Dell SRDF (Symmetrix Remote Data Facility ) [EOL] vs NetApp SnapMirror comparison

"We've found the support to be very good overall."

"The feature of taking snapshots from the replicated volumes has allowed us to use them for DR testing to validate the application consistent point of recovery."

"There are a lot of features that are excellent. The data compression during the transfer, for example, is good. The replication is great. The durability of the solution and the speed of the data moving from one site to another is impressive."

"NetApp is one of the best products in this field of storage solutions."

"Overall, the product is very good. It's an easy to use tool."

"The most valuable feature is the data replication tool. There is also a lot of ability for data migration."

"The tool seamlessly moves data over the network without putting pressure on the network."

"NetApp SnapMirror's ease of use and reliability are valuable features."

"The performance and stability are valuable features. It seems to fulfill all the requirements."

"The user interface is very easy to manage. The replication is also very easy to set up."

"The main pain point that we experienced is during device creation. For every newly provisioned volume, creating replication relationships between production and DR site, creating snapshots for third copy at DR site, and configuring them in appropriate replication groups and device groups means that there are lot of steps involved and a lot of room for error. There has to be a lot of checks and balances which need to be incorporated to make sure that the solution is set up correctly."

"If you are new to the product, the initial setup might be a bit difficult."

"The price could be cheaper."

"At the moment, we are not using the synchronous mirror, but we can implement the synchronous mirror. The only thing is that it needs another license. This is the same issue we have with business continuity. It needs another license to be implemented. You need too many separate licenses for the features. They should add some of the aspects of the premium bundle into the basic bundle. Sometimes our customers choose other replication services because of the initial cost of the licenses."

"In the next release, I would like to see Data reduction included and WAN optimization."

"Compression and deduplication could be improved."

"If they can make the application free like other vendors or include it in all the packages, it would be great."

"The tool should also work on third-party solutions."

"We have different families of storage, such as the E-Series and Flash systems, but NetApp cannot be set up between them."

"It's necessary to install NetApp simulator to avoid complications."

"It's a highly cost-effective solution"

"The pricing can be improved."

"The product price is reasonable."

"The solution has monthly and yearly licensing options."

"SnapMirror is extremely expensive. We had a hard time adjusting to our budget. If rated on a scale of one to ten, with ten being the most expensive, I would definitely rate it ten out of ten."

"The pricing could be improved."

"It's part of the NetApp Firewall, so it's free."

"The cost is low compared to different vendors."