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Veritas backup exec 20.6 my saving experience.
January 11, 2024

Veritas backup exec 20.6 my saving experience.

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with Veritas Backup Exec

We use it to back up our servers with virtual machines on HyperV. The scenario is very simple: save the server on different media for hot and cold storage, plus another one outside of the office. We have an agent for HyperV. No need for a Microsoft SQL agent. Simple Disaster Recovery (SDR) is on.
  • Save
  • logs
  • Summary of last backup.
  • More easy connection to a NAS.
  • Stability of save is some scenario.
  • Open an old save that is not in the backup exec database.
Globally, it's good backup software, but there are a lot of little things that handicap the experience. You don't know why, but sometimes the saving process bugs during the night and works perfectly tomorrow or after a manual reload. Saving to a NAS is difficult in comparison with Veeam backup.

Overall Satisfaction Continued

  • restoring file quickly.
  • SDR unusual with Hyper-V.
  • Don't use a lot of processor and ram.
The user interface is accurate, and you have the information you need on the screen.

Do you think Veritas Backup Exec delivers good value for the price?

No

Are you happy with Veritas Backup Exec's feature set?

Yes

Did Veritas Backup Exec live up to sales and marketing promises?

No

Did implementation of Veritas Backup Exec go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Veritas Backup Exec again?

No

Veritas Backup Exec Feature Ratings

Data Center Backup
6.7
Instant recovery
8
Recovery verification
6
Multiple backup destinations
3
Incremental backup identification
6
Deduplication and file compression
5
Snapshots
7
Flexible deployment
8
Management dashboard
9
Platform support
8
Retention options
7

Evaluating Veritas Backup Exec and Competitors

  • Ease of Use
  • Other
I used for a very long time backup exec 2010, so I continued with backup exec 20.6. I was familiar with it.
It's very long and time-consuming to do that, but backup is life-saving. My selection process is good so i keep it.

Veritas Backup Exec Support

The official internet website isn't very useful, and you search in other forums to have answers. I only used the support one time (and the last) to have a DLL file that repairs a bug during the saving process. They never gave it because I was out of support for one month, a ten-year customer. Bye, veritas.
ProsCons
Good followup
Knowledgeable team
Kept well informed
Support understands my problem
Quick Initial Response
Slow Resolution
Support doesn't seem to care
Yes, for 3 years to have peace of mind.
Never.

Veritas Backup Exec Reliability

We only use it on the on-premise version on a single site.
The weekly error on save needs a manual reload from me. The SDR can't restore the virtual machine of hyperV during a test.
No problem for this point it is in the average.