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Business-centric Storage FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS CS200c Integrated Backup Appliance - The complete backup and archiving solution in a box
Business-centric Storage
FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS CS200c
Integrated Backup Appliance
The complete backup and archiving solution in a box
Business-centric Storage FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS CS200c Integrated Backup Appliance - The complete backup and archiving solution in a box
Data backup made easy
FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS CS200c

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS CS200c                                      Business-centric Storage
                                                                    For more than 50 years we have been developing products and solu-
is the backup appliance in a box for                                tions that make data storage and backup simpler, more reliable and

simple and reliable data backup to                                  more efficient. “Business-centric Storage” is our approach to solutions
                                                                    that enable you to allocate storage resources for backup processes
hard disks. Integrated deduplication,                               at any time, and in line with your business priorities. This supports

ease of use and scalable capacity                                   you in fulfilling SLAs in terms of speed, capacity and data availability
                                                                    without hassles, while minimizing overall costs at the same time.
and functionality guarantee that the                                The FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS CS200c backup appliance sets new

appliance delivers the highest levels                               market standards by offering you a complete and certified infra-
                                                                    structure in a box.
of efficiency and investment protection,
even as requirements continue to grow.

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                                                                                                          Solution

HARDWARE                                         SOFTWARE                                    SERVICE

■B  est-in-class Fujitsu PRIMERGY server used   ■ CommVault Simpana, the technology-       ■E
                                                                                               verything from a single source – from
  as backup and management server                   leading data protection software          appliance installation and maintenance
■ F ast internal server hard disks or SSDs                                                   to assessment and integration services
  enhanced with JBODs

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Business-centric Storage FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS CS200c Integrated Backup Appliance - The complete backup and archiving solution in a box
Integrated backup appliance
Highlights at a glance

INTEGRATED             ETERNUS CS200c is a complete backup infrastructure in a box. In combination with CommVault Simpana, the
                       appliance serves as a standardized platform for the backup and archiving of data from physical and virtual
                       environments. Basic and upgrade capacity is always delivered as fully software licensed.

VALIDATED              Certified appliance with precisely harmonized, orchestrated and tested components.

PURPOSE-BUILT          Preloaded and preconfigured appliance that can be customized as requested.

FLEXIBLE               ETERNUS CS200c is available as an Entry model and Scale model, both of which offer capacity scalability. In
                       addition, functionality can be expanded quite easily, for example, with application support, snapshot and
                       replication or tape management features.

POWERFUL               ETERNUS CS200c is equipped with fast hard disks or SSDs, along with integrated deduplication for high-
                       performance backup and archiving.

EASY TO USE            ■ Appliance administration is easy thanks to comprehensive automation to ensure highly efficient and reliable
                          data backup.
                       ■ Central management console with GUI and remote access to track, index, schedule, and perform data
                          transfer.
                       ■ Unified management makes backup administration and scheduling quite easy. This eliminates multiple
                          management points, reduces risks, cuts costs and frees up administration resources.

FROM A SINGLE SOURCE   ETERNUS CS200c is an end-to-end solution from Fujitsu that is supported with complete integration and
                       maintenance services.

VERSATILE              ■ For small and medium-sized enterprises looking for a data protection solution in a box
                       ■ For consolidating backup infrastructures
                       ■ For enterprises with branch offices/subsidiaries
                       ■ For easy data backup in specific areas like MS Exchange and VM environments or Edge clients

                       ETERNUS CS200c Scale
                       ■ 6 – 96 TB capacity

                       ETERNUS CS200c Entry
                       ■ 2 – 24 TB capacity

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Business-centric Storage FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS CS200c Integrated Backup Appliance - The complete backup and archiving solution in a box
FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS CS200c is the complete
                                                                            backup appliance with the backup software and
                                                                            storage in one box. This makes planning, imple-
                                                                            mentation and operation of the data backup
                                                                            solution extremely easy.

