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Well we used to have this solution implemented for backups of physical and virtual servers for data around the 2TB of size. For this requirements this is a good solution. It is a appliance so the solution is pre-configure and with a fix sized of data for every data node you added. I like the most is that with just install the agent you can rapidly start backup jobs and the deduplication features are good for to backups on average 2 x the data.
The solution works good and the admin gui is simple. You can be asure that when you grow the solution, you will get both processor and capacity , so the performance stay almost the same. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Ok the solution is sell as a appliance so there is a downside to this. When you need more capacity over the years you cannot add newer storage nodes that have more capacity or better processor power. You are stuck with the data node generation that you first bought. So this is a a drawback. We where growing raplidly with the backup needs and it turns out that for data over 2TB of size, it doesn't perform very well. So the solution are for small and medium business size. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I like the simplicity on the tool and the option to back up multiple devices running different operating system. The way list of devices is showing gives you easy and fast access to it. you basically can do a restore by doing a couple of clicks. the new skin looks much better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I don't like the fact you have to use a specific version of java depending on the version of EMC avamar that your running. if java gets updated you will need to uninstall it and re-install the version compatible with EMC avamar. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
performance can't be beaten, especially when teamed up with other EMC products Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
UI feels like something I wrote in the 80's. installation is stupidly complex Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I can restore virtual machines in their entirety. I can also restore on a file level. We also replicate to a secondary site. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Configuration is a little challenging. There’s a lot of places to configure, and associate objects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Reliable & safe, securely backs up our files without worry of "did they backup okay?" Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Restoring files occasionally experience hiccups with file path. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The delete ratio is higher than other backup devices.
The management is easy but the underlying algorithm is not open source.
The restore speed is fast. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
You can not expand the storage of avamar. If the storage reach the capacity, the only way is to buy another avamar or clean some less important backup. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
VMWare backup with GLR and change block tracking enabled is pretty good. CIFS backup is very quick using NDMP Accelerator node for large amounts of data. Deduplication works especially well when paired with data domain as the backup target for storage. Replication is fairly simple and probably the most reliable part of the software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
This is not an easy out of the box solution. Requires many different configuration pieces and plugins to make the various backup types work properly. If using to back up SQL cluster there are various bugs and need for work arounds. Exchange and Sharepoint backups require additional licensing and add on software in order to do GLR. Built in reporting tools are insufficient. Requires the addition of Data Protection Advisor suite to track and report on backup trends. While it is a very versatile solution it is also an expensive one. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Scalability, ease of use. Runs on ded up location which is extremely efficient. Integrated with Data Domain backups are incredibly fast. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Not much I dislike but database compressed files and Avamar deduplication will create chaos in your environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
So, I like it, and it works well enough to justify using it. I used the lite version on a VNXe3300 with a few hosts, and the backup and recovery rates seemed decent enough, retention periods weren't a maze to navigate and the interface was understandable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Few options outside of the "EMC Approved" Methods to get the data to multiple locations to make the backups secure by holding in multiple ways. It seemed like using it more was leading us down a path of spending more and more money with EMC. The deduplication rates weren't anything to get excited about despite our environment being very homologous. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
