VMware Live Recovery Reviews

The automatic activation of the storage volumes and bringing up all VM’s. The recovery plans and resource mapping are good features.

With the resource mapping we can use different networks to bring up our VM’s

We can easily create a test environment with the SRM testing functionality, also in combination with EMC recoverpoint we can start up a virtual machine to a given point in time.

Automatic guest customizations through a GUI is a missing feature. Also the new version of SRM is web-only and is not that stable as the old client version.

We had couple of times that the web interface crashed and needed to restart the services.

7 years.

No issues encountered.

No, but the new web client is sometime ‘buggy.'

No issues encountered.

We needed to use customer service a couple of times while upgrading versions but all went fine.

8/10

No previous solution used.

It wasn't complex.

We used a vendor team and their expertise was good.

This product makes it easy for us to have a managed DR. Also the point in time functionality to bring up vm’s is a cost-saving method for us during the upgrade / testing period.

No other options evaluated.

Read and follow the admin guide, otherwise when you miss a step you can search long time. Also use the correct storage adapter of your storage vendor.

Disaster recovery of a failed site.

None, I implement this product for customers.

Storage integration.

5 years.

The integration (SRA’s) with storage and it’s versions.

None encountered.

None encountered.

9 out of 10.

9 out of 10.

Just a regular backup product. But this wasn't a disaster recovery solution.

A SRM implementation is not difficult. Getting the business requirements is more of a challenge.

I was the implementor.

For most customers about 2 years.

I don’t know as it depends on the customer.

Nope, I was asked to implement this solution.

Know your business requirements.

Instant VMware integration and a wide integration with storage vendors.

The company was able to provide customers with the required RPO that was not possible with traditional backup solutions.

Stability, speed.

4 years.

Bugs bugs bugs...

Sometimes the vm would not failover.

No backwards compatibility of different versions, this made scaling a bit difficult as we needed to upgrade existing infrastructure all the time.

3/10, VMware support was not really proficient in the product, as most of the time we would give them the solution.

3/10, VMware support was not really proficient in the product, as most of the time we would give them the solutio

No.

The integration with EMC recoverpoint was problematic in the beginning, with vm's not failing over all the time and slow recover times.

Yes, Zerto, Veeam.

POC and test.

VMware SRM is used for disaster recovery automation.

VMware SRM is a very nice tool for disaster recovery for virtual environments.

The solution could improve by removing some of the limitations we have been facing. There could be better integrated.

I have been using VMware SRM for approximately 10 years.

The solution is stable.

VMware SRM is scalable.

We have approximately 25 people using this solution in my company.

The support could be improved, they are slow.

The installation is of a moderate difficulty level. The time it takes to implement depends on what vendor you are integrating it with, such as HP. The typical duration of implementation including the configuration is approximately five days.

We have one engineer for the maintenance and support of VMware SRM.

There is an annual license to use this solution.

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate VMware SRM an eight out of ten.

It gives us a disaster recovery solution for different sites.

It looks good, but synchronization is, sometimes, a problem. Hence it should be totally dependent on storage.

I've used it for three years.

We faced issues as it is highly dependent on the platform in use.

It's very good.

It was complex as it does not include a good, extensive feasibility and compatibility guide.

We used a vendor team who were very good.

It is quite good on ROI and year on year it is about 50%.

vCloud SRM is a good solution, but it is costly when compared to other solutions like Nutanix.

We didn't evaluate other solutions.

Choosing VMware in general, is best in terms of functionality, but it is not necessarily cost effective, as their licensing and setup costs are too hight. Maybe we will see more products for cloud and automation.

The primary use for us is to replicate without automatization.

The AC replication is integrated with a software base, set up cost, and easy installation and configuration.

When starting up the replication and converting it to the virtual machine I had some problems. I had to start the process again and that is inconvenient.

I have been using VMware Disaster Recovery for the past five years.

The initial setup is easy depending on the environment you are working with.

I would rate Speaker VMware Disaster Recovery a ten out of ten.

It's user-friendly, for those who have learned and experienced the technology.

VMware is one of the best products in the industry when it comes to virtualization.

Technical support needs improvement, they are not very responsive.

You should be technically skilled enough so that you don't have to rely on its support. It's not easy when you don't get the support that you would expect to receive from VMware.

I have been working with this solution for more than five years.

VMware SRM is a stable solution. It's very reliable.

VMware SRM is a scalable solution.

We have always had trouble reaching out to support and connecting with their support engineers.

I would rate the technical support a three out of five.

Neutral

In terms of VMware, we use a variety of solutions, such as VMware vSAN, VxRail, Center, and SRM.

I would rate VMware SRM an eight out of ten.

Cost

We have had some customers that were hit with some random wear and we were able to restore the files from SRM with minimal downtime.

Nothing I have run into as of yet.

About 8 months.

It was deployed prior to my arrival with the company.

None encountered.

None encountered.

We use several solutions. We determine what is best for the customer and present them with the solutions we believe fit their needs best.

Do an analysis of what you need. Weigh the pros and cons of each solution and use what is going to work best for you.