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
Cache
TOTAL #
MAX
Concurrent HDD Mix
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
98
FC / SAS HDDS
VA Hypervisors
TOTAL #
2 / 28
MAX
VA CDP
Native DB Backups
1Gb Ethernet
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

1
TOTAL #
Max HDDs
280
VA Features
2 / 28
MAX
FC Support
7 TB / 98 TB
Ethernet ports
Replication Options
28
MIN / MAX
MAX
FC Ports

Recognized TOTAL #
Adaptive
Deduplication
10
NDMP
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 Year
Scale-out, Single
Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Scale-out
6
Supported
Unsupported
27
ExaGrid EX3000


OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
72.93
8.00
24.91
24.17
15.85
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
BASIC
EXCELLENT
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
MANAGEMENT
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #
Data Optimization
8 GB / 112 GB
Processor Cores
56
MAX
Controllers
1 / 14
MAX
TOTAL #
VTL Interface
SUPPORT
Partitions
MAX
Instant VM Recovery
Software Licenses
Encryption EKM
Real Time Reports
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Warranty
Encryption Methods
24x7x365
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 TB
SSDs
MAX
Backup Software
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
Cache
TOTAL #
MAX
Concurrent HDD Mix
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
126
FC / SAS HDDS
VA Hypervisors
TOTAL #
6 / 84
MAX
VA CDP
Native DB Backups
1/10Gb Ethernet
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

1
TOTAL #
Max HDDs
280
VA Features
6 / 84
MAX
FC Support
9 TB / 126 TB
Ethernet ports
Replication Options
28
MIN / MAX
MAX
FC Ports

Recognized TOTAL #
Adaptive
Deduplication
10
NDMP
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 Year
Scale-out, Single
Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Scale-out
6
Supported
Unsupported
28
ExaGrid EX4000


OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
73.10
8.00
26.18
24.07
14.85
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
BASIC
GOOD
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
MANAGEMENT
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #
Data Optimization
8 GB / 112 GB
Processor Cores
56
MAX
Controllers
1 / 14
MAX
TOTAL #
VTL Interface
SUPPORT
Partitions
MAX
Instant VM Recovery
Software Licenses
Encryption EKM
Real Time Reports
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Warranty
Encryption Methods
24x7x365
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 TB
SSDs
MAX
Backup Software
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
Cache
TOTAL #
MAX
Concurrent HDD Mix
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
154
FC / SAS HDDS
VA Hypervisors
TOTAL #
6 / 84
MAX
VA CDP
Native DB Backups
1/10Gb Ethernet
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

1
TOTAL #
Max HDDs
280
VA Features
6 / 84
MAX
FC Support
11 TB / 154 TB
Ethernet ports
Replication Options
28
MIN / MAX
MAX
FC Ports

Recognized TOTAL #
Adaptive
Deduplication
10
NDMP
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 Year
Scale-out, Single
Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Scale-out
6
Supported
Unsupported
29
ExaGrid EX5000


OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
73.94
8.00
25.72
24.37
15.85
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
BASIC
EXCELLENT
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
MANAGEMENT
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #
Data Optimization
8 GB / 112 GB
Processor Cores
56
MAX
Controllers
1 / 14
MAX
TOTAL #
VTL Interface
SUPPORT
Partitions
MAX
Instant VM Recovery
Software Licenses
Encryption EKM
Real Time Reports
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Warranty
Encryption Methods
24x7x365
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
2 TB
SSDs
MAX
Backup Software
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
Cache
TOTAL #
MAX
Concurrent HDD Mix
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
112
FC / SAS HDDS
VA Hypervisors
TOTAL #
6 / 84
MAX
VA CDP
Native DB Backups
1/10Gb Ethernet
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

1
TOTAL #
Max HDDs
280
VA Features
6 / 84
MAX
FC Support
16 TB / 224 TB
Ethernet ports
Replication Options
28
MIN / MAX
MAX
FC Ports

Recognized TOTAL #
Adaptive
Deduplication
10
NDMP
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 Year
Scale-out, Single
Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Scale-out
6
Supported
Unsupported
30
ExaGrid EX7000


OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
73.94
8.00
26.02
24.07
15.85
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
BASIC
EXCELLENT
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
MANAGEMENT
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #
Data Optimization
8 GB / 112 GB
Processor Cores
56
MAX
Controllers
1 / 14
MAX
TOTAL #
VTL Interface
SUPPORT
Partitions
MAX
Instant VM Recovery
Software Licenses
Encryption EKM
Real Time Reports
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Warranty
Encryption Methods
24x7x365
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
2 TB
SSDs
MAX
Backup Software
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
Cache
TOTAL #
MAX
Concurrent HDD Mix
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
140
FC / SAS HDDS
VA Hypervisors
TOTAL #
6 / 84
MAX
VA CDP
Native DB Backups
1/10Gb Ethernet
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

1
TOTAL #
Max HDDs
280
VA Features
6 / 84
MAX
FC Support
20 TB / 280 TB
Ethernet ports
Replication Options
28
MIN / MAX
MAX
FC Ports

Recognized TOTAL #
Adaptive
Deduplication
10
NDMP
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 Year
Scale-out, Single
Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Scale-out
6
Supported
Unsupported
31
ExaGrid EX10000E


OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
75.72
8.00
27.70
24.17
15.85
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
BASIC
EXCELLENT
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
MANAGEMENT
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #
Data Optimization
16 GB / 224 GB
Processor Cores
56
MAX
Controllers
1 / 14
MAX
TOTAL #
VTL Interface
SUPPORT
Partitions
MAX
Instant VM Recovery
Software Licenses
Encryption EKM
Real Time Reports
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Warranty
Encryption Methods
24x7x365
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
2 TB
SSDs
MAX
Backup Software
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
Cache
TOTAL #
MAX
Concurrent HDD Mix
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
182
FC / SAS HDDS
VA Hypervisors
TOTAL #
6 / 84
MAX
VA CDP
Native DB Backups
1/10Gb Ethernet
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

1
TOTAL #
Max HDDs
280
VA Features
6 / 84
MAX
FC Support
26 TB / 364 TB
Ethernet ports
Replication Options
28
MIN / MAX
MAX
FC Ports

Recognized TOTAL #
Adaptive
Deduplication
10
NDMP
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 Year
Scale-out, Single
Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Scale-out
6
Supported
Unsupported
32
ExaGrid EX13000E


OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
77.09
8.00
29.07
24.17
15.85
GOOD
GOOD
EXCELLENT
BASIC
EXCELLENT
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
MANAGEMENT
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #
Data Optimization
16 GB / 224 GB
Processor Cores
56
MAX
Controllers
1 / 14
MAX
TOTAL #
VTL Interface
SUPPORT
Partitions
MAX
Instant VM Recovery
Software Licenses
Encryption EKM
Real Time Reports
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Warranty
Encryption Methods
24x7x365
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
2 TB
SSDs
MAX
Backup Software
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
Cache
TOTAL #
MAX
Concurrent HDD Mix
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
224
FC / SAS HDDS
VA Hypervisors
TOTAL #
6 / 84
MAX
VA CDP
Native DB Backups
1/10Gb Ethernet
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

1
TOTAL #
Max HDDs
280
VA Features
6 / 84
MAX
FC Support
32 TB / 448 TB
Ethernet ports
Replication Options
28
MIN / MAX
MAX
FC Ports

Recognized TOTAL #
Adaptive
Deduplication
10
NDMP
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 Year
Scale-out, Single
Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Scale-out
6
Supported
Unsupported
33
ExaGrid EX21000E


OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
77.38
8.00
29.66
23.87
15.85
GOOD
GOOD
EXCELLENT
BASIC
EXCELLENT
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
MANAGEMENT
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #
Data Optimization
SSDs
2 TB
32 GB / 448 GB
Processor Cores
56
MAX
Controllers
1 / 14
MAX
TOTAL #
VTL Interface
SUPPORT
Partitions
MAX
Instant VM Recovery
Software Licenses
Encryption EKM
Real Time Reports
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Warranty
Encryption Methods
24x7x365
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
MAX
Backup Software
MAX
Cache
TOTAL #
336
Concurrent HDD Mix
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
FC / SAS HDDS
VA Hypervisors
TOTAL #
6 / 84
MAX
VA CDP
Native DB Backups
1/10Gb Ethernet
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

1
TOTAL #
Max HDDs
280
VA Features
6 / 84
MAX
FC Support
48 TB / 672 TB
Ethernet ports
Replication Options
28
MIN / MAX
MAX
FC Ports

Recognized TOTAL #
Adaptive
Deduplication
10
NDMP
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 Year
Scale-out, Single
Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Scale-out
6
Supported
Unsupported
34
ExaGrid EX32000E


OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
77.80
8.00
30.58
23.87
15.35
GOOD
GOOD
EXCELLENT
BASIC
GOOD
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
MANAGEMENT
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #
Data Optimization
SSDs
3 TB
32 GB / 448 GB
Processor Cores
56
MAX
Controllers
1 / 14
MAX
TOTAL #
VTL Interface
SUPPORT
Partitions
MAX
Instant VM Recovery
Software Licenses
Encryption EKM
Real Time Reports
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Warranty
Encryption Methods
24x7x365
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
MAX
Backup Software
MAX
Cache
TOTAL #
336
Concurrent HDD Mix
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
FC / SAS HDDS
VA Hypervisors
TOTAL #
84
MAX
VA CDP
Native DB Backups
1/10Gb Ethernet
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

1
TOTAL #
Max HDDs
280
VA Features
6 / 84
MAX
FC Support
72 TB / 1.008 PB
Ethernet ports
Replication Options
28
MIN / MAX
MAX
FC Ports

Recognized TOTAL #
Adaptive
Deduplication
10
NDMP
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 Year
Scale-out, Single
Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Scale-out
6
Supported
Unsupported
35


OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
57.24
8.75
14.04
22.60
11.85
BASIC
EXCELLENT
BASIC
BASIC
BASIC
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
Fixed Block, Variable

Length Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
35
TOTAL #
Cache
1
Controllers

TOTAL #
Partitions
Real Time Reports

TOTAL #
MAX
Software Licenses
TOTAL #
Instant VM Recovery
Processor Cores
MAX
Option / Extra
TOTAL #
N/A
MAX
Backup Software
Native DB Backups
SSDs
Concurrent HDD Mix
TOTAL #
2 TB
FC / SAS HDDS
SUPPORT
TOTAL #
Encryption Methods
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
VTL Interface
VA Hypervisors
TOTAL #
MAX
MAX
VA CDP
Encryption EKM
54
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

1
VA Features

Max HDDs
TOTAL #
11
FC Support
32
Data Optimization
1/10Gb Ethernet

11
MAX
Replication Options
4.2 TB / 60 TB
MAX
MANAGEMENT
MIN / MAX
FC Ports

Ethernet ports
NDMP
Recognized TOTAL #
TOTAL #
15
TOTAL #
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
TOTAL #
Warranty
1
24x7x365
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 Year
4,096
MAX

Single
Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Scale-up
6
Supported
Unsupported
36


OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
55.19
8.75
15.09
19.60
11.75
BASIC
EXCELLENT
BASIC
BASIC
BASIC
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #

Length Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
12
TOTAL #
Cache
1
Controllers
MAX
TOTAL #
Partitions
Software Licenses
Encryption EKM
Real Time Reports
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Warranty
TOTAL #
Instant VM Recovery
Processor Cores
MAX
Option / Extra
TOTAL #
N/A
MAX
Backup Software
SSDs
Concurrent HDD Mix
TOTAL #
2 TB
FC / SAS HDDS
SUPPORT
TOTAL #
Native DB Backups
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
VTL Interface
VA Hypervisors
TOTAL #
MAX
MAX
VA CDP
Encryption Methods
66
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

1
VA Features

Max HDDs
TOTAL #
11
FC Support
32
Data Optimization
1/10Gb Ethernet

11
MAX
Replication Options
10.5 TB / 54 TB
MAX
MANAGEMENT
MIN / MAX
FC Ports

Ethernet ports
NDMP
Recognized TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
24x7x365
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 Year
4,096
MAX

Single
Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Scale-up
5, 6
Supported
Unsupported
37


OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
60.36
8.75
15.96
21.90
13.75
BASIC
EXCELLENT
BASIC
BASIC
BASIC
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #

Length Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
32
TOTAL #
Cache
1
Controllers
MAX
TOTAL #
Partitions
Software Licenses
Encryption EKM
Real Time Reports
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Warranty
TOTAL #
Instant VM Recovery
Processor Cores
MAX
Option / Extra
TOTAL #
N/A
MAX
Backup Software
SSDs
Concurrent HDD Mix
TOTAL #
2 TB
FC / SAS HDDS
SUPPORT
TOTAL #
Native DB Backups
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
VTL Interface
VA Hypervisors
TOTAL #
MAX
MAX
VA CDP
Encryption Methods
72
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

1
VA Features

Max HDDs
TOTAL #
11
FC Support
32
Data Optimization
1/10Gb Ethernet

11
MAX
Replication Options
23 TB / 112 TB
MAX
MANAGEMENT
MIN / MAX
FC Ports

Ethernet ports
NDMP
Recognized TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
24x7x365
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 Year
4,096
MAX

Single
Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Scale-up
6
Supported
Unsupported
38

Approximate Starting List Price: $

OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
44.39
6.50
8.69
18.20
11.00
BASIC
BASIC
BASIC
BASIC
BASIC
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
11

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
MAX
Data Optimization
Processor Cores
Controllers

TOTAL #
Partitions
Software Licenses
Real Time Reports
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
VTL Interface
Instant VM Recovery
MAX
Option / Extra
TOTAL #
MAX
Backup Software
Native DB Backups
2 TB
Cache
TOTAL #
SSDs
Concurrent HDD Mix
SUPPORT
TOTAL #
Encryption Methods
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
FC / SAS HDDS
TOTAL #
VA Hypervisors
TOTAL #
MAX
MAX
VA CDP
Encryption EKM
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

1
TOTAL #

Max HDDs
VA Features
FC Support
1/10Gb Ethernet


Encryption Options
MAX
Replication Options
16 TB / 16 TB
MAX
MANAGEMENT
MIN / MAX
FC Ports

Ethernet ports
NDMP
Recognized TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
TOTAL #
Warranty
1
24x7x365
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 Year
MAX

Active-Active, Single
Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Scale-up
6
Supported
Unsupported
39

Approximate Starting List Price: $

OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
50.38
6.75
15.48
15.90
12.25
BASIC
BASIC
BASIC
BASIC
BASIC
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
10

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
FC / SAS HDDS
Cache
1

TOTAL #
Real Time Reports

TOTAL #
Partitions
Software Licenses
TOTAL #
MAX
Instant VM Recovery
Controllers
Option / Extra
TOTAL #
Processor Cores
Backup Software
Native DB Backups
32 GB
MAX
TOTAL #
3 TB
Concurrent HDD Mix
SUPPORT
TOTAL #
Encryption Methods
SSDs
VTL Interface
VA Hypervisors
TOTAL #
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs

MAX
VA CDP
Encryption EKM
MAX
MAX
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
45
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

1
VA Features

Max HDDs
Data Optimization
FC Support
1/10Gb Ethernet,
8Gb FC


Encryption Options
MAX
Replication Options
60 TB / 135 TB
MAX
MANAGEMENT
MIN / MAX
FC Ports

Ethernet ports
NDMP
Recognized TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
TOTAL #
Warranty
1
24x7x365
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 Year
MAX

Single
Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Scale-up
6
Supported
Unsupported
40


OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
61.56
8.25
21.71
19.60
12.00
BASIC
GOOD
GOOD
BASIC
BASIC
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Cache
1
Controllers

TOTAL #
Partitions
Software Licenses
Encryption EKM
Real Time Reports
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Warranty
TOTAL #
MAX
Instant VM Recovery
Option / Extra
TOTAL #
Processor Cores
MAX
Backup Software
256 GB
MAX
TOTAL #
SSDs
Concurrent HDD Mix
SUPPORT
TOTAL #
Native DB Backups
2 TB
VTL Interface
VA Hypervisors
TOTAL #
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
FC / SAS HDDS
VA CDP
Encryption Methods
MAX
MAX
VA Features
130
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

3
TOTAL #
11

Max HDDs
128
Data Optimization
1/10Gb Ethernet,
8Gb FC
FC Support
Replication Options
10
17 TB / 260 TB
6
MAX
MAX
MANAGEMENT
MIN / MAX
FC Ports

Ethernet ports
NDMP
Recognized TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
24x7x365
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 Year
255
MAX

Single
Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Scale-up
5, 6
Supported
Unsupported
41


OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
60.61
7.75
20.21
19.40
13.25
BASIC
GOOD
GOOD
BASIC
BASIC
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Cache
1
Controllers

TOTAL #
Partitions
Software Licenses
Encryption EKM
Real Time Reports
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Warranty
TOTAL #
MAX
Instant VM Recovery
Option / Extra
TOTAL #
Processor Cores
MAX
Backup Software
256 GB
MAX
TOTAL #
SSDs
Concurrent HDD Mix
SUPPORT
TOTAL #
Native DB Backups
2 TB
VTL Interface
VA Hypervisors
TOTAL #
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
FC / SAS HDDS
VA CDP
Encryption Methods
MAX
MAX
VA Features
130
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

2
TOTAL #
11

Max HDDs
128
Data Optimization
1/10Gb Ethernet,
8Gb FC
FC Support
Replication Options
12
17 TB / 260 TB
6
MAX
MAX
MANAGEMENT
MIN / MAX
FC Ports

Ethernet ports
NDMP
Recognized TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
24x7x365
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 Year
255
MAX

Single
Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Scale-up
5, 6
Supported
Unsupported
42


OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
88.90
7.75
41.15
26.95
13.05
EXCELLENT
GOOD
RECOMMENDED
GOOD
BASIC
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)

TOTAL #
MIN / MAX
Cloud Providers
Ethernet ports
Variable Length
FC Ports
NDMP
Recognized TOTAL #
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
Replication Options
TOTAL #
MANAGEMENT
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #
Cache
2
MAX
TOTAL #
VTL Interface
Partitions
Instant VM Recovery
Software Licenses
Real Time Reports
TOTAL #
Warranty
1
1 Year
24x7x365
Native DB Backups
Access Methods
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
16
Controllers
Included / Extra #0
Processor Cores
Backup Software
TOTAL #
128 GB
MAX
TOTAL #
3 TB
Concurrent HDD Mix
SUPPORT
TOTAL #
Encryption Methods
SSDs
MAX
TOTAL #
VA Hypervisors
TOTAL #
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
FC / SAS HDDS
VA CDP
Encryption EKM
MAX
MAX
TOTAL #
1,296
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

1
VA Features

Max HDDs
1,536
Data Optimization
10
FC Support
1/10Gb Ethernet,
8Gb FC

32
MAX
48
MAX
TOTAL #
36 TB / 3.8 PB
TOTAL #
108
MAX

Scale-out
Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Scale-up, Scale-out
6
Supported
Unsupported
43
HP StoreOnce 2700


OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
57.04
5.50
9.78
27.52
14.24
BASIC
BASIC
BASIC
GOOD
BASIC
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
VA Features
TOTAL #
18
TOTAL #
Controllers

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
VTL Interface
1
MAX
SUPPORT
Partitions
TOTAL #

5
Real Time Reports
Processor Cores
MAX
TOTAL #
24 GB
MAX
Software Licenses
Native DB Backups
2 TB
Cache
Instant VM Recovery
TOTAL #
SSDs
Concurrent HDD Mix
Option / Extra #9
Encryption Methods
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
FC / SAS HDDS
Backup Software
TOTAL #
MAX
MAX
Encryption EKM
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

1
VA CDP
VA Hypervisors

Max HDDs
TOTAL #
FC Support
48
Data Optimization
1Gb Ethernet
8 TBs

MAX
Replication Options
8 TB / 8 TB
MAX
MANAGEMENT
MIN / MAX
FC Ports

Ethernet ports
NDMP
Recognized TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
TOTAL #
Warranty
1
24x7x365
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 Year
MAX

Single
Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Supported
Unsupported
44
HP StoreOnce 4500


OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
69.20
10.25
17.41
26.20
15.34
GOOD
RECOMMENDED
BASIC
GOOD
GOOD
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
VA Features
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Controllers

TOTAL #

TOTAL #
VTL Interface
2
SUPPORT
Partitions
TOTAL #
MAX
Real Time Reports
16

5
TOTAL #
Processor Cores
MAX
Software Licenses
Native DB Backups
72 GB
MAX
Instant VM Recovery
TOTAL #
4 TB
Cache
Option / Extra #9
Encryption Methods
SSDs
Concurrent HDD Mix
Backup Software
TOTAL #
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
FC / SAS HDDS
Encryption EKM
MAX
MAX
VA CDP
VA Hypervisors
48
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

1
TOTAL #

Max HDDs
96
Data Optimization
1/10Gb Ethernet,
8Gb FC
FC Support
10 TBs
Replication Options
18
24 TB / 168 TB
6
MAX
MAX
MANAGEMENT
MIN / MAX
FC Ports

Ethernet ports
NDMP
Recognized TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
TOTAL #
Warranty
1
24x7x365
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 Year
24
MAX

Single
Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Scale-Up
6
Supported
Unsupported
45
HP StoreOnce 4700


OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
75.28
10.25
20.79
29.90
14.34
GOOD
RECOMMENDED
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
VA Features
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Controllers

TOTAL #

TOTAL #
VTL Interface
2
SUPPORT
Partitions
TOTAL #
MAX
Real Time Reports
16

4
TOTAL #
Processor Cores
MAX
Software Licenses
Native DB Backups
128 GB
MAX
Instant VM Recovery
TOTAL #
4 TB
Cache
Option / Extra #9
Encryption Methods
SSDs
Concurrent HDD Mix
Backup Software
TOTAL #
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
FC / SAS HDDS
Encryption EKM
MAX
MAX
VA CDP
VA Hypervisors
96
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

1
TOTAL #
10

Max HDDs
192
Data Optimization
1/10Gb Ethernet,
8Gb FC
FC Support
10 TBs
Replication Options
18
24 TB / 192 TB
6
MAX
MAX
MANAGEMENT
MIN / MAX
FC Ports

Ethernet ports
NDMP
Recognized TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
TOTAL #
Warranty
1
24x7x365
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 Year
50
MAX

Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Scale-Up
6
Supported
Unsupported
46
HP StoreOnce 4900


OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
80.98
10.25
25.29
31.10
14.34
EXCELLENT
RECOMMENDED
GOOD
EXCELLENT
GOOD
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
VA Features
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Controllers

TOTAL #

TOTAL #
VTL Interface
2
SUPPORT
Partitions
TOTAL #
MAX
Real Time Reports
16

5
TOTAL #
Processor Cores
MAX
Software Licenses
Native DB Backups
128 GB
MAX
Instant VM Recovery
TOTAL #
4 TB
Cache
Option / Extra #9
Encryption Methods
SSDs
Concurrent HDD Mix
Backup Software
TOTAL #
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
FC / SAS HDDS
Encryption EKM
MAX
MAX
VA CDP
VA Hypervisors
140
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

