OpenText Data Protector Reviews and Ratings

Rating: 4.9 out of 10

Score

4.9 out of 10

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Business Problems Solved

Micro Focus Data Protector is a versatile backup tool that users rely on for various environments and workloads. Customers have successfully used this product to backup SQL Server, Oracle Database, VMWare, and file systems. With the ability to handle backups of large environments, Data Protector has become the go-to backup solution for many users. The intuitive management console allows users to perform various actions easily, making it a user-friendly choice for backup tasks.

One of the key use cases is the backup of critical production systems and databases. Users can confidently backup and restore core enterprise applications such as SAP, SAP HANA, Oracle Databases, PostgreSQL Databases, SQL-Server, SharePoint, and Windows and Linux file systems. The product also offers enterprise-wide backup and recovery solutions for different platforms and applications. Additionally, customers have utilized Data Protector for billing information, telephone call appraisals, and future business projections.

The flexibility provided by Micro Focus Data Protector is highly appreciated by users. They can have multiple cell managers to support both legacy and latest operating systems and databases simultaneously. This allows organizations to ensure a valid backup of critical systems while also supporting newer technologies. Some users are even planning to add cloud workloads and containers to be backed up with Data Protector in the future.

Despite its benefits, some users have faced limitations with efficient disk writing and deduplication technology. However, overall, users find Micro Focus Data Protector to be a reliable backup solution with a simple interface that caters to their diverse needs across different environments and workloads.

Reviews

10 Reviews

Micro Focus Data Protector review

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

July 19, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We rely on Micro Focus Data Protector to protect our customers' data, showing its compatibility with different environments and its great power to handle backups of large environments. It has a very intuitive management console where we can perform almost any action.

Pros

Compatibility
Simplicity
Robust

Cons

Support
New features in less time.

Likelihood to Recommend

It is the appropriate software for large companies, where hundreds of backup tasks are handled. It is the stage where it shows all its power. It is enterprise software. The least appropriate would be a small virtual environment, where much power is not required, although it could be used just as well.

Francisco Arranz

Mr in Information Technology at DXC (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

15 years of experience

"How to promote continuous improvement in Micro Focus Data Protector's business and support strategy?"

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

July 18, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Basically, the product is used for protection needs related to critical, productive, and corporate information from different platforms and Applications. Some others have to do with billing information, appraisal of telephone calls, and projection in future areas of business. And about trade issues, there is really no such in fact, but at the moment there is a support renewal process, given by the migration of versions that are in progress.

Pros

Stability and reliability.
Friendly environment.
Wide range of compatibility with multiple platforms.
Easy to configure and install.

Cons

Increase the range of support for new platforms.
Improve the attention of support cases in terms of speed of attention.
Keep me better informed of the latest solution updates.

Likelihood to Recommend

Suitable and stable for backups of Databases and other online information. Suitable and stable for platforms based on virtual environments. Easy to configure for devices where the information is saved.

Verified User

Analyst in Engineering (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

15 years of experience

Micro Focus Data Protector - a very nice backup tool

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

July 15, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Micro Focus Data Protector as a backup tool for our SQL Server, Oracle Database, Vmware, and file system environments.

Pros

Micro Focus Data Protector has a very customizable backup schedule, allowing to edit the flat file according to our security policies.
Micro Focus Data Protector has a very easy to use interface.
We can update its clients in a very easy way.

Cons

There are some hard-to-implement integrations, such as Office 365, Acrople virtual center, and Vmware granular recovery
Some hardware is discontinued, despite their factories still having support, like a tape library, for example.
Micro Focus Data Protector support has to improve a better service. Some open cases take too long to solve.

Likelihood to Recommend

Well suited: scenarios with very specific backups schedules; backups saved in tape libraries.

Less appropriate: environments with older Operational Systems and older hardware, such as tape libraries.

Joao Correa

Database Administrator in Information Technology at Banco do Estado do Para (1001-5000 employees)

Vetted Review

14 years of experience

Old fashioned but reliable with all needed major application supported

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

July 15, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Assure that the core enterprise applications and middleware products like SAP, SAP HANA, ORACLE Databases, PostgreSQL Databases, SQL-Server, Sharepoint, windows, and Linux filesystems are having a valid backup of the data.

Pros

Good application integrations.
Great variety of supported backup target devices.
Single pane of glass for all type of backups.

Cons

Support for cloud native architecture.

Likelihood to Recommend

Micro Focus Data Protector is strong in enterprise application integrations and has a great variety of supported storage and backup target devices. The integration of cloud-based applications and services is brand new and not fully integrated into the existing solution.

Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology (1001-5000 employees)

Vetted Review

23 years of experience

Easy to play with it

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

July 15, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Micro Focus Data Protector for all workloads in our company.

Pros

Supports all needed applications with a agent.
Powerful and perfect to administrate.
Easy to use.

Cons

Better integration for VMware.
Also for Hyper V.
One License for DP and DP4CW.

Likelihood to Recommend

The best tool for all workloads.

Martin Gappnig

Backup, Storage and DC Architekt in Information Technology at Axians ICT Austria GmbH (201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

Reseller

17 years of experience

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Reliable Data Protection, a partner you can trust

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

July 14, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Micro Focus Data Protector for all workloads, be it file system backup, SQL databases, Oracle, VMware, Hyper-V, SAP HANA, etc. In the future, we will add cloud workloads (e.g. MS365) and containers (OpeShift, Tanzu, ....), which we also want to back up with Micro Focus Data Protector. Micro Focus Data Protector is our main backup product which we use and sell in-house and to our customers.

