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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 is noted for its ease of use and effective interaction with various systems.
It excels in backup and restoration features, notably for SAP, Oracle, and SQL servers.
OpenText Data Protector supports a wide range of operating systems, including Unix and Linux, ensuring stability and flexibility.
Zero downtime backup and deduplication capabilities enhance its efficiency and reliability.
The integration with VMware and robust scalability are key strengths of OpenText Data Protector.

CONS

OpenText Data Protector faces challenges with VM backup processes and lacks features that competitors like Veeam and Commvault offer.
Its integration with market applications like MS Exchange, Active Directory, SAP, and Oracle needs improvement.
The system is criticized for lacking scalability and requires better support for cloud integration and archiving solutions.
Technical support for OpenText Data Protector is considered poor and requires improvement.
The backup and recovery time estimates can occasionally be inaccurate, leading to reliability concerns.
 

OpenText Data Protector Pros review quotes

it_user98628 - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Apr 9, 2014
HP Data Protector integration with RMAN is very stable, robust and provides good diagnostics features to troubleshoot backup issues.
Rami.chiha - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Systems & Storage Engineer at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Sep 3, 2015
Reliable Utility that would help a lot to automate backups and recovery operations
it_user320148 - PeerSpot reviewer
Backup Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Sep 29, 2015
We are able to slowly, but surely, consolidate all the backup infrastructure requirements with one product.
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it_user320259 - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO Infrastructure, Tehcnical Support, & Operations at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Sep 29, 2015
It has the ability to backup both DB2 (IBM's RDBMS) and HP-UX (HP's Unix OS).
it_user321039 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Supervisor at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Sep 30, 2015
I've used the product for a long time and am very familiar with all its features.
it_user321693 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Coordinator at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Sep 30, 2015
For our data there is no price.
it_user324942 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network admin/security at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 8, 2015
It is our enterprise backup solution centralizing all backup needs.
JW
Virtualization Systems Administrator at a university with 10,001+ employees
Oct 11, 2015
Data Protector was cheaper and would do what we needed to do.
it_user325044 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of IT at a engineering company
Oct 13, 2015
The initial setup wasn’t that complex, because Data Protector recognized all the tapes automatically, and we could adapt some settings.
it_user330153 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical System Analyst at a government with 5,001-10,000 employees
Oct 18, 2015
We are required to send sensitive information offsite, and Data Protector has made it easy to meet this requirement.
 

OpenText Data Protector Cons review quotes

it_user98628 - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Apr 9, 2014
It took a long time to resolve some of the implementation issues.
Rami.chiha - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Systems & Storage Engineer at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Sep 3, 2015
A lot of internal database corruptions (sometimes it becomes serious); the user has to back up the IDB daily and do the daily maintenance.
it_user320148 - PeerSpot reviewer
Backup Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Sep 29, 2015
There have been some issues.
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it_user320259 - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO Infrastructure, Tehcnical Support, & Operations at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Sep 29, 2015
I recommend not to implement Data Protector, as it is not friendly and you need to have a dedicated person to administer it.
it_user321039 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Supervisor at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Sep 30, 2015
The operation is not so friendly for new users. The GUI could also use improvement.
it_user321693 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Coordinator at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Sep 30, 2015
The GUI needs to be easier to administrate. Also, it should have better access to more materials to help understanding the product (like the difference between INCR and INCR1, etc. and how it works).
it_user324942 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network admin/security at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 8, 2015
Technical support process could be easier/technical web site.
JW
Virtualization Systems Administrator at a university with 10,001+ employees
Oct 11, 2015
Hyper-V backups need improvement so they can do GRE.
it_user325044 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of IT at a engineering company
Oct 13, 2015
We think troubleshooting is one of the most difficult parts in this product. It is hard to find any signs for job errors and why a job did not run successfully.
it_user330153 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical System Analyst at a government with 5,001-10,000 employees
Oct 18, 2015
Better documentation on how to backup the device itself through a flash drive or CD.