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 most valuable feature is the fact that the nodes are Active/Active, and allow us to do upgrades on any node without any downtime."
"In addition to the main functions of the software, I want to note the excellent work of technical support."
"Their support staff is comprised of true experts who can also communicate clearly."
"This has helped to improve the reliability of service and operation in all departments, without having to stop in case of emergency situations."
"I have found the graphical user interface to be the most useful thing about Virtual SAN."
"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."
"StarWind vSAN is easy to deploy and administer."
"The ability for us to manage all of our nodes from the same console makes systems administration very easy."
"The tool's most valuable feature is high availability."
"Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes is scalable"
"The most valuable feature of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes is file sharing."
"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."
"We find the initial implementation process simple and straightforward."
"It is easy to install."
"If I consider the overall product, I would say that it is an excellent solution that offers very good performance and stability."
"The product is useful for DR and other things."
"The product’s most valuable feature is the concept of hyper-convergence."
"If there are domain controllers inside the cluster, there needs to be some sort of logic allowing them to boot independently so all the rest of the domain clients can gain the authority they need to come online."
"Ability to to test the virtual storage are network area and storage speed from StarWind Management Console."
"This solution should be more self-sufficient, running without creating domains or failover clusters."
"Perhaps more reporting features on the utilization, usage, and performance of the configured high-availability images and underlying physical disks would be helpful."
"A better overall view of the different deployments could be beneficial, although this is difficult due to how flexible the solution is."
"In the next release, they could make some graphs of the real-time loading, speed of storage, and interfaces. Of course, these can be viewed in other places. But, in the event of a malfunction or troubleshooting, this would be convenient."
"I would like to see more user-friendly dashboards in future versions."
"I would like to see an extensive set of cmdlets that could allow for easier automation as well as status management."
"Compatibility with other hardware nodes needs to be improved."
"Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes is a great hyper-converged system that is a perfect platform for supporting any kind of workload. The only workload that it's not designed to support is big data."
"The solution should provide daily task alerts for data recovery maintenance, usage, and other instructions to ensure the systems are in a good status."
"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."
"This product is not sufficiently scalable."
"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."
"Dell vSAN Ready Nodes must be flexible since it is complex in designing concepts. It needs to improve stability. The product should integrate with the public cloud."
"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."
"Lenovo ThinkAgile MX Certified Node’s support services could be faster."
More Lenovo ThinkAgile MX Certified Node Pricing and Cost Advice →
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.
See our list of best HCI vendors.
We monitor all HCI reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.