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NetApp FAS Series vs NetApp V-Series [EOL] comparison

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NetApp FAS Series
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
111
Ranking in other categories
Deduplication Software (6th), NAS (3rd), Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) (2nd)
NetApp V-Series [EOL]
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
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Analyst at Sutherland Global Services
Unified storage has protected critical data and supports smooth admin work for diverse workloads
In my experience with NetApp FAS Series, I found the CLI commands to be very valuable and easy to understand, unlike other storage products. I can use just the show command to see something, and it helps me narrow down issues quickly, which makes CLI easy for me. I use snapshot technology in NetApp FAS Series. The snapshot technology has helped me in data protection. For example, during an upgrade of our ONTAP version at my workplace, it did not reflect properly despite the upgrade being completed. I had a VMware snapshot from another team, and that was helpful for me to retrieve the data right after the failed upgrade. I use snapshots frequently, maintaining a snapshot policy of 28 days which allows me to help users retrieve files they are unable to access. In maintaining data integrity in my operations with RAID DP, I see that it helps me significantly. If two or more disks fail, it gives me time to work on replacements. If only one disk fails without RAID DP, I would lose data and connection, but with RAID DP, I have that time to act without losing or making data unavailable to users. The data management features of Data ONTAP are highly valuable for my organization in terms of data security and compliance. I have not experienced data loss or unavailability as I have SnapMirror, Snapshot, and SnapVault in place. This helped prevent escalations. While I faced some access issues or slowness, severe data loss has not been an issue, and I resolve issues within one to two hours with the data integrity these tools provide.
it_user487899 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Administrator at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Flexible, allowing us to provide NAS and SAN solutions with the same hardware
According to my experience, for certain HPC environments, we encounter certain Memory/CPU limitations when we have a large number of IOPS. This is why, in order to support such loads, several cabs are required in parallel, complicating the configuration and administration. Another handicap is the management of the LACP that, when we are talking about environments with less than 20 calculation nodes, may not balance correctly despite setting the RR option.

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Pros

"The solution is highly stable, and NetApp FAS Series is stable in production storage and for the high-density volume services."
"Clone – we updated to Dynamix AX 2012, and not a week has gone by that we haven’t fired up a clone to test a user, code, etc."
"It’s top-notch support, very responsive and highly knowledgeable, very attentive to us as we have a monthly meeting with our TAM."
"An advantage we've seen with NetApp FAS Series is that snapshots provide very rapid backup and fast recovery."
"Most valuable features are its ease of use, robust Snapshot functionality, and that you can use it in two datacenters with SnapMirror-ing."
"I like the unified management feature because sometimes you end up running a single protocol on the entire system."
"I have found all the features useful in NetApp FAS Series."
"The performance allows me to provide backend storage for large number of VMs and databases at a competitive price point."
"We are very happy with this solution as it brings us the scalability and stability of Data Ontap and the versatility of NetApp solutions in order to provide different types of services for our customers' requirements (NAS, CIFS, FC / FCoE)."
"You have the ability to connect a third-party storage back end, EMC VMAX in our case, and have all NetApp functionalities available."
 

Cons

"Between NetApp and HP, we chose HP because the NetApp support is not very good."
"If our customer needs a high-performance storage solution then we don't recommend this product."
"We see a lot of bugs in roll outs, and sometimes I think the first GA are late-beta deployments."
"NetApp FAS Series should introduce an FTP application for the broadcast and post-production market."
"We're supposed to have used NetApp FAS Series for replication, but then one of the nodes failed, and then it's taken us some time to bring it up."
"The solution’s pricing is expensive."
"Currently, the newest release is not HCI friendly."
"When we were going through all the MFA hardening and the anti-ransomware setup, I gave some feedback to our executive. The MFA process for getting that set up on the AFF systems was cumbersome compared to some of our other systems."
"According to my experience, for certain HPC environments, we encounter certain Memory/CPU limitations when we have a large number of IOPS."
"We have had some performance issues."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Low-priced product, but pricing could still be made more attractive."
"The price it not low, but comparing features to other vendors, the price can be balanced."
"I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, with ten being expensive. We pay a one-time purchase price."
"The licensing cost is on yearly basis."
"It's not cheap, but at the same time, it's also inexpensive. It's somewhere in between."
"Most storage vendors also have software, or licensing bundles, which may offer the required licenses considerably cheaper, but do also maybe offer licenses, which are not needed."
"The price, compared to competitors, is quite high."
"I've sold arrays for as little $20,000 USD and as high as $300,000 USD."
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