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We performed a comparison between CA 1 Tape Management and NetApp OnCommand based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"It has become easy to backup and archive all our system data and financial data. It helps us mainly in managing the backup of our databases, and it is easy to retrieve that data and find it in a secure place.""The solution is stable.""The tapes are mounted automatically. You can read a tape automatically without waiting for someone to insert it.""With this product, it all becomes automatic: locating the data, backing up the data, restoring the data. We can automate all that with it.""package that manages all of your tapes. Create/write/catalog, retention, delete. There are queries and reports, which are needed to know when/where/length keeping, etc., in order to track them or find out current status."

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"I am impressed with the product's ability to warn us whenever something is wrong with the system. It is connected with Active Directory and Exchange. Whenever there is anything wrong with NetApp, the solution will alert you to an event error, post which you can start to troubleshoot.""Snapshot is a valuable feature.""One of the main features is the ability to run the block and file storage from the same system.""In OnCommand Unified Manager, we can monitor the entire cluster as well as configure data protection through Unified Manager."

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Cons
"The product itself is fairly complex so the install is as well.""The solution's cost needs improvement.""When we want to interface the CA 1 product with other vendors, IBM or others, it is difficult to interface it with them, because you need some exits, you need to compile some assemblers."

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"There could be better performance in block storage and the GUI could be improved because not every operation is available. You need some operations in the CLI.""The tool is not intuitive and the menus are confusing, especially the snapshot view.""At present, OnCommand Unified Manager has just the monitoring and data protection features. It would be better to add some features for entire cluster management and storage management. Automation should also be included so that instead of separately accessing Unified Manager and OnCommand Workflow Automation, we can work in a single window. It is very much required.""The solution lacks the ability to generate reports from Snapshot."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "When we compare with other similar kinds of products from Dell EMC and HP, the price of NetApp OnCommand is reasonable."
  • "The tool is cheaper than EMC but more expensive than HP and Pure Storage. I would rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The solution is stable.
    Top Answer:The solution's pricing could be better.
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    Top Answer:The tool is cheaper than EMC but more expensive than HP and Pure Storage. I would rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten.
    Top Answer:The tool is not intuitive and the menus are confusing, especially the snapshot view.
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    Also Known As
    BrightStor Tape Management
    NetApp Operations Manager, NetApp SANscreen
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    Overview

    CA 1 Tape Management (CA 1) is designed to simplify and unify the management and protection of z/OS tape data sets and volumes. It automates day-to-day z/OS tape management tasks to save your organization time and money. It enables a higher level of integrity for tape data while providing comprehensive protection against the inadvertent destruction of tape files. CA 1 helps you maintain data integrity, providing tools to continually check your data and prevent overwriting. To give you greater control, a Web-based Graphical Management Interface streams detailed tape volume information and provides a common platform for more efficient management practices.

    NetApp OnCommand data management software allows you to gain a new level of control over your shared storage infrastructure, and gives you the visibility you need to achieve common data management across resources in the Data Fabric.

    This suite of industry-leading management products unleashes the power of the ONTAP software, to help maximize system utilization, meet storage SLAs, minimize risks, and boost performance. Use the OnCommand portfolio’s intuitive graphical user interfaces, automation, and integration to simplify data management of your on-premises and hybrid cloud environments.

    Sample Customers
    TravelPort, AlphaServe, Rogers Communication
    Norfolk County Council, Yahoo Japan, Sheridan College, Citrix Systems, Avanade, Quasar Data Center, DG Khan Cement Co. Ltd.
    Top Industries
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    Financial Services Firm25%
    Insurance Company22%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Government11%
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    Government18%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Manufacturing Company11%
    Company Size
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    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise4%
    Large Enterprise75%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise71%
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    CA 1 Tape Management is ranked 7th in Storage Management with 6 reviews while NetApp OnCommand is ranked 3rd in Storage Management with 5 reviews. CA 1 Tape Management is rated 9.6, while NetApp OnCommand is rated 6.8. The top reviewer of CA 1 Tape Management writes "An easy-to-use solution with good technical support services". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp OnCommand writes "Provides alerts on events and errors of NetApp". CA 1 Tape Management is most compared with CA TLMS Tape Management (CA TLMS), CA Allocate DASD Space and Placement, CA Vtape Virtual Tape System (CA Vtape) and IBM Spectrum Control, whereas NetApp OnCommand is most compared with NetApp OnCommand Insight, NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, Dell VPLEX, Dell Storage Resource Manager and SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor.

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