RPO < 1 minute

CDP4i

The best tool to reduce your RPO

Continuous backup of modified data on IBM i to one or more independent storage servers — no second IBM i server required.

What CDP4i does

Continuous protection, granular restore

Continuous externalisation

  • Continuous backup of modified IBM i data to one or more independent storage servers (FTP, S3, Softlayer, etc.)
IBM iCDP4iContinuous Data ProtectionFTP ServerMain siteS3 StorageCloudSoftlayerRemote siteContinuous flow · journaling

Versioning & Restore

  • Roll back to the last transaction after a logical incident
  • Restore up to 1 minute before a physical incident
  • RPO = 0 achievable in combination with IBM i hardware replication
FTP ServerMain siteS3 StorageCloudSoftlayerRemote siteIBM iCDP4iContinuous Data ProtectionRestore · versioning · RPO = 0

Granularity

  • File, library, or object granularity
  • Configurable retention according to your policy
Healthy objectDamaged objectRestored objectGranularity · file, library or IBM i object

Why CDP4i

The reasons to adopt CDP4i

A modern approach to IBM i DRP, with no infrastructure overhead and no operational constraints.

Advanced protection

Against human errors, accidental deletions, and logical corruption.

Simple restore

Targeted and granular restore, without stopping your IBM i production.

Compatible

Integrates with any IBM i environment, without application changes.

No second IBM i server

No heavy infrastructure required — backup to standard storage.

Going further

CDP4i strengthens your storage-to-storage replication

Hardware replication synchronizes your IBM i partitions continuously — but it also faithfully propagates any logical corruption. By deploying CDP4i on your partitions, you add an independent protection layer: a continuous journal that lets you roll back to a clean state, before the incident.

  • Protection against logical corruption, not covered by hardware replication
  • Continuous journaling, independent of the storage replication engine
  • RPO = 0, even in the event of a logical or application incident

Ready to see CDP4i in action?

Request a personalized demo on your IBM i environment.