1
TOTAL #
12

Max HDDs
200
Data Optimization
1/10Gb Ethernet,
8Gb FC
FC Support
10 TBs
Replication Options
18
60 TB / 560 TB
8
MAX
MAX
MANAGEMENT
MIN / MAX
FC Ports

Ethernet ports
NDMP
Recognized TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
TOTAL #
Warranty
1
24x7x365
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 Year
50
MAX

Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Scale-Up
6
Supported
Unsupported
47
HP StoreOnce 6500

Approximate Starting List Price: $250,000

OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
100.87
10.25
42.48
32.80
15.34
BEST-IN-CLASS
RECOMMENDED
RECOMMENDED
EXCELLENT
GOOD
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
VA Features
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Controllers

TOTAL #
SUPPORT
Partitions
TOTAL #
VTL Interface
2
Real Time Reports
24
MAX
Encryption EKM
TOTAL #
128

5
Processor Cores
MAX
Software Licenses
TOTAL #
2,048 GB
MAX
Instant VM Recovery
Native DB Backups
4 TB
Cache
Option / Extra #9
TOTAL #
SSDs
Concurrent HDD Mix
Backup Software
Encryption Methods
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
FC / SAS HDDS
TOTAL #
MAX
MAX
VA CDP
VA Hypervisors
560
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

1
TOTAL #
20 / 160

Max HDDs
3,072
Data Optimization
1/10Gb Ethernet,
8Gb FC
FC Support
10 TBs
8 / 64
Replication Options
18
120 TB / 2,240 TB
12 / 96
MAX
MAX
MANAGEMENT
MIN / MAX
FC Ports

Ethernet ports
NDMP
Recognized TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
TOTAL #
Warranty
1
24x7x365
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 Year
384
MAX

Scale-out,
Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Scale-up, Scale-out
6
Supported
Unsupported
48
IBM Storage System TS7620 ProtecTIER

Deduplication Appliance Express


OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
68.60
11.00
19.81
22.10
15.69
GOOD
RECOMMENDED
GOOD
BASIC
GOOD
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #

Length Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Cache
2
Controllers
MAX
TOTAL #
Partitions
Instant VM Recovery
Software Licenses
Encryption EKM
Real Time Reports
TOTAL #
Warranty
Encryption Methods
24x7x365
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Option / Extra #9
Processor Cores
MAX
Backup Software
TOTAL #
48 GB
MAX
SSDs
Concurrent HDD Mix
SUPPORT
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
3 TB
VTL Interface
VA Hypervisors
Native DB Backups
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
FC / SAS HDDS
VA CDP
TOTAL #
MAX
MAX
VA Features
36
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

1
TOTAL #
14

Max HDDs
64
Data Optimization
1/10Gb Ethernet,
8Gb FC
FC Support
Replication Options
6 TB / 72 TB
12
MAX
MAX
MANAGEMENT
MIN / MAX
FC Ports

Ethernet ports
NDMP
Recognized TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 Year
64
MAX

Scale-out, ActiveActive, Single
Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Scale-up
1, 5
Supported
Unsupported
49


OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
66.65
5.75
19.55
26.10
15.25
BASIC
BASIC
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Cache
2
Controllers

TOTAL #
Partitions
Software Licenses
Real Time Reports
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
MAX
Instant VM Recovery
12
Included / Extra #0
TOTAL #
Processor Cores
MAX
Backup Software
Native DB Backups
48 GB
MAX
TOTAL #
SSDs
Concurrent HDD Mix
SUPPORT
TOTAL #
Encryption Methods
2 TB
VTL Interface
VA Hypervisors
TOTAL #
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
FC / SAS HDDS
VA CDP
Encryption EKM
MAX
MAX
VA Features
12
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

2
TOTAL #

Max HDDs
64
Data Optimization
1/10Gb Ethernet
FC Support
Replication Options
27
8 TB / 24 TB
6
MAX
MAX
MANAGEMENT
MIN / MAX
FC Ports

Ethernet ports
NDMP
Recognized TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
TOTAL #
Warranty
2
24x7x365
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
3 Year
250
MAX

Single
Deduplication HA
Scale-up
1,5,6, Dynamic Disk
Pools
RAID Levels
Supported
Unsupported
50


OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
68.42
6.75
23.12
25.50
13.05
BASIC
BASIC
GOOD
GOOD
BASIC
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Cache
2
Controllers

TOTAL #
Partitions
Software Licenses
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
MAX
Instant VM Recovery
16
Included / Extra #0
TOTAL #
Processor Cores
MAX
Backup Software
Native DB Backups
96 GB
MAX
TOTAL #
SSDs
Concurrent HDD Mix
SUPPORT
TOTAL #
Encryption Methods
4 TB
VTL Interface
VA Hypervisors
TOTAL #
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
FC / SAS HDDS
VA CDP
Encryption EKM
MAX
MAX
VA Features
12
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

2
TOTAL #

Max HDDs
64
Data Optimization
1/10Gb Ethernet
FC Support
Replication Options
34
12 TB / 48 TB
6
MAX
MAX
MANAGEMENT
MIN / MAX
FC Ports

Ethernet ports
NDMP
Recognized TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
250
MAX

Scale-out, Single
Real Time Reports

TOTAL #
Warranty
2
24x7x365
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
3 Year
Deduplication HA
Scale-up, Scale-out
RAID Levels
1,5,6, Dynamic Disk

Pools
Supported
Unsupported
51


OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
71.58
6.75
25.08
24.50
15.25
GOOD
BASIC
GOOD
BASIC
GOOD
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Data Optimization
Processor Cores
Controllers

TOTAL #
Partitions
Real Time Reports

TOTAL #
VTL Interface
SUPPORT
Software Licenses
TOTAL #
MAX
Instant VM Recovery
28
MAX
Included / Extra #0
TOTAL #
192 GB
MAX
Backup Software
Native DB Backups
SSDs
Cache
TOTAL #
4 TB
Concurrent HDD Mix
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Encryption Methods
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
FC / SAS HDDS
VA Hypervisors
TOTAL #
MAX
MAX
VA CDP
Encryption EKM
24
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

1
TOTAL #

Max HDDs
128
VA Features
1/10Gb Ethernet
FC Support
Replication Options
34
96 TB / 96 TB
6
MAX
MAX
MANAGEMENT
MIN / MAX
FC Ports

Ethernet ports
NDMP
Recognized TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
TOTAL #
Warranty
2
24x7x365
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
3 Year
250
MAX

Scale-out, Single
Deduplication HA
Scale-out
1,5,6, Dynamic Disk
Pools
RAID Levels
Supported
Unsupported
52


OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
81.02
5.75
31.62
28.50
15.15
EXCELLENT
BASIC
EXCELLENT
GOOD
GOOD
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
34
TOTAL #
Cache
2
Controllers

TOTAL #
Partitions
Encryption EKM
Real Time Reports
TOTAL #
MAX
Software Licenses
32
Instant VM Recovery
TOTAL #
Processor Cores
MAX
Included / Extra #0
192 GB
MAX
Backup Software
TOTAL #
SSDs
Concurrent HDD Mix
Native DB Backups
4 TB
FC / SAS HDDS
SUPPORT
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
VTL Interface
VA Hypervisors
Encryption Methods
MAX
MAX
VA CDP
TOTAL #
24
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

2
VA Features

Max HDDs
TOTAL #
12
FC Support
128
Data Optimization
1/10Gb Ethernet

12
MAX
Replication Options
96 TB / 96 TB
MAX
MANAGEMENT
MIN / MAX
FC Ports

Ethernet ports
NDMP
Recognized TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
TOTAL #
Warranty
2
24x7x365
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
3 Year
500
MAX

Scale-out, Active-Active, Dual

Active, Active-Passive, Single
Deduplication HA
Scale-out
1,5,6, Dynamic Disk
Pools
RAID Levels
Supported
Unsupported
53


OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
84.22
6.75
33.92
28.50
15.05
EXCELLENT
BASIC
EXCELLENT
GOOD
GOOD
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
34
TOTAL #
Cache
2
Controllers

TOTAL #
Partitions
Encryption EKM
Real Time Reports
TOTAL #
MAX
Software Licenses
60
Instant VM Recovery
TOTAL #
Processor Cores
MAX
Included / Extra #0
384 GB
MAX
Backup Software
TOTAL #
SSDs
Concurrent HDD Mix
Native DB Backups
4 TB
FC / SAS HDDS
SUPPORT
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
VTL Interface
VA Hypervisors
Encryption Methods
MAX
MAX
VA CDP
TOTAL #
48
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

2
VA Features

Max HDDs
TOTAL #
12
FC Support
240
Data Optimization
1/10Gb Ethernet

12
MAX
Replication Options
96 TB / 192 TB
MAX
MANAGEMENT
MIN / MAX
FC Ports

Ethernet ports
NDMP
Recognized TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
TOTAL #
Warranty
2
24x7x365
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
3 Year
500
MAX


Deduplication HA
Scale-Up, Scale-out
RAID Levels
1,5,6, Dynamic Disk

Pools
Supported
Unsupported
54


OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
93.96
6.75
43.46
28.60
15.15
RECOMMENDED
BASIC
RECOMMENDED
GOOD
GOOD
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
34
TOTAL #
Cache
2
Controllers

TOTAL #
Partitions
Encryption EKM
Real Time Reports
TOTAL #
10
MAX
Software Licenses
220
Instant VM Recovery
TOTAL #
Processor Cores
MAX
Included / Extra #0
1,440 GB
MAX
Backup Software
TOTAL #
SSDs
Concurrent HDD Mix
Native DB Backups
4 TB
FC / SAS HDDS
SUPPORT
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
VTL Interface
VA Hypervisors
Encryption Methods
MAX
MAX
VA CDP
TOTAL #
180
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

2
VA Features

Max HDDs
TOTAL #
36
FC Support
384
Data Optimization
1/10Gb Ethernet

36
MAX
Replication Options
288 TB / 720 TB
MAX
MANAGEMENT
MIN / MAX
FC Ports

Ethernet ports
NDMP
Recognized TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
TOTAL #
Warranty
1
24x7x365
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
3 Year
1,500
MAX


Deduplication HA
Scale-out
1,5,6, Dynamic Disk
Pools
RAID Levels
Supported
Unsupported
55

(104HN+61SN)


OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
100.37
6.75
49.97
28.50
15.15
RECOMMENDED
BASIC
RECOMMENDED
GOOD
GOOD
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
34
TOTAL #
Cache
2
Controllers

TOTAL #
Partitions
Encryption EKM
Real Time Reports
TOTAL #
165
MAX
Software Licenses
2,396
Instant VM Recovery
TOTAL #
Processor Cores
MAX
Included / Extra #0
15,840 GB
MAX
Backup Software
TOTAL #
SSDs
Concurrent HDD Mix
Native DB Backups
4 TB
FC / SAS HDDS
SUPPORT
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
VTL Interface
VA Hypervisors
Encryption Methods
MAX
MAX
VA CDP
TOTAL #
1,980
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

2
VA Features

Max HDDs
TOTAL #
990
FC Support
3,952
Data Optimization
1/10Gb Ethernet

6 / 990
MAX
Replication Options
4,992 TB / 7.9 PB
MAX
MANAGEMENT
MIN / MAX
FC Ports

Ethernet ports
NDMP
Recognized TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
TOTAL #
Warranty
1
24x7x365
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
3 Year
41,250
MAX


Deduplication HA
Scale-out
1,5,6, Dynamic Disk
Pools
RAID Levels
Supported
Unsupported
56
Quantum DXi4700 Deduplication Appliance


OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
80.75
8.50
16.84
38.21
17.20
GOOD
EXCELLENT
BASIC
RECOMMENDED
EXCELLENT
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
Replication Options
TOTAL #
MANAGEMENT
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #
VA Features
TOTAL #
21
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
VTL Interface
1
MAX
SUPPORT
Partitions
TOTAL #
Processor Cores
Controllers
Real Time Reports
64 GB

5
TOTAL #
4 TB
SSDs
MAX
Software Licenses
Native DB Backups
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
MAX
Instant VM Recovery
TOTAL #
MAX
Cache
Option / Extra
Encryption Methods
64
Concurrent HDD Mix

TOTAL #
FC / SAS HDDS
100
Data Optimization
1/10Gb Ethernet,
8Gb FC
MAX
Backup Software
TOTAL #
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

2
Encryption EKM
Max HDDs
VA CDP
VA Hypervisors
MAX
FC Support
24 TBs
6 TB / 135 TB
Ethernet ports
MIN / MAX
MAX
FC Ports

Recognized TOTAL #
TOTAL #
11
NDMP
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
TOTAL #
Warranty
1
24x7x365
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 Year
64
MAX

Single
Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Scale-up
6
Supported
Unsupported
57
Quantum DXi6701 DXi6702


OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
69.00
7.50
10.05
34.60
16.85
GOOD
GOOD
BASIC
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
Replication Options
TOTAL #
MANAGEMENT
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #
VA Features
TOTAL #
21
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
TOTAL #
VTL Interface
1
MAX
SUPPORT
Partitions
TOTAL #
Controllers
Real Time Reports
Processor Cores

5
TOTAL #
32 GB
MAX
Software Licenses
Native DB Backups
2 TB
SSDs
MAX
Instant VM Recovery
TOTAL #
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
Cache
Option / Extra
Encryption Methods
MAX
Concurrent HDD Mix
Backup Software
TOTAL #
FC / SAS HDDS
TOTAL #
MAX
32
Data Optimization
1Gb Ethernet
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

2
Encryption EKM
Max HDDs
VA CDP
VA Hypervisors
MAX
FC Support
2 TBs
6 TB / 12 TB
Ethernet ports
MIN / MAX
MAX
FC Ports

Recognized TOTAL #
TOTAL #
11
NDMP
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
TOTAL #
Warranty
2
24x7x365
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 Year
MAX

Single
Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Scale-up
6
Supported
Unsupported
58


OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
90.53
8.50
26.53
38.40
17.10
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
GOOD
RECOMMENDED
EXCELLENT
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
Replication Options
TOTAL #
MANAGEMENT
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #
VA Features
TOTAL #
21
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
VTL Interface
1
16
MAX
SUPPORT
Partitions
TOTAL #
Processor Cores
Controllers
Real Time Reports
128 GB

5
Included 8/ Extra #1
TOTAL #
3 TB
SSDs
MAX
Software Licenses
Native DB Backups
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
MAX
Instant VM Recovery
TOTAL #
MAX
Cache
Option / Extra
Encryption Methods
84
Concurrent HDD Mix

TOTAL #
16
FC / SAS HDDS
64
Data Optimization
1/10Gb Ethernet,
8Gb FC
MAX
Backup Software
TOTAL #
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

3
Encryption EKM
Max HDDs
VA CDP
VA Hypervisors
10
MAX
FC Support
24 TBs
15 TB / 156 TB
Ethernet ports
MIN / MAX
MAX
FC Ports

Recognized TOTAL #
TOTAL #
11
NDMP
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
TOTAL #
Warranty
2
24x7x365
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 Year
128
MAX

Scale-out
Deduplication HA
Scale-up, Scale-out
RAID Levels
Dynamic Disk Pools
Supported
Unsupported
59


OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
100.42
8.50
29.72
43.85
18.35
RECOMMENDED
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
RECOMMENDED
RECOMMENDED
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
Replication Options
TOTAL #
MANAGEMENT
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #
VA Features
TOTAL #
21
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
VTL Interface
1
16
MAX
SUPPORT
Partitions
TOTAL #
Processor Cores
Controllers
Real Time Reports
256 GB

