SonicWALL CDP 2440i

Overview:

Real-time Data Backup and Recovery for Local and Offsite Protection

The majority of IT Managers and Business Owners agree that tape does not work. Ironically, most organizations are still using fixed-schedule antiquated tape systems that are subject to human error, cumbersome to manage and notoriously unreliable. Statistics show that:

• Over 30% of IT costs are associated with backup
• 20% of nightly tape-based backup jobs fail
• 40% of dedicated, full-time IT Managers can’t recover data from their tape backups

The SonicWALL® Continuous Data Protection (CDP) Series resolves this problem with a complete, disk-based backup and recovery solution that meets the needs of organizations and remote offices. These backup and recovery appliances provide real-time, hassle-free, local backup, as well as hands-free offsite protection for servers, laptops and PCs. This reliable backup solution integrates a host of other features onto one centrally managed appliance to make it easier for IT Managers and business owners to protect their organization’s most important asset—their data. And, since SonicWALL CDP only backs up block level differences within each file, the performance of the network is not impacted or compromised.

Features & Benefits:

• Local continuous real-time data backup replicates data in real-time for servers, laptops and PCs, so that data can be recovered from any previous point in time. Even open files are protected with SonicWALL CDP.
• Hands-free offsite backup ensures that critical data marked for offsite protection is sent to a secure data center * or another CDP appliance.** All data is transmitted and stored with AES 256-bit encryption.
• Instant data recovery and file versions enable any user on the network to retrieve every version of the file, not just the latest version. Using a simple administration interface, users can go back to any point in time—minutes, hours, days or more.
• Robust data management tools sit on a flexible search, command and reporting framework that provides detailed reports. Also included are e-mail alerts for real-time updates and offsite data storage visibility.
• Seamless support for databases and applications is provided without the need to integrate thirdparty software modules. Common business applications include Quickbooks, PeachTree, ACT!, Goldmine, Exchange Server, SQL Server, Great Plains, Solomon, Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft applications such as: Navision, BizTalk, Business Contact Manager, CRM, InfoPath, Commerce Manager, Sharepoint, Project Server and MS Office products including Outlook and Outlook Express.
• Remote administration allows IT administrators to manage SonicWALL CDP, recover deleted files or view vital statistics from a remote location. This feature saves valuable time and provides better user-level service.
• Bare metal recovery (BMR)* software creates an exact image of an entire server or workstation, including operating system files, programs, databases and settings. An entire system can be recovered in minutes.
• BMR software includes local archiving capabilities that allow organizations to store snapshots of their data for extended periods of time. This feature is industry and government compliant and includes the ability to explore archives and restore individual files.
• Central management allows administrators to set backup and recovery policies with an easy-to-use interface. Policies can be set at the network or user level.

* Additional subscription service required.
** Additional license required.

SonicWALL Continuous Data Protection – How Does It Work?:

The key components of the SonicWALL CDP solution are: the SonicWALL CDP appliance, the Enterprise Manager and the Agent Tool.

• SonicWALL CDP Appliance – This dedicated diskbased backup appliance enables all the features and functions included with the product such as storage, file and application versioning, block-level difference, and offsite transmission and encryption. The SonicWALL CDP appliance can be centrally administered or configured from the Enterprise Manager. Easy configuration of backup policies Administrators can set policies to ensure certain files or applications are backed up. End-users can be given rights to retrieve their own data.
• Enterprise Manager – The SonicWALL CDP Enterprise Manager provides system activity monitoring and filelevel visibility into all clients that are active on the CDP appliance. By using SonicWALL’s SSL-VPN solution or IPSec VPN, IT Administrators can recover files for customers from a remote location, enforce consistent backup policies and control features available to end users.
• Agent Tool – The Agent Tool is installed on every laptop, PC or server that is connected to the CDP appliance. It provides configuration, status, monitoring, as well as file and disaster recovery for that machine. End-users can recover file versions through a simple user interface.

The SonicWALL CDP Series provides continuous real-time data protection for servers, laptops and PCs. Data is protected first locally to enable instant recovery, and then offsite at a secure location for disaster recovery.

How SonicWALL CDP Series Compares to Other Solutions:

Reliability and Simplicity:

The SonicWALL CDP Series enables organizations to achieve complete data protection with the convenience of a single appliance. This comprehensive solution features secure automatic local and offsite protection, instant recovery and central/remote administration that enables organizations to increase productivity and decrease costs. Ultimately, SonicWALL CDP is easier to use and more reliable than traditional systems because it does not require integration or management of multiple point products.

Specifications:

* Product capacity specified in gigabytes (GB) and terabytes (TB) where 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes and 1 TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes. Compressed capacity assumes 1.2:1 for standard data compression and 2:1 for enhanced data compression. Capacity may vary and is data dependent.

Documentation:

 SonicWALL CDP Solution Datasheet(.PDF)

 SonicWALL CDP Bare Metal Recovery Software Datasheet  (.PDF)

 SonicWALL CDP Offsite Data Backup Service Datasheet(.PDF)

 SonicWALL CDP Site-to-Site Backup Service Datasheet (.PDF)