Overview
What is Quest Rapid Recovery?
Quest Rapid Recovery is a data backup and restore offering from Dell. It provides virtual standby, encryption, replication, deduplication, and the ability for users to run without restore.
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Easy, cost effective, and trustworthy backup solution
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Popular Features
- Incremental backup identification (7)10.0100%
- Multiple backup destinations (6)10.0100%
- Deduplication and file compression (7)10.0100%
- Snapshots (7)10.0100%
Pricing
License + 1 Year 24/7 Maintenance
1,819.99
Entry-level set up fee?
- No setup fee
Offerings
- Free Trial
- Free/Freemium Version
- Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Features
Data Center Backup
Data center backup tools send data to a secure storage location after encryption and de-duplication
- 6Universal recovery(5) Ratings
Universal recovery is the ability to restore backups to any machine regardless of the platform
- 3Instant recovery(5) Ratings
Instant recovery is the ability to restore operations very rapidly
- 8Recovery verification(5) Ratings
Recovery verification is automated testing and verification of backups
- 8Business application protection(4) Ratings
Protection of all applications running in the data center
- 10Multiple backup destinations(6) Ratings
Multiple backup destinations is the ability to backup data to more than one location
- 10Incremental backup identification(7) Ratings
Incremental backup identification is the ability to identify incremental changes since last backup
- 10Backup to the cloud(4) Ratings
Ability to store and back up data to the cloud
- 10Deduplication and file compression(7) Ratings
Integrated deduplication and compression capabilities
- 10Snapshots(7) Ratings
Ability to take regular snapshots to ensure that Recovery Point Objective (RPO) is met
- 8Flexible deployment(3) Ratings
Deployment on any servers with full support for all applications being used
- 7Management dashboard(3) Ratings
Web-based dashboard allowing configuration and monitoring of all backups
- 10Platform support(2) Ratings
Product supports multiple operating systems and applications
- 10Retention options(3) Ratings
Provision of best-practice and customizable retention policies with reporting
- 10Encryption(2) Ratings
Data encryption to ensure that data is safe while being backed-up
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What is Quest Rapid Recovery?
Quest Rapid Recovery is a data backup and restore offering from Dell. It provides virtual standby, encryption, replication, deduplication, and the ability for users to run without restore.
Simplify backup and restore
Monitor and manage backup and recovery environments —
across multiple sites — from one cloud-based management console.
Address demanding recovery point objectives
Leverages image-based snapshots,
up to every five minutes, to address demanding recovery point objectives and
reduce risk of data loss and downtime. Rapid Recovery tracks changed blocks to
accelerate backups and reduce storage.
Wide application support
Application-consistent
backup with lightning-fast recovery for file servers and applications on both
Microsoft Windows and Linux systems.
Cloud-based backup, archive and disaster recovery
Archive your static data to
Microsoft Azure, Amazon S3 and Glacier, Rackspace, Google, or any OpenStack
provider. Implement easy DRaaS in the Azure cloud with just a few clicks. You
can even run Rapid Recovery can also be ran as a replication target in the Azure cloud for
free.
Virtual environment protection
Protect both physical and virtual environments with a single
backup and recovery software solution; agentless backup and recovery for
Microsoft Exchange and SQL databases residing on users' virtual machines.
Data deduplication and replication
Significantly reduce storage requirements and associated costs by
up to 95% with built-in compression and deduplication.
Quest Rapid Recovery Technical Details
Deployment Types | On-premise |
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Operating Systems | Windows |
Mobile Application | No |
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AppAssure has been widely adopted by organizations as a reliable solution for backing up both Windows and Linux servers, regardless of whether they are physical or virtual. Users have found AppAssure to be significantly easier to manage compared to the Tivoli backup solution. One of the standout features of AppAssure is its ability to handle the challenges posed by traditional file-level backup solutions, making it an ideal choice for applications with a large number of files, such as document management systems.
The export feature in AppAssure enables users to effortlessly restore a 'broken' virtual machine by exporting a backup and quickly getting it up and running again. In addition, the virtual standby feature ensures that users have a standby virtual machine readily available in case of a production VM failure. Some organizations even utilize Quest Rapid Recovery, which includes AppAssure, as a managed backup service offering for both onsite and offsite backups, as well as disaster recovery options.
Users appreciate the seamless backup experience provided by AppAssure, which not only protects their on-premise servers but also creates air-gapped copies offsite. Many organizations rely on AppAssure as their primary backup solution across multiple locations, with replication between sites for added peace of mind. The speed and efficiency of bare metal restores using AppAssure have impressed users, with some reporting restore times under 30 minutes.
For mission-critical servers, the Virtual Standby feature of AppAssure has proved invaluable, allowing dead servers to be brought back online within minutes. The replication capability of AppAssure has enabled users to replicate mission-critical network share servers across multiple sites, ensuring robust disaster recovery capabilities. Another advantage of AppAssure is its ability to backup ESXi free version, offering a reliable VM backup solution for remote sites.
AppAssure finds application in organizations of various sizes to provide essential backups and archiving for system-critical production hosts. It effectively addresses concerns related to data availability, integrity, and security. Users also appreciate the compliance support provided by AppAssure, making it easier to meet regulatory requirements. While some users have encountered challenges with missed backups and rollup issues, adjusting the rollup frequency has helped mitigate repository space consumption. However, there are still a few users who find working with the product challenging.
Simple Installation and Setup Process: Many users have found the installation and setup process of AppAssure to be straightforward and easy. Several reviewers mentioned that they were able to complete the entire process within minutes.
