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Very impressed with Netapp Metrocluster
January 13, 2021

Very impressed with Netapp Metrocluster

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with NetApp MetroCluster

[NetApp] MetroCluster is being used by the bank to service critical NFS applications which require zero downtime. It was purchased and is being used by one LOB which own these set of critical applications. The business problem it addresses is that is allows you to move the data replication layer away from multiple server host operating systems to a centralized NetApp [MetroCluster].
  • Data deduplication, compression, and compaction provide great savings compared to traditional host based storage
  • Multiprotocol support (NAS and SAN) provide great flexibility
  • Ability to easily run your workloads from either data center with minimal effort and no disruption was the key selling point
  • I would like to see more highly intelligent monitoring that can help determine where latency is coming from. Eg. Host, Array, Network or Fabric issues
  • By moving critical application data away from older based technology such as host based mirroring and to a centralized array based replication, the complexity of managing data from multiple source and destination servers has been removed.
  • The number of incidents compared to our previous legacy configuration is huge. Data uptime has been 100% available since the migration to NetApp MetroCluster.
Have not used or evaluated any other NAS synchronous products.

Do you think NetApp MetroCluster delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with NetApp MetroCluster's feature set?

Yes

Did NetApp MetroCluster live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of NetApp MetroCluster go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy NetApp MetroCluster again?

Yes

NetApp MetroCluster is suited for applications which require 100% uptime with no data loss. It is suitable for organizations who have the need to move their NAS services and workloads to another data center with minimal downtime and configuration. Due to the cost of the product, it is not well suited for NAS file shares that require greater than zero RPO and RTO's. NetApp asynchronous is better suited for this type of data.