HP StorageWorks Data Protector Express ProLiant Edition is easy to install, easy to use and easy to manage backup and recovery software for HP ProLiant servers. It is an extension of the ProLiant solution available at zero incremental cost to HP ProLiant users.

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Restore all registry keys / Restore hardware registry keys [Windows only]

Controls whether/how Data Protector Express will restore the described objects. These setting only
applies if you are restoring the Registry System State object.

Restore DFS/FRS shares as primary replica (authoritative restore) [Windows only]

Use this option to control how a DFS or FRS share is being restored. Only check it if you want an
authoritative restore. See the Microsoft documentation for more information on authoritative restores.

NOTE:

Data filters, such as security information and directory attributes, cannot restore data that

was not originally backed up to the media. For example, if you did not select Volume restrictions
for the backup job, Data Protector Express cannot restore this information because it was never
stored on the media.

Advanced Verify Options

The following advanced options are available for Verify jobs

Eject media after use

When this option is checked, Data Protector Express automatically ejects the media at the end of
the job. This feature only works on devices that support software eject.

Auto Retension

When this option is checked, Data Protector Express automatically re-tensions the media at the
beginning of the job. This feature winds the tape cartridge end-to-end, applying equal tension to
the entire media for maximum media life and data integrity. Your device must support auto re-tension
to use this feature.

Native data streams format

When this option is selected, Data Protector Express will compare the data in native format. When
unselected, only the data portion of the file will be verified. This must match the mode used during
backup.

Enable snapshots [Windows only]

By default, the verify job creates a temporary snapshot before verifying the selected file. Deselect
this checkbox to disable snapshots.

Reparse points [Windows only]

Check this option to verify the reparse point data. When this option is deselected, Data Protector
Express will verify the object as a file or folder rather than as a reparse point.

Mount Points [Windows only]

When checked, Data Protector Express includes the mount point information in the restore. If this
option is not checked, Data Protector Express will verify the object as a directory.

Volume restrictions [Windows only]

When enabled, volume quota information will be verified.

Log Options

These settings control how the results of the job are reported. See

for details.

Execution Options

These settings allow you to execute external programs before and after backing up objects on a
client. For example, this feature can be used to shut down a custom database before backup and
restart it upon completion. to ensure the files are quiescent during the backup. . See

for details.

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Configuring Restore and Verify Jobs

HP Data Protector software is automated backup and recovery software for single-server to enterprise environments, supporting disk storage or tape storage targets. It provides cross-platform, online backup of data for Microsoft Windows, Unix, and Linux operating systems.

For business- and mission-critical applications, HP Data Protector Zero Downtime Backup leverages array-based solutions to offload processing from the server and perform backup operations on a copy of the production data. HP Data Protector Instant Recovery retrieves data from the replicated images on disk for recovery to specific points in time.^[1]

HP Data Protector originated as OmniBack. The last version to use the OmniBack name was version 4.1, which was retired in 2004.^[2]

History[edit]

When Hewlett-Packard acquired Apollo Computer in 1989, the latter had already developed a backup system entitled the 'OmniBack Network Backup System,' which was available on the market at the time.^[3] HP continued^[4] to develop this product under the 'OmniBack' name for the purpose of backing up individual files and raw disk partitions. A related but distinct product 'OmniBack/Turbo' was developed for backing up databases.^[5]

In 1996 HP released OmniBack II 2.0 and merged OmniBack II and OmniBack/Turbo into a single product, although it was still impossible to create a single job which would contain a database and a file system backup. A Windows NT port was released with version 2.3.^[6] Version 2.55 was released in 1997 and included support for HP-UX and IBM AIX.^[7]

In the interim, Hewlett-Packard withdrew development from Slovenia through to Germany. Significant time was spent delivering version 3.5.2 for Solaris. Once complete however, this allowed quick ports through to Tru64 and Linux.

With version 5.0, the OmniBack name was dropped. Since then, the product has been called HP Openview Storage Data Protector and HP StorageWorks Data Protector.^[8] The product is now called HP Data Protector software.

HP announced the release of HP Data Protector 9.0 (as a part of its Adaptive Backup & Recovery initiative) in May 2014, and released it in July 2014. It was released in July 2014 along with two companion products: HP Data Protector Management Pack and HP Backup Navigator.^[9]

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Architecture[edit]

The HP Data Protector architecture is based on the concept of a cell: a network environment that contains a Cell Manager, clients, and backup devices. The Cell Manager is the main system that centrally controls and manages the cell. It contains a database, runs the core software, and runs the backup and restore sessions, writing session information to the database.

