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."The solution has been working well overall."
"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."
"We were attracted by the flexibility of being able to put in a new shelf whenever we needed to, to expand."
"Dell EqualLogic PS series is a highly stable solution."
"It is stable and scalable."
"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."
"If you have one datacenter fail, the VMs will start to run inside the other data center."
"The simple configuration feature is great. It is very simple, allowing you to set up MSA very easily."
"The most valuable features are the storage levels and snapshot features."
"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."
"The cost to performance for HPE StorageWorks MSA is good."
"The most valuable feature of HPE StorageWorks MSA is its flexibility."
"The product is very easy to deploy."
"The most valuable features were the dual controllers and being able to expand it."
"The solution is very easy to use, it is not really complex for any user, such as non-technical individuals."
"The performance isn't as good as, for example, Nimble."
"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."
"Individual file recovery would be a nice additional feature."
"Synchronous replication uses space inefficiently."
"Why is it not possible for both controllers to be simultaneously active (load balancing)?"
"The replication efficiency needs to be improved."
"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."
"The searchable online documentation is missing."
"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."
"Synchronized replication is very important for MSA; however, HPE StorageWorks MSA doesn't provide synchronized replication."
"The support contract is expensive, although they are very responsive."
"The solution's license should be integrated and not separate."
"The solution requires hardware."
"Some clients have suggested room for improvement in expanding storage capacity beyond the base traces."
"The solution could improve by adding configuration tools."
"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."
Dell EqualLogic PS series is ranked 7th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 17 reviews while HPE StorageWorks MSA is ranked 5th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 18 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 "A highly scalable and astoundingly stable solution offering its users an extremely good technical support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE StorageWorks MSA writes "An affordable solution for data storage but lacks cloud backup". Dell EqualLogic PS series is most compared with , 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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