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

"I would rate its stability almost a nine out of ten."

"It is amazing because it is very easy to test with many alternative bookmarks."

"I would rate the overall solution a 9.9 out of 10."

"When it works, it is the best product that is available."

"The solution is now Flash-based, which is better. they moved away from Java."

"It has improved RTO and RPO."

"The tool's most valuable feature is stability."

"We use RecoverPoint for disaster recovery and asynchronous replication, and we use the application at a block level, not the software level. This has been tested, and it's very durable."

"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."

"The initial setup is complex."

"Dell RecoverPoint is considered an older technology and is not recommended for new deployments by Dell EMC. It requires double the storage capacity for source and target storage areas, which creates a heavy burden on storage resources."

"When it comes to storage and backup, that is where scalability problems have affected us."

"The initial setup is complex."

"Integration with VMware is the only thing we need to improve. Another feature I'd like to see is the ability to convert management to HTML. And the integration should also be done on the same level."

"I am waiting for block replication with VirtualBox."

"It is worth mentioning that this solution is no longer supported, primarily because it doesn't replicate between two different storage systems anymore."

"Other hypervisors should be integrated with this system. Other hypervisors should be able to get the benefits of this solution."

"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."

"RecoverPoint came free as an add-on to the PowerProtect Data Manager backup software from Dell EMC."

"While I recommend Dell EMC, it depends on your specific use case. Licensing is perpetual, meaning you buy it once."

"Support is an additional subscription."

"The product is fairly priced."

"It is considered quite costly."

"The price is moderate."