Dell RecoverPoint Reviews

Main feature we use is remote (async) data replication, over IP, over a distance approx 300 kms.

• Data replication with Recoverpoint over a long distance without FC is simple and delivers a cost reduction (ethernet DWDM is cheaper than fiber)
• Our site disaster recovery plan was simplified by scripting the failover procedure.
• Offloading the storage array with replication tasks was very useful to us because in the past our experience with Mirrorview /A icm with high data change rates was sometimes problematic.

I am not familiar with improvements in Recoverpoint v4.xx, so I don't know exactly what the latest improvements are.

• EMC Recoverpoint/SE
• Software version 3.5 SP1
• Bi-directional data replication between two VNX5500
• Total amount of replicated data 25 TB.
• We've been using it now for about 3 years. (same hardware, some newer software versions)

No, together with EMC support personal we had a good deployment. The sizing was done well, the only puzzle was to set up the consistency groups in the right way and spread them out over the Recoverpoint nodes. In the end this was done by 'trial and error'. But later on we would use the commandline to monitor the loadbalancing.

No problems at all.

No, though some CG's (mostly VMWare ESX) are busier than others. Overall performance is good. Each datacenter site consists of two nodes (local cluster).

Customer Service: Very good, EMC did support us to implement it well and gave useful instructions/ lessons to help to maintain it well.Technical Support: Excellent

Yes, EMC Mirrorview /A and /S. Because of relocation of our datacenters the distance between them increased enormously because of the large distance and the availability of Ethernet only between the sites.

Initial setup was straightforward and data replication did work very quickly. The main puzzle was to seize the replication sets and consistency groups. Our host environment is rather complex. (Open VMS, Linux, AIX, Windows, ESX)

Vendor team, their expertise was excellent.

Actually I do not know but due to merging and organizational changes the solution will run for three years total.

My advice is very positive. There is a good plug-in VMWare vCenter for SRM, stretched Windows clusters, local replication feature, granular level in Point In Time Copies.

A traditional way of data protection is to perform backups. With a backup solution, we can implement Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs). However, we are not really sure how to reach Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs), especially when those RTOs have minimal values.

With RecoverPoint, we can "instantly mount" an image Point in Time in case of a problem. The RTO was improved, for sure.

Continuous Data Protection and Remote Data Protection are the most valuable features:

• Continuous Data Protection: Enables the rolling back of volume states to a point in time within seconds.
• Remote Data Protection: Permits the replication of environments in a synchronous or asynchronous way with minimal bandwidth consumption.

RecoverPoint journals consume a lot of storage to obtain a large RPO.

I have used this product for three years.

We did not encounter any stability issues.

We did not encounter any scalability issues.

We have not called support for three years. The technical documentation is good, so I would give it a rating of 9/10. I am not sure that technical support is perfect.

We used to deploy Oracle Data Guard for replicating Oracle, but RecoverPoint can replicate other environments because it acts on the storage side.

We had an easy setup. Just remember to size your storage well.

I recommend using the CL licensing mode.

Other replication solutions are specific to products (Data Guard for Oracle, VMware replicator for VMware), but RecoverPoint can replicate multiple products.

RecoverPoint acts on a block level and it needs an EMC Splitter to work. If your storage arrays are not EMC, then you need to virtualize your storage via VPLEX before acquiring RecoverPoint.

It can replicate data from a distant location and it can scan it as well. It has continuous data replication with almost no data loss.

I have been using EMC RecoverPoint Continuous Remote Replication for two and a half years.

It's not for small operations. I don't think it needs improvement. It can replicate a lot of data storage.

We offer support in Bangladesh and are a service provider. I have contacted technical support for their help. Their support is good. They are smart. They communicate well and are easy to understand. 

The initial setup was not complex. 

I would rate it a ten out of ten. 

It could use an external application on top of its recover points. Other hypervisors should be integrated with this system. Other hypervisors should be able to get the benefits of this solution.

Disaster recovery for more than 50 VMs and a few MS SQL DBs: MS SQL cluster, web app, NLB, etc.

I worked as an IT manager and IT consultant. I have had many experiences with EMC and RecoverPoint. 

It has improved RTO and RPO. 

Bookmark, Test and SRM integration. It is amazing because it is very easy to test with many alternative bookmarks.

I am now working for another vendor. I am following as an individual and waiting for block replication with VirtualBox. 

More than five years.