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Review of NAKIVO Backup & Replication v2

2013-02-19 by Rasmus Haslund 2 Comments

I was recently invited to try out a beta of NAKIVO Backup & Replication.

The first thing I noticed is the installer file is only 83 MB!

Here are some quick screenshots of the installation:

nakivo_install_01

nakivo_install_02

nakivo_install_03

As you can see, not a lot of options during the installation, this ensures everyone can complete the installation without any trouble.

Upon clicking finish your browser will open up and prompt you to logon – the default username and password is simply admin
01 logon_admin_admin

This takes us to the initial configuration wizard:
nakivo_02_configuration

First I will add my demo ESXi host:
nakivo_03_host_found

Add my local NAS as a repository:
nakivo_04_add_repository

Confirm the NAS was added as a repository:
nakivo_05_repository_found

Overview of the dashboard:
nakivo_06_dashboard

Lets create a backup job:
nakivo_07_create job

Selecting VM to backup
nakivo_08_create job

Select backup repository:
nakivo_09_create_job

Select schedule:
nakivo_10_create_job_schedule

Specify backup options:
nakivo_11_create_job_settings

Lets start the job and see how it performs:
nakivo_12_run_job

The job took approximately 24 minutes to backup 20 GB and the stored backup size is 10 GB:
nakivo_14_statistics

My feeling is the product is still a bit unpolished and the interface could be more intuitive.

Given its still in beta this might be resolved before final version. However feature wise it seems Nakivo is on the right way.

 

You can sign up for the beta here and get your free NFR license here.

 

Feel free to post comments below – I am looking forward to engaging with you 🙂

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dp
12 years ago

what about leaks in IE and the fact that you cant delete repository?)

its not “a bit unpolished” its completely unpolished…

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Sergei
12 years ago
Reply to  dp

We have actually fixed the leaks in IE, and you can easily delete a repository (just hover your mouse over a repo or expand it and click Remove in the repository title).

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