Pros

works on nearly every platform
addresses nearly every workload (physical, virtual, databases, etc.)
easy to install, configure and handle
good documentation

Cons

combination for DP and DP4CW under one roof (GUI)
better reporting (f.e.: a report which client selections are within a backup spec, which spec uses which backup device,...)
SAP HANA Restore with DP GUI
Zero Downtime Backup with IBM Storewiz Storage Systems

Likelihood to Recommend

Micro Focus Data Protector can be used in pretty much any physical and virtual environment as it has a wide range of integrations, including SAP HANA, MaxDB, Oracle, etc. It is also supported on almost any operating system, whether Windows, Linus, or AIX.Also, a large number of storage arrays are supported which can be used as backup targets (on-premise and in the cloud). There is still room for improvement in the integration of cloud workloads into the DP GUI. Like the backup of Exchange Online, the other workloads should also move to the HTML5 GUI (complete MS365 suite, Proxmox, OpenShift, etc.).Likewise, the possibility of SAP HANA restores should migrate to the GUI, e.g. to ensure system copies.

Markus Pernek

Storage & Backup Engineer in Information Technology at Axians ICT Austria GmbH (501-1000 employees)

Vetted Review

Reseller

15 years of experience

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HP Data Protector does the job well.

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

November 2, 2017

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

HP Data Protector was being used by my organization to backup Oracle Database related systems.

Pros

Longevity. We could go back 6 months+ to recover data.
Reliability. Always worked.

Cons

I had light interaction with this system, so it would not be fair for me to say where there is a need for improvement. It worked the way we need it do to get the job done.

Likelihood to Recommend

We needed it for Oracle DB backup on both Unix and Windows Servers. Works well in both environments.

Verified User

Professional in Information Technology (201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

8 years of experience

Data Protector better for Unix than Windows

Rating: 5 out of 10

Incentivized

December 5, 2015

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We used HP Data Protector as a backup for all of our Windows and Unix servers. We had the server side node installed on HP-UX while the backup drives used were the HP MSL 6030 and MSL 2024. It offered a simple backup solution on a reliable backend. The trouble we ran into most of all were the limitations at the time to write to disk efficiently. They were behind the ball for us in terms of deduplication technology at the time.

Pros

It is very reliable on the server side to provide a trustworthy back end.
The install was simple and provided an easy way to install and backup Unix servers.
The support was always helpful and responded quickly.

Cons

They seem to be behind the ball on adapting newer technology.
Importing backup indexes were not the easiest task and required a Unix admin.
The client side install was not very compact.

Likelihood to Recommend

I believe it is very well suited for the Unix/Linux brands but once you get into the Windows side of things there are much better options out there. The other problem is that the data is in a format that only works with HP Data Protector and cannot be migrated to another system should things go that direction in the future. Once you are locked into HP Data Protector you are truly locked in.

John Glenn

Network Operations Manager in Information Technology at Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

8 years of experience

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Experienced in Data Protector

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

December 4, 2015

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

HP Data Protector is our enterprise wide backup and recovery solution, we have been using HP Data Protector for 17 years. We currently have two cell managers one that is on the current version 9.04 and one that is on version 7.03 for our legacy operating systems, Oracle and MSSQL databases. This flexibility allows us the ability to backup and restore critical production systems and databases with the older version which supports these architectures and platforms and also have a solution that supports the latest operating systems and databases with our 9.04 cell.

Pros

Easy to install and set up cell manager, deploy clients and configure backup devices. Integration options for databases and virtual environments makes backup and restore of these systems easier through the GUI.
Scheduling options allow the user to set specific times for backups of a host or group them together with the advance scheduling option and set priorities of which systems get access to backup devices.
Licensing options are tiered and can scale from a very small environment to a larger one when needed.

Cons

Granular recovery extension plugins need to be documented better and kept up to date, this would aid in the installation of these plugins.
When deploying Granular Recovery Extensions for VMware and Exchange, security options of the cell need to be turned off (Secure Cell and Encrypted Communication).
Reporting on scheduled backups via the advanced scheduling option are non-existent, this needs to be available.

Likelihood to Recommend

HP Data Protector is suited for medium to large environments that are mixed platform shops, it can handle backup and restores of most major databases and MS applications along with Unix and Linux. It has de-duplication and backup to disk functionality which can be licensed as needed. The virtual environment backup options cover the major players in that area.

Kevin Loeffler

Manager Technical Services in Information Technology at AM Retail Group, Inc (1001-5000 employees)

Vetted Review

17 years of experience

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Don't buy it

Rating: 2 out of 10

Incentivized

November 20, 2015

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

HP Data Protector was being used for back ups.

Pros

Nothing it is an average product.

Cons

Tech support - every person I spoke with had a different idea on how to fix a problem. Many times they caused the problem resulting in double or triple work.

Likelihood to Recommend

Ask about tech support and set reasonable expectations.

Verified User

Administrator in Information Technology (1001-5000 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

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Experienced in Data Protector

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

December 4, 2015

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Pros

Easy to install and set up cell manager, deploy clients and configure backup devices. Integration options for databases and virtual environments makes backup and restore of these systems easier through the GUI.
Scheduling options allow the user to set specific times for backups of a host or group them together with the advance scheduling option and set priorities of which systems get access to backup devices.
Licensing options are tiered and can scale from a very small environment to a larger one when needed.

Cons

Granular recovery extension plugins need to be documented better and kept up to date, this would aid in the installation of these plugins.
When deploying Granular Recovery Extensions for VMware and Exchange, security options of the cell need to be turned off (Secure Cell and Encrypted Communication).
Reporting on scheduled backups via the advanced scheduling option are non-existent, this needs to be available.

Likelihood to Recommend

Kevin Loeffler

Manager Technical Services in Information Technology at AM Retail Group, Inc (1001-5000 employees)

Vetted Review

17 years of experience

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