HPE StoreOnce Reviews

HPE should have more options so customers can choose from a wide range of products with small to big capacities. The smallest one is 80 terabytes.

HPE should also improve the performance of the product. The performance is very important. Because when your system has a disaster problem, it's time to restart everything. If you have good performance, your system can restart faster. HPE StoreOnce takes a long time to restore, which is an issue.

They should improve the backup and restore performance. Dell has DD Boost, which is a very good solution. ExaGrid has a landing zone and a cache in the memory so that they can back up from the landing zone very fast. HPE doesn't have any technology they can compare.

I've worked with this solution for almost ten years.

HPE's performance is lower than that of ExaGrid and Data Domain.

It's not scalable. It's the same as Data Domain. When upgrading, it has a limited number you can upgrade by. I recommend it for smaller companies.

Technical support is quite good. HP has been in Vietnam for a long time, so the local team here is strong in experience.

With the same capacity of Data Domain and ExaGrid, which is 80 terabytes, HPE is the cheapest one.

HP in Vietnam has a big market. People pay attention to backup data right now. Some go to the cloud, but when backing up to the cloud, the performance is slow. People should have a local backup instead of backing up to the cloud.

I don't recommend my customer use HPE StoreOnce. They have a cheaper price but are not advanced with their solutions or technology. I still prefer ExaGrid and Data Domain.

I rate HPE StoreOnce a five out of ten.

Our primary use case is Catalyst Copy.

The most valuable part is the Catalyst Copy.

HPE StoreOnce Backup to Disk (BTD) is not a good backup solution for NAS devices. It does not have a dual controller, so if one controller fails, the entire system will go down. This can make it difficult to recover data if there is a problem with the controller. 

Additionally, HPE StoreOnce BTD has problems when used as a backup target for NAS devices.

In future releases, I would like to see more resiliency. It is also dependent on vulnerable conditions. So, the question is whether the map profile can be improved as a net target. We need to investigate that. We also need to conduct tests to see if anything can be done. We can expect to have more information when we are there in thirty minutes.

I have been using this solution for five years now. We use the latest version.

It is a stable solution.

It is scalable for the model number we have acquired and it is still within our requirement. It is used at the enterprise level.

The customer service and support are good.

Positive

We used a different solution; we opted for HPE for minor differences, like HPE offers data de-duplication.

It is very easy to implement.

There is no dedicated person required for the maintenance. It is an application.

ROI is there but in compliance with other standards and in combination with the entire enterprise solution, it suffices our backup needs. 

The pricing is competitive. The licensing costs is capacity-based and come bundled with support. The bundle is an end-to-end thing.

I would recommend using the solution. Overall, I would rate the solution a seven out of ten.

The solution is used for data recovery. We need it when a disaster happens. We need critical applications on it so that we get an immediate uptime.

The product’s data retention is very good. It gives us good storage space for many critical applications without workload issues.

The latency is a bit high. The latency must be improved to help retrieve data quickly. The product must provide features to prioritize the retrieval of critical applications before the normal applications.

I have been using the solution for three years.

The tool is stable.

We have 400 users in our organization. We have only one administrator.

The support team is good.

We used Quantum, but it was very expensive. So we switched to HPE StoreOnce.

The initial setup is easy. It takes one day.

It is an economic product. It is worth my money.

HPE StoreOnce is the best solution for data recovery. Overall, I rate the product a nine out of ten.

We use HPE StoreOnce for data backup. We take our data backup on a disk-based backup, and we use HPE StoreOnce for that disk-based backup.

The solution's licensing policy is more practical and not confusing.

The solution's technical support should be faster.

I have been using HPE StoreOnce for four to five years.

HPE StoreOnce is a stable solution.

HPE StoreOnce is a scalable solution. HPE StoreOnce is a backup tool, and we have configured it on around 500 nodes for backup. We have plans to increase the solution’s usage over a period of time.

The solution’s initial setup is easy.

