HPE StoreOnce Reviews

The product was easy for me in terms of architecture, deployment and support. In comparison to other products I have worked with, these areas for HP have high scores.

It has provided flexible options accommodating a broad range of uses. For example, multiple data types can be isolated and segregated to provide multi-tenancy.

Reporting needs to be worked on.

I've used it for one year.

No issues encountered.

Yes we did, but it was resolved with a software upgrade.

No issues encountered.

Above average service.

Above average with excellent response times. In one case, I needed a hard drive replaced, and the person who took my call was the person who arranged the engineer/part to be replaced. Also, the person was knowledgeable about the product.

No previous solution was being used.

It was straightforward. We went from proof of concept to production in days as opposed to weeks.

We implemented it in-house.

• Quantum
• Symantec

Clearly understand your needs before looking for a solution.

• Deduplication
• Performance

It has provided us with easier and faster backup, and recovery solutions.

It needs better integration with third party backup applications.

I've used it for three years.

No issues encountered.

No issues encountered.

No issues with the systems size from VSA (Virtual appliance) to a four couplet system.

7.5/10.

8/10.

Previously, we used tape systems for backup and recovery.

It's an easy installation if you start with the virtual appliance (VSA). There are also white papers and best practices available.

We did it in-house.

We have saved time as less is spent on tape handling, and there are fewer hardware issues than with a tape. Also, the ROI has been achieved with faster backup and restores. I would say it takes around 18 months to get ROI.

A one TB VSA is available for free and there is no need for day-to-day administration, just daily check of backup applications and jobs.

We also looked at EMC Datadomain.

Deduplication ratio depends on your data types. Do a Proof of Concept with the free VSA to test the product.

• Dedupe - it allows us to store several hundred TB of data on 60TB of storage
• Replication - it is a must so the backup data can be replicated off-site in the event of a disaster

It has reduced the amount of backup data stored on disk.

It could be better at dedupe.

I've used the solution for two years.

No issues encountered.

Six months after purchasing StoreOnce, the database became corrupt and the unit had to be replaced.

We have had to expand the capacity and there were no issues.

It's great.

It's great.

No previous solution was used.

It was straightforward to implement.

HP did the installation.

No other options were evaluated.

Purchase a second unit for replication.

The ease of use and configuration once implemented and the deduplication features.

Before the StoreOnce solution was implemented all kinds of backup solutions and software were being used in this international company, making it very difficult to manage, keep control over the backups, losing data left and right, very unprofessional.

Also a lot of tapes needed to be kept offside, using one of these companies that comes and collects tapes to store in a secure location, this costs the company a lot of money.

Now several StoreOnce appliances sync with each other to take care of the disaster recovery compliancy, remote offices stream deduplicated backup data to the StoreOnce and use the same backup software as all other locations.

The initial installation and configuration into the network and the integration into the infrastructure needs some improvement, but it's not too difficult if you plan right.

For well over 1 year now.

The deployment of the solution is done by HP, they insisted on it, the initial planning was the task of the client, there were some bumps along the road, but in the end it was deployed rather quickly.

No issues during initial config, can't say there were any stability issues.

The scalability is something you need to plan for ahead, the amount of TB you're looking to backup now and how much it would grow in the future. Depending on the outcome of your calculation you need to choose the model accordingly (the higher models allow for more scalability - read higher amount of TB that can be stored).

No issues with customer service, quick and correct.

They could answer all our questions and helped us to get going without too much time and effort.

Previously it was a bunch of solutions (backup to disk, to tape, etc) and all kinds of different backup software dispersed over different locations, very unmanageable and lots of issues with backup. It needed to be consolidated and in the meantime it needed to provide the necessary Disaster Recovery abilities. That's why this solution was chosen.

Initial setup was done along with HP, it wasn't overly complex if you know something about backup and the software solution to go along with it, if you have to start from scratch it can be quite the task, it isn't plug and play, there is quite some configuration to be done, you also need to know your backup environments in and out, plan ahead. You need to know what goes where and how it will be replicated.

As mentioned earlier, the solution was implemented along with HP, their level of expertise was above par.

Too soon to tell, but initial reports tell us it definitely will save us a lot of money, on tapes and tape handling alone.

Yes, some other solutions came across our desk, but I can't remember which ones though. Pretty early on we chose to go with HP StoreOnce.

Read up on the solution, there are a lot of advantages in this product, all depends on your environment, if you are one of those companies that has a lot of tapes and different locations, it could definitely be something for you. The deduplication is great on this solution, no more TB's of wasted space, send deduplicated backup data over those expensive leased lines saving bandwidth, and so on...

1. StoreOnce Catalyst Store
2. VTL Emulation
3. Extensive disaster recovery options
4. Federated deduplication

Due to high speed and multiple simultaneous backup session our backup window is reduced remarkably, data throughputs are mentioned follows:

• Up to 100 TB/hr of backup performance with StoreOnce Catalyst
• Up to 40 TB/hr of native backup performance
• Up to 40 TB/hr of restore performance

Deduplication Alghorithams still require enhancement.

We have been using HP Data Protector for almost 5 years.

HP Solution delivery team implement this solution, deployment was quite smooth within time constraints.

No such issues faced.

768 TB raw (512 TB useable). Good enough for enterprise wide backup solutions.

Excellent, because of local presence of HP is KSA.

Very Good.

I have working experience with EMC Data Domain. HP StoreOnce is offering almost the same features. It has a very flexible integration with HP Data Protector.

It was a straightforward procedure.

HP Implementation team delivered this solution.

Yes, EMC Data Domain.

It is better to opt for HP implementation services also.

Data deduplication.

Backups are much more optimized, and we can take more backups and more often because of data deduplication.

This is an entry level model, even more disk space would be valuable.

HP StoreOnce 2620 iSCSI Backup Storage - 1 year

No

So far, no.

No. This is an entry level model, and this one cannot be scaled.

Very good.

Very good.

Straightforward.

In-house.

No, this was the first choice, based on internet reviews.

Highly recommended the product, be sure to use the right backup application (Veeam or similar), so you can get the most out of it.