A client can be any system within the cell. Clients that are to be backed up require the installation of a Disk Agent. Clients that control the backup and restore data require the installation of a Media Agent.^[10]

For multi-site operations, the Data Protector Manager of Managers (MoM) allows local administrators to control data backup and restore, but providing centralizedenterprise monitoring and media management. In this configuration, multiple Data Protector cells are grouped, configured and managed from the MoM.^[11]

Data deduplication[edit]

HP Data Protector offers data deduplication capabilities with the ability to compare blocks of data being written to a backup device with data blocks previously stored on the device. For data deduplication, HP Data Protector allows any disk-based data storage to be the target storage. Tape drives cannot be used as deduplication targets because of their sequential nature opposed to the block-oriented nature of disk-devices.^[12]

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Virtual server protection[edit]

HP Data Protector supports backup and restore of virtual servers, including protection for the whole Virtual machine and its application data.^[13] Supported virtual environments include VMware, Windows 2008 Hyper-V (Limited), Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 and HP Integrity Virtual Machines.^[14] Citrix XenServer support is no longer officially provided.

Centralization encryption[edit]

HP Data Protector includes automated key management for software and Linear Tape-Open LTO-4 Encryption. Users have the choice of client-based encryption for data security, or they can use the encryption functionality in LTO-4 (and later generation) tape drives.^[15]

Data Protector Notebook Extension[edit]

In November 2009, HP began offering HP Data Protector Notebook Extension.^[16] HP Data Protector Notebook Extension enables users to back up and recover data while working remotely and offline. With HP Data Protector Notebook Extension, data is captured and backed up automatically each time a user changes, creates or receives a file. These processes are transparent to the user and do not impact laptop or desktop performance. The data is then stored temporarily in a local repository pending transfer to the network data vault for full backup and restore capabilities. Key features include end-user single-click recovery, encryption and compression techniques.^[17]

Granular Recovery Extensions[edit]

Granular Recovery Extensions are components that sit inside other applications and provide the operator of that application with a way of triggering a large restore and then selecting the individual items that need to be restored without requiring assistance from the backup administrator. For example, the VMware granular recovery extension appears as an extra item in the vSphere console of Vcenter, lets a VMware administrator restore a vmdk file and finally provides an interface for selecting files out of that vmdk file. The SharePoint GRE allows MicrosoftSharePoint administrators to recover a single document, collection or folder directly via the SharePoint GUI. (Granular Recovery for SharePoint 2010 was introduced in version 7.0.)

References[edit]

1. ^'HP Data Protector software : Data sheet'(PDF). HP.com. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
2. ^'HP OpenView OmniBack II versions 3.5 and 4.1 Support Discontinuance Announcement'(PDF) (Press release). HP.com. 31 March 2004. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
3. ^John Cox (3 April 1989). 'Delving into the various modules of Apollo's NCS'. Network World. p. 50. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
4. ^'Business Wire. 'HP Announces New Versions of its Enterprise Storage-Management Applications -- HP OpenView OmniBack II and OmniStorage'' (Press release). Hewlett-Packard. 4 March 1996. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
5. ^'HP porting management apps to Sun'. Network World. 20 July 1992. p. 12. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
6. ^http://reviews.cnet.com/backup-and-recovery/hpov-omniback-ii-for/4507-3682_7-789161.html
7. ^http://ulisse.elettra.trieste.it/services/doc/omniback/ReleaseNote255.pdf
8. ^'HP Data Protector'. Tideway.com. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
9. ^http://www.autonomy.com/work/news/details/huyd0lse
10. ^'Omniback for the System Administrator : Glossary'. Network Technologist.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2010.Cite uses deprecated parameter deadurl= (help)
11. ^'HP Data Protector software : Data sheet'(PDF) (Press release). HP.com. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
12. ^Staimer, Marc (25 March 2009). 'Comparing data deduplication products'. TechTarget.com. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
13. ^'HP Data Protector software : Assuring Business Continuity in Virtualised Environments'(PDF). Vmware.com. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
14. ^'Protecting Virtualized Environments from Disaster with HP Data Protector'. InfoWorld.com. 14 April 2010. Archived from the original on 7 June 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010.Cite uses deprecated parameter deadurl= (help)
15. ^'QuickSpecs: HP Data Protector software'(PDF). HP.com. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
16. ^Raffo, Dave (18 November 2009). 'HP expands laptop and desktop data backup with Data Protector Notebook Extension'. TechTarget.com. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
17. ^Wexler, Steve (25 November 2009). 'HP, HDS Beef Up Back-Up'. Channelinsider.com. Retrieved 28 June 2010.

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