HP Data Protector Express Basic Software -
Overview & Features

Overview

HP Data Protector Express Basic Software delivers backup and recovery that is easy to install, use and manage. It is included with all HP tape drives, tape autoloaders, MSL2024 and MSL4048 tape libraries. It supports all the advanced features of the tape products and enables easy and reliable protection of a single machine. Data Protector Express Basic Software is exclusively available with these HP tape products and is not available through any other source. Data Protector Express Basic Software is a simplified version of Data Protector Express. If you need to protect more than one machine or use the additional features in Data Protector Express, it is easy to upgrade Data Protector Express Basic Software to Data Protector Express.

What's New

• Support for Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows Small Business Server 2011, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6, 6.0
• Improved Graphical User Interface (GUI) responsiveness
• Context sensitive online help

Features & Benefits

• HP Data Protector Express Basic Software is exclusively included with all HP tape drives, all HP tape autoloaders, HP MSL2024 tape libraries and HP MSL4048 tape libraries.
• No other tape drive vendor delivers a more complete solution backup and recovery software. HP tape products include everything needed to get started; a data cable, a power cable, a data cartridge, a cleaning cartridge, documentation and HP Data Protector Express Basic Software.
• Data Protector Express Basic Software is based on the powerful, yet simple Data Protector Express backup and recovery software. It is a simplified version that includes all the features needed to protect one machine.

• HP Data Protector Express Basic Software is delivered on a CD with all of the HP tape products; all recipients can register for a zero cost license key to permanently enable the software.
• There is a discounted part number available to upgrade from Data Protector Express Basic Software to full featured Data Protector Express product. This delivers the same functionality as Data Protector Express for one server at a reduced price compared to the regular buy price.
• Data Protector Express Basic Software is easy to use and manage which means that no specialist skills or training are needed to implement a robust backup process.

• HP Data Protector Express Basic Software supports all the features of the HP tape drives such as encryption, compression, WORM and One Button Disaster Recovery (OBDR).
• Data Protector Express Basic Software includes Data Protector Express Bare Metal Disaster Recovery capability supports the tape drive's One Button Disaster Recovery (OBDR) feature to enable automated system recovery after a serious hardware or software failure.
• Windows and Linux are both supported with the Data Protector Express Basic Software.

• Data Protector Express Basic Software can be installed in minutes. Registration and license key redemption is both fast and easy.
• Data Protector Express Basic Software includes pre-defined and customizable media rotation schemes for recovery of multiple versions of data and to manage how long backups are retained.
• Data Protector Express Basic Software can deliver up to four parallel data streams to keep high-speed tape drives streaming.