DataCore SANsymphony vs Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series comparison

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We performed a comparison between DataCore SANsymphony and Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series 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.
To learn more, read our detailed DataCore SANsymphony vs. Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"I've had to open a few support cases over the years due to administrator errors, and the support received was top-notch.""It also provides a seamless and efficient solution for personal storage requirements, showcasing the versatility and scalability of my Virtual SAN configuration.""It integrates (fully) with VMware and Veeam, my hypervisor, and backup vendors, so for me, all the puzzle pieces simply fit and work smoothly.""The iSCSI protocol is quite simple to configure.""The ease of reaching the support team and their promptness for support is great.""Updates to server hardware are now painless and done during working hours with zero stress. We had a RAID failure a few months back, and nobody in the building even noticed and there was no after hours time used for repair.""When we need additional storage but want to keep the size of the SANs manageable, the StarWind Virtual SAN has allowed me to do everything needed.""Their support goes above and beyond with the integration of their software."

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"DataCore has helped provide flexible, highly available, high-performance storage that otherwise would have been outside our price range.""The documentation repository is really useful and kept updated.""Supporting of Automated-Storage-Tiering (AST) is a good feature that saves money.""The interface is user-friendly.""Storage is always available.""SANsymphony is flexible, with many potential options for implementation. SANsymphony's can be used with VMware, Hyper-V, or even with a hypervisor agnostic approach. It can also be used for strictly physical non-virtualized solutions.""Good security with this solution.""Continuous data protection (CDP), can be used to "protect" again ransomware by recording all write on disk in a log. You can recover your data with incredible time granularity."

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"The initial setup is simple. We were able to deliver the hyper-convergence solution in a very good time.""The most valuable features of the Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series are the ease of use and simple configuration.""The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that the product's deployment phase is pretty easy."

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Cons
"The software monitoring should be web-based to be reachable from any VLAN workstation.""While we had no problems setting the system up, and service technicians from StarWind could assist us very well, they could provide some form of in-depth documentation.""It is not very clear within the StarWind Management Console or the StarWind support documentation how to perform maintenance on a single node in a two-node HA cluster.""If there are domain controllers inside the cluster, there needs to be some sort of logic allowing them to boot independently so all the rest of the domain clients can gain the authority they need to come online.""If there was one thing we could request, it would be the ability to shrink volumes. For example, we want to be able to decrease in the size of the volume.""The cluster configuration is time-consuming and tedious.""The documentation can be better for the free tier.""The product can include a more simple way of synchronization after a forced shutdown as the current process has a few more steps to check that hosts have synchronized and this can be automated."

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"Management could be improved. The management console sometimes reacts very slowly.""Unified storage (all block, objects, and files) should be in a single storage pool with unified storage concepts, hence providing the user with whatever they want.""The solution could be better packaged and marketed.""For customers or technicians that don't speak and understand English, it could be great to have other languages support, all the more so given the number of countries in which SanSymphony is used.""Its interface could be better.""There is room for improvement in the graphical interface.""We are waiting for container support (on the roadmap), as well as a user-friendly full web-administration capability, and an improved API.""I think an easier way to open a service call, right through the DataCore GUI, would be an improvement, especially when there is an urgent issue."

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"Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series could improve by having better integration with the solutions from VMware and vCenter""There is a delay in the availability of similar versions of firmware from both the products, which are VMware and Nutanix for Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series, due to the delayed releases from both products, maybe by a quarter or so.""Here in Nigeria, the only challenge that we have, which I think is also experienced globally is the delay in bringing in the spare parts. This is a challenge facing our country, such as the Forex market. However, this is beyond the control of Lenovo themselves."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The setup cost is very low. The pricing is great."
  • "We are happy with the price."
  • "The license is reusable. We can always rebuild it and apply the license. Then, boom, we get new servers, apply the license, and we're back up and running."
  • "The pricing is fine for the work that it does."
  • "When we did all the analysis for StarWind, it was approximately 20 percent less than any of the other solutions that we looked at."
  • "The scalability limitation for us is its licensing. At some point in the fairly near future, we will probably have to upgrade our license so we can store eight terabytes instead of four. We are currently at four terabytes, but we're starting to knock on the door of that capacity."
  • "The pricing is excellent. It will run on anything. You don't have to buy a $100,000 server, with hardware you don't need. You just pay for the license and you're good to go."
  • "The licensing is a bit weird. If you license the standard version of StarWind, it allows you four terabytes. Then, they have a pro version, but with the pro version, the only difference is it doubles the terabytes to eight."
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  • "In my case, the licensing per terabytes is very high and it must be licensed for each extra functionality."
  • "The pricing and licensing are better with DataCore."
  • "The cost is at the same level as other storage solutions and it is easy to understand the licensing."
  • "Make sure you are made aware of the annual subscription cost when purchasing."
  • "Pricing has improved but it is still expensive."
  • "This product has a good ratio between quality and price. In many cases, it's less expensive to work with DataCore than other storage systems."
  • "This solution allows the use of off-the-shelf hardware and charges by the TB of storage."
  • "The solution is cost effective."
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  • "When comparing this solution to other OEM solutions it is relatively inexpensive."
  • "Price-wise, it is a pretty good product. The product's price was one of the main criteria that made my company choose it over the other products in the market."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:It is easy to use and can monitor system synchronization and check Storage status. StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) combines… more »
    Top Answer:The cost of this is less than you expect. Since they're selling a software stack, you do need to consider your own… more »
    Top Answer:You can maintain and update it with little to no fuss, even the free version is incredibly capable whilst it brings the… more »
    Top Answer:Good sizing is the basis for a stable and high-performance environment. It is important to plan in sufficient reserves… more »
    Top Answer:It's difficult to say if something is missing in this solution. Maybe we'd like to manage the raid on the disk directly… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that the product's deployment phase is pretty easy.
    Top Answer:Price-wise, it is a pretty good product. The product's price was one of the main criteria that made my company choose it… more »
    Top Answer:Suppose you don't compare Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series with the newest features available in the other variants of the… more »
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    Also Known As
    StarWind SAN & NAS
    DataCore Virtual SAN
    Lenovo HX Series, ThinkAgile HX Series
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    Overview

