We performed a comparison between Dell PowerEdge VRTX and Dell VxBlock System based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Converged Infrastructure solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Dell PowerEdge VRTX supports a lot of memory which has allowed us to keep our system size smaller."
"While I cannot say Dell is better than HP or IBM, Dell has a strong presence here in Qatar. We can recommend Dell because of that strategic factor."
"The most valuable feature is the combined management in one box."
"It is simple to use and it's user-friendly."
"The security is very good on the solution."
"We now find that the solution is quite stable."
"We started off with a base because we started our infrastructure with Dell and we always propose or prefer Dell which is easier to manage the warranty than with different vendors."
"It is pretty easy to install."
"Integration with VMware and VMotion definitely brings a lot of value."
"VxBlock has good performance, so that is an advantage."
"Its performance is very good."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the speed."
"Good default features."
"Virtual machines for the infrastructure."
"With a converged infrastructure, it's easy to troubleshoot from network to server issues from a single point of reference."
"Good flexibility and speed."
"I'd like to be able to increase capacity."
"The problem is with our configuration. We know we can use PowerEdge for hyper-convergence if we have PowerEdge and configure vSAN. We will be able to achieve what VxRail is being able to provide, but we need to migrate it to a new infrastructure instead of changing our existing. It will be much more difficult for us."
"The nodes should be synced with the server so that the solution can be used from the cloud when any or all nodes are down."
"Dell PowerEdge VRTX can improve by providing support for M2 drives."
"VRTX is a bit simplified to the extent that it is a mainstream type of solution for small businesses. If a company needs a more complex solution or something that is a time saver or has more power or scalability, it is probably not the best solution. However, when a company grows and its needs grow, this type of environment can be definitely migrated towards a lab environment or pre-prod testing, not necessarily production. It can still have a second life for the other types of use."
"Management of storage and networking is web-based, slow, and difficult."
"We've had general issues related to the solution being difficult."
"The storage can be improved."
"We are finding it a bit challenging in terms of the management of a specific VxBlock component. Currently, we have different units as a part of the block storage. We have one for Cisco equipment and one for Dell. When we have an issue in the infrastructure, Dell EMC VxBlock System should automatically detect it and send a notification to VC support, but, unfortunately, it is doing that only for one unit. It is not working for Cisco components. We have informed them about this area of improvement, and they are working on this. The way different parts are integrated should be improved. We should have one console to log in to see all the infrastructure in terms of each machine and hardware."
"The only thing that I can say is when you procure the VxBlock, obviously you have to complete detailed questionnaires about your architecture including the configuration, et cetera. If you make a mistake on the implementation, then you need to rebuild the entire VxBlock. That is just a point of consideration rather than a flaw. You need to be absolutely sure and validate the upfront configuration information that you provide because your VxBlock comes delivered and built, according to that exact information."
"Does not support different kinds of mixed applications."
"Scalability is an area that needs to be improved."
"This solution does not support Hyper-V, and we would like the new version to be supported and certified to work with Hyper-V."
"It's a good product but the price could be lowered. It's expensive."
"It is a good product, but for us, it is like a black box. We are not really sure about its internal components, and how to do the terminal upgrade, and how to make sure about the security of the device. We understand how it works, but in order to do the upgrades, we have to get help from the company. We cannot do it ourselves. In another model that we had, the internal team could do the upgrade but not in this one. There is no clear process for a new upgrade or update. They should provide a software intelligence tool that has a dashboard where you can see the current firmware, the latest firmware, and the documentation and the process for the upgrade. For VxBlock, we have different management consoles. There is no single management console that you can use to manage all components inside VxBlock. Their scale up and scale out process is also not clear. Their support is also a little bit slow in responding to the cases."
"The solution could use a clearer description of working methods to tell people more about its use cases."
Dell PowerEdge VRTX is ranked 1st in Converged Infrastructure with 16 reviews while Dell VxBlock System is ranked 4th in Converged Infrastructure with 12 reviews. Dell PowerEdge VRTX is rated 8.4, while Dell VxBlock System is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Dell PowerEdge VRTX writes "A very good online UI and fit for lower budgets but nodes don't sync with the server". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell VxBlock System writes "Can be deployed quickly, is easy to manage, and is stable and resilient". Dell PowerEdge VRTX is most compared with HPE ConvergedSystem, FlexPod XCS, IBM PureSystems and Oracle Private Cloud Appliance, whereas Dell VxBlock System is most compared with FlexPod XCS, Dell Vscale Architecture, IBM VersaStack, Oracle Private Cloud Appliance and HPE ConvergedSystem. See our Dell PowerEdge VRTX vs. Dell VxBlock System report.
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