We performed a comparison between Springpath [EOL] and VxRail based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Dell Technologies, Nutanix, VMware and others in HCI."We are able to execute maintenance on one server while the other is still running."
"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."
"The customer support provided by StarWind is excellent."
"It eliminates the use of expensive physical shared storage."
"It has improved our organization in terms of its uptime as our main cluster has never been offline due to a SAN failure."
"The most valuable feature is the fact that the nodes are Active/Active, and allow us to do upgrades on any node without any downtime."
"The StarWind tech support is extremely helpful, especially during the initial setup."
"The instant failover, with vSAN copying data to the second node, allowed for the continuous availability of our applications."
"Integration with vCenter WebClient services and Cisco UCS Ecosystem, as it gives a Single Pane Of Management which lowers administration-cost (improving TCO)."
"The initial setup was very easy."
"VxRail's technical support is very good."
"VxRail simplifies IT infrastructure management by providing a single management console for compute, storage, and network. The second advantage is that VxRail offers a continuously validated architecture from the OEM. This means that Dell thoroughly tests all firmware updates before being released or installed on the product, helping to prevent compatibility issues. The third benefit is its ten-year roadmap. Dell consistently announces a roadmap for the product spanning the next decade."
"One beneficial feature is that the solution can handle complex environments."
"You don't have to worry too much about the hardware and you don't have to work on integrating a storage device. We instead have this as an all-in-one solution and everything is available as a box."
"VxRail can manage the whole cluster at the same time, so it's easy to expand. VxRail has more features vSAN ReadyNodes that make it easier to implement from scratch."
"Its ease of administration is extremely valuable. It allows me to make better use of my time for other tasks instead of maintaining systems through multiple administration consoles."
"The solution is perfect for the lifecycle management of hardware."
"I had issues locating the documentation that applied to my version of StarWind vSAN."
"We don't really have any issues with this product."
"The StarWind Management Console is available only for Microsoft Windows/Windows Server, and should also be available for Linux and macOS, as it would reduce implementation costs."
"Being able to run StarWind vSAN on top of any free UNIX operating system to build a resilient iSCSI/FTP/SMB storage system would be useful."
"I would love to see more vendor selection to be available for the HCA/vSAN appliances."
"Some of the documentation seems to be a bit older and refers to deprecated items."
"A great feature would be a wizard and to include a new disk in the SAN. At the moment, including a new disk requires several steps - some that must be done at the OS level and others in each node."
"A better overall view of the different deployments could be beneficial, although this is difficult due to how flexible the solution is."
"Stability during installations/upgrades is a big issue."
"If VxRail could also offer file services in addition to virtualization, that would be nice because sometimes people want to complement their environment with file services, and you don't have that in VxRail."
"The price should come down a little bit. It has become better than it was at the beginning. There was a really big price difference between a hyper-converged infrastructure and the classic servers and storage. The gap is lessening, however, it's still there."
"The initial setup between the different Dell departments is fragmented. The engineers who come to rack/stack and do the initial config should be trained on all the areas and work with the different Dell departments whilst they are onsite to give a smoother install and better experience for customer."
"Troubleshooting can be a little more difficult than legacy systems."
"At present, VxRail is a hyperconverged state of the art product being installed in a legacy way. We need hyperconverged install teams."
"The upgrade packages require a lot of bandwidth. This could be reduced for an improved experience."
"I would love to see license migration from one host to another."
"My main issue so far is that the installation created a default datacenter name of "Marvin" and it cannot be changed."
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Springpath [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in HCI while VxRail is ranked 1st in HCI with 115 reviews. Springpath [EOL] is rated 4.0, while VxRail is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Springpath [EOL] writes "This product has a lot of room to improve: Competitors have a much larger feature-set, stability during installations/upgrades is a big issue.". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VxRail writes "Offers a hassle-free, complete package, and is energy-efficient". Springpath [EOL] is most compared with , whereas VxRail is most compared with VMware vSAN, Dell PowerFlex, HPE SimpliVity, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) and Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series.
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