Simplifying data backup
in medium-sized enterprises

The challenge                                                              The solution
Data backup is important – and in many cases it is vital to business       There is an easier way to realize effective data backup – namely,
survival. In many enterprises, however, data backup processes are          the ETERNUS CS200c backup appliance. It is ideal for medium-sized
inadequate or even non-existent, especially in those data centers          enterprises because the backup solution has everything required – in
where there is a shortage of IT personnel and know-how. What’s             a box. There is no need to have an extra backup server, no worries
more, data backup is an intensive, time-consuming and complex              about licenses for backup software, and no need to select and har-
task. It is also difficult because there is no one single or universal     monize various components. The all-in-one solution can be put into
backup solution that addresses the diverse storage needs of today’s        operation quickly, and it is easy to use. The Entry model is scalable
enterprises. Moreover, there is a wide range of various server, storage,   from two to 24 TB, which keeps costs down while providing enough
network and software technologies available that require careful           capacity to cope with growing volumes of data. What’s more, the ad-
selection and orchestration within a storage environment. This kind        vanced integrated deduplication ensures optimal capacity utilization
of integration demands in-depth IT expertise, especially in existing       and minimizes network demands. Since the capacity and the func-
storage landscapes. Project risks are unavoidable, and quite often         tionality of the appliance are easily enhanced, ETERNUS CS200c offers
unexpected costs arise.                                                    investment protection even as the requirements and demands for
                                                                           data backup increase.
Data backup is a process that is very difficult to manage within the
framework and restraints posed by daily business transactions. For           Your benefits
example, explosive data growth requires constant modification and
expansion of the backup infrastructure. Limited backup timeframes            ■ Preloaded and customizable all-in-one backup appliance
and tedious data recovery processes tend to slow down daily busi-            ■ Easy integration in existing IT environments
ness operations. IT managers also have to cope with the headache             ■ Easy administration
of integrating virtual environments in the data backup concept. In           ■ Automated data backup
light of these and other challenges, enterprises are having to invest        ■ Highly efficient backup with integrated deduplication
more and more time and money in IT and data backup in order to                  minimizes network demands and storage costs
fulfill service level agreements (SLAs) for their business departments.      ■ Low-cost entry-level appliance
You can take steps to avoid these issues by collaborating with Fujitsu       ■ Investment protection thanks to scalable capacity and
to make the realization of your backup strategy much easier.                    functionality

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Business-centric Storage FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS CS200c Integrated Backup Appliance - The complete backup and archiving solution in a box
Consolidating backup landscapes

                                                     Servers             Desktops            Laptops

                                                                   ETERNUS CS200c

The challenge
Enormous data growth and stringent SLAs with business departments            infrastructure. The architecture of ETERNUS CS200c is based on
mean that enterprises are constantly investing in more and more              standardized building blocks and features outstanding scalability
backup systems. Often the landscapes are comprised of technologies           to make consolidation easier: Customers have a standardized plat-
from various vendors, which adds to the complexity of backup opera-          form for backup and archiving. The appliance can be enhanced as
tions. Keeping such heterogeneous environments up and running                desired with data protection functions, support for Windows and
also requires a considerable investment in IT personnel and know-how.        Linux applications, and mission-critical applications like SAP. Snap-
Furthermore, managing diverse system providers, licenses and service         shot, replication and tape management functionalities are other
agreements ties up resources. All of this reduces flexibility and drives     possible options. What’s more, the Scale model of the ETERNUS
costs upward. In many cases there is very little left to invest in innova-   CS200c offers plenty of headroom for future growth with a capacity
tion to meet new challenges.                                                 ranging from six to 96 TB. Several appliances can be operated
                                                                             simultaneously in a series configuration to build even larger infra-
The solution                                                                 structures. And one more important point: The ETERNUS CS200c
The ETERNUS CS200c backup appliance offers business enterprises              Scale model is equipped with SSDs to deliver maximum performance
an attractive solution for consolidating their backup environments           for backup and recovery.
as well as for easy data backup in specific areas like MS Exchange
and VM environments or Edge clients. The appliance as such supports
consolidation because it integrates servers, online storage and
backup software in one box. What’s more, Fujitsu is the customer’s
single-source contact in all matters related to the entire backup              Your benefits

                                                                               ■ Easy consolidation of existing backup environments
                                                                               ■ One point of contact for the entire backup infrastructure
                                                                               ■ Extreme flexibility for consolidation
                                                                               ■ Less administration and training required
                                                                               ■ Optimal capacity utilization due to integrated deduplication
                                                                               ■ Investment protection thanks to excellent scalability

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Business-centric Storage FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS CS200c Integrated Backup Appliance - The complete backup and archiving solution in a box
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Data backup in branch offices and subsidiaries

