Data Protector for z Systems (zDP) is a Dell z/OS-based application that utilizes Dell TimeFinder SnapVX snapshots to enable rapid recovery from logical data corruption (such as a cyber attack). zDP achieves this by providing multiple, frequent, space efficient consistent point-in-time copies of data in an automated fashion across multiple volumes and arrays from which an application or system level recovery can be conducted.
GDDR provides facilities to monitor the health of the zDP task that is running in the GDDR control system. It can also perform automated restart and automated importing of the zDP definitions to effect a recovery of the zDP environment. GDDR also allows users to select a zDP-created point in time snapset of the z/OS environment and conduct a test IPL of a z/OS system on zDP-managed target volumes.