5
Included 10 /
Extra #1
TOTAL #
4 TB
SSDs
MAX
Software Licenses
Native DB Backups
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
MAX
Instant VM Recovery
TOTAL #
MAX
Cache
Option / Extra
Encryption Methods
512
Concurrent HDD Mix

TOTAL #
17
FC / SAS HDDS
256
Data Optimization
1/10Gb Ethernet,
8Gb FC
MAX
Backup Software
TOTAL #
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

3
Encryption EKM
Max HDDs
VA CDP
VA Hypervisors
11
MAX
FC Support
24 TBs
20.5 TB / 612 TB
Ethernet ports
MIN / MAX
MAX
FC Ports

Recognized TOTAL #
TOTAL #
11
NDMP
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
TOTAL #
Warranty
2
24x7x365
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 Year
64
MAX

Dual Active, Single
Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Scale-up
Dynamic Disk Pools
Supported
Unsupported
60


OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
92.43
8.50
27.43
39.40
17.10
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
GOOD
RECOMMENDED
EXCELLENT
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Variable Length
Block
Replication Types
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
Replication Options
TOTAL #
MANAGEMENT
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #
VA Features
TOTAL #
21
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
VTL Interface
1
16
MAX
SUPPORT
Partitions
TOTAL #
Processor Cores
Controllers
Real Time Reports
256 GB

5
TOTAL #
3 TB
SSDs
MAX
Software Licenses
Native DB Backups
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
MAX
Instant VM Recovery
TOTAL #
MAX
Cache
Option / Extra
Encryption Methods
183
Concurrent HDD Mix

TOTAL #
14
FC / SAS HDDS
256
Data Optimization
1/10Gb Ethernet,
8Gb FC
MAX
Backup Software
TOTAL #
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

3
Encryption EKM
Max HDDs
VA CDP
VA Hypervisors
MAX
FC Support
24 TBs
54 TB / 330 TB
Ethernet ports
MIN / MAX
MAX
FC Ports

Recognized TOTAL #
TOTAL #
11
NDMP
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
TOTAL #
Warranty
2
24x7x365
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
1 Year
128
MAX

Active-Active
Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Scale-up, Scale-out
6
Supported
Unsupported
61
Symantec NetBackup 5030



OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
78.21
9.75
21.38
32.16
14.92
GOOD
EXCELLENT
GOOD
EXCELLENT
GOOD
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Fixed block, Variable

Length Block, Sliding Scale
Replication Types
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
Replication Options
TOTAL #
MANAGEMENT
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #
Partitions
Real Time Reports
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
12
MAX
Software Licenses
TOTAL #
Processor Cores
Controllers
Instant VM Recovery
3.15 GB
Option / Extra #1
TOTAL #
3 TB
MAX
Backup Software
Native DB Backups
SSDs
Cache
TOTAL #
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
Concurrent HDD Mix
SUPPORT
TOTAL #
Encryption Methods
MAX
VTL Interface
VA Hypervisors
TOTAL #
18
MAX
TOTAL #
FC / SAS HDDS

Data Optimization
1/10Gb Ethernet,
8Gb FC
MAX
VA CDP
Encryption EKM
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

1
TOTAL #
Max HDDs
100
VA Features
MAX
FC Support
50 TB / 300 TB
Ethernet ports
MIN / MAX
MAX
FC Ports

Recognized TOTAL #
TOTAL #
NDMP
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
TOTAL #
Warranty
2
24x7x365
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
3 Year
MAX

Single
Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Scale-up, Scale-out
1, 6
Supported
Unsupported
62


OVERALL
SCORE
Deduplication
Hardware
Management
Support
79.47
9.75
24.14
30.66
14.92
GOOD
EXCELLENT
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
DEDUPLICATION
MANAGEMENT
Cloud Providers
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
Fixed block, Variable

Length Block, Sliding Scale
Replication Types
TOTAL #

TOTAL #
Replication Options
TOTAL #
MANAGEMENT
TOTAL #

Encryption Options
TOTAL #
Partitions
Real Time Reports
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
12
MAX
Software Licenses
TOTAL #
Processor Cores
Controllers
Instant VM Recovery
11.52 GB
Option / Extra #1
TOTAL #
3 TB
MAX
Backup Software
Native DB Backups
SSDs
Cache
TOTAL #
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs
Concurrent HDD Mix
SUPPORT
TOTAL #
Encryption Methods
MAX
VTL Interface
VA Hypervisors
TOTAL #
74
MAX
TOTAL #
16
FC / SAS HDDS

Data Optimization
1/10Gb Ethernet,
8Gb FC
MAX
VA CDP
Encryption EKM
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs

1
TOTAL #
10
Max HDDs
100
VA Features
MAX
FC Support
10 TB / 202 TB
Ethernet ports
MIN / MAX
MAX
FC Ports

Recognized TOTAL #
TOTAL #
NDMP
HARDWARE
(CONT'D)
TOTAL #
Warranty
2
24x7x365
Access Methods
Alerting Options
Battery Backup/UPS
TOTAL #
TOTAL #
3 Year
MAX

Single
Deduplication HA
RAID Levels
Scale-up
1, 6
Supported
Unsupported
63

ExaGrid EX1000
ExaGrid EX2000
ExaGrid EX3000
ExaGrid EX4000
ExaGrid EX5000
ExaGrid EX7000
ExaGrid EX10000E
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Best-In-Class
Recommended
Excellent
Good
Basic
Best-In-Class
Recommended
Excellent
Good
Basic
Best-In-Class
Recommended
Excellent
Good
Basic
Best-In-Class
Recommended
Excellent
Good
Basic
Best-In-Class
Recommended
Excellent
Good
Basic
Best-In-Class
Recommended
Excellent
Good
Basic
Best-In-Class
Recommended
Excellent
Good
Basic
Best-In-Class
Recommended
Excellent
Good
Basic

64

ExaGrid EX21000E
ExaGrid EX32000E
HP StoreOnce 2700
HP StoreOnce 4500
HP StoreOnce 4700
HP StoreOnce 4900
HP StoreOnce 6500
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Recommended
Excellent
Good
Basic
Best-In-Class
Recommended
Excellent
Good
Basic
Best-In-Class
Recommended
Excellent
Good
Basic
Best-In-Class
Recommended
Excellent
Good
Basic
Best-In-Class
Recommended
Excellent
Good
Basic
Best-In-Class
Recommended
Excellent
Good
Basic
Best-In-Class
Recommended
Excellent
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Basic
Best-In-Class
Recommended
Excellent
Good
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IBM Storage System TS7620

ProtecTIERDeduplication Appliance Express
Quantum DXi6701 DXi6702
Symantec NetBackup 5030

Best-In-Class
Recommended
Excellent
Good
Basic
Best-In-Class
Recommended
Excellent
Good
Basic
Best-In-Class
Recommended
Excellent
Good
Basic
Best-In-Class
Recommended
Excellent
Good
Basic
Best-In-Class
Recommended
Excellent
Good
Basic
Best-In-Class
Recommended
Excellent
Good
Basic
Best-In-Class
Recommended
Excellent
Good
Basic

(104HN+61SN)
Best-In-Class
Recommended
Excellent
Good
Basic
66

APPENDICES
Appendix A: Definitions, Explanations and Terminology
Appendix B: D
eduplicating Backup Appliance Vendor
Contact Information
Appendix C: Author Contact Information
67

Appendix ADefinitions, Explanations and Terminology
Definitions, Explanations and Terminology

This section contains brief definitions and/or explanations of the terms used when developing the data sheets found in the
DCIG 2014-15 Deduplicating Backup Appliance Buyers Guide.
DEDUPLICATION
Indicates that deduplication software is included as part of
the offering. Deduplicating backup appliances may or may
not include deduplication software.

