We're a site with over 100 servers and we're considering a switch from traditional file-level backups (using Netbackup) to block-level (using Acronis). Of course, with this, we're also considering a switch from the traditional tape based system (using a tape-library) to performing backups to disk.
I would like to know if anyone has done a similar switch (specially between these 2 products) and if so, what are your experiences?
As a final note, I want to mention that what grabbed my attention from Acronis is its ability to perform ONLINE image-backups as well as INCREMENTAL image-backups. I'm a little bit skeptic about performing ONLINE image-backups as I have always performed them on COLD systems in the past. I haven't properly test the product but will be pretty soon.
Thanks !
While I've not switched from Netbackup, I can vouch for the effectiveness of Acronis tools. I've used several of their tools for both file-level and block-level backups, and have done hundreds of backups and restores without issue. I trust my data with it, and it has yet to let me down. It should be noted, though, that this was only done with cold images, not online backups, for what that's worth.