We performed a comparison between HPE Hyper Converged and Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two HCI solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."In our case, the cost and high availability are the two most important factors which we were looking for in a solution."
"Ten gigabit Ethernet compatibility, support, ease of use, and management are some positive features."
"You can turn your local disk storage into high-availability iSCSI storage."
"StarWind vSAN is a great solution to create a redundant two-node-only Hyper-V cluster, both for domain or workgroup scenarios."
"When we need additional storage but want to keep the size of the SANs manageable, the StarWind Virtual SAN has allowed me to do everything needed."
"It has given the company an almost zero possibility of downtime."
"It has reduced the amount of switching, network connections, etc., because the converged StarWind Virtual SAN allows us to connect high-speed network interfaces between different boxes instead of having to connect SANs via the network, then connect those two clusters together."
"The solution is also quite flexible. As an example, other vSAN solutions that we looked at had more stringent requirements regarding mixed HDD/SSD storage which wouldn't have worked in our environment."
"The scalability of this tool is very good. You can basically add more storage and seamlessly expand the current storage that you have."
"We like the fact that the hyper-converged infrastructure provides a simple to grow, easy to configure platform."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The most valuable feature was its time to delivery."
"Our storage and IT are now at an enterprise level with all the necessary controls and restrictions being enacted."
"The most valuable features of this solution are fast deployment, security, and it is easy to upgrade."
"It's a very complete product with residencies to protect data and secure it end-to-end. It includes storage, computing, and networking, offering a fully ten-key solution."
"The HPE Hyper Converged solution is used in a hybrid cloud configuration. We assess the disk space and partition additional capacity."
"Installation is straightforward because it's a vSAN. It only took one or two days."
"Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series' deployment is easy. We are a tier-one platinum partner who is into multiple implementations."
"The VX machines are scalable."
"We find the setup quite straightforward and very easy."
"I would love to see more vendor selection to be available for the HCA/vSAN appliances."
"I did not see any indication that StarWinds vSAN is a usable solution with non-GUI instances of Hyper-V."
"Server-side snapshots are one thing the Linux appliance can't do yet."
"Improvements in documentation and support resources could enhance the user experience."
"It would be nice to see a new UI for the windows client, as it is not the easiest to find settings."
"It would be nice to add the ability to use raw partitions instead of file containers."
"If there was a way to automatically put disks in maintenance mode when shutting the host down and exit maintenance mode automatically, that would simplify things."
"Initially, when we first started, the sync was horrible."
"A software-only version of the solution, without the hardware, would be nice."
"In the Hyper Converged environment, some of the brands only support the OS VMware and not Hyper-V from Microsoft or even Red Hat or KVM."
"The price can be improved. We would like to see support for some open source virtualization technology like for example KVM."
"Could be more secure and more economical."
"The solution's pricing for the hardware and support could be reduced."
"The storage efficiency is weak and needs to be improved."
"Providing local technical support and improving the price are areas this service needs to consider improving."
"The solution needs to add a module or plugin of vCenter for clear monitoring and insights."
"The user management could be a bit better. It's something they could improve upon in future releases."
"Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series needs to improve its stability. Its resolution should be faster."
"With the VX machines, the clients often confuse the hardware itself with the services and resources. VMs are configured according to resources - memory, hard disk capacity, and network. These resources, including memory and processor, are actually shared on the VX Series. So, if the server's processor is underpowered or unreliable for the VMs, many of the VMs will encounter issues. Ideally, the physical server configuration should align more closely with the needs of the virtual servers."
"Support could be better."
HPE Hyper Converged is ranked 10th in HCI with 34 reviews while Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series is ranked 19th in HCI with 4 reviews. HPE Hyper Converged is rated 8.2, while Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of HPE Hyper Converged writes " Ensures end-to-end data security with redundancy measures and provides visibility into the system but node expansion challenges". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series writes "simplifies management for clients familiar with VMware, and offers a user-friendly management and configuration experience". HPE Hyper Converged is most compared with VxRail, VMware vSAN, Dell PowerFlex, HPE SimpliVity and FlexPod XCS, whereas Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series is most compared with VxRail, Dell vSAN Ready Nodes, Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series, HPE Alletra dHCI and HPE SimpliVity. See our HPE Hyper Converged vs. Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series report.
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