2020-02-13T07:50:00Z

What needs improvement with Bacula Enterprise?

Julia Miller - PeerSpot reviewer
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Davilson  Aguiar - PeerSpot reviewer
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2022-07-26T22:00:00Z
Jul 26, 2022

It could improve its interface or offer a specific screen for the manager of the company. A managerial user who wants more information beyond the operational technician should be able to access it. It could include greater transparency regarding the volume of data trafficked on the network, as well as the expectation of deduplication. A more practical strategy could come with a backup policy model as a suggestion for both large and small companies. A simple suggestion is to visually implement the backup time as far as your physical media.

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Roni Alvarenga Ferraresso - PeerSpot reviewer
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2022-03-07T18:04:00Z
Mar 7, 2022

A more user-friendly interface (GUI) can be developed. I would also like a mobile application to manage the Bacula Enterprise environment where I could perform backups and restores directly from my cell phone or tablet. Relying solely on a desktop is a bit frustrating as its GUI isn't exactly responsive. They need a clearer and faster restore screen to get the information about the data we want to restore; it's a little uncomfortable to find the files to restore on the current screens.

reviewer1797963 - PeerSpot reviewer
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2022-03-02T17:29:00Z
Mar 2, 2022

We would like to see an improvement in the functionality of the GUI. It can be a little tough if you are not very familiar with programming, editing a file by hand can create mistakes if the person doesn't know what they are doing. They should let the GUI have more functionality in order to have someone not as experienced be able to administer the backups. Also, we would like to see Bacula be able to write to multiple tape drives in parallel. For example, sending a single backup over multiple tapes.

RS
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2022-01-25T12:28:00Z
Jan 25, 2022

The initial setup could be a bit easier. It would be nice to have Oracle and SAP HANA plugins as well, means that we could directly backup and restore our databases using "expdp/impdp" (Oracle) or "export into/import from" (SAP) as it is possible on PostgreSQL via "pg_dump/pg_restore".

YB
Real User
2021-10-27T13:33:37Z
Oct 27, 2021

We are looking for a unique interface that can rule both enterprise and open source editions. Such a thing does not yet exist.

JC
Real User
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2020-06-08T06:11:05Z
Jun 8, 2020

Bacula needs a graphical user interface because, for administrators, the command-line interface is okay, but for the average user it is not very easy. The initial setup and site configuration should be easier.

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Claudio Dosio - PeerSpot reviewer
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2020-02-13T07:50:00Z
Feb 13, 2020

The interface needs to be easier for adding new devices to be managed. It is easy for a skilled person to use, but for others who are not as skilled from a technical perspective, it is not as easy to manage. It is not the type of solution where you can just keep clicking on the Next button. The file deduplication capability needs to be improved. Easier setup and configuration, perhaps including a GUI, would be an improvement.

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