    StarWind Virtual SAN provides high availability and fault tolerance for virtualized environments without the need for dedicated SAN hardware. It allows for real-time replication between servers, shared storage for Hyper-V clusters, and enables vMotion and High Availability features for VMware vSphere. The solution reduces costs and leverages existing hardware while providing a scalable and reliable infrastructure. Valuable features include ease of use, scalability, top-tier support, hardware agnosticism, and the ability to use off-the-shelf standard servers to increase storage space. StarWind VSAN has helped organizations improve performance, data availability, and data security while reducing downtime and providing cost-saving storage options.

    Experience peace of mind with DataCore SANsymphony, the ultimate software-defined storage solution alleviating storage management challenges. Say goodbye to the complexities of managing different storage tiers and disruptions with SANsymphony's block-level storage virtualization technology, empowering you to automate capacity provisioning and data placement across diverse storage environments including SAN, DAS, HCI, and JBOD. Break down silos, control data placement, meet business continuity objectives, boost performance, and seamlessly expand or refresh hardware with SANsymphony. Benefit from features like asynchronous replication for disaster recovery, minimizing data loss, accelerating application responsiveness, and integrating new technology non-disruptively. Trusted by industry leaders like NASA, Thorntons, Inc., and TUI Cruises, DataCore SANsymphony guarantees unparalleled flexibility, scalability, and reliability, ensuring uninterrupted data access and application availability while reducing storage costs and inefficiencies.

    Designed for easy deployment and manageability in scale-out clusters, the Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series combines Nutanix software with Lenovo’s highly reliable and scalable servers. These appliances ship fully integrated, tested, and configured so that you can dramatically accelerate your time to value and reduce your infrastructure maintenance.

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    Sample Customers
    Baker Tilly BVI, CMS Internet, Board Harpeth Hall School
    Volkswagen , Maimonides Medical Center, NASA, Thorntons, Inc., TUI, ISCO Industries, Pee Dee Electric Cooperative, United Financial Credit Union, Derby Supply Chain Solutions, Mission Community Hospital, Bellarmine College Preparatory, Colby-Sawyer College, Mount Sinai Health System, The Royal Institute of International Affairs, Quorn Foods, Bitburger, University of Birmingham, Stadtverwaltung Heidelberg, NetEnt to name a few.
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    Top Industries
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    Manufacturing Company10%
    Construction Company8%
    Educational Organization8%
    Computer Software Company8%
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    Computer Software Company18%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Government9%
    Financial Services Firm8%
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    Non Profit27%
    Government11%
    Computer Software Company8%
    Analyst Firm5%
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    Computer Software Company24%
    Comms Service Provider7%
    Government6%
    Manufacturing Company6%
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    Computer Software Company19%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Transportation Company7%
    Comms Service Provider6%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business64%
    Midsize Enterprise22%
    Large Enterprise13%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise58%
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    Small Business49%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise34%
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    Small Business42%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise43%
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    Small Business28%
    Midsize Enterprise23%
    Large Enterprise49%
    Buyer's Guide
    DataCore SANsymphony vs. Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about DataCore SANsymphony vs. Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    DataCore SANsymphony is ranked 7th in HCI with 53 reviews while Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series is ranked 18th in HCI with 3 reviews. DataCore SANsymphony is rated 9.2, while Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of DataCore SANsymphony writes "Robust with good replication and access protection ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series writes "With an easy deployment phase, the tool offers good scalability and stability". DataCore SANsymphony is most compared with VMware vSAN, HPE SimpliVity, StorMagic SvSAN, Red Hat Ceph Storage and VxRail, whereas Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series is most compared with Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series, Lenovo ThinkAgile MX Certified Node, Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series, Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure and VxRail. See our DataCore SANsymphony vs. Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series report.

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