Manufacturer SKU: B7038AA

HP Data Protector Software automates high performance backup and recovery, from disk or tape, over unlimited distances, to enable 24x7 business continuity and improve IT resource utilization. Data Protector Software responds to the pressure for lower IT costs and greater operational efficiency by offering acquisition and deployment costs which are 30 – 70 % less than competition. The license model is very simple and easy to understand, helping to reduce complexity. Extensive scalability and features for continuous backup and recovery operations enable growth with a single product. A superb solution, no other software can integrate better with the HP market-leading line of StorageWorks disk and tape family of products, as well as with other heterogeneous storage infrastructures.

Robust backup solution
• Data Protector Software is designed for the most demanding 24x7 environments and offers automated high performance backup and recovery from disk or tape.

Lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) in enterprise backup
• Data Protector Software delivers backup/recovery innovation, performance, and functionality at a much lower cost, up to 30–70% lower than competitive solutions.

No Software can integrate better with your HP environment
• Data Protector Software is an integral component of the fast-growing HP StorageWorks Software portfolio, which also includes storage resource management, archiving, replication, and device management Software. HP offers the unique advantage of sourcing hardware, Software, and service from a single, trusted vendor.

Easy to deploy and use
• Data Protector Software is both easy to deploy and use. Installation is simple and has a fully-automated Software distribution of agent Software to all connected clients, including a centralized licensing facility that reduces complexity. Competitive solutions fail to deliver this level of automation.

System requirements
Minimum system requirements	Broad coverage of HP-UX, Windows, Solaris, Tru64, OpenVMS, NetWare, Linux, AIX, and other operating environments; HP StorageWorks XP/EVA, and EMC Symmetrix disk array support for ZDB/IR; Backup to disk supports any storage that the server's operating system supports; HP StorageWorks Tape libraries, StorageTek, ADIC, IBM.
Technical details
Weight	230g
Software version	v6.00
Dimensions (WxDxH)	222.3 x 6.4 x 142.9 mm
Compatible operating systems	Most operating systems, please see the support matrices for details.
Browser supported	Netscape Navigator 4.7.x, Netscape 7.x, Mozilla 1.7 and Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later.
Supported hardware environment	Broad range of hardware support, please see the support matrices for details.
Recovery time	minutes to hours
Recovery point	Last transaction to hours
Installation server prerequisites	On Systems Running HP-UX: 64 MB RAM; 512 MB of disk space; On Systems Running Solaris 8/9/10: 64 MB RAM; 512 MB of disk space; On Systems Running Windows 2000/XP: 64 MB RAM (Windows 2000 Professional); 250 MB of disk space; Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 or later; Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 1; Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x or later; On Systems Running Windows 2003 (32-bit & 64-bit x86_64): 64 MB RAM (Windows 2000 Professional); 250 MB of disk space; Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x or later; On Systems Running SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (64-bit x86_64): 64 MB RAM (Windows 2000 Professional); 250 MB of disk space.
Data and application protection	Most file servers, applications, and databases. Please see the support matrices for details.
Client prerequisites	On Systems Running UNIX: Netscape Navigator 4.7.x or Netscape Navigator 7.0 or Mozilla 1.4 for Data Protector online help on UNIX; The integrated daemon must be up and running; The Web browser must be able to run under the same account as Data Protector. On Systems Running Windows 2000: Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 2; Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 1; Have Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher installed on the system
Applications supported	Clusters: Microsoft Cluster Server, HP MC/Serviceguard, VERITAS Cluster, Tru64 Cluster, Novell Netware Cluster, OpenVMS Cluster, HP EFS Clustered Gateway; Zero-downtime backup: HP Business Copy XP and Continuous Access XP, HP Business Copy EVA and HP-UX Campus Cluster for HP Virtual Array (like Continuous Access), EMC TimeFinder and EMC SRDF, HP CA EVA; Instant recovery: HP Disk Array XP, EVA; Direct backup (server-less backup): HP Disk Array XP.