We performed a comparison between Dell PowerEdge FX and Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Rack Servers solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The product's initial setup phase was simple and easy."
"The remote management is great."
"It is a scalable solution. My company hasn't faced any difficulties related to the product's performance and scalability since Dell ensures to provide a high-performance service."
"The best feature is PowerEdge's ability to stack up eight blade servers in one 2U chassis."
"The features that I have found most valuable are that it has very robust servers and a very heavy load. We've been working on servers now for 10 years and those servers are still up and running. Those servers are still very powerful until today."
"The most valuable feature is its stability."
"The power efficiency is very good and nice."
"It has extremely high performance, and it is easy to manage."
"We like the iDRAC card which gives us remote access to the server out of band. That's fantastic because if a box is misbehaving, I'm able to get into the bare metal and repair the operating system without needing to go out to the branch office, which could be anywhere in the UK."
"The MX7000 gives us the most concentrated amount of compute in the smallest area possible."
"The ease of setting them up is valuable. It is easy to set them up."
"The robustness of the hardware itself is valuable. We have had PowerEdge servers running even after they were out of their warranty timeline. For example, about four or five years ago, we updated the virtualization platform. One of the servers that we had on that platform was ten years old. These servers have a lot of durability. You can see that they are well-made."
"When it comes to energy consumption they're also very good. They don't use power because they're power-hungry, but because we use them very hard."
"The user interface is very simple, and the support team is always happy to answer any questions we have. They are very easy to contact."
"They are incredibly valuable because they are both user-friendly and powerful for managing hardware."
"We used to have HPE. Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers are much easier to use and manage."
"There are certain shortcomings with Dell PowerEdge FX's integration capabilities with different operating systems, where improvements are needed."
"When it comes to Dell PowerEdge FX, the area of concern revolves around the delivery time where improvements are required."
"The product must provide more integration."
"I don't have any technical issues, but I would like to see the commercial side improve as compared to all other OEMs."
"It should have more simplified management. It is a common problem where vendors think that they have simplified a solution, but the users don't look at it in the same way. A vendor thinks that there are only ten steps for a task, but we consider them as many steps. It should also have more support for NVMe. For high performance and speed, there should also be more network cards for the fiber channel and ethernet."
"They could improve from a manufacturing perspective."
"I rate Dell support six out of 10. It varies. Sometimes it's good. Sometimes it's bad. The response time could be better."
"Before the cloud solution and virtualization, we relied on Dell hardware from specific vendors. The lifecycle for cloud infrastructure is shorter than it used to be. We need a longer lifecycle from the IT supplier providing the computing solution."
"Currently, the solution does not have the in-process memory encryption technology."
"The design, in terms of power efficiency, can be improved."
"Enriching the operational efficiency of Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers could be achieved through the strategic implementation of a central management console hosted in the cloud."
"Lately, we feel that we need an improvement in our servers. Surprisingly, we have seen some servers here that do meet these characteristics. They are slightly smaller servers."
"One of the things that I've noticed is that over time, the system degrades, meaning that little things don't work. For example, the hard drive would need to be replaced or iDRAC would not be functioning properly. We may have to flash the firmware. It is not like some other hardware where it just runs without issues for four or five years. With Dell, generally, there are little hiccups here and there."
"We have experienced some challenges with iDRAC when upgrading firmware."
"The performance could be a bit better."
"It takes a long time to deliver the hardware. The riser cards can be better. The riser cards are where the PCI cards connect. They need to have more than two riser cards in the server because it can be difficult to connect sometimes."
Dell PowerEdge FX is ranked 8th in Rack Servers with 12 reviews while Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is ranked 1st in Rack Servers with 136 reviews. Dell PowerEdge FX is rated 8.4, while Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Dell PowerEdge FX writes "A highly stable product that seamlessly integrates with the storage portfolio and provides excellent technical support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers writes "Storage solution used to host databases and support a company with more than 10,000 users". Dell PowerEdge FX is most compared with HPE Apollo, Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers, Lenovo Edge Servers and Oracle SPARC Servers, whereas Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is most compared with HPE ProLiant DL Servers, Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers, Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers and IBM Power Systems. See our Dell PowerEdge FX vs. Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers report.
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