HP B6960-96035 manual About backup and Data Protector, This chapter, About Data Protector

1 About backup and Data Protector

In this chapter

This chapter provides an overview of backup and restore concepts. It introduces Data Protector architecture, media management, user interfaces, backup devices, and other features. The chapter concludes with an overview of Data Protector configuration and other tasks needed to set up Data Protector.

It is organized as follows:

“About Data Protector” on page 35

“Introducing backups and restores” on page 38

“Data Protector architecture” on page 40

“Enterprise environments” on page 45

“Media management” on page 48

“Backup devices” on page 49

“User interfaces” on page 50

“Overview of tasks to set up Data Protector” on page 55

About Data Protector

HP Data Protector is a backup solution that provides reliable data protection and high accessibility for your fast growing business data. Data Protector offers comprehensive backup and restore functionality specifically tailored for enterprise-wide and distributed environments. The following list describes major Data Protector features:

•Scalable and Highly Flexible Architecture

Concepts guide 35