Easy VM Backup and Restore.
November 05, 2019

Easy VM Backup and Restore.

Richard Voorheis | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Vembu BDR Suite

It is reliable and relatively easy to set up. Upgrades and more complex (multiple servers or storage alternatives) were more challenging.
Testing of new product software is performed on a single VMWare Server. We use VEMBU to back up the 60+ VM's on that VMWare Server to an external Hard drive.

Pros

  • It reports test results via e-mail.
  • We can run reliable backups without bringing VSphere server down.
  • It organizes full and incremental back-ups coherently.

Cons

  • Upgrading to new versions is relatively labor-intensive.
  • VMs to be backed up sometimes fail due to a lack of ability to create a snapshot. Vembu should find a way to work around this issue.
  • Supporting external storage (cloud) could be easier to configure, use, and integrate into the back-up processes.
  • Confidence that development build systems and test environments were well backed up.
  • We have not experienced a need to recover backed-up data, so I can't speak to anything in that area.
  • The time to update through multiple upgraded versions was excessive. I would have preferred that the updates could be done more efficiently.
I had confidence that I could recover and backed up VM. I ran it in a test mode before purchasing it and confirmed the back-up and recovery processes.
No, we used it strictly for virtual environments.
No, we have not.
  • Veeam Backup & Replication
I thought Veaam was overly complex for backing up a single VM Server.
The stand-alone VSphere server backup is handled well. I have not attempted to implement it in a larger (multiple server) environment.

BDRSuite Backup & Replication Feature Ratings

Data Center Backup
6.6
Universal recovery
7
Instant recovery
8
Recovery verification
5
Business application protection
Not Rated
Multiple backup destinations
Not Rated
Incremental backup identification
8
Backup to the cloud
5
Deduplication and file compression
7
Snapshots
9
Flexible deployment
4
Management dashboard
7
Platform support
5
Retention options
8
Encryption
Not Rated

Comments

  • Bhavani Shanmugam | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Bhavani Shanmugam
    commented 5 years ago
    Hi Richard, Thank you for your feedback. We would like to let you know that our team is already working on making the upgrade process and cloud storage integration user-friendly. Further, regarding the VM snapshot failure cases, we request you to contact our support (vembu-support@vembu.com) to clarify your concern in detail.

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