Corrupt copies look successful
If the dump is still running when the Spectrum Protect file job starts, the copy stored in Spectrum Protect is incomplete — yet the job still reports OK.
Actively developed · IBM-verified · Spectrum Protect-native
Protect every database.
Keep IBM Spectrum Protect.
Repostor Data Protector (RDP) connects MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, SAP ASE, and SAP IQ to IBM Spectrum Protect — online, incremental, restored in parallel. Not a second backup product: the missing connector between open-source databases and the Spectrum Protect environment you already operate.
43×
Less storage vs daily dumps
1 hr RPO
With small incrementals
N-way
Parallel restore
Since 2009
IBM partner
The gap in IBM Spectrum Protect
Dump-to-disk is not a backup strategy. It is a race condition.
IBM Spectrum Protect is proven at enterprise scale. Native agents exist for Oracle, Db2, and SAP HANA. They do not exist for the open-source and SAP specialty databases now sitting in production. Teams improvise: dump locally, then back up the file system. That sequence fails quietly.
The window gets longer, not safer
Wait for the dump to finish, then run the file backup, and the window stretches across two sequential jobs. Applications stay exposed longer than the SLA assumes.
Restore is a manual assembly
Files are restored from Spectrum Protect. Then someone rebuilds the database. Then transaction logs. Then recovery. Each hand-off adds downtime.
PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB are standard in application portfolios. Spectrum Protect remains the system of record in a large share of those estates. Data Protector is the connector between the database and IBM Spectrum Protect.
Architecture
A database agent that speaks IBM Spectrum Protect — not another backup silo
Data Protector sits beside the database and connects it to IBM Spectrum Protect. No local dump disk. No second product to operate. Your existing Spectrum Protect skills, policies, tape, object storage, and retention keep working.
Typical workaround
Asynchronous, two jobs
- Database dump to local diskWaiting — dump may still be writing
- Spectrum Protect file-system backupMay capture a partial dump
- ResultUncertain copy, long window
Data Protector
Synchronous, one stream
- Online backup starts on the databaseFull, incremental, snapshot, point-in-time
- Connected to IBM Spectrum ProtectStored in Spectrum Protect — no local dump
- ResultShorter window, guaranteed store
Online, not offline
Backups run while the database stays up. Critical applications keep serving traffic.
Incremental after the first full
Only changed data moves. Storage, bandwidth, and backup windows drop together.
DBA self-service
Database teams restore without needing Spectrum Protect specialists on the call. Backup teams keep the platform, policy, and off-site copy.
Attach product, not rip-and-replace
Wherever IBM Spectrum Protect is installed and PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MongoDB has shown up — there is a conversation.
What changes in production
Less to store. Less to lose. Less time to come back.
The business case is not a new backup platform. It is a cheaper, safer use of the IBM Spectrum Protect environment you already pay for — measured the way infrastructure teams already measure it.
43×
Storage avoided
Weekly fulls plus incrementals, with Spectrum Protect deduplication and compression, versus daily full dumps. Modeled on a 10 GB database, 30-day retention.
1 hr
Recoverable point
Smaller incrementals make hourly backups practical. Maximum data loss can be held to a one-hour RPO instead of a nightly dump.
N-way
Parallel restore
Multiple databases restore in parallel from Spectrum Protect. Recovery is not a serial file restore plus a separate rebuild.
Product portfolio
Cover the databases Spectrum Protect does not include an agent for
Each client speaks the native backup language of its engine, then connects to the same IBM Spectrum Protect servers. One volume contract. One skill set. See repostor.com for the current version matrix.
PostgreSQL
Instance and database-level backup. WAL archive into Spectrum Protect. EDB Postgres Advanced Server supported.
MySQL
Online full and incremental. Direct connector — no dump-file race with the file-system job.
MariaDB
The open-source path many Spectrum Protect environments want, without standing up a second backup product.
MongoDB
Protect document estates inside the same Spectrum Protect repository used for the rest of the data center.
SAP ASE
Sybase ASE full, incremental, and parallel restore into the Spectrum Protect catalog you already operate.
SAP IQ
Analytic stores protected with the same RPO/RTO model as the OLTP engines.
Platforms: Linux (RHEL, SLES, Ubuntu) · Windows x86_64 · AIX / PowerPC · IBM zSeries (selected)
Requirement: IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly TSM) is required as the backup target. Evaluation license: 30 days after download. Production license: bound to your Spectrum Protect server(s). Subscription or perpetual licensing — maintenance included.
Operations included
What RDP delivers today
- Full backup of all or selected databases
- Incremental backup of all or selected databases
- Full and incremental restore — selected or entire instance
- Point-in-time restore
- Restore to a new host, database, or instance
- Query Spectrum Protect for available backup versions
- Restore an older version on demand
- Parallel backup and restore with tunable parallelism
- Transaction log backup (engine-specific options)
- Reports: dedup, compression, and MB/s performance
- Update Spectrum Protect filespace capacity and occupancy
- Report encryption in use
Proof, not promises
Used where restore is a billing event, not a drill
Named environments move distributor and customer conversations faster than lab slides.
Partner since 2009. Data Protector is verified by IBM and listed for use with IBM Spectrum Protect.
Partner since 2021. Data Protector for PostgreSQL is documented with EDB Postgres Advanced Server connecting to IBM Spectrum Protect, including WAL shipping.
About 80% of revenue through partners. Sold via distributors and resellers worldwide, including the United States.
Get started
Built for teams who already sell and operate IBM Spectrum Protect
Do not sell a platform war. Sell the missing connector. Pick MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB in the estate, connect one backup to IBM Spectrum Protect, and restore it in front of the DBA.
Install the agent
On the database host, beside the Spectrum Protect client. Runs on common enterprise OS platforms.
Connect to Spectrum Protect
Same Spectrum Protect servers, policies, and off-site copies. Clients can share a license file across servers.
Let DBAs restore
Backup teams keep the platform. Database teams run backup and restore without waiting on a specialist.
Why RDP?
Secure backup and fast recovery — worth more than a copy alone
While Repostor Multicloud Data Protector is our new enterprise platform for hybrid and multicloud backup, we continue to maintain and develop Data Protector for customers running IBM Spectrum Protect today — especially where bandwidth is limited and backup windows are short.
- Backup while business runs Hot online backup without stopping the database.
- Lower storage footprint Block-level incrementals and Spectrum Protect deduplication — saves money and energy versus daily full dumps.
- One path for open source Secure backup of open-source databases to the same Spectrum Protect as your other systems.
Run a 30-day proof on the database that actually worries you
Download a 30-day evaluation of Data Protector, or talk to us about which Repostor product fits your environment — Spectrum Protect with RDP or your own engine with Multicloud Data Protector.
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