StoneFly DR365-1204 Getting Started Guide
Introduction
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Introduction
This document is aimed for system administrators who would like to know how to get started
with StoneFly DR365 Appliance. It describes initial steps for launching the appliance.
The StoneFly DR365 is the ideal purpose-built hyperconverged infrastructure solution for
backup and disaster recovery which also allows you to consolidate all of your server and backup
systems into one easy to manage appliance.
This guide gives an overview of the product, rack mounting instructions and initial installation
procedure. Information for using the features of the StoneFusion software is found in the Storage
Concentrator User Guide.
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Each StoneFly DR365 comes preconfigured with VMware vSphere or Microsoft Hyper-V or
Citrix (formerly XenServer) hypervisor
, a StoneFly SCVM™ Virtual Storage Controller, and an
Enterprise Backup Engine running on a second VM. Additional Virtual Machines can be
installed on the DR365 as needed as long as adequate processing cores and system memory are
available to support those VMs. Contact your StoneFly sales representative for details.
DR365-1204 12-Bay / 2U Model
The DR365 comes in five standard configurations:
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12-
bay / 2U model features maximum of 12 x 3.5” SAS drives
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16-
bay / 3U model features maximum of 16 x 3.5” SAS drives
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24-
bay / 2U model features maximum of 24 x 2.5” SAS drives
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24-
bay / 4U model features maximum of 24 x 3.5” SAS drives
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36-
bay / 4U model features maximum of 36 x 3.5” SAS drives
