Disaster Recovery Linux Manager review
A free Linux recovery manager with strong backup coverage but limited failover orchestration.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Disaster Recovery Linux Manager (DRLM) is an open-source, self-hosted management tool for Linux disaster recovery and system migrations. It is designed for Linux administrators managing GNU/Linux physical and virtual systems across small to large environments. DRLM centralizes Relax-and-Recover (ReaR) clients and networks, supports remote installation and configuration, and coordinates recovery images, backup jobs, and network-based recovery from one management layer.
Its strongest area is backup and recovery depth for Linux infrastructure. Administrators can schedule system, data, ISO, PXE, and raw-disk backups, use incremental backups, encrypt backup files, and restore individual files or directories. Recovery can use PXE and rescue images, while the DRLM server itself supports backups and full-ISO recovery. The free, open-source model suits teams that want to manage the software on premises without a paid tier structure. Monitoring and notification options include Nagios, Zabbix, HPOM/OVO, Telegram, mail, XML, and JSON, with ReaR providing the underlying recovery integration.
DRLM is a focused choice rather than a complete failover-operations suite. Its published feature set covers recovery preparation, image storage, restoration, and reporting, but it lacks verified failover orchestration and test failover capabilities. That makes it a good fit for Linux teams with administrators who can plan and execute recovery procedures around ReaR, especially when PXE-based restoration and flexible backup types matter. Organizations seeking broader operating-system coverage, automated failover workflows, or routine failover testing should consider a platform built around those requirements instead.
Disaster Recovery Linux Manager pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Centralizes ReaR client, network, and recovery-image management
- Supports scheduled, incremental, encrypted, PXE, and rescue-image backups
- Connects error reporting with Nagios, Zabbix, HPOM, Telegram, XML, and JSON
- Where it doesn't
- Does not provide verified failover orchestration
- Does not include test failover capabilities
- Focused on GNU/Linux systems rather than broader platform coverage
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