Hard Drive Storage

By making use of high speed drives, the DXi T10 greatly reduces the time required for backup/restore functions and improves confidence in completing the backup in the time allowed.

DXi T10 Usage Scenarios

DXi T10 storage presentations are optimized for backup usage rather than file sharing. Backup application usage is typically characterized by:

• Aggregated name spaces and file contents.
• Limited direct, active file access.
• Limited browsing, scanning, or stating.
• Limited metadata manipulation (including rename).

Quantum does not support using DXi as primary storage.

Note: Using Backup Exec with GRT (Granular Recovery Technology) over CIFS is not recommended usage. GRT requires frequently overwriting portions of and appending data to existing files, which is inconsistent with the DXi T10 usage scenarios. Instead, Quantum recommends using OST.