Excellent Deduplication and Compression Capabilities: A significant number of users have praised AppAssure for its excellent deduplication and compression capabilities. They have found these features particularly beneficial for organizations dealing with large volumes of data or a significant number of servers.
Versatile Backup Options: Multiple reviewers appreciated the option provided by AppAssure to replicate backups to the cloud or another AppAssure server, which provides additional protection. This feature has been well-received by users who value having multiple backup options available.
Failures in Agent Not Reported: Some users have found it frustrating that failures in the agent on a protected machine do not show up on the daily report. This lack of visibility can make it difficult to identify and address issues promptly.
Limited Linux Support: Several reviewers have mentioned that Linux support is limited to specific distributions and often requires assistance from technical support to protect Linux VMs. This limitation may pose challenges for users who rely heavily on Linux systems.
Lack of Customization in Reporting: Many users express dissatisfaction with the canned reports and wish for the ability to have customized reporting and scheduled reporting from the console. The current lack of customization options hinders their ability to tailor reports according to their specific needs and preferences.
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(1-7 of 7)Quest Rapid Recovery Review
- The deduplication and compression is extremely good and serves very well for organizations with very large volumes of data or a large number of servers.
- The virtual standby of the protected servers are very easy to get online for testing or in the event of a disaster.
- If you have a good internet connection, the offsite replications complete very quickly, taking good advantage of the deduplication and compression both onsite and offsite.
- If you are looking for a very long GFS retention policy the deduplication and compression easily facilitates multiple years without the need for huge storage capacity.
- Support for newer operating systems (Windows, Linux, VMware) is slow to be added. Usually takes 3-6 months from the new version being released for it to be supported.
- There is no way to automate the testing of the virtual standby which a lot of comparable products are able to do.
- The software has a backup type called "base image" which is essentially taking a full backup after an unexpected shutdown of the server. If your servers crash and they are very large, this may impact your storage requirements significantly. They do now have synthetic full backups which alleviate this issue a bit but they are not perfect either.
- If you are looking for a very long GFS retention policy (multiple years), this software is very efficient with on disk data usage for the backups by the way of deduplication and compression.
- You have a very large data footprint and are looking for an efficient backup solution that will deduplicate and compress your backup data very well.
- You are looking for a backup software that allows you to host the onsite and offsite backup server/software/data and not use any cloud services.
- You are a Managed Services Provider looking for a good Managed backup solution that is quite cost effective and scalable when servicing to multiple clients.
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- Backup email reporting is good.
- Deduplication makes backing up larger jobs much more manageable.
- Restoring files is fairly simple and quick.
- Base images seem to be created too often at the slightest trigger like an improper shutdown. Something I think should be able to be skipped.
- Speed of mounting restore points is bad and often times out. There are some work arounds for this but it is annoying.
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- Automation and scheduling.
- Easy to use interface.
- Virtually painless deployment and configuration.
- Linux support is available, but the configuration isn't as easy as with Windows.
- Quite resource hungry at times.
- It's good when there are no issues with the backup. It works well with file level restores if you can get the systems backed up without any corruptions.
- We have many repository corruptions and have to blow our backups away. I would not recommend using this if you are keeping a long retention.
- We upgraded the agent and it created a new base image. Duplicate base images are eating up into our repository space.
- I would like to see the repositories go away and use the type that was introduced for replay.
AppAssure gets it done
- Installation and setup is simple. You can be up and running in minutes.
- Your backups can be replicated to the cloud or to another AppAssure server to give you additional protection.
- The user interface is simple and easy to use and improvements in the UI and reporting are getting better with each update.
- My biggest pet peeve is when the agent on a protected machine stops working. These failures don't show up on my daily report. I need to check the GUI to insure all the agents are talking to the core. Killing the agent process on the protected machine, then starting the service always seems to get them talking once again.
- Linux support is limited to specific distributions. We often have to enlist AppAssure Technical Support to get our Linux VMs protected.
- Dell releases patches to both the core and agents. The GUI reports the version of the version level but nothing about any applied patches.
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- AppAssure add-on (DocRetriever for SharePoint Console) allows us to recover a particular sub site in SharePoint if deleted.
- AppAssure add-on (Local Mount Utility) allows us to drill into an incremental backup to retrieve a file that was saved on a particular date and be able to mount it and make it into a temporary file recovery share.
- AppAssure Virtual Standby allows us to put our primary domain controller on Virtual Standby in lieu of a disaster.
- I've noticed that pushing an agent update via the console does not always work. It gets frustrating to download the 300mb agent and install it manually across our infrastructure servers.
- Reporting is a big issue, the canned reports aren't really helpful. I wish there was a way to have customized reporting. Also, be able to schedule reporting from the console. I had to schedule it through PowerShell, but most people aren't proficient with PowerShell so it could be quite challenging.
- The Event logs: When there is a failure, it doesn't provide explanation at times of why it failed. If there was a solution/suggested To-Do if a particular error occurred it would save a lot of IT time.
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- Continuous backup with deduplication and compression
- The P to V function of the software is create. To be able to back up physical machines and create a hot spare on a virtual environment was a great selling point.
- Can back up physical and virtual (ESX or Hyper-V).
- The GUI and response times are far too slow. It would be nice if this could be improved.
- Currently you can set a blanket retention policy for all protected machines. It would be great if this could get more granular and can do protection groups of machines where you can custom set retention policy
- Once again, policies where you can set backup times for groups rather than individual machines would be great.