If supported, administrators may see the deduplication
ratios by backup job.
Deduplication Algorithms TOTAL #

Data is compressed after deduplication, eliminating spaces
and/or leading zeros and typically adding two to three times
the total amount of data that can be stored on the appliance.
Deduplication Level/Type
Reflects the level of granularity of deduplication provided
by the appliance. Some use variable length blocks, which
break the backup data stream at various points, while
some use fixed blocks to break up the backup data
stream based upon preset parameters.
Some data does not deduplicate well (videos, images, etc.). If
this feature is supported and turned on, such data will bypass
the deduplication process and be stored in its native format.
Verify Data Integrity/Rate

After the data is stored, an algorithm is run against the stored
data to verify that the correct data was written. The stored
data is also checked periodically to verify it is still readable
and the media on which it resides has not corrupted or
degraded making the data unreadable or inaccessible.
Data is deduplicated as it is ingested into the deduplicating
backup appliance and before it is stored to disk.

Data is first stored to disk on the deduplicating backup
appliance in its native or raw format and is then deduplicated.
Inline/Post Process Option

The appliance may be configured to either deduplicate
data using the inline or post process technique.
These are the various deduplication algorithms used by

the deduplicating backup appliance. Options include
hashing, delta differencing, variable length block, fixed
length block and sub-file. The total number of algorithms
supported is listed here. For a detailed list of exactly
which algorithms are supported, please access the
DCIG Analysis Portal.
MANAGEMENT
Management Interfaces TOTAL #
Indicates the total number of interfaces available to
manage the backup appliance. These include command
line interface (CLI), Client Application, and Web interface.
For a detailed list of exactly which management interfaces
are supported, please access the DCIG Analysis Portal.

Indicates the maximum number of backup streams a
target-based appliance can ingest at one time.
Encryption Options TOTAL #

Indicates the total number of encryption options supported
by the appliance: in-flight and/or at-rest. For additional
details on supported access encryption options, please
access the DCIG Analysis Portal.
Indicates whether the appliance is available as a virtual
appliance and shows its maximum capacity.
VA Features
This indicates five areas of capabilities and support in the
deduplicating virtual appliance (VA): instant recovery, backup
target, managed centrally, replication to physical appliance,
A-1

and replication to virtual appliance. In many cases, the VA has

all the features of its hardware counterpart.
VA CDP
Indicates if the virtual appliance (VA) supports continuous
data protection (CDP).
VA Hypervisors TOTAL #
Indicates the total number of hypervisors and/or virtual
operating systems which may be installed on the deduplicating virtual appliance. For a detailed list of exactly which
hypervisors the backup appliance supports, please access
the DCIG Analysis Portal.
Indicates if the hardware-based deduplicating appliance
can backup virtual machines to a virtual appliance.
Instant VM Recovery
If supported, indicates the speed at which virtual machine
recovery is possible.
Encryption EKM TOTAL #

Extensible Key Management (EKM) is generally used in
an environment where a key is required to transfer data
between users. EKMs may also be encrypted to provide
an additional level of security.
Appliances may be able to encrypt data streams sent to a
second location for replication. While most use encryption
for this purpose, some may not be able to function in a
multi-stream replication environment.
Encryption Methods TOTAL #

The total number of encryption options is listed here, with
possible options being AES-128 and/or AES-256 bit. For
additional details on supported access encryption
methods, please access the DCIG Analysis Portal.
Native DB Backups TOTAL #

Indicates the total number of native database backup
methods that the deduplicating backup appliance
supports for databases such as Oracle RMAN and
Microsoft SQL. In these cases, no backup software is
required to do the database backups other than those
tools that natively ship with the database. For a detailed
list of methods supported, please access the DCIG
Analysis Portal.
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Backup Accelerator Options TOTAL #

Indicates the total number of backup acceleration options.
If supported, the appliance offers software or options to
accelerate the performance of backup software when
doing backups. For a detailed list of exactly which backup
accelerator options are supported, please access the
Backup Accelerator Features TOTAL #

Indicates the total number of backup accelerator features
supported to speed up the deduplication process. For a
detailed list of exactly which backup accelerator features
are supported, please access the DCIG Analysis Portal.
Backup Software Optimized TOTAL #

Indicates the total number of backup software optimized
to run on the deduplication appliance when using a
backup accelerator. For example, this lists the backup
software compatible with accelerating software such as
Symantec's OST. For a detailed list of exactly which
backup software optimization features are available,
please access the DCIG Analysis Portal.
Cloud Providers TOTAL #

Indicates the total number of cloud providers supported
by the appliance. For a detailed list of exactly which
cloud providers are supported, please access the DCIG
Analysis Portal.
NDMP
Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) is a protocol
for moving data to a backup appliance without going
through the backup server, in turn providing a direct path
to backup and expediting the backup process.
Backup Software Streams Recognized TOTAL #

Deduplicating backup appliances integrate with various
backup software products. The number of backup
streams recognized indicates how many backup streams
the appliance recognizes from the backup software; a
higher number means it can duplicate its backup stream in
a more optimal manner. For a detailed list of exactly which
backup software streams the appliance recognizes, please
Indicates if the appliance can deduplicate incoming data
as it replicates or if it must send the data to a second
location for storage.
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Indicates if the appliance can compress or encrypt data as it
is replicating, in turn providing an additional layer of security.

Indicates if the appliance supports the replication of data
associated with specific backup jobs.
Replication Types TOTAL #

Indicates the total number of replication options supported
by the appliance. For a detailed list of exactly which
replication types are supported by the appliance, please

Indicates if the appliance displays the deduplication ratio it
is achieving in real time.
Deduplication Index Protection TOTAL #

Indicates the number of ways the appliance protects the
integrity of its deduplication index. Three ways are tracked:
mirrored between storage on controllers, periodically saved
off to external media and snapshots to other media. For a
detailed list of exactly which deduplication index protection
options are supported by the appliance, please access the
Replication Options TOTAL #

If supported, indicates what options the appliance offers
to configure data replication. (1:1, 1:N, N:1, or N:N). For
example, 1:1 replicates from one appliance to another. This
compares to 1:N where one appliance replicates to multiple
others. For a detailed list of exactly which replication options
are supported by the appliance, please access the DCIG
Analysis Portal.

Enables the appliance to control or throttle data as
it is replicated.

Indicates if the appliance is capable of bandwidth
throttling by stream.

Indicates if wide area network (WAN) optimization
of a replicated stream is possible.
Data Optimization TOTAL #

Indicates the total number of ways the appliance may
optimize data as it is replicated. For a detailed list of
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exactly which data optimization options are supported by

the appliance, please access the DCIG Analysis Portal.

Where replication is supported, this allows the appliance to
dedicate a single controller to data replication.

This indicates if the deduplicating backup appliance can
dedicate a single controller to data deduplication.
SUPPORT
Backup Software
Indicates which backup software licenses are included
with the appliance upon purchase.
Software Licenses TOTAL #

Indicates the number of software licenses bundled or that
carry an extra charge when the backup appliance is
purchased. A total of 11 licenses including NAS, VTL,
OST, Deduplication, and Encryption are available. For a
detailed list of which are included or optional, please
access the DCIG Interactive Buyers Guide (IBG).
Real Time Reports TOTAL #

Indicates if the deduplication appliance provides real time
reports on capacity, performance, and/or replication.
Warranty
Indicates the standard warranty offered with the appliance.
24x7x365
Indicates if phone support is available year-round at any time.
Access Methods TOTAL #

Indicates the total number of methods in which organizations can access support from the provider. For a detailed
list of exactly which access methods are supported,
please access the DCIG Analysis Portal.
Alerting Options TOTAL #

Indicates the total number of methods in which the
appliance provides alerts on its conditions. For a detailed
list of exactly which alerting options are supported, please
access the DCIG Interactive Analysis Portal.
Battery Backup/UPS
Indicates if the deduplicating backup appliance natively
provides a battery backup and/or uninterruptible power
supply (UPS) in the event of a power outage.
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HARDWARE
Raw Storage Capacity MIN/MAX
Lists the minimum and maximum raw storage capacity in
terabytes supported by the deduplicating backup appliance.
Ethernet Ports MAX

The maximum number of Ethernet ports (1 or 10 Gb)
supported by the deduplicating backup appliance.
FC Ports MAX
The maximum number of Fibre Channel (FC) ports
supported by the deduplicating backup appliance.

