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NetApp SnapMirror pros and cons

Vendor: NetApp
4.4 out of 5
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PROS

NetApp SnapMirror's snapshot and data replication features are highly valuable.
The durability and speed of data transfer are impressive.
Stability and ease of implementation are key strengths.
Reliable data protection and compression during transfer enhance functionality.
The product offers efficient, scalable, and seamless real-time replication.

CONS

NetApp SnapMirror requires multiple separate licenses, increasing initial costs.
Compression and deduplication capabilities need enhancement for better efficiency.
Scalability limitations exist within NetApp SnapMirror.
Integration with different storage families like E-Series and Flash systems is not supported in NetApp SnapMirror.
WAN optimization and data reduction features should be included in future NetApp SnapMirror releases.
 

NetApp SnapMirror Pros review quotes

it_user156918 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network Engineer at a wholesaler/distributor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 22, 2014
A NetApp storage solution allows a company to architect a disaster recovery plan that protects all company data.
it_user157911 - PeerSpot reviewer
SAN Storage Administrator at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 22, 2014
Administration of Netapp Snapmirror and Netapp Storage through CLI or Oncommand manager is the best.
it_user351183 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 16, 2015
It has been 100% stable.
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it_user281973 - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage and VMware Expert at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 7, 2016
It's a simple and efficient tool to build a disaster recovery solution that involves many applications such as Oracle, SQL, VMware, and Hyper-V.
AS
Sr. Manager - System Analyst (Datacenter Infrastructure) at Bank Sohar
Sep 11, 2019
The most valuable feature is the snap shot.
it_user1013601 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Engineer at ICTeam
Sep 12, 2019
There are a lot of features that are excellent. The data compression during the transfer, for example, is good. The replication is great. The durability of the solution and the speed of the data moving from one site to another is impressive.
TE
Senior Infrastructure Architect at Proact It Norge As
Sep 15, 2019
The solution is very stable.
AA
System Manager at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Sep 15, 2019
Overall, the product is very good. It's an easy to use tool.
reviewer829905 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Sep 25, 2019
The most valuable feature is the data replication tool. There is also a lot of ability for data migration.
reviewer691557 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Infrastructure Engineer at a government with 501-1,000 employees
Sep 29, 2019
The user interface is very easy to manage. The replication is also very easy to set up.
 

NetApp SnapMirror Cons review quotes

it_user156918 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network Engineer at a wholesaler/distributor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 22, 2014
This process can get out of control sometimes and cause excessive disk utilization.
it_user157911 - PeerSpot reviewer
SAN Storage Administrator at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 22, 2014
About a year now we have faced random issues related to power supply or auto failover failback issues which were related to bugs in the firmware.
it_user351183 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 16, 2015
On very large data sets with a lot of changes, the interval between mirrors can be rather long.
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it_user281973 - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage and VMware Expert at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 7, 2016
I think that NetApp needs to improve the performance of SnapMirror with controller volume access.
AS
Sr. Manager - System Analyst (Datacenter Infrastructure) at Bank Sohar
Sep 11, 2019
It is not as efficient as it needs to be. It doesn't compress the data really well when it is forwarded to a secondary site. The download performance could be better.
it_user1013601 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Engineer at ICTeam
Sep 12, 2019
At the moment, we are not using the synchronous mirror, but we can implement the synchronous mirror. The only thing is that it needs another license. This is the same issue we have with business continuity. It needs another license to be implemented. You need too many separate licenses for the features. They should add some of the aspects of the premium bundle into the basic bundle. Sometimes our customers choose other replication services because of the initial cost of the licenses.
TE
Senior Infrastructure Architect at Proact It Norge As
Sep 15, 2019
There is probably some limitations when it comes to the scalability of the solution.
AA
System Manager at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Sep 15, 2019
The user interface could be simplified. They might want to have fewer options on it, to make it less complicated. There are a lot of options we never use ourselves. They're often very specialized and don't apply to us.
reviewer829905 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Sep 25, 2019
In the next release, I would like to get an active IP number solution.
reviewer691557 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Infrastructure Engineer at a government with 501-1,000 employees
Sep 29, 2019
The new coursework models need to be improved. The bandwidth monitoring could also be better.