We performed a comparison between Huawei OceanStor Dorado and Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two All-Flash Storage solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."This is the best all-flash storage array on the market."
"Scalability is one of the best features. You can quickly add more. You can swap out the drives with larger sizes, you can add more shelves. All of that is perfect - the whole concept of keeping it modular..."
"The tool is simple and easy to use. It has neat features like protection from device removal. Moreover, you can undo the deletes. The solution is easy to work with and not as complicated as CAC"
"The initial setup is very straightforward. You simply plug it in and turn it on."
"The solution has probably reduced my power use substantially."
"I like the speed, and I like the API and how programmable it is."
"The scalability is good."
"It's reduced our overhead management time on storage, since it is so simple to get in and just provision a volume, present it to the host, and then you are done."
"The solution's pricing is its most valuable feature."
"We can use Huawei OceanStor Dorado capacity storage for many different purposes."
"This is a stable product that we can use for DR in production."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the overall simplicity."
"Has good capacity, is effective and easy to manage."
"The deduplication features and the graphical user interface (GUI) of the solution are the most valuable to me."
"It is very easy to use."
"The solution’s overall security is good."
"The solution is very easy to set up."
"We have been working with the solution for around a year and so far it has shown itself to be stable."
"Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is quite an elementary box, no frills. It does not have all the functionality of the DM but it is acceptable, it does its task. It integrates pretty well."
"The most valuable features of the Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series are the dual controllers, available installation documentation, and the option of multiple host bus adapter interfaces."
"Fewer features is not necessarily a negative as it leads to simpler operation and lower price."
"The solution's initial setup process is easy."
"Its initial setup process is easy."
"The solution is very easy to troubleshoot. It's one of the most valuable features. It also doesn't take long to deploy and normally it comes with a three-year warranty."
"It needs to improve its price."
"The one major gripe I have is that there is no snapshotting enabled by default on the SAN."
"A three wave application or multi wave application synchronization would be an improvement."
"We need to add more storage in Pure Storage FlashArray with the cluster mode activated for us to have better performance."
"Automation could be simplified."
"Going forward, don't complicate things for the customers."
"I would like to see more cloud integration."
"I would like to see more detailed reporting on the data. However, it would be nice to know what are the exact VMs usage after deduplication and/or what that VMs actual latency and bandwidth is, outside of VMware."
"In additional features, it would be easier to do snapshots on a regular basis. So, like, a new feature that would allow you to take snapshots every hour."
"There could be local support services available for the platform. Additionally, they should provide a bundled license, including all protection and encryption rules."
"Difficult integration with third parties."
"The initial setup was very complex."
"I would like to see them improve their IOPS per second to match their contemporaries in the industry."
"They should add a feature to the platform to help us manage storage communication with one of the vendors."
"The user interface of Huawei OceanStor Dorado could be more user-friendly. Other solutions, such as EMC, have a better user interface."
"This solution does not support VMware VVols 2.0."
"It would be useful to have structured solutions replicated to other sites."
"Improvements can be made to the product's performance."
"In the next release, I would like to see support for Hyper-converged infrastructure."
"In the next release, I would like to see more functionality. But, again, it is an entry-level product."
"The difficult part comes when dealing with the host. You have to enable multi-pathing and other aspects that are needed for proper configuration. I don't know if there is room for a more hyper-conversion structure to work with, but this would be easier."
"Its performance could be faster."
"There could be a snapshot feature in the solution."
"ThinkSystem could be better integrated with backup software like Commvault, Veritas, or Symantec."
Huawei OceanStor Dorado is ranked 11th in All-Flash Storage with 31 reviews while Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is ranked 20th in All-Flash Storage with 11 reviews. Huawei OceanStor Dorado is rated 8.4, while Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Huawei OceanStor Dorado writes "Good performance and simple to deploy and manage". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series writes "Provides good stability and is reliable in terms of performance". Huawei OceanStor Dorado is most compared with Dell PowerStore, Huawei OceanStor, IBM FlashSystem, NetApp AFF and Pure Storage FlashBlade, whereas Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series is most compared with Dell PowerStore, NetApp AFF, Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series, IBM FlashSystem and HPE 3PAR StoreServ. See our Huawei OceanStor Dorado vs. Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series report.
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