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What is NetApp SnapMirror?

NetApp offers SnapMirror, a data replication option.

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What is NetApp SnapMirror?

NetApp offers SnapMirror, a data replication option.

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Product Details

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Reviews and Ratings

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February 25, 2020

NetApp SnapMirror Makes Creating Backups a Snap

BB
Brandon Burch
Coordinator of Network and Technical Services
Hudson Falls Central School District (Education Management, 201-500 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
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Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
NetApp SnapMirror is being used in our environment as a disaster recovery tool. We use it to mirror NetApp volumes from one filer to another one in a remote location. This ensures that we have a relatively current (depending on SnapMirror schedules) backup of the volume in another location in the event that our main NetApp filer is unavailable.
Pros and Cons
  • Setting up SnapMirror and SnapMirror partners is extremely easy.
  • Monitoring the SnapMirror volumes is extremely easy in the System Manager GUI.
  • The volume size on the destination partner always has to be bigger than the source. This can get annoying. Not sure if they have made this automatic in future releases.
  • When you break a SnapMirror to use the destination volume you have to redirect all requests to the new volume. This isn't really a con but it is something you need to think about.
Likelihood to Recommend
NetApp SnapMirror is a no-brainer when it comes to retaining an offsite backup for disaster recovery purposes. The backbone of the product is the Snapshot technology built into NetApp technology. In my experience, the Snapshot/SnapMirror software has been flawless and very dependable. The only piece that I can see adding in the future is potentially connecting SnapMirror to the cloud as an additional backup destination.
Return on Investment
  • The biggest impact SnapMirror has had in our environment is a change in our backup procedures. We still have individual backups within software/systems but the addition of the SnapMirror volumes to another location is an amazing layer of protection.
  • The biggest negative impact of the NetApp Snapshots/SnapMirror system is that you are putting a lot of your eggs in one basket. No one should rely on one device alone for all your backup solutions. Diversity is still key.
Alternatives Considered
We originally had an EMC storage device. We had quickly outgrown the device and looked for alternatives. We were drawn to NetApp because of the great software solution surrounding it. We had been using a combination of backup solutions previously combining the Dell EMC box with Backup Exec and a tape library. NetApp replaced all of that nicely. No more tapes. Seamless replication no only locally but also to a remote location.
Support Rating
10
NetApp support has always been great. With the NetApp Auto-support system/web portal, the visibility into your NetApp storage is incredible. There have been times when I've been contacted by them for an issue that I haven't even discovered yet. For example, I received a call 20 minutes after a drive failed in our filer. I hadn't checked my email at that time and therefore didn't see the alert.
Other Software Used
August 10, 2018

My NetApp SnapMirror Pro Review

Verified User
Director in Information Technology
Hospital & Health Care Company, 11-50 employees
Score 7 out of 10
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Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
It is being used for Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity by our the whole organization. We are a Health Care Co. SnapMirror in conjunction with VMWare SRM to provide failover and testing of our critical production as well as test virtual servers and applications. NetApp SnapMirror also helps us address the issue of backing up systems and recovery within 4 hours RTO and provides faster RPO. We are a long-term customer with over 5 years of experience with NetApp in production and development at our company.
Pros and Cons
  • Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity are strong areas where NetApp SnapMirror exceeds by providing multiple recovery options without the need for additional software or degrading network performance.
  • Pro: Stability in storage we have had these in place for 3 years and besides a failed disk, there have been no issues.
  • Pro: Replication options are pretty good
  • Pro: Storage Provisioning as well as a wealth of features that are an additional add-on for competitors
  • Cons: Support is lacking in customer service and being proactive of system alerts and errors
  • Cons: the Learning curve. Easy to make mistakes using the user interface as it does lack functionality.
Likelihood to Recommend
It is ideal for small and large organizations that have a variety of different business scenarios and locations regarding disparate IT System and complex BCDR Plans. It is flexible and can grow. Once you get past the initial learning curve and user interface, it is a rock solid and dependable solution.
Return on Investment
  • Great for Growth and the price points are not bad. My IT Dept relies on NetApp SnapMirror as our primary leg in BCDR for data replication as well as application and data protection integration capabilities.
  • Short SDLC and Support Cycle
  • Support is desirable
  • Stable and flexible
Alternatives Considered
Over the years we have transitioned to NetApp SnapMirror for all our storage needs. However, due to the short life cycle of support, it is cost prohibitive to maintain after support is ended. The main reason we have liked NetApp SnapMirror due to the many options and standardized management capabilities and flexible options for provisioning and setup of storage.
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