We performed a comparison between Dell EqualLogic PS series and HPE StorageWorks MSA based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is stable and scalable."
"We were attracted by the flexibility of being able to put in a new shelf whenever we needed to, to expand."
"It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The technical support for EqualLogic has been universally outstanding."
"The solution has been working well overall."
"Its high availability. It has a lot of redundancy and good management software as well as good alerting."
"It has contributed to the implementation of virtualization and all its benefits."
"The most valuable feature of Dell EqualLogic PS series auto tiering by using this feature, the customer can get higher performance on a valuable budget."
"The cost to performance for HPE StorageWorks MSA is good."
"HPE StorageWorks MSA is an entry-level, cost-effective solution for SMB customers."
"I like StorageWorks' snapshots for our backup system. We had a pool of SSD and traditional drives. StorageWorks has a feature that transfers the hot data to high-performing drives."
"The most valuable features were the dual controllers and being able to expand it."
"The most valuable features are the storage levels and snapshot features."
"The solution is pretty transparent and works well."
"The most valuable feature of HPE StorageWorks MSA is its flexibility."
"Monitoring is a very big thing. Other great features include block storage; volume creation and the data reliability scalability, which makes the solution really good."
"We need more space and we can't get any."
"There is no inline deduplication capability."
"There is no option for mixing RAID types in one device."
"Synchronous replication uses space inefficiently."
"The product is reaching the end-of-lifecycle."
"6510 and 6610 have two iSCSI connections in each controller. Why do 6110xxx members have only one, and why do the same members have the possibility of having an active iSCSI interface in the passive controller? It could make a lot of noise with a failover."
"Dell EqualLogic PS series could improve the performance because in our hybrid configuration the read speed is faster than the write speed."
"If I need to have more space or more capacity, I need to replace the product. It would be ideal if we could scale without replacing the box itself."
"I rate HPE support four out of 10. I'm not happy with them. We purchased mission-critical support, and we're supposed to get a response in four hours. Instead, I'm waiting days for them to replace the drive. They asked me to send back the failed one, and I don't know the address. After I sent it back, they told me they haven't received it. It's a nightmare."
"The support contract is expensive, although they are very responsive."
"There is room for improvement in terms of scalability. There are times when we need to upgrade the device and the firmware. Sometimes, that can be a struggle."
"The solution requires hardware."
"It would be ideal if there was a better management interface."
"This product is getting a little bit older, so new features like deduplication are not included."
"HPE StorageWorks MSA could maybe include a pay-top of texture feature or something like job replication."
"The solution could improve by adding configuration tools."
Dell EqualLogic PS series is ranked 7th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 3 reviews while HPE StorageWorks MSA is ranked 5th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 6 reviews. Dell EqualLogic PS series is rated 8.0, while HPE StorageWorks MSA is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Dell EqualLogic PS series writes "Useful auto tiering, excellent support, and highly reliable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE StorageWorks MSA writes "Stable and offers a wide range of options for power supplies". Dell EqualLogic PS series is most compared with HPE 3PAR StoreServ and NetApp FAS Series, whereas HPE StorageWorks MSA is most compared with NetApp FAS Series, HPE 3PAR StoreServ, IBM FlashSystem, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform and Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI). See our Dell EqualLogic PS series vs. HPE StorageWorks MSA report.
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