We implemented the solution through a partner within one day. Before we ordered, the box was almost preconfigured. The hard disk and the enclosure were already populated. We just connected all the power cables and checked the hardware and rack layout for any damages. Once we powered it on, we configured it as per our requirement and connected it with our software.

The return on investment with HPE StoreOnce is quite good. We have recovered the solution's cost within less than three to four years.

We have not taken a perpetual license for HPE StoreOnce, but you need to buy the license capacity as you increase the capacity. HPE StoreOnce is cheaper compared to other solutions in the market.

I would recommend HPE StoreOnce to other users.

Overall, I rate HPE StoreOnce an eight out of ten.

The tool helps to consolidate D2D backup.

The consolidated backup concept is very important for my organization.

I like the tool’s deduplication feature. We get a ratio of 9:1 for deduplication. The product is also Linux based. Last year, our organization faced some virus attacks. However, the backup was safe because of the product being a Linux version. HPE StoreOnce is a secure product.

HPE StoreOnce has a limitation with respect to controllers. Other tools offer more than one controller. I feel that the high availability of the view controller should be redundant. The tool’s control and UI part should be improved and made more advanced. The feature that helps with the manual movement of tapes should also be improved.

I have been working with the solution for more than seven years.

The tool is overall stable. I would rate its stability a nine out of ten.

The tool is scalable. We use the tool to take backups for the whole company. Our company is big. Two administrators work on the solution.

The product’s technical support is good.

Positive

I was involved with the HPE team in the implementation of the tool which included steps like zone grade configuration, tape grade configuration, etc. The zoning part during implementation was very cumbersome. The tool’s implementation took around one week maximum to complete.

One person from the HPE team helped us with the deployment. The tool’s deployment was a big process. We had to first deploy the hardware. Then we needed to connect it to the server. We had to also install HPE’s Data Protector. There were multiple things to be configured such as the configuration of Data Protector with D2D backup.

We have seen ROI with the use of the product.

I think the product is competitive in terms of pricing. Other products like the one from Dell are costlier compared to the tool.

I would rate the overall tool a nine out of ten.

We primarily use the solution for a backup. Today, we are using Micro Focus Data Protector, which is a former HPE product, however, we are migrating Convault.

There are a few great features. Obviously, deduplication is a big one. There are the catalyst stores that we are using. It's a feature that does what we need it to do. We've been using the 5100 for quite some time with a lot of success and no issues. However, we were looking, at first, at expanding, however, we couldn't expand them anymore as they were at end of life. Now we are looking at the new generation, the latest, 5260.

It is easy to set up the product.

The solution is stable. 

You can easily scale the solution.

I haven't come across any missing features.

One item I wanted to see is SSD drives as a cache. Data is taken in by the subsystem on SSD drives and as later on offloaded to spinning media. That was a feature that you could already see in primary storage, and that was, for a time, still lacking in StoreOnce, however, they have done it now. It's not available yet, however, it will be shortly.

I, myself, worked for HPE for 34 years. Now, I'm working as an independent consultant. I'm working at a pharmaceutical company and they've been using it for four years.

It is an absolutely stable solution. We haven't had any issues. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. it's reliable. 

The solution is definitely scalable, to the extent that we need it. For our purposes, it is definitely scalable enough. It's modular enough. You can add, with the 5260, 192 terabytes of raw capacity that you can extend one shelf at a time.

Technical support is helpful, however, an advantage that I have is that I know the company inside out. I still have contact with my former colleagues there. They do their job. They are helpful and responsive.

The solution is easy to set up. It's not complex or difficult. I'd rate it nine out of ten in terms of ease of implementation.

I'm not into financials. I'm a technical guy. I just help with planning and designing a solution, and then others decide on pricing and configuration. I'm working as an external consultant, therefore, I don't have any decision-making there. 

I don't have any practical experience with many other solutions. Coming out of HPE, going to work as an independent consultant in a company that is using a lot of HPE products, I'm obviously quite satisfied that they are using StoreOnce, and they will keep on using it. 

In terms of the version we are using, we have the StoreOnce 5100 and now we're looking at the StoreOnce 5260.

