We performed a comparison between Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series [EOL] and Dell vSAN Ready Nodes based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Dell Technologies, VMware, Nutanix and others in HCI."It provides shared storage to multiple hypervisor hosts. Times had changed, however. StarWind Virtual SAN is the “software replaces hardware” for SAN. We have access control and CCTV systems up and running using Microsoft clustering and shared storage"
"Having the ability to scale horizontally if needed is a huge plus for future growth."
"The StarWind Virtual SAN provides a clever and unique solution to the Computing Split Brain problem."
"StarWind vSAN is a great solution to create a redundant two-node-only Hyper-V cluster, both for domain or workgroup scenarios."
"The ability to keep data accessible even in the event of hardware failures is highly valued, as it ensures business continuity."
"One of the standout features of StarWind.com is its remarkable ability to seamlessly integrate with Dell systems. This integration provides users with an unmatched level of convenience and compatibility, allowing for streamlined operations within a Dell environment. This compatibility factor alone can save significant time and effort for IT professionals, ensuring a smooth integration process and optimized performance."
"The instant failover, with vSAN copying data to the second node, allowed for the continuous availability of our applications."
"We are able to do maintenance by bringing down one node at a time, rather than having to schedule a complete shutdown."
"It has reduced the time it takes to put the servers in production by half the time."
"Easily facilitates remote work opportunities with storage and compute resources."
"The solution is easy to use and to learn. It is well integrated with VMware."
"I find the usability very valuable."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The workload can handle anything and has an extended capacity."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco HyperFlex HX is that it is self-contained."
"Stretch cluster allows us to warranty a service for the customer."
"The most valuable feature is the set of user tools that are available."
"They are heading in the right direction and moving to integrate everything with a hybrid cloud, and moving workloads back and forth."
"The most valuable feature of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes is file sharing."
"We find the initial implementation process simple and straightforward."
"The product is useful for DR and other things."
"I have found the most important features of Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes are the capacity to manage the storage because the storage is built in the servers. The type of profiles you can attribute to the storage is a benefit. You can manage the storage by profiles. Overall the solution is a good speed and performance."
"Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes is scalable"
"It is easy to install."
"Server-side snapshots are one thing the Linux appliance can't do yet."
"This solution should be more self-sufficient, running without creating domains or failover clusters."
"The management console of StarWind Virtual SAN is pretty complex."
"We don't really have any issues with this product."
"The only thing that I have any difficulty with is that in order to perform upgrades, it is required that the SANs be detached from the Hosts before that can happen."
"They recommend RAID10 for HDD, which reduces the usable storage capacity."
"Ability to to test the virtual storage are network area and storage speed from StarWind Management Console."
"It would be good to have a little more access to control certain aspects within the UI."
"The utilization needs to be better. It needs more options."
"Cisco's technical support originally was outstanding, but it has declined over the last 12 months. I've heard they're trying to do better, but I haven't been overly impressed with their support recently for HyperFlex."
"HyperFlex could be improved by reducing the minimum number of nodes supported from three to two."
"It needs more detailed documentation."
"One of the biggest problems with HyperFlex HX is that if you want to adjust your solution in terms of processing power, memory, or disk capacity, you have to buy completely new hosts. From a financial perspective, it can be very expensive to do so, and from a legal perspective, there are all kinds of compliance issues we would have to sort out before buying any new solution or application."
"The solution's price could be affordable."
"Unlike other options, you need to pay a subscription to Cisco yearly instead of paying for the hardware outright, which makes it more expensive in the long run."
"I would have liked it to be able to back up the system to a cloud, to be able to work from any other place"
"The product's price is an area of concern where improvements are required. The price of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes could be lowered."
"There is room for improvement in the maintenance pricing. Maintenance isn't difficult, but the prices are high and ridiculous. Some customers feel it is better to go with a new solution rather than renew this one."
"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."
"The deployment is done by doing it one by one and could be simplified."
"The solution doesn't scale."
"Dell vSAN Ready Nodes' deployment is complex."
"Upgrades are carried out manually."
"Compatibility with other hardware nodes needs to be improved."
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Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in HCI with 90 reviews while Dell vSAN Ready Nodes is ranked 11th in HCI with 14 reviews. Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series [EOL] is rated 8.0, while Dell vSAN Ready Nodes is rated 8.6. 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 Dell vSAN Ready Nodes writes "Offers good performance and is easy to use". Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series [EOL] is most compared with VMware vSAN, VxRail, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI), Dell PowerFlex and Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series, whereas Dell vSAN Ready Nodes is most compared with VxRail, VMware vSAN, Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series, Dell PowerFlex and Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure.
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