Quantum DXi Series vs. HPE StoreOnce

It is good hardware/software to do VMWare backup, very reliable and convenient device. Hyper-V backup may be less appropriate to do due to specific software needs.

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If you are looking for a backup infrastructure which is efficient and compatible for both file system and block level backup, then HPE StoreOnce is a great choice. It's easy to configure and easy to manage. We didn't have to hire a separate storage expert to set up StoreOnce for us. The HPE team helped our system admins and it was a easy to configure.

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• A perfect solution for D2D backups. We are seeing a large savings with the de-duplication piece.
• Very versatile device. We like being able to use any backup protocol we need to for the many diverse jobs we have in the medical industry.
• Interface is simple and easy to use.

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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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• Every feature on the Quantum requires a license purchase, this is seriously annoying and drives the cost of the device up
• The cost of the device is somewhat high
• Active Directory integration is a bit of a pain

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• Could be more user-friendly when deploying.
• Cost is as friendly as Pure Storage Array.
• HPE does well support this technology.

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

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It is quite efficient and easy to administer. You don't really get into trouble with HPE StoreOnce often.

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Support from Quantum was okay, they performed FW upgrade and replaced few faulty disks without any problem. Some old-style connections and requirements from them produced additional loads on our IT team.

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

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The only aleternative looked at prior to the DXi was ExGrid, while both are great options the DXi offered a little more versatility and the support has been terrific.

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HPE StoreOnce is a great value for money.

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• Storage Target for data that can be Deduped
• Using accent to do inline dedupe is great
• Works well with netbackup accelerator and netbackup

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• While not completely eliminating tape, it has relegated the use of tape to monthly and annual backups for compliance. It has reduced the recurring expense of tape media.
• It has increased the length of the retention period because of its efficiency in storing backups.
• The online backup repositories are now replicated to the secondary datacenter, a capability not possible with tapes.

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