I'd recommend the solution to others. It has the features that we require and the features that, are required by a lot of companies that have a lot of data today. It's all about data. Data requirements are booming in the primary storage market and storage subsystems. Obviously, to be protected, you need to back up the data. And there, it does what it needs to do. There are petabytes of user data that you can store on a terabyte type back up to the disk subsystem. 

That said, if you go to medium-sized companies or small-sized companies, probably there will be cheaper and smaller-scale options. For instance, the StoreOnce that we are using, are long connected, so they are accessed through the network, however, they're also connected through a SUMP, so a storage area network. That is something that you find mostly in the bigger companies that have the financial means to buy these types of subsystems. It would be depending on size and requirements. For bigger organizations, therefore, I would definitely advise they go for this product.

I would rate the product nine out of ten.

Many clients opt for HPE StoreOnce for local backups in a hybrid cloud setup. Larger customers often handle installations internally, utilizing StoreOnce for local backup and a solution like Veeam or Acronis for their private cloud. Most of them prefer the BIM license for this purpose. 

In my view, using tapes alongside HPE StoreOnce can provide better data protection. While StoreOnce allows for quick data recovery, having tapes as a backup ensures safety in case of StoreOnce issues. I always recommend having both for essential data to minimize downtime.

I think StoreOnce's deduplication technology is crucial for cost efficiency and faster recovery, especially for backup and data protection purposes. Based on my understanding, its impact on data recovery would vary depending on factors like the size of the backup and the scenario in which it's used. For smaller backups or non-production scenarios, the impact may not be significant, but for larger backups or critical production data, there could be a more substantial impact.

In terms of areas for improvement, I believe HPE StoreOnce could learn from competitors like Dell's Data Domain and ExtraHop in refining its architecture. As for rating the initial setup experience on a scale of one to ten, I would rate it as an eight in terms of ease.

I have experience with HPE StoreOnce.

I would rate the stability of HPE StoreOnce as a 7 out of 10.

In terms of scalability, it's satisfactory as we can expand the StoreOnce solution as needed. Our clients range from medium to large enterprises.

I would rate the initial setup of HPE StoreOnce as a 5 because it's not very difficult but also not extremely straightforward. The deployment typically takes from hours to a couple of days, depending on the customer's requirements and configurations. 

I would rate it around 2 or 3 because, compared to others, it tends to be higher priced.

I would recommend it as we are an HPE partner and trust their infrastructure and services. However, I always provide honest feedback and mention areas for improvement when asked. I would rate it around a 7.

The solution saves a lot of storage capacity. It provides optimization, compression, and deduplication features. It gives me confidence about the security of the environment. It is integrated with Catalyst and SimpliVity. I can use SimpliVity for backup.

The backups are outside the production network. They are not connected. It is easy to recover the information. It is easy to get access to the environment. I have a lot of storage backups. Catalyst is the most valuable function for data deduplication. I have noticed some improvements in our data retention. The product is very efficient. I have very old backups. I do not have to clean out old backups for a long period.

The solution must provide backup options for smaller capacities. We do not need much storage capacity due to compression and deduplication. We do not use all the capacity. My device is half occupied. The solution must provide cloud management features. A lot of HPE devices and technologies are going to the cloud. I do not know if HPE StoreOnce can be managed on the cloud.

I have been using the solution for eight to ten years.

The tool’s stability has been great. I rate the stability a nine or ten out of ten.

Small, medium and large organizations can take advantage of the tool’s capacity and performance.

I am happy with the support team.

Positive

The initial setup is simple. The concepts were easy for us.

I rate the pricing a four out of ten. The solution is pretty expensive. It's not cheap because it's bigger than what we need.

My storage needs are less, so I did not need to scale the tool. I rate the solution’s management and integration a seven or eight out of ten. HPE is better than other products. It provides good integrations and storage. If anyone asks me what I do to store my backups, I tell them about HPE StoreOnce. I’m happy with the product. We also use it for recovery. Overall, I rate the tool an eight out of ten.