Lists all of the storage networking interfaces supported by
the deduplicating backup appliance. Examples include
1/10 Gb Ethernet and FC.

Indicates the total number of ports supported, regardless
of port type (1/10GbE or 4/8Gb FC).

If available, the appliance stays online while a failed drive
is changed out.
FC Support
Indicates if FC is supported. Fibre Channel (FC) is
used as a storage networking protocol to transmit data
between computer devices, such as a server and a
storage appliance.

Indicates if the deduplicating backup appliance supports
a concurrent mix of Fibre Channel (FC) and Ethernet ports.
Max HDDs
The maximum number of internal hard disk drives (HDDs)
the deduplicating backup appliance supports.
5.4K RPM SATA HDDs MAX

Indicates the largest capacity 5.4K RPM SATA HDD
(5,400 Rotations-Per-Minute Serial Advanced Technology
Attachment Hard Disk Drive) the appliance supports.
7.2K RPM SATA HDDs MAX

Indicates the largest capacity 7.2K RPM SATA HDD
(7,200 Rotations-Per-Minute Serial Advanced Technology
Attachment Hard Disk Drive) the appliance supports.
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SSDs
Indicates whether solid state drives (SSDs) are offered.
FC / SAS HDDS
Indicates that the deduplicating backup appliance uses
either Fibre Channel (FC) or Serial-attached small
computer system interface (SAS) disk drives.
Concurrent HDD Mix

a mix of different hard disk drive (HDD) types.
Cache MAX
Indicates the maximum capacity of the appliances
cache storage.
Processor Cores MAX

Indicates the maximum number of processor cores
supported by the appliance. The appliances featured
in this guide may contain dual or quad core processors
and may have a number of each.
Controllers MAX
Lists the maximum number of controllers supported
by the appliance.
Storage Networking Protocols TOTAL #

Lists the storage networking interfaces supported
by the appliance.
VTL Interface
Indicates if the appliance offers a virtual tape library
(VTL) interface.
Partitions MAX
If supported, indicates the maximum number of partitions
supported. Partitioning allows the appliance to be
partitioned either logically or physically allowing each
partition to operate as its own independent deduplicating
backup appliance with its own administrators.

a concurrent mix of network-attached storage (NAS) and
virtual tape library (VTL) interfaces.
Lists the controller configurations offered by the appliance.
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Global deduplication is a way of configuring the appliance,
grouping multiple nodes and/or controllers together to
achieve shared or "global" deduplication.
Deduplication HA
High availability (HA) deduplication addresses a scale-out
multi-node environment and guarantees an operational
level of uptime.

Indicates if the appliance supports the addition of external
storage capacity and how it offers it.
RAID Levels
Indicates what redundant array of independent disks (RAID)
options the deduplicating backup appliance supports.
IPMI
intelligent platform management interface (IPMI) or a
remote access port for console level access.
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Appendix BVendor Contact Information
Vendor Contact Information
Dell
Hewlett-Packard Corporation
Symantec
Dell DR4100
u Dell DR6000
HP StoreOnce 2700
u HP StoreOnce 4500
u HP StoreOnce 4700
u HP StoreOnce 4900
u HP StoreOnce 6500
1 Dell Way
Round Rock, TX 78682
Phone: +1.800.671.3355
Website: www.dell.com
EMC Corporation
EMC Data Domain 160
u EMC Data Domain 2500
u
3000 Hanover Street

Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone: +1.866.625.0242
Website: www.hp.com
etBackup 5030 Deduplication

N
Appliance
u NetBackup 5230 Backup Appliance
350 Ellis Street
Mountain View, CA 94043
Phone: +1.650.527.8000
Website: www.symantec.com
176 South Street

Hopkinton, MA 01748
Phone: +1.866.438.3622
Website: www.emc.com
ExaGrid Systems, Inc.

EX1000
u EX2000
u EX3000
u EX4000
u EX5000
u EX7000
u EX10000E
u EX13000E
u EX21000E
u EX32000E
u
2000 West Park Drive

Westborough, MA 01581
Phone: +1.800.868.6985
Website: www.exagrid.com
FalconStor Software, Inc.

FDS SA304
FDS SA310
u FDS SA623
u HDS-FS-FDS-220S
u HDS-FS-FDS-H150
u VTL SAM16
u VTL SAP16
u
HDS Sepaton
u
S2100-ES3-Series-2925
400 Nickerson Rd.

Marlborough, MA 01752-4658
Phone: +1.866.737.2866
Website: www.sepaton.com
IBM Corporation
u
Storage System TS7620 ProtecTIER

Deduplication Appliance Express
1 New Orchard Rd
Armonk, NY 10504-1722
Phone: +1.800.426.4968
Website: www.ibm.com/storage
NEC Corporation of America

HYDRAstor HS3-410
HYDRAstor HS8-4001S-(12-48)
u HYDRAstor HS8-4001S-96
u HYDRAstor HS8-4006R-720
u HYDRAstor HS8-4104R-7920
(104HN+61SN)
u
u
2880 Scott Blvd

Santa Clara, CA 95050
Phone: +1.877.463.2267
Website: www.necam.com
2 Huntington Quadrangle, 2S01

Melville, NY 11747
Phone: +1.631.777.5188
Website: www.falconstor.com
Quantum Corporation
DXi4700
DXi6701/DXi6702
u DXi6802
u DXi6900
u DXi8500
u
u
1650 Technology Drive , Suite 700

San Jose , CA 95110-1382
Phone: +1.408.944.4000
Website: www.quantum.com
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Appendix CAuthor Contact Information
Author Contact Information
DCIG, LLC
7511 Madison Street
Omaha, NE 68127
+1.402.884.9594
C O N TA C T
Charley McMaster
DCIG Senior Analyst
charley.mcmaster@dcig.com
Tim Anderson
DCIG Managing Analyst
tim.anderson@dcig.com
Jerome Wendt
DCIG President, Lead Analyst
jerome.wendt@dcig.com
WEBSITE
www.dcig.com
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Deduplicating Backup Appliance Models

17 Dell DR4100 Disk Backup Appliance

18 Dell DR6000 Disk Backup Appliance

19 EMC Data Domain DD160

20 EMC Data Domain DD990

21 EMC Data Domain DD2200

22 EMC Data Domain DD2500

49 IBM Storage System TS7620

23 EMC Data Domain DD4200

Scale-up and Scale-out Architectures

Observations and Recommendations

38 FalconStor FDS SA623

37 FalconStor FDS SA310

10 General Observations About All

51 NEC HYDRAstor HS8-4001S-(12-48)

42 FalconStor VTL SAP16

62 Symantec NetBackup 5030

63 Symantec NetBackup 5230

41 FalconStor VTL SAM16

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only found out the scores and rankings of its product

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This list was used to determine which vendors to contact

However, all information on each data sheet (minus

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chose to examine which physical deduplicating appliances are

Scale-up and Scale-out Architectures

Deduplicating backup appliances that only offer a scale-up

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administrators can access additional onboard capacity to

Observations and Recommendations

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Scale out to multiple nodes

that propelled the HP StoreOnce 6500 to the top spot in

Include three year warranties

The HP StoreOnce 6500s software management features

The two NEC deduplicating backup appliances in this

Lacking in both the EMC and NEC deduplicating backup

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a virtual appliance option. This dictates that enterprises

Two cautionary notes with the ExaGrid appliances are that