HPE StoreOnce vs. Veritas NetBackup Appliance

Vm backups are the fastest I've ever had with this unit for any backup software system. Agent backups are the fastest ever to this device too. Veeam supported HPE StoreOnce for file backups way back. However, we discovered you cannot do this for large network drive scenarios. So, we have to have a separate backup system for file based share backups. it would be great to resolve this at some point in the future. Also, replication of a primary SO to a DR SO works amazing now based on the 52x0 series HPE StoreOnce units. The older 5100 series just could not cut it to copy to another backup target fast enough for large data backup consumers.

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NBU is well suited for taking backups to tape, and the restore is always complete. The scheduler is one key component that we depend on.

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• We really like the deduplication feature of HPE StoreOnce. It helps reduce storage footprint by 1:3 to 1:10 depending on type of files being stored.
• It's easy to manage files on HPE StoreOnce servers using command line options.
• We use Veeam Backup Server software to manage our backups on HPE StoreOnce.

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• NetBackup Appliance is the best effective backup and restore solution out in the market for enterprise level.
• Fastest deduplication available in the appliance.
• First time ever V-ray implementation.

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• For fastest performance and best dedupe, ISV software supporting Catalyst required
• VTL capability requires more overhead and space due to aging policies, etc.
• Use of CIFS/SMB for backups is significantly slower than Catalyst.

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• It's doing what we want.

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It just works and the support contract we have is good enough for the company needs

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using Netbackup Appliance makes my work simple for Backup and Recovery .

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My team who are currently administering HPE StoreOnce do not come from a storage background. We still didn't had to struggle much configuring and using HPE StoreOnce. Of course, HPE team was very helpful in smooth technology transition. For critical errors, we already have phone home feature enabled and HPE support team has been excellent and their response time in dealing with technical errors/incidents.

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It has been efficient over the years that we acquired it.

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We had couple of incidents so far and HPE support team was very proactive through the process until the incident was closed satisfactorily.

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Support is great so far.

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It was pretty smooth, at least smother that a Dell EMC Unity we set it up last week

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NetApp is a great product and very well established in market. But HPE StoreOnce features like scalability using disk based duplication that lowers the backup footprint. It is very well coupled with HPE Recovery Manager Central provides backup protection and backup efficiency. We were also offered a nice discount while choosing HPE StoreOnce.

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Symantec NetBackup Appliance is much better than any other backup solutions out in the market, with new features like Oracle Intelligent Policy and extensive support for virtualization.

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• HPE StoreOnce doesn't require a lot of technical knowledge for day to day administration and management. This helps reducing IT support staff cost.
• It provides an amazing compaction ratio and saves you a lot on the storage side.

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• Acquisition--Eliminating ordering approvals, scheduling, and delivery of separate media server components.
• Support—Eliminate finger pointing among different component vendors if an issue occurs.
• Patching and Firmware Updates—Reduce compatibility issues by no longer managing all the components for revision levels, firmware, and more.
• Administration—Use one management console to perform multiple tasks.
• Installation and Integration—Remove the hassle of installation, integration, testing, and performance tuning.

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