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Dell SRDF (Symmetrix Remote Data Facility ) [EOL] Reviews

Vendor: Dell Technologies
4.6 out of 5
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What is Dell SRDF (Symmetrix Remote Data Facility ) [EOL]?

The Symmetrix Remote Data Facility family of software is the gold standard for remote replication in mission critical environments. Built for the industry-leading high-end VMAX hardware architecture, the SRDF family of solutions is trusted for disaster recovery and business continuity.
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February 2026
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Valuable Features

  • "We've found the support to be very good overall."
  • "The SRDF solution has improved our disaster recovery RPO to near zero or less than 15 minutes with RTO getting drastically reduced."
  • "Customer Service: Top notch. Technical Support: Excellent."

Room for Improvement

  • "If you are new to the product, the initial setup might be a bit difficult."
  • "The main pain point that we experienced is during device creation."
  • "As of late I have seen the replication drop but this was not due to the SRDF, it was due to the high rate of IO changes on the OS side."
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Global Security Provider, SSM Health Care, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, Shriners, BZWBK, Qatar Islamic Bank, Sudwestrundfunk (SWR)

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Dell SRDF (Symmetrix Remote Data Facility ) [EOL] Reviews Summary
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AGT Infrastructure Operations at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees5.0SRDF drastically improved our DR RPO/RTO, replacing tape with replication and snapshots for testing. However, new device creation is complex and error-prone due to numerous steps, requiring careful setup to avoid issues.
Storage Consultant at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees5.0I find this highly stable solution provides excellent high availability and very good support. While the initial setup can be challenging for new users, it otherwise performs reliably and meets our needs very well, earning a 10/10 rating.
Sr. Solutions Architect at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees5.0I found SRDF to be a solid product with great replication for DR, offering excellent customer service. It was straightforward to set up, provided good ROI, and is more reliable than Recoverpoint, which we previously used.
IT & Comm Infrastructure Operations at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees4.0I found SRDF reliable and stable, with excellent support. However, it lacks CDP and is limited to EMC assets, making its TCO higher than IBM SVC or EMC VPLEX. I'd consider alternatives next time.
System Engineer at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees4.0I found SRDF robust and stable for critical data replication and disaster recovery, appreciating its command line scripting. However, setup was complex, ROI minimal, and I desire more meaningful command line status outputs.
Senior Storage Consultant at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees5.0I find this product reliable, easy to use, and excellent for disaster recovery and migrations. Its stability, scalability, and 10/10 customer support are unparalleled, though data compression could improve. I've used it since 2001.
Core Cloud System Specialist at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees4.0I used SRDF for 7 years for disaster recovery, finding it generally stable and scalable, successfully restoring data. However, customer service and security need improvement, and SRDF can misbehave with unstable links.