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This white paper includes environmental considerations needed to understand and deploy Data Protector for z Systems (zDP). It describes the evolving data protection solutions that provide the building blocks for zDP. This paper discusses zDP both from the mainframe and PowerMax point of view.
zDP provides a granular level of protection for your mainframe assets so that a processing error, malicious intent, or human error may not cause a data center-wide outage or loss of data recovery capabilities. zDP uses the concept of snapshots of Dell PowerMax source volumes that allow applications to restore data at a more granular level. This granularity provides point-in-time recovery for both database and non-database systems.
With point-in-time copies, selectable recovery points, and the ability to automate backup processes, users can elevate their data center and mission critical data management to a level of security never before possible.