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Dell Storage Resource Manager vs NetApp OnCommand comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Dell Storage Resource Manager
Ranking in Storage Management
7th
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
NetApp OnCommand
Ranking in Storage Management
3rd
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.7
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Storage Management category, the mindshare of Dell Storage Resource Manager is 6.2%, down from 8.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NetApp OnCommand is 9.3%, down from 10.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Storage Management
 

Featured Reviews

Kazi Amranul Houqe - PeerSpot reviewer
Great features that allow for supervision of storage, management of users and driver-related updates
It needs to be segregated if you compare the EMC storage with HP and IBM. We have to identify the reliability of the fiber channel ports. If this can be improved, it will be better for the end-user. There are issues if you manage through the sensory in the fiber channel. We want to be able to manage things like storage, hosting, details about the mount point, and how much IOP is collapsed to which host in any single console. In addition, it will help us to identify and segregate the issues blocks.
Kenneth Etsula - PeerSpot reviewer
Snapshot is a great feature; simple to deploy and stable
The primary use case of this solution is for centralized storage. We are silver partners of NetApp and I'm a technical manager Snapshot is the most valuable feature. The solution lacks the ability to generate reports from Snapshot. The latest version is not quite as user-friendly as the older…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It is easy to control the storage."
"The partitions function well for backup storage."
"It has many features and capabilities such as local protection and global protection."
"It's all about ease of use and reliability."
"In OnCommand Unified Manager, we can monitor the entire cluster as well as configure data protection through Unified Manager."
"Snapshot is a valuable feature."
"One of the main features is the ability to run the block and file storage from the same system."
"I am impressed with the product's ability to warn us whenever something is wrong with the system. It is connected with Active Directory and Exchange. Whenever there is anything wrong with NetApp, the solution will alert you to an event error, post which you can start to troubleshoot."
 

Cons

"When it was deployed, it was challenging to manage."
"Technical support is inadequate."
"Technical support needs improvement, as well as the engineering resources, who do the upgrades."
"The support needs to be improved because I have found that even simple issues take a long time to be solved."
"The solution lacks the ability to generate reports from Snapshot."
"At present, OnCommand Unified Manager has just the monitoring and data protection features. It would be better to add some features for entire cluster management and storage management. Automation should also be included so that instead of separately accessing Unified Manager and OnCommand Workflow Automation, we can work in a single window. It is very much required."
"There could be better performance in block storage and the GUI could be improved because not every operation is available. You need some operations in the CLI."
"The tool is not intuitive and the menus are confusing, especially the snapshot view."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is mid-priced."
"There are no licensing costs for this product."
"When we compare with other similar kinds of products from Dell EMC and HP, the price of NetApp OnCommand is reasonable."
"The tool is cheaper than EMC but more expensive than HP and Pure Storage. I would rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."
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Comparison Review

it_user114702 - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 26, 2017
EMC ViPR SRM vs. NetApp OnCommand Insight vs. EMC Control Center
The most valuable features of either of the SRM tools, were the reporting and real-time ability to show management that additional storage was required or in regards to who was using what storage and bandwidth. All the attributes of the tool had real importance, when you needed time to create some…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
24%
Computer Software Company
14%
Healthcare Company
6%
Government
6%
Government
20%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Computer Software Company
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell Storage Resource Manager?
Because of the license costs, we selected the software bundle price with the storage boxes, so most of the software costs are bundled. So, there are no defined manager prices.
What needs improvement with Dell Storage Resource Manager?
It needs to be segregated if you compare the EMC storage with HP and IBM. We have to identify the reliability of the fiber channel ports. If this can be improved, it will be better for the end-user...
What do you like most about NetApp OnCommand?
I am impressed with the product's ability to warn us whenever something is wrong with the system. It is connected with Active Directory and Exchange. Whenever there is anything wrong with NetApp, t...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NetApp OnCommand?
The tool is cheaper than EMC but more expensive than HP and Pure Storage. I would rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten.
What needs improvement with NetApp OnCommand?
The tool is not intuitive and the menus are confusing, especially the snapshot view.
 

Also Known As

Dell EMC SRM, Dell EMC ViPR SRM, ViPR SRM, EMC ControlCenter, ECC, EMC ProSphere
NetApp Operations Manager, NetApp SANscreen
 

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Sample Customers

HNTB Corporation
Norfolk County Council, Yahoo Japan, Sheridan College, Citrix Systems, Avanade, Quasar Data Center, DG Khan Cement Co. Ltd.
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