We performed a comparison between Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series [EOL] and Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"I have found the graphical user interface to be the most useful thing about Virtual SAN."
"The product creates opportunities with hybrid on-premise solutions."
"VSAN works great; it's very easy to install, configure, and manage."
"StarWind Virtual SAN offers high availability and data resilience features to prevent data loss if hardware fails."
"This was a great implementation for a small to mid-size business."
"The StarWind Virtual SAN management console is intuitive and easy to use."
"The most valuable features are high availability and real-time replication between two servers."
"The automation is a valuable feature, it's interesting."
"The integration between the storage and the server applications is the most valuable feature of this solution. It cuts down on the necessity to buy a secondary storage system.. It saves money in the long-run."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the connectivity, consistency, and that we now have fewer vulnerabilities on the network."
"I find the usability very valuable."
"Offers very good data protection and provides system uptime availability effectively."
"The solution can scale up and out."
"Overall, the solution is extremely easy, flexible and secure."
"It is a complete package. For any kind of on-premises hyper-converged solution, we usually have to separate networks, but Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series is a complete solution. It has its own network and storage. The storage part is the most valuable feature."
"This solution allowed us to move from using standalone systems to having all our data center management in one place."
"In our implementations, HDS Storage Virtualization has helped in migrating data with the least amount of downtime, compared to other storage technologies."
"The replication technology can move data faster than EMC MirrorView and requires less bandwidth. The Storage Virtualization technology is the most mature in the market, outside of IBM’s Storwize (which has a lot of compatibility issues, and EMC’s very expensive VPLEX solution); and it works."
"Pricing is a bit high."
"It would help if the manufacturer provided clearer and more detailed documentation, with explanations of how the application can be installed in various HA configurations."
"It would be good to have a little more access to control certain aspects within the UI."
"Scaling the product is fairly easy except for the computing aspect. It would entail another appliance. While not a show stopper, it isn't as easy as dropping in a few extra SSDs."
"There is a general lack of documentation, especially up-to-date documentation to get started."
"The console is something that I believe could be enhanced."
"A great feature would be a wizard and to include a new disk in the SAN. At the moment, including a new disk requires several steps - some that must be done at the OS level and others in each node."
"Updates seem to be non-existent."
"The initial setup is very complex because there were some issues. It is not clear to how set up this solution."
"Technical support is very good. Not excellent, but good. There's still not enough data available on the web. For example, for the integration to VMware, I had a case recently and I searched for more information but didn't find any."
"This solution is lacking in replication and backup abilities that I would like to see in a future release similar to HPE SimpliVity."
"I would like it to be easier to manage the server, create VMs, and manage the VMs on the client."
"The additional feature I would like to see included in the next release of this solution is more security. We want to add more data servers to all the hosts all over the world. We have 140 hosts that connect to one data center in Manila."
"The setup was complex, especially since we usually do all the planning, sizing, and workflows before integration."
"The initial setup of the Cisco HyperFlex HX platform was medium-level difficult. It's a little bit different from traditional servers. It takes getting used to the learning curve."
"Lacks easy integration with other vendors."
"HDS reaches a ceiling depending on model. The G200 cannot transition to G400, the G400 can transition to G600 but cannot transition to G800, which is the top-end model."
"An area for improvement would be technical support. In the next release, I would like to see more features added to make this a more complete solution."
"An update to its technology would be good. The G Series has been around for more than five years and HDS seriously needs to ramp up, since the competition has better performance at a lower cost with better features and functionalities. For example, it needs redirect on write Snapshot, preconfigured storage tiering with better IOPS, built-in deduplication technology on hybrid disk, etc."
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Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in HCI with 90 reviews while Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series is ranked 23rd in HCI. Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series [EOL] is rated 8.0, while Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series [EOL] writes "A fast and easy deployment that allows secure access to our medical applications ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series writes "Allows for centralized management with great interconnectivity". Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series [EOL] is most compared with VMware vSAN, VxRail, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI), Dell PowerFlex and HPE SimpliVity, whereas Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series is most compared with Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI), VxRail, VMware vSAN and HPE Alletra dHCI.
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