The challenge                                                            The solution
Data backup in branch offices and subsidiaries often poses a number      The ETERNUS CS200c backup appliance provides enterprises a uni-
of problems: Most enterprises do not have the personnel and know-        form solution for all their subsidiaries and branch offices. Since the
how needed for performing reliable backup processes, which often         appliance is comprised of extremely standardized building blocks,
involve manual tasks. In addition, branch locations are frequently       infrastructures can be consolidated and unified quite easily – and that
equipped with a diverse range of systems – this makes things more        minimizes the need for training. This also means that less specialized
complex from site to site. Enterprises have no way of achieving          backup expertise is required in the branch offices and subsidiaries.
synergies among these various heterogeneous landscapes, and they         The appliance is preconfigured to meet customer specifications be-
must invest in specialized IT experts and various training programs      fore it leaves the factory, thus making on-site rollout much simpler
to keep operations on track, not to mention the high costs of main-      while ensuring trouble-free operation. ETERNUS CS200c features
tenance. Such scenarios often have insufficient network bandwidth,       intuitive functionalities and automated processes to keep things
thus making backup in the central data center time-consuming and         running smoothly. Furthermore, data volume can be reduced up to
expensive. Due to this kind of complexity and high costs, many           90 percent thanks to integrated deduplication. Creating copies of
enterprises with subsidiaries and branch offices have wide gaps in       backup data for disaster recovery purposes in the data center thus
their data backup environments, making them susceptible to serious       requires less network bandwidth. In short, administration and opera-
outages and unprepared to cope with disasters.                           tion are easier and lower in cost, plus compliance with enterprise
                                                                         and legal data backup directives is easier to achieve.

                                                                           Your benefits

                                                                           ■ Easy standardization of data backup in branch offices and
                                                                              subsidiaries
                                                                           ■ Mitigation of data backup risks and failures
                                                                           ■ Reduced overall costs through savings in procurement, rollout
                                                                              and operation
                                                                           ■ Ensured compliance with regulations thanks to a unique
                                                                              backup strategy and solution

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Data backup in virtual environments

                      Servers

                                             Virtual Server Pool
                     VM    VM    VM    VM     VM    VM     VM      VM    VM     VM    VM
                     App   App   App   App    App   App    App     App   App    App   App
                     OS    OS    OS    OS     OS    OS     OS      OS    OS     OS    OS

                                                                                                  Backup
                                             Production storage

                                                                                                                ETERNUS CS200c

The challenge                                                              The solution
Today server virtualization is the technology preferred by enterprises     In principle, virtual machines are nothing other than files. And virtual
when it comes to consolidating IT landscapes, utilizing server systems     machines usually contain redundant data, such as copies of the
optimally and making operations more flexible. However, data backup        operating system. Integrated deduplication, as offered by the ETERNUS
in virtual environments is a huge challenge. Only 30 percent of those      CS200c backup appliance, drastically reduces this volume of data – and
enterprises having virtual infrastructures perform backups of their        that in turn reduces the network load during backup to a minimum.
virtual files at regular intervals. The reason is simple: Traditional      At the same time, the appliance and CommVault Simpana software
backup methods cannot be used with virtual machines. Separate              make data protection for virtual environments easier and efficient:
solutions for backing up virtual machines, however, are extremely          They support cross-platform (VMware vCenter, vCloud Director, Microsoft
complex and also make it difficult for enterprises to comply with          Hyper-V) data backup, whereby rules for the inclusion or exclusion of
business and legal directives.                                             virtual machines can be defined quite easily. Self-service access to the
                                                                           data of virtual machines also makes data management much simpler
                                                                           while speeding up the recovery of mission-critical enterprise applica-
                                                                           tions. And that is all possible with one standardized end-to-end solution
                                                                           for physical and virtual environments!

                                                                               Your benefits

                                                                               ■ Consistent protection of physical and virtual servers
                                                                               ■ Easy, automated backup of virtual servers
                                                                               ■ Cross-platform backup of virtual environments with one
                                                                                  single solution
                                                                               ■ High-performance backup and fast data recovery
                                                                               ■ Reduced costs thanks to consolidation, automation and
                                                                                  deduplication
                                                                               ■ High investment protection

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