Veeam Agent for Linux [EOL] Reviews

The solution is primarily used to backup data.

If you compare the Veeam Backup Solution with EMC NetWorker, EMC NetWorker is very complex to manage and deploy. With Veeam you can deploy it in one hour or as little as thirty minutes. For EMC NetWorker, you need days or even weeks. In 2012 I led a project for an EMC Networker deployment. It took around two months at my previous company. In comparison, in January we deployed Veeam and it took around one hour, and it was quick and easy. The solution saved time and money.

Also, management is very simple. It's most compatible with VMware. It can restore single files instead of having to restore the whole machine, once again leading to savings for the company.

Generally, Veeam is very robust. It's completely compatible with Linux. The most valuable feature in Veeam is its compatibility with VMware. The solution provides a lot of features, including backing up of images. You can restore VM itself. You can also restore a single file. There's a feature called instant recovery. You can run VMware in the background without restoring it. It's a very valuable backup solution.

In the future, the solution should make sure it's compatible with Unix versions like HP/UX and AIX.

The solution is very stable.

The solution is very scalable. I do intend to expand usage in the future.

I've never needed to contact technical support.

The initial setup was very straightforward. It takes under an hour.

Veeam is very inexpensive. We have a bi-monthly licensing plan.

I'm using the hybrid deployment model.

The backup for Veeam is very fast, especially in comparison to EMC Network.

Scalability, if you are talking about scaling on Linux, is good. However, if you need to backup more types of solutions or Unix systems, like HP/UX, AIX, etc., it's not compatible. In this case, EMC NetWorker is more compatible with different types of Unix operating systems. That's something a new user should keep in mind if they are considering implementing Veeam.

I would rate the solution nine out of ten.

You can install it on a physical machine or on a virtual machine. It's used basically the same way a company would use Veeam Agent for Windows - except it has no reporting.

The only use case that I will use it is if you do have Veeam Backup and Replication installed and you have a Linux virtual machine. That is the only place where I will use it since it's the only way for you actually to make successful recoveries.

The only thing I really like about it is that you can deploy it from Backup and Replication onto a virtual Linux machine. Once you start working with the physical Linux machine, it's not compatible, and it doesn't work. Don't even try it.

There's a lot that needs to be changed. I'm not even going to go into the small specifics of it; however, I would say reporting is probably the biggest thing that needs improvement.

It has no cloud backup feature. You can't back up anywhere outside of your local network.

The solution is expensive.

Technical support often has little insight as to what is happening with the product.

It is not really scalable. 

I've used the solution for four years. 

It's not really very stable. There's no reporting, so you don't even know if the thing is working or not. And, the way I see it, if there's no reporting, there is no backup.

It's not really a scalable product. There is not much you can do with it.

You can't even restore the entire machine. However, if you need it, the other way for you to do that is through Backup and Replication. This solution is very limited.

We were using probably 20 Veeam Linux Agents across a bunch of different districts. We're replacing them.

Unfortunately, when we ask for assistance, often technical support also does not know what is happening. 

From my side, I wouldn't even touch the support. I would be more focused on improving my solution. If the solution actually worked and did what it's supposed to do, there wouldn't be necessary for so much need for tech support.

Neutral

In terms of implementation, there are a whole bunch of additional dependencies that you do need to install. Then, once you have those installed, it's pretty straightforward from there. In order for you to do anything there, you need to physically log onto the machine, physically open the app, and physically configure everything yourself.

Initially, once I got past all the dependencies or included the dependencies, it took about half an hour to an hour to set up the solution.

You have to sort out the actual dependencies of the machine first. You have to download a whole bunch of stuff first so the machine doesn't break. After that, you would need to get the installation file to download, and you would use all CLI commands, all Windows command line commands, basically to download the machine. Once you do the installation, then it's going to tell you, hey, wait, you missed some dependencies. You would have to go and install those first. After that, if you run it again and it goes through, you have to try and figure out how to configure it. It can be quite daunting if you've never worked with it before.

The licensing is quite expensive. It's double the price of anything else. 

I wouldn't recommend the solution to others. I'd advise potential users to use something else. 

Overall, I'd rate the solution three out of ten. 

Veeam Backup automatically takes full image backups, so we don't need an agent installed on a separate system. 

I've been using Veeam Agent for more than 10 years.

Veeam Agent for Linux is stable. 

Veeam Agent for Linux is scalable. 

Veeam has a "next, next, finish" installer, and the overall deployment is straightforward. The deployment is easy because Veeam is compatible with all our VMware services and VMs. Veeam Backup and Veeam ONE are integrated into vCenter or vSphere site deployments, so we don't need to deploy each server one by one. 

The Veeam Backup solution or Veeam ONE solution can be deployed through the vCenter management site. The IT team can manage all the VMs and Veeam servers through VMware's management tools. These tools aren't something that the end-users set up or use. It's administered at the system level. We use these tools to manage, deploy, back up or replicate our systems. 

I rate Veeam Agent for Linus six out of 10. I recommend it for users of Linux solutions, but it's not common.

We primarily use the solution to backup our server.

Before we were using Veeam Agent for Linux, we didn't have a backup solution for recovery when our server potentially got damaged. This ensures we have a backup should something go wrong.

The server deployment is easy. It's quite simple to install.

The product is easy to use when you compare it to other products. The solution has proven itself to be very user-friendly.

Veeam Agent for Windows is also very good.

The solution is very stable.

Technical support is pretty good. They are quite helpful when we have queries.

The initial setup and deployment are easy. It's straightforward.

The solution is pretty stable right now, however, we believe that the solution could be made to be even more stable.

We've been using the solution for two or three years at this point. It's been a while.

