We performed a comparison between FlexPod XCS, Huawei FusionStorage, and Vblock [EOL] 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."I see the most value in the UCS portion. I love Cisco UCS."
"All of our main applications run on this solution, and it has done a stellar job."
"The most significant benefit is storage flexibility. FlexPod is a reference design to build on and add the appropriate resources you need for your workloads. That's what differentiates it from something like HCI, where you have to buy certain size pieces when you want to expand."
"A valuable feature of the FlexPod solution is that it is all one architecture and I can call one number and get support for Cisco and NetApp without having to jump through open TAC (Technical Assistance Center) cases and do multiple things to get issues addressed."
"The product is very stable and it does what it needs to do."
"UCS Profiles enable recovering a physical server in less than 15 minutes."
"The most valuable thing for me is the shorter time to market."
"From the integration standpoint, it is a lot easier to integrate than a lot of people initially felt. Being able to leverage either block or file capabilities of the storage is something that has been beneficial."
"Huawei FusionStorage does well in its basic functions and offers broad utility."
"Provides easy access to our data."
"The product has a very simple GUI-based management platform and it is very simple to use. There is a very easy step-by-step configuration procedure that guides you through, and you can configure it very easily."
"In cases where system interruptions occur, it enables rapid restoration, ensuring a prompt return to normal service levels."
"It's an integrated box Mac solution, so it's a plug and play. The deployment and build is pre-made and ready to deploy. It makes it easy to apply."
"Some of the key features are the ease of operation and access, without constraining actions. The tool is available to actually move things around, do things quickly quickly."
"UCS Manager worked well for net/blade management and has allowed fairly easy use of dedicated bare-metal blades."
"Systems run solidly."
"Access to VMs is now faster due to the centralized management console."
"Capability for scale and growth within a single rack brings strong possibilities for capacity planning."
"VMware NSX: Provides the ability for our organisation to deliver true DR."
"We have seen measurable increases in our system performance. Those increases have been directly measurable in application performance and the delivery of critical business information to our users."
"Maybe in the future, they could include the HCI solution into the mix."
"We would like one-click upgrades."
"FlexPod should focus more on automation. Integrating an automation tool with FlexPod would enable customers to leverage automation capabilities."
"It could be more innovative."
"Not a perfect ten because it could use better integration on the network side between UCS and the switching layer. The fact that LACP is not supported on UCS blades isn't so great. It would be nice if it was."
"I would like more support for different platforms, possibly different database platforms. I don't know if it supports Oracle today, but that would be a big improvement."
"There could be room for improvement in terms of offering more flexibility in CBD options."
"It takes a very sophisticated group of people to run and maintain NetApp and Cisco products."
"Their cloud services could be improved."
"I hope for improvements in the product's processing ability and performance."
"The initial setup and installation is not that straightforward. It should be made easier and the time to install should be reduced."
"The product needs improvement in terms of affordability."
"OEM services requires too much planning and low availability of certified engineers."
"The integration with other vendors' products needs to be looked at. It's not as flexible as we would like it to be."
"I would like to see them improve their switching infrastructure and rely on Cisco configurations. They are a bit more complex and technical, but result in a slightly reduced cost in terms of switching on the network side of it."
"The user control could be more advanced. They should work to improve this in future releases."
"RCM upgrades are painful."
"RCM upgrades were not scripted, and you needed to roll on your own. We were led to believe this would be otherwise."
"Troublesome relationships with VCE at the beginning of our use came undone quickly after we went live."
"Tighter alignment could simplify and speed up the configuration and delivery process."
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