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OpenText Data Protector pros and cons

Vendor: OpenText
3.8 out of 5
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PROS

OpenText Data Protector integrates seamlessly with HP storage, enhancing backup and restoration processes.
It automates the entire backup process, including verification and copying to tape, without user intervention.
Zero downtime backup is a key feature, particularly effective due to its integration with storage arrays.
It provides strong support for HPE UNIX servers, which is a unique feature compared to many other backup systems.
OpenText Data Protector includes advanced features like granular recovery, which allows for precise data restoration.

CONS

OpenText Data Protector is very technical and compared to Commvault and Veeam, it's not so user-friendly.
Data Protector is expensive compared to Veeam with the same specific features and enhancements.
There is no cloud ability, and cloud integration and archiving solutions are lacking.
Micro Focus Data Protector support is not as good as Veeam Backup & Replication's support.
This tool is more difficult to use and configure than OpenText VIM, and its complexity needs to be reduced.
 

OpenText Data Protector Pros review quotes

MP
Jul 14, 2022
The most valuable features of this solution were the features we worked most with which were telemetry, and the scheduler.
AD
Jun 25, 2020
Data Protector is very good at automation. From the time of the backup, verification, and copy to tape, it is very good. I don't need to touch it, it will do it by itself.
MP
Aug 19, 2024
In one of the projects involving a database and UCMDB integration, we needed to manage a large database. We used the scheduling feature in Data Protector to automate backups.
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reviewer1126809 - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 16, 2021
If you have an idea of what you are doing, it's very flexible and very stable.
it_user503607 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 16, 2016
Ability to automatically detect and secure new data sources without requiring manual configuration intervention.
Jeroen Vranckaerts - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 16, 2023
I haven't experienced any crashes while using the solution...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
Andrea Trespidi - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 26, 2020
Deduplication implementation with CAPA is very good.
Sarvesh Rane - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 11, 2023
The initial setup is very easy.
RagidKader - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 4, 2022
It is a traditional backup model. If you talk about file server and the official Windows database, it's a stable product.
OZ
Aug 7, 2019
The feature that was most valuable was that we could restore one mailbox and we could do different backups for different databases.
 

OpenText Data Protector Cons review quotes

MP
Jul 14, 2022
We have so many specific technological cracks in Micro Focus, but we are not getting the features, facilities, or coordination between the global delivery centers and the R&D team that we need to express our ideas.
AD
Jun 25, 2020
If you compare the solution with the same specific features and enhancements on another solution, Data Protector is expensive. This is especially true when compared to, for example, Veeam.
MP
Aug 19, 2024
Recently, clients have raised concerns about the lack of comprehensive documentation for Data Protector.
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reviewer1126809 - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 16, 2021
The downside of the flexibility on offer is if you over-configure it, it may fail to function as some configurations may not match.
it_user503607 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 16, 2016
It can occasionally be inaccurate in its backup/recovery time estimates.
Jeroen Vranckaerts - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 16, 2023
OpenText Data Protector is more difficult to use and configure than OpenText VIM. The user-friendliness of OpenText Data Protector has to be increased, and the complexity of the tool needs to be reduced.
Andrea Trespidi - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 26, 2020
VMware backup integration and cloud recovery is lacking.
Sarvesh Rane - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 11, 2023
In SAP restoration, we faced issues with changing the SIDs and changing the path for every backup object. It is quite a lengthy process to do that.
RagidKader - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 4, 2022
Micro Focus Data Protector must improve its overall evolution record. They need to focus on hardware based instant recovery, client recovery, and cloud ability. Now there is no cloud ability.
OZ
Aug 7, 2019
It's very expensive compared to Veeam and other similar solutions.