The solution has been stable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable in terms of its performance. We're happy with it in that regard. That said, we hope that in the future, they continue to make the stability even stronger.

The product's function is not meant to be scalable.

We have ten customers on the solution currently.

We do plan to continue to use the product.

We've dealt with technical support in the past and it has been great. We have no complaints. They are very quick to respond. We find them quite helpful. We're quite satisfied with their level of service.

The solution is not overly complex or difficult when it comes to the initial setup. We found it to be relatively straightforward. The deployment process was very easy.

This is a cloud-based solution, and as such, we are always using the latest version of the solution. It is automatically updated as required.

I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten. We've found the product to be very useful and has very good capabilities.

I'd recommend the solution to other organizations.

Agent is installed to our VMs virtualized with Oracle VM virtual machines and backup them to our NAS storage over the LAN.

This is managed by VBR which was installed for our VMware VMs

Now we are able to include other virtual servers which are virtualized with Oracle VM to our backup plan, and other standalone servers

Disk, File or entire server restore is the best as you can choose from these restore options depending on your recovery requirement

I would appreciate if Veeam Agent for particular platforms, like Linux, Windows or iOS, is integrated on the same Veeam B&R console. 

For example, if someone wants to use the agent to backup the physical server or standalone server, the option should be there on the Veeam B&R installation software and available on the Veeam Availability Console as well, for simple and easy Agent installation

Also during the Agent Backup, the progress status not displayed on VBR console until job is finished, we should be able to monitor the progress on the console rather than on standalone server only

The solution is very stable.

It's scalable, but it's not scalable on every platform.

I would rate technical support 9 out of 10.

Veritas Backup Exec, we changed to VBR because of compression capability and simple backup and restore procedures

The initial setup was straightforward. It's not complicated. It takes around half an hour to implement, but it depends on the performance of the server that you are installing the backup software on.

We have implemented on our own in house

We have not calculated yet as we just added to our existing licenses for Veeam B&R

The pricing model makes it so that it's not too expensive. You only need to license the machines that use it. You don't need to license the calls, the processor, or the physical server. 

Symantec Backup Exec (Veritas)

We are using the on-premises deployment model.

I would recommend that anyone who needs to run a backup platform should use this solution.

I would rate the solution nine out of ten.

We primarily use the solution for disaster recovery purposes. We replicate from one site to another from our environment.

The solution is very user-friendly and has an easy to use interface. We can manage it easily. It allows for a simple backup. 

The speed that you get backing up huge amounts of data from virtual machines is impressive. 

I would like to be able to take care of more than just the virtual environment with this solution. 

In terms of the physical environment, I'd like them to integrate it with other kinds of solutions. We don't just work with Microsoft or Linux, but other kinds of infrastructure data as well.

The stability of the solution is good. I've been satisfied with it so far.

If you are in a hybrid environment and have only one solution, which is Veeam, then you may have a problem with the integration of other kinds of preparatory solutions. 

The scalability in a virtualization environment is very easy and it's quick to implement. However, when you have a lot of other solutions, then you have to redesign this solution to integrate with them. The scalability, if you talk about virtualization environments, is very nice. 

At the end of the day, it's pretty scalable. In our environment, we provide a host environment for a lot of companies that belong to the government. 

Technical support is very good. They're very interactive and you can tell they care. When we need them, it's very easy to communicate with them and they make sure to solve the problem.

Previously, we were using Oracle Security Backup. We switched because Oracle Security Backup does not allow you to make a backup of a virtual machine at all. 

The initial setup was not so complex, but not so straight forward either. We had to design specifically for it because our infrastructure is quite complex. To be able to integrate Veeam with our infrastructure was pretty straightforward. We are also providing some services for hosting and co-location.

At the end of the day, Veeam was mostly straightforward and easy to implement. 

Deployment took about 21 days. After deployment, you need about two to three people to take care of the environment.

70% of the implementation we did by ourselves. The rest we had the help of a partner service provider.

I don't have exact numbers, but you get an ROI very quickly with this solution due to your ability to get to market very fast. 

We tried NetBackup, among other solutions prior to implementing this current product.

We are using the on-premises deployment model.

I would advise others to go ahead and implement it. This is a good solution for disaster recovery. It's easy to implement and easy to operate. Veeam is a good solution for the second phase of a disaster which is basically recovering all of the environment. It's also very fast.

I would rate the solution nine out of ten.

We use this solution for disaster recovery and backups.

We are resellers and customizers.

I like the incremental backups and their failover.

It's very secure, it protects against ransomware.

I have been using this solution for less than a year. It has been for a very short period of time.

It's quite stable.

It's scalable. If you want more licenses, you can just add on to it. It's quite easy.

Technical support is okay. They could be more customer-friendly.

The installation is quite easy.

Price-wise it's good.

You have to pay for licenses at the enterprise level.

They have many different pricing models.

I would recommend this solution to others.

I would rate Veeam Agent for Linux a ten out of ten.

The most valuable feature is the instant restore option.

We are currently waiting for the continuous backup process.

The continuous backup process is not applied to Veeam.

Veeam must have a good solution for physical backup. On the Linux side, it is using an NFS folder sharing for files, but there are some security difficulties when using NFS, so we have issues using Linux file restore.

This solution is stable.

This solution easy enough to scale.

System administrators only use Veeam with one backup administrator.

We are satisfied with technical support.

The initial setup was easy and straightforward.

The deployment model is on a private cloud.

The pricing is fair and comparable with other backup solutions.

If the production site has physical computers they will not be able to use Veeam, but if they have virtual machines then it’s very good to manage, install, and the reporting is also very good.

We do not have a business relationship with Veeam, we are customers.

I am certified with Veeam.

At the moment, this solution is not good enough.

I would rate this solution a six out of ten.