Simplify snapshotsMore than 41,000 customers around the world and nearly half of the Global 500 rely on the HP Data Protector software to protect their critical applications and data. Data Protector simplifies application protection in virtual and physical environments through a unified recovery and advanced automation. Global, onetouch backup configuration and a wide range of diskbased recovery optionsincluding fully automated application recoveryhelp you meet virtually any SLA.

Data Protector provides snapshot support for both physical and virtual servers on HP and nonHP arraysincluding the P2000, P4000, HP 3PAR, P6000, and P9000as well as nonHP arrays, such as EMC CLARiiON and Network Appliance. Data Protector automatically detects new databases (such as Microsoft or Oracle) and virtual machines prior to beginning a backup. With a single click in the console, Data Protector verifies that the snapshot configuration youve deployed is automatically applied to new VMs or databases as they come online. The snapshot and advanced recovery functionality are enabled through the Zero Downtime Backup and Instant Recovery extensions, both of which are centrally managed through the Data Protector console.

Address todays application protection challengesData Protector Zero Downtime Backup and Instant Recovery help organizations meet stringent SLAs, reduce backup windows, manage the growth of virtual infrastructures, and reduce the IT staff time required to manage backup and recovery success.Back up data as often as needed, without impacting

application performance.Utilize snapshot support in UNIX, Microsoft

Windows, and Linux environments, as well as for todays critical applications, including Microsoft Exchange, SQL Server, and SharePoint, Oracle, SAP, and more.

Initiate fully automated, downtothesecond snapshot and application recovery from a single console without scripting (Figure 1).

Improve IT staff time through a centralized management of snapshots and replication across physical and virtual environments, including VMware vSphere 4.x, VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3.x, Microsoft HyperV, and Citrix Xen Server environments.

Automatically detect and protect virtual machines, as well as new Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft SQL Server, and Oracle databases in physical or virtual environments.

Automatically apply snapshot policies to new virtual machines, as well as databases such as Microsoft and Oracle, as they change or come online.

Manage from a centralized location a wide variety of HP and nonHP storage, application, and thirdparty data protection tools.

Empower application administrators to recover snapshots and single items directly through the application administrators console, without contacting the backup administrator (Data Protector Granular Recovery Extension).

Data Protector snapshot extensionsZero Downtime BackupThe Data Protector Zero Downtime Backup extension delivers simple, affordable, arraybased snapshot functionality, such as splitmirror snapshots and spaceefficient snapshots. Data Protector also supports a generic VSS hardware provider, which works with VSS compliant storage devices. In either case, Data Protector leverages the arrays processing power to create a copy of the data at very high speed. Data Protector then performs backup operations on the copy, rather than the original data. The entire process is synchronized tightly with the application inside the physical or virtual machine. Data Protector snapshot functionality is available for UNIX, Windows, and Linux environments.

HP Data Protector softwares Zero Downtime BackuP anD instant recoveryAdvanced application protection through simplified snapshots.

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From the centralized Data Protector console, you can:

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The Zero Downtime Backup extension enables customers to instantly copy data to disk and then, at their convenience, back up that disk copy to tape. This staged backup process enables business applications to stay online 24x7 and maintain businesscritical application performance, all while protecting critical data (Figure 2). The incremental backup feature of the Zero Downtime Backup extension provides filelevel incremental snapshots from the image to tape. Only changed files are copied to tape, reducing the backup volume. In addition, Data Protector maintains snapshots on the disk array for use by the Instant Recovery feature of Data Protector. Snapshot functionality is supported on HP storage arrays, including 3PAR, P2000, P4000, P6000 and P9000, as well as nonHP arrays from vendors such as EMC and Network Appliance.

Fully automated creation and rotation of mirrors or snapshots

Applicationaware protection; all application data is put into a consistent state before backups are performed

A choice of disk, tape, or a scheduled combination of both to meet tiered recovery requirements

Centralized control of the mirror specificationProtection of both the virtual machine and its

application data with minimal performance impact

Figure 1 Recover applications and data down to the second.

Simply enter the hour, minute, and second into the Data Protector console and automatically synchronize the last snapshot with any data recorded in the application transaction logs.

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Manage snapshots across hypervisors

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Instant RecoveryData Protector Instant Recovery can recover the data in mere seconds, automating the entire process to meet even the most demanding recovery time objectives (RTOs). Data Protector software has the ability to access application transaction logswhere all of the applications transactions are recorded before theyve been processed and/or written to a data fileand fill in the data gaps between snapshots. Data Protector then synchronizes the application with the data and restarts the application to the exact point in timedown to the secondrequested by the backup administrator.

Unlike most other solutions, Data Protector does it all without scripting, which saves valuable time and resources and avoids the possible errors associated with manual solutions. Data Protector offers Instant Recovery support for HP arrays, including the P4000, P6000, and P9000. Data Protector provides snapshot support for HP 3PAR arrays today. Instant Recovery support for HP 3PAR is planned for a future release.Broad support for todays missioncritical applications

such as Oracle, Microsoft, and SAPPointintime, automatic application recovery without

scriptingData recovery is accelerated by switching the

application to a backup on diskFully automated rollforward of transaction logs for

consistent application recoveryRotation of mirrors, snapshots, or snapclones on a

predefined schedule

Protecting applications in virtual server environmentsTo meet varying SLAs in todays enterprise environment, IT staff must be able to apply a variety of recovery techniques across virtual servers, from singleitem recovery to advanced snapshot functionality. This becomes even more important as multiple hypervisors are deployed throughout the organization and backup administrators must manage backup and recovery across physical servers as well as multiple hypervisors.

Figure 2 Snapshots reduce the backup window.

The backup window is virtually eliminated by arraybased snapshots. Data is retrieved directly from a local or remote image.

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In addition, server performance and application performance can be impacted when virtual machines compete for hostserver resources during the backup process. In missioncritical environments, where IT staff are typically running 10 to 20 virtual machines on a physical server, its essential to lessen the performance impact of a virtual server backup. While some hypervisors have addressed this issue through the introduction of new applications and tools, it remains an issue in other virtual environments.

In a VMware environment, Data Protectors Zero Downtime Backup extension can dramatically speed up recovery times and virtually eliminate the backup window. Data Protector supports VMware vSphere 4.1 environments, as well as historical VMware platforms such as Virtual Infrastructure. Data Protector also supports key VMware functionality, such as the vStorage API for Data Protection (VADP), Dis