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Overview of the SonicWALL CDP Agent
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SonicWALL CDP 6.0 Agent User’s Guide
Overview of the SonicWALL CDP Agent
The SonicWALL CDP 6.0 Agent introduces a new user interface that is closely aligned with the
new Web-based management interface for the SonicWALL CDP appliance. The Agent User
Interface looks and operates the same on supported Windows, Mac, and Linux clients.
The Agent service is also faster, smarter, and more efficient than previous versions. Initial
backup of one million files (of size 1 KB each) takes just a little over 6 hours, and subsequent
revisions copy only the modified data blocks, keeping track of all changes internally. This
method uses less bandwidth, takes less time, and uses less disk space than earlier versions of
SonicWALL CDP.
See the following sections for an overview of various functionality in SonicWALL CDP:
• “About Data De-Duplication” on page 2
• “About FileSets” on page 3
• “About Backup Policies” on page 3
• “About Rules” on page 4
• “About Offsite Backup” on page 5
• “About Scheduling” on page 6
• “About Application Backup and Restore” on page 9
• “Example: Creating a Backup Policy” on page 9
About Data De-Duplication
Data de-duplication technology is used on the agent during backups of revisions for both
applications and files/folders. This allows all new data to be backed up, while existing data is
not rewritten to the appliance. Metadata keeps track of where the changes occur, and is always
included with revisions.
Figure 1 shows a graphical representation of the data de-duplication process.
Figure 1 Data De-Duplication