We performed a comparison between Rackspace OpenStack and VxRail based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Dell Technologies, NetApp, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and others in Converged Infrastructure."The solution is stable."
"The initial setup isn't too difficult."
"The documentation was plentiful and very helpful."
"Administrators are very comfortable with the functionality and services OpenStack offers."
"It created a reusable library with OpenStack features."
"The most valuable feature is the customization. With the customization you can really give the customers what they want."
"There are many services that can be directly used which are not available in VMware."
"I like its integration with GitLab and its simplicity. OpenStack has a lot of third-party libraries that it uses."
"What I like the most in terms of features is the fact that the VxRail update can be done in one week. It takes much less time to do a whole server upgrade and an infrastructure update as well."
"RecoverPoint give us peace of mind knowing any corruption or server issue can be rectified very quickly, making sure the business impact is minimal."
"The updating of the features was one aspect of the solution that made us decide to use it."
"There is a single vendor with the hardware, software, and maintenance. Thus, there is a single vendor with whom we can contact."
"For me, the most valuable feature is in relation to the software updates."
"It's a simple product, fast, and reliable."
"I like the new releases that Dell EMC is doing with VMware. They are allowing for flexibility across the hybrid cloud. This allows organizations to use containers and to be able to move into the public cloud, but also not have lock-in. They can come back to the private cloud when they want to, so it's creating a lot of flexibility across the stack."
"The manageability for controlling the console is the most valuable feature."
"It should have a single dashboard for cloud management and on-premises systems"
"So for the main stability, there have been a couple of issues that I've experienced."
"VMware has a side-to-side replication feature, which is still more mature than Rackspace OpenStack's which can't be used in a production environment."
"OpenStack's UI, while user-friendly, could be improved to offer a more intuitive experience."
"The line migration is a problem."
"OpenStack is difficult for the novice in terms of beginning to use cloud tools."
"It could use more examples in different languages (API use cases)."
"The seamless integration between MySQL services and the rabbitMQ database can be revised during the debugging phase."
"The support protocols have changed after Broadcom acquired VMware."
"We do not use the storage part of VxRail, we use Pure Storage to map out the VxRail because the disk performance from Pure Storage was far better than the performance of the disk on the inside of VxRail."
"Lifecycle management (LCM) should be enhanced"
"Some of the features of the hyperconverged infrastructure could be integrated with external storage. Right now, for example, if I have surveillance going, I need to purchase very cheap storage. So, an integration between the hyperconverged infrastructure and external storage would be good."
"The solution is okay to scale vertically but a bit difficult to expend horizontally. For example, increasing RAM."
"You cannot install another operating system such as Microsoft or Hyperflex or Nutanix. We have also had a hardware problem."
"Right now, it's difficult for a non-technical person to participate in using the product. It could be made more consumer-friendly."
"The most important thing that I want to be included in this solution is the VMware license. Its deployment time can be quicker so that instead of 40 minutes, it takes 10 minutes."
Rackspace OpenStack is ranked 6th in Converged Infrastructure with 10 reviews while VxRail is ranked 1st in HCI with 121 reviews. Rackspace OpenStack is rated 8.0, while VxRail is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Rackspace OpenStack writes "A scalable open-source solution that needs some improvement with its ecosystem". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VxRail writes "Offers a hassle-free, complete package, and is energy-efficient". Rackspace OpenStack is most compared with VMware vSAN, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI), HPE SimpliVity and Oracle Private Cloud Appliance, whereas VxRail is most compared with Dell PowerFlex, VMware vSAN, HPE SimpliVity, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) and Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series.
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