We performed a comparison between Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series and Dell vSAN Ready Nodes based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two HCI solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The management interface on the software is very simple. It is insanely simple compared to most SANs. The interface is also powerful when used to complete tasks that an IT administrator needs to complete."
"They offer top-tier support."
"This was a great implementation for a small to mid-size business."
"StarWind Virtual SAN is a highly flexible solution, as it can be deployed on physical servers or on top of virtual machines running on hypervisors such as VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V."
"The StarWind products have enabled our organization to modernize stations where larger and more expensive equipment was not an option."
"The product's core feature of virtualizing our storage is by far the most valuable."
"StarWind vSAN has allowed us to leverage our server infrastructure more completely without the need to add more hardware."
"It provided the much-needed HA on an extremely low budget."
"The software defines networking, storage, and processing."
"Cisco HyperFlex HX has improved the way our organization functions on the storage side by having one big storage space for hosting VMs. We do not have to provision other ones. That's a positive aspect of it."
"Easily facilitates remote work opportunities with storage and compute resources."
"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."
"Scalability is easy and simple."
"The initial setup is easy."
"It allows us to authorize our residents to come in using their own personal devices to access any of our clinical applications and ensure that the PHI is secure and protected."
"The solution scales extremely well."
"The most valuable feature is the set of user tools that are available."
"The product is useful for DR and other things."
"You don't have to spend much time evaluating the hardware. It can be deployed in a short time. The tool is also easy to upgrade."
"No concerns regarding the footprint in the data center."
"The most valuable feature of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes is file sharing."
"The most valuable feature of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes is the flexibility of the nodes. Additionally, if there are any critical issues they update us through emails. The issues are taken care of remotely on the system."
"They are heading in the right direction and moving to integrate everything with a hybrid cloud, and moving workloads back and forth."
"It is easy to install."
"I would like to see options for automated notifications of any changes, including, for example, synchronization issues."
"We would like the documentation to be more complete. Most items are covered, but if you don't know something, you may need to contact their support."
"Proper training sessions should be included with the licensing."
"The initial setup got a little confusing at a few points with differences between the VMware version in documentation vs the latest, etc."
"They require more media visibility."
"A mobile app to sync up for overview and status would really be helpful."
"Updating the software can be a bit tricky."
"I'm sure it needs bug fixes..."
"With the cache disk fails in Cisco, the whole node fails, and the workload goes down."
"We are operating two clusters for site resiliency. I would like to support running redundant/resilient vCenter server instances on each rather than a supported external server."
"The infrastructure team thinks that there are a lot of issues."
"Deployment on-prem was quite difficult."
"I haven't been too impressed with the Cisco HyperFlex HX, honestly. It's a hard concept."
"Deployment scripts can be improved since several clans need to be created before the deployment effectively works."
"Cisco should combine its features with its prices."
"Its price could be better."
"Upgrades are carried out manually."
"The power switch on the hardware is located in a poor location where it can accidentally be pushed. In an update, they should solve this issue so people do not push it accidentally to have their service go down. A possible solution is the switch should be inside."
"Dell vSAN Ready Nodes must be flexible since it is complex in designing concepts. It needs to improve stability. The product should integrate with the public cloud."
"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 product's price is an area of concern where improvements are required. The price of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes could be lowered."
"Scalability is an area that could be improved. We are looking at a maximum of 32 nodes now in a cluster, but going to 64 or 128 would be a major advantage."
"The solution should provide daily task alerts for data recovery maintenance, usage, and other instructions to ensure the systems are in a good status."
"Dell vSAN Ready Nodes' deployment is complex."
Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series is ranked 8th in HCI with 90 reviews while Dell vSAN Ready Nodes is ranked 12th in HCI with 14 reviews. Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series is rated 8.0, while Dell vSAN Ready Nodes is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series 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 is most compared with VMware vSAN, VxRail, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI), Dell PowerFlex and HPE Hyper Converged, whereas Dell vSAN Ready Nodes is most compared with VxRail, VMware vSAN, Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series, Dell PowerFlex and Fujitsu PRIMEFLEX. See our Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series vs. Dell vSAN Ready Nodes report.
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