HPE StoreOnce Reviews

It's a solution that "datafies" backups so that only data is stored. Because we're sensitive to the amount of storage our backups take, "datafication" is the most valuable feature for us.

It saves storage space and the cost of investments in additional storage capacity. Data in other solutions is stored with other backup information. But with StoreOnce, only the data is stored, "datafying" the backup. This allows us to have a lot of backups within a small space, ultimately saving us money.

It needs to handle different kinds of media better. The system will fault sometimes when combining media with forms. It would be best if it could handle both at the same time.

StoreOnce deploys without any issues.

We had a stability issue once because of development, but it's since been resolved.

We haven't had scalability issues. Again, we're able to store more data in a smaller space.

Technical support is responsive, but since we're installers, I expect it to be quicker.

The initial setup is difficult for the normal user.

Think about your timelines, how you plan to use the load and read data, and how you will set up your system.

• It has very simple architecture compared to the old HP VLS
• It also provides ease of management and is easy to configure

Each application has its own virtual library to increase the deduplication ratio.

• Dedupe algorithms
• More control from HP data protector software

We've installed three StoreOnce appliances.

Until now we did not have any problems with StoreOnce. However, have had a problem with the HP Data Protector. In order to import tapes from StoreOnce, we had to identify the ID of the items in each store on the appliances, and then create them manually on the HP Data Protector.

I would advise you that if they have a remote site, (e.g. two StoreOnce appliances) to buy the Catalyst License for faster performance, since you will have a single engine of deduplication for both sites.