We performed a comparison between Dell vSAN Ready Nodes and Lenovo ThinkAgile MX Certified Node based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Dell Technologies, VMware, Nutanix and others in HCI."The best part is the easy way it operates with a very clear GUI without any unnecessary items."
"The user interface for this application is amazing."
"I save both physical and virtual space."
"The support team is available to solve any problem efficiently."
"For those basic uses, it's simple to set up and manage, and it seems to do a fine job."
"Starwind support is excellent. They are very fast and have very good knowledge of Starwind and Hyper-V Cluster software."
"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 software is easy to setup and manage, and the support is excellent."
"The product is useful for DR and other things."
"The most valuable feature is the set of user tools that are available."
"The most valuable feature of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes is file sharing."
"If I consider the overall product, I would say that it is an excellent solution that offers very good performance and stability."
"Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes is scalable"
"I have found the most important features of Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes are the capacity to manage the storage because the storage is built in the servers. The type of profiles you can attribute to the storage is a benefit. You can manage the storage by profiles. Overall the solution is a good speed and performance."
"The solution immediately expands storage area when you add nodes."
"The most valuable feature of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes is the flexibility of the nodes. Additionally, if there are any critical issues they update us through emails. The issues are taken care of remotely on the system."
"The product’s most valuable feature is the concept of hyper-convergence."
"It is difficult to control all of the hardware components."
"The GUI deserves a little love."
"A web management interface would be good, especially for those coming from other solutions that have one."
"It is hard to find adequate technical documentation on their support website."
"In all areas the product could be made faster."
"There is one issue as far as licensing goes and that is a lack of documentation online for users when transitioning from the free version to the paid version, or vice versa."
"While it is possible to implement disk encryption in StarWind using Windows Bitlocker, such a solution can be a little tricky to manage."
"They need to improve the speed of the interfaces, thus allowing for better traffic on the network."
"The product's price is an area of concern where improvements are required. The price of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes could be lowered."
"The solution doesn't scale."
"The deployment is done by doing it one by one and could be simplified."
"The Dell VxRail solution is based on vSAN Ready Nodes, but the Dell VxRail is fully automated. It would be helpful if this automation feature could be added to the Dell vSAN Ready Nodes. For example, we need to install VMware ESXi, and manually expand the cluster."
"The power switch on the hardware is located in a poor location where it can accidentally be pushed. In an update, they should solve this issue so people do not push it accidentally to have their service go down. A possible solution is the switch should be inside."
"Scalability is an area that could be improved. We are looking at a maximum of 32 nodes now in a cluster, but going to 64 or 128 would be a major advantage."
"Upgrades are carried out manually."
"This product is not sufficiently scalable."
"Lenovo ThinkAgile MX Certified Node’s support services could be faster."
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Dell vSAN Ready Nodes is ranked 11th in HCI with 14 reviews while Lenovo ThinkAgile MX Certified Node is ranked 21st in HCI with 1 review. Dell vSAN Ready Nodes is rated 8.6, while Lenovo ThinkAgile MX Certified Node is rated 7.0. The top reviewer of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes writes "Offers good performance and is easy to use". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Lenovo ThinkAgile MX Certified Node writes "Provides a valuable concept of hyper-convergence, but its support services could be faster ". Dell vSAN Ready Nodes is most compared with VxRail, VMware vSAN, Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series, Dell PowerFlex and Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure, whereas Lenovo ThinkAgile MX Certified Node is most compared with Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series and VxRail.
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