Product suites and related products

IBM Spectrum Protect™ suites and related storage products enhance and expand the features of the base IBM Spectrum Protect product.

Product suites and license options

The IBM Spectrum Protect and IBM Spectrum Protect Extended Edition products offer the core components for automated and centralized backup and restore operations. The server and backup-archive client components provide basic functions such as backup and restore operations, and archive and retrieve operations for files, directories, and disk images.

The product documentation includes information for both IBM Spectrum Protect and IBM Spectrum Protect Extended Edition.

Product suites, which combine IBM Spectrum Protect with related products, can be an easier way to buy and manage IBM Spectrum Protect software. The suites include products that can satisfy a range of data protection and recovery requirements, with simplified licensing. Learn more about IBM Spectrum Protect product suites.

Related products

You can enhance IBM Spectrum Protect with functions and features that are available in related products.

Product Key benefits Links
IBM Spectrum™ Copy Data Management Catalogs NetApp and VMware snapshots to facilitate role-based management and recovery of backup data.
IBM Spectrum Protect High Speed Data Transfer Use this product to enable Fast Adaptive Secure Protocol (FASP®) technology to improve data transfer in an environment where WAN performance issues are detected.
IBM Spectrum Protect for Data Retention Provides long-term retention protection when you archive business records, files, or data.

Archiving data to meet regulatory compliance requirements requires more safeguards or protections, called data retention protection. These safeguards help ensure that data is not deleted prematurely, either inadvertently or maliciously. To meet compliance requirements, IBM Spectrum Protect for Data Retention provides more protection for data that is archived by IBM Spectrum Protect.

IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot Protects data with integrated, application-aware snapshot backup and restore capabilities.

Data that is stored by IBM® DB2®, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Exchange, and Microsoft SQL Server applications can be protected with IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot software. With the software, you can create and manage volume-level snapshots for file systems and custom applications. You can choose whether to integrate IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot with IBM Spectrum Protect.

IBM Spectrum Protect for Databases Protects Oracle data and Microsoft SQL data through automated tasks, utilities, and interfaces. This software creates online, consistent, and centralized backups to help you avoid downtime, protect vital enterprise data, and minimize operational costs.
Tip: Support for online backups of IBM DB2 and IBM Informix® databases is included with IBM Spectrum Protect servers. You do not need to install IBM Spectrum Protect for Databases to back up these databases. For more information, see the documentation for the DB2 and Informix products.
IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning Provides protection that is customized for SAP system data.
IBM Spectrum Protect for Mail Automates data protection so that backups are completed without shutting down Microsoft Exchange servers or IBM Domino® servers.
IBM Spectrum Protect for Space Management A hierarchical storage management product that reduces storage costs for infrequently accessed information, without changing the way users and applications interact with their data. Use this product on AIX® and Linux operating systems.
IBM Spectrum Protect HSM for Windows A hierarchical storage management product that reduces storage costs for infrequently accessed information, without changing the way users and applications interact with their data. Use this product on Windows operating systems.
IBM Spectrum Protect for SAN Works with servers and client computers to transfer data over a storage area network (SAN), instead of a LAN. The product is a storage agent that enables LAN-free backup and restore operations.
IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments Provides protection that is tailored for VMware and Hyper-V virtual environments.
IBM Tivoli® Storage Manager for z/OS® Media Manages z/OS disk and tape resources for IBM Spectrum Protect servers that run on AIX or Linux on System z® systems.