We performed a comparison between Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers and Dell PowerEdge XE Servers based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Rack Servers solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We can pull out elements and change them ourselves."
"It works perfectly, especially in terms of availability and reliability, without any type of issue, which is why we are very happy with it."
"The most valuable aspects include hot swapping and the elasticity as far as being able to scale."
"The initial setup is very good, not complex at all."
"PowerEdge helped to reduce our customer’s data processing time."
"It's a very user-friendly solution."
"Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers powered by Intel are easy to use, are easy to manage with OpenManage, and have extended support for five years."
"The PowerEdge systems management frameworks have enabled us to progress towards full automation when it comes to managing PowerEdge."
"Its reliability and consistency are most valuable."
"The solution is flexible in my experience."
"In general, it works well. We haven't had issues."
"The strong point of this solution is its compatibility with VMware and its resilience."
"The most valuable feature of these servers is the ability to store a lot—the capacity and the number of hard disk drives."
"The most valuable feature is the trusted platform module."
"One of the most valuable features of Dell PowerEdge XE Servers is the ease of fixing issues if there are any."
"The most valuable feature is that it can support up to 32 drives of internal storage."
"The product must improve its integration with VMware."
"The rate controller interface is difficult to get to without installing additional software. It would be helpful if they had preinstalled software to make that easily accessible."
"We have experienced some challenges with iDRAC when upgrading firmware."
"There is room for improvement in technical support."
"The specs for the benchmarks are very good, but the firmware and software are lacking. There are some issues with the Linux kernel and the long-term support (LTS) for some of the firmware's dependencies. It is causing the kernel to dump. The support for the Linux brands isn't optimal. We would like them to optimize the kernel drivers for benchmarks."
"Considering from a hardware perspective, some areas of concern were network cards on the models we had in our organization, which were fairly inaccessible, so we had to remove the whole motherboard and, basically, the whole system to get rid of or swap a network card."
"The response time could be better."
"There might be room for improvement in terms of efficiency, particularly with PowerEdge servers."
"The support team must improve the speed of response."
"It is mostly stable, but the usual problem would be, for example, upgrading to a newer version of VMware or dealing with compatibility issues during the process."
"We use OpenManager a lot, and that can be a bit clunky at times. They can make that better."
"In future releases, there should be more support options for the latest processor."
"I would like to have support for performing a detailed analysis of the server from a mobile device."
"Upgrading can be a bit difficult."
"The quality and reliability could be improved."
"Dell PowerEdge XE Servers can improve by adapting HCI technology."
Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is ranked 1st in Rack Servers with 136 reviews while Dell PowerEdge XE Servers is ranked 10th in Rack Servers with 10 reviews. Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is rated 8.8, while Dell PowerEdge XE Servers is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers writes "We get centralization, remote management, and good customer service with these servers". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerEdge XE Servers writes "We're hardly using 15 percent of their computing power, so there's a lot left over that we could utilize". Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is most compared with HPE ProLiant DL Servers, Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers, Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers, IBM Power Systems and HPE Moonshot, whereas Dell PowerEdge XE Servers is most compared with HPE Apollo, Dell XR2 Rugged Server and Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers. See our Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers vs. Dell PowerEdge XE Servers report.
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