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Why Use SonicWALL CDP?

SonicWALL CDP 6.0 Administrator’s Guide

Why Use SonicWALL CDP?

SonicWALL CDP is a complete and reliable data protection solution that eliminates exposure
to threats of data loss, using the same security technology implemented by major financial and
government institutions.

Specifically developed for the business and remote office networks, SonicWALL CDP is
employed in network environments with business requirements that necessitate continuous
data backup. SonicWALL CDP also provides real-time, continuous data protection for laptops
and remote agents connected by IPsec or SSL VPN.

Running seamlessly, SonicWALL CDP captures the most recent file and application revisions,
maintaining multiple versions of each backed up file. SonicWALL CDP stores backed up data
on a local SonicWALL CDP appliance for instant recovery, and if configured, to the secure
SonicWALL CDP Offsite Service for protection against local disaster.

You control SonicWALL CDP, specifying which agents will use the appliance, selecting files and
applications for automatic backup, and applying custom filters for non mission-critical file types.

SonicWALL CDP provides the following key features:

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Continuous Data Protection

—SonicWALL CDP replicates data in real time, capturing

new, changed and deleted information. SonicWALL CDP works even when users are on
laptops or other remote connections using IPsec or SSL VPN.

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Offsite Service

—SonicWALL CDP Offsite Service protects businesses against power

surges, theft, server crashes and other disasters by backing up full files and full database
revisions to a secure data center. The administrator can configure a bandwidth
management schedule as well as adjust the synchronization interval so that backups are
performed when network usage is at its lowest. You can select a North American or
European data center during the appliance registration process.

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Instant Recovery—

Because SonicWALL CDP utilizes an onsite appliance for data

storage, agents have instant access to old file versions and can recover data at any time.
And, agents have the ability to restore their own data without help from an IT administrator.

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Multiple File Versions

—SonicWALL CDP saves multiple versions of every file, not just the

latest version. Therefore, any user on the network can instantly retrieve a previous version
of a document, even after they have saved over it. SonicWALL CDP allows recovery of data
from multiple points in time.

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Security

—Transmission of data to the SonicWALL CDP Offsite Service is secured by the

same 256-bit AES (advanced encryption standard) and SSL (secure socket layer)
encryption technologies implemented by major financial institutions and government
agencies. SonicWALL CDP also utilizes public-key encryption and digital certificates as an
additional layer of protection.

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Intelligent Applications

—SonicWALL CDP integrates a collection of intelligent software

applications. One such application is a backup reporting tool, which provides constant
visual data backup verification. The tool places a highlighted SonicWALL stamp on each
protected file so the user knows that the SonicWALL CDP is working.

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Application Support

—SonicWALL CDP supports most business applications. Supported

agent applications include Outlook and Outlook Express, and supported server applications
include Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory and SQL Server.

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RAID Support

—Some SonicWALL CDP appliances support RAID (redundant array of

independent disks), providing additional failover protection in the event of a disk failure. The
SonicWALL CDP 6080B, 6080, 5040B, and 5040 include RAID 5, block-level data striping
with distributed parity across the drive set. The SonicWALL CDP 4440i also includes RAID
5. The SonicWALL CDP 3440i includes RAID 1, data mirroring from one drive onto another.