The time has come, this month the support for Data Protector 7.0x and 8.0x Data Protector will end. Support for version 8.1x will end 30\/06\/2017. Of course, all customers with an active maintenance contract can upgrade to the current Data Protector version 9.0x. Data Protector 9.0x includes enhancements like:<\/p>\n
To read the complete article, please refer to https:\/\/softwaresupport.hpe.com\/document\/-\/facetsearch\/document\/KM01701277<\/a>. The time has come, this month the support for Data Protector 7.0x and 8.0x Data Protector will end. Support for version 8.1x will end 30\/06\/2017. Of course, all customers with an active maintenance contract can upgrade to the current Data Protector version 9.0x. Data Protector 9.0x includes enhancements like: VMware virtual machine Power-on and Live […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3098,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"spay_email":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"2.8.8","language":"en","enabled_languages":["en","de"],"languages":{"en":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"de":{"title":false,"content":true,"excerpt":false}}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.data-protector.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/eol.png","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p28cjj-NX","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2363,"url":"https:\/\/www.data-protector.org\/wordpress\/2015\/08\/data-protector-patch-bundle-9-04-features\/","url_meta":{"origin":3097,"position":0},"title":"Data Protector 9 – Patch Bundle 9.04 (Build 104)","date":"5. 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\nThe support matrices can be reviewed using this link https:\/\/softwaresupport.hpe.com\/group\/softwaresupport\/support-matrices?lang=en&cc=us&hpappid=202392_OSP_PRO_HPE<\/a>.
\nAdditional FAQ’s regarding the EOL statement for DP 7.0x and 8.0x can be found here https:\/\/softwaresupport.hpe.com\/group\/softwaresupport\/search-result\/-\/facetsearch\/attachment\/KM01701277\/56aa06320017330381000180?fileName=DP_70_80_81_Customer_FAQ.pdf<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"