We performed a comparison between Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers and Dell XR2 Rugged Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Lenovo and others in Rack Servers."There are fewer complications than what we had before with other brands."
"We use remote access a lot. They are fairly simple to use."
"You are provided with excellent instructions."
"It's helped us reduce unplanned downtime."
"The most valuable aspects include hot swapping and the elasticity as far as being able to scale."
"In regards to security, I have noticed that we can implement Active Directory to the iDRAC. It is more secure that way. Then, everyone can access it as they please."
"The solution is very strong and reliable."
"The solution delivers what it promises. You look at the specs and it delivers them."
"The storage and the disc performance in terms of IOPS is great."
"The scalability of the Dell XR2 Rugged Server is good and easy to do."
"Overall, the solution is excellent, though Dell could improve the monitoring."
"This solution helped us reduce our rack footprint. It reduced our power consumption including size and weight."
"They should improve the centralized management interface. When you are going to deploy something, for example, VMware or RedHat, it should be easier to deploy a lot of servers. Now you have to do one at a time."
"We wanted to have two storage cards during the onboarding process of the solution, which were available only on the more expensive version of the boxes that we usually use for work in our company."
"We use Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers in the data center. We put the racks in bays. They can improve the compactness so that we can put more of them."
"I've had some trouble where the customers are not happy with the Toshiba drives, and it's a challenge when it comes to specific requests for Dell to a non-deviate, and only use Seagate drives."
"Enriching the operational efficiency of Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers could be achieved through the strategic implementation of a central management console hosted in the cloud."
"Dell can optimize the size of its rack servers, offering a minimized physical footprint without compromising performance or security."
"Dell XR2 Rugged Server could improve if there was more customization allowed."
"It lacks a modular option to expand to a 16-bay system."
Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is ranked 1st in Rack Servers with 138 reviews while Dell XR2 Rugged Server is ranked 12th in Rack Servers with 2 reviews. Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is rated 8.8, while Dell XR2 Rugged Server is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers writes "We get centralization, remote management, and good customer service with these servers". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell XR2 Rugged Server writes "Simple to scale, high availability, and top level service and support". Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is most compared with Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers, HPE ProLiant DL Servers, Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers, IBM Power Systems and Dell PowerEdge XE Servers, whereas Dell XR2 Rugged Server is most compared with HPE ProLiant DL Servers, Dell PowerEdge XE Servers and Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers.
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