Arcserve UDP Reviews

It is easy to use and is an all-around solution for the backup of the Windows/Linux/Hyper-V/VMware environments.

It has a very simple installation and a straightforward setup.

Replication, deduplication and the cloud integration are the most valuable features.

We now have a backup which is replicated to a remote site with instant recovery.

Arcserve needs to add the Linux appliance for the setup, which should be available as the software appliance with an automated install on Bare Metal, as it is available for the OVA on VMware or Microsoft Hyper-V that supports KVM.

What I would like to see available in Arcserve is:

Virtual appliance for VMware, Hyper-V and KVM.

A software appliance that is ISO so you start installation on an approved server (from HPE, DELL, Cisco whatever as long as it is Tier 1 vendor available in every country today) and you create appliances without much thinking regarding how to lay down configuration.

The reason for this is that the support network for Arcserve appliances is not available in most of the countries outside USA or EU to replace broken units in less than 15 days.

So you stay without backup for a minimum of 15 days. With the software appliance, you avoid virtualization overhead and you create appliance according to best practice from Arcserve. This is something we do with Sophos UTM often.

Finally, I would like to see better integration with HCI (Nutanix, Scale Computing, and SimpliVity).

I have used this solution for three years.

There was no stability issue.

There were no scalability issues either.

Technical support is great.

Previously, we were using HPE Data Protector, however, it was a too complicated and outdated interface, so we moved over to this solution.

It has a very simple and straightforward setup.

You should take a look at Arcserve UDP and compare it to some other solutions.

We looked at Veeam, Unitrends, NAKIVO and Simpana Commvault.

It is a very good product for most of the organizations.

• Support for physical systems
• Agentless backup for VMware & Hyper-V
• Global deduplication
• Remote replication
• Virtual standbuy

With UDP, I built a low-cost DR site that replicates from the backup.

For the next release, I'd like to see

• SIFS (NetApp or EMC) support from the UDP console.
• In the current version we need to integrate with Arcserv backup 16.5 NDMP module
• Tighter integration with tape.
• Better Integration with RHA.
• Multi-Tenancy
• Virtual Stand by Seamless Integration form hyper v VHDX source to VMware VMDK  

I've been using the Arcserve Unified Data Protection (UDP).

No issues encountered.

No issues encountered.

No issues encountered.

I used Backup Exec before. I switched because UDP is agentless, which works well for my VMware backup to disk, as well as being easy to sync with the remote site

The setup is straightforward, and in less than three hours, I got the first backup running.

I did it in-house.

It took us 12 months to get.

You should go for the three year license.