SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM)

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SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM)
Score 9.9 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor is a data center performance monitoring solution from Austin-based company SolarWinds. It features a unified data storage management system with end-to-end monitoring and automatic capacity forecasting.N/A
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SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM)
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SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM)
Chose SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM)
EMC has a free monitoring and reporting package for VNV that's good at disk-level performance in near real time (heat map). For everything else, we look at SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM).
Chose SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM)
Storage Resource Manager gives a converged view. If you have already invested in SAM, NPM, VMAN, etc. then it makes sense to add SRM to the mix. That is ultimately the beauty of the Orion platform -- it is a single view of so many platforms, with such a diverse array of …
Chose SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM)
SRM is a standout against all of the competitors really. If you own Orion, then this is a must-have module to integrate, especially with DPA, if you also have the module. Out of the box, it is a fantastic product. Whereas a product like Nagios requires development work to get …
Chose SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM)
Didn't evaluate other products as this easily integrates with our Solarwinds System that was already in place so we did not have to have more than one monitoring system
Chose SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM)
We have a full suite of SolarWinds products and did not evaluate other options for a full package. For selective monitoring we log into the devices, but this has made that much easier as we have a dashboard rather than logging into devices one at a time.
Chose SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM)
Solarwinds storage resource monitor tracks space issues as related to storage. It is good for historical troubleshooting or real-time troubleshooting. We have selected Turbonomics for proactive alerting and recommendations in the environment. We use both tools for monitoring. …
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User Ratings
SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM)
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(6 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM)
Likelihood to Recommend
SolarWinds
SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM) is pretty good at forecasting capacity consumption, which was a must for us. If you have LUNs that have high latency in a normal environment (user shares, for instance), you'll need to customize the alerts to tune out the noise. As with all SW modules and most other products, there is a time lag between what is in the console and what's happening now. Data in the console and alerts are typically 5 to 15 minutes old.
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Pros
SolarWinds
  • Unmasks storage performance metrics and gives a common dashboard for monitoring.
  • A simple, intuitive interface for adding supported storage frames.
  • Lineage -- "The guest OS is connected to the virtual host and the virtual host is connected to the ... wait, what LUN is that?!?" #SOLVED.
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Cons
SolarWinds
  • Issues getting SMI working correctly to monitor Compellents through SRM.
  • The ability to break down alerts to a more granular level.
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Likelihood to Renew
SolarWinds
It has helped me prove that we need more storage as well as faster storage to management
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Usability
SolarWinds
Easy to set up and start. Out of the box alerts which you can tweak to your needs. Easy to use interfaces as well
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Support Rating
SolarWinds
Do not have to contact support for issues often and when i do it is fast to get response and resolve my issues
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Implementation Rating
SolarWinds
Easy to use set up wizard went off without a hitch.
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Alternatives Considered
SolarWinds
We have a full suite of SolarWinds products and did not evaluate other options for a full package. For selective monitoring we log into the devices, but this has made that much easier as we have a dashboard rather than logging into devices one at a time.
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Return on Investment
SolarWinds
  • Real-time monitoring and alerting to surpass those of native vSphere and in some occasions, better than manufacturer written software.
  • Historical monitoring of environment with charts and graphs to assist with ever changing environment loads.
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