Most of my clients are using this solution to manage their smaller storage and as a backup solution.
Senior Consultant at a tech vendor with 1-10 employees
Overall simple to use, good local support, but integration need improvement
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of this solution is the overall simplicity."
- "Huawei OceanStor Dorado could improve the integration, there have been some compatibility issues with some operating system functions."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of this solution is the overall simplicity.
What needs improvement?
Huawei OceanStor Dorado could improve the integration, there have been some compatibility issues with some operating system functions.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for approximately one year.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
We have not had an issue with the scalability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable.
How are customer service and support?
The local support has been very good.
How was the initial setup?
The installation is straightforward. The team did not do a lot of training and was able to handle the installation without issues.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price of the solution is competitive compared to others, such as Dell EMC and Hitachi. I believe the reason they are providing a discount is they want to increase their penetration into the market.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I have evaluated Dell EMC and Hitachi solutions.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Huawei OceanStor Dorado a six out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
Technical Services Consultant at KOMPOSITE
Reliable, good support, simple installation
Pros and Cons
- "The solution is scalable."
What is our primary use case?
My customers are using Huawei OceanStor Dorado for data storage.
How has it helped my organization?
easy to deploy, good price, nice features
What is most valuable?
deduplication but first, hypermetro
What needs improvement?
best compression , best end user interface, more easy to use.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Huawei OceanStor Dorado for a couple of years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Huawei OceanStor Dorado is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable.
In France, we have 10 clients using this solution.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support has been good.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I am reseller for Huawei
How was the initial setup?
The initial installation was straightforward.
What about the implementation team?
Our IT team did the implementation of the solutions.
The implementation and maintenance are done by two technicians.
What was our ROI?
n/a
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It's not easy to receive an upgrade license of Huawei OceanStor Dorado. It's easy to buy OceanStor with several features, but when you want to add on features later it's not easy. I had some problems.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
no
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others.
I rate Huawei OceanStor Dorado a eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Other
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Senior Storage Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Easy to manage, easy to provision storage, and it is a good price to performance ratio
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of this solution is the price to performance ratio."
- "This solution does not support VMware VVols 2.0."
What is our primary use case?
We are an IT distributor and this is one of the storage solutions that we implement for our clients. The primary use case is for VMware virtualization, although it is also used for database system storage. Oracle and other SQL databases require a lot of performance in terms of IO per second, which is met by using OceanStore Dorado.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of this solution is the price to performance ratio. It is a very good price compared to other products and taking the performance into account, it is probably the best price-to-performance ratio on the market right now.
This solution is easy to manage and storage can be provisioned in a very easy way.
What needs improvement?
The logistics can be improved because sometimes we have to wait a long time for the product to be delivered, despite there being stores available in Europe. Some of our customers are discouraged due to this long wait time.
The marketing for this product needs to be improved because it does not have enough exposure.
This solution does not support VMware VVols 2.0. However, I do not feel that this is necessary.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have about a year and a half of experience with OceanStor Dorado.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The product is stable. We have not had any complaints about the features or stability of this solution from our customers.
How are customer service and technical support?
I have not been in contact with technical support, and I have not heard that any of our customers have needed to contact them either.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I am also familiar with Pure Storage. They have a nice product and they concentrate only on storage solutions. It is very easy to manage, as well.
I have also worked with storage solutions by Fujitsu and HPE.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is short and rather straightforward. One person can do it on their own.
The length of time required for deployment varies depending on how complex the environment is. For example, the simple provision of storage is very easy, but it is always connected through some kind of SAN so it can take time. However, the product itself takes an hour, at most, to deploy.
What about the implementation team?
We are the distributors for this product and our resellers are the ones who do the implementation and deployment.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
There are lots of features included with this solution and some of them require additional licensing, such as creating high availability storage using a cluster.
What other advice do I have?
In Poland, cloud-based workloads are just starting to be adopted. For the time being, the majority of solutions are still deployed on-premises.
Overall, this is a good product that performs well and is easy to manage. Everything that is required by the market, this product already has.
I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Distributor
Senior Systems Engineer at dts
A solution with a simple GUI that's fast and offers very good technical support
Pros and Cons
- "The initial setup is straightforward. Deployment takes about a day."
- "The speeds of the disks themselves need to be faster. The disks are not flash. When we opened our hard drive from the inclusion, I saw a converter, and it's not entirely flash."
What is most valuable?
The solution is very fast, but IBM is winning at the right speed. The GUI is very simple, however, in comparison to IBM. The interface is nice and simple, as are the guides.
What needs improvement?
The speeds of the disks themselves need to be faster. The disks are not flash. When we opened our hard drive from the inclusion, I saw a converter, and it's not entirely flash.
It would be helpful in the future if they could create another solution that can manage both Huawei and non-Huawei boxes.
For how long have I used the solution?
We're currently testing the solution. It's rather new for us.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I can't speak to its stability. We haven't run any stability tests yet.
How are customer service and technical support?
Technical support is very responsive. We have many products from Huawei. If something happens, we open a ticket and they assist.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward. Deployment takes about a day.
What about the implementation team?
We had a consultant assist in the implementation. We just provided the help connecting the cable and installing the rack.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I don't handle pricing, but I do believe it is less expensive than IBM.
What other advice do I have?
We use a hybrid deployment model, and we're currently testing the solution.
I'd rate the solution 8.5 out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Solution Design Architect at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
The technical support is great and I like the deduplication features and the graphical user interface
Pros and Cons
- "The deduplication features and the graphical user interface (GUI) of the solution are the most valuable to me."
- "An area of this product that has room for improvement is the NAS capability."
What is our primary use case?
Our primary use case of this solution is for production.
What is most valuable?
The deduplication features and the graphical user interface (GUI) of the solution are the most valuable to me.
What needs improvement?
An area of this product that has room for improvement is the NAS capability.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for around six months now.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is very stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I am impressed by the scalability of the solution.
How are customer service and technical support?
I've only had to use technical support a few times because the solution is very stable. They always have very good support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We did previously use a different solution, but we switched due to Huawei's better price-performance ratio.
How was the initial setup?
We used an integrator for the installation and the initial setup was really straightforward.
What other advice do I have?
My advice to others would be that it's a very good product and I'm very happy with it. In the next version, it would be nice to have a converged solution for NAS and SAN. On a scale from one to 10, where one is the worst and 10 is the best, I will rate a nine, because it's a very good product and it's stable. It just lacks automation support for automation products.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Solution Delivery Expert at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Fast support, easy to deploy, priced competitively, and well-serves our DR purposes
Pros and Cons
- "This is a stable product that we can use for DR in production."
- "If they implement a backup solution directly into the OceanStor then it will be a valuable feature."
What is our primary use case?
We have this product deployed in our data center and are using it for DR purposes.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature is Snap Mirroring.
What needs improvement?
If they implement a backup solution directly into the OceanStor then it will be a valuable feature.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Huawei OceanStor Dorado for between four and five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This is a stable product that we can use for DR in production. We plan to continue using it.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This solution is scalable and you can expand it to petabytes. We have more than 500 users.
How are customer service and technical support?
Huawei's technical support is very advanced. Customers can directly approach a Huawei technical person by logging a ticket and providing an email address. They will definitely respond in one or two hours.
The support is fast but the customer needs to understand what data they need for support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We call use another storage product, the Dell EMC Unity 300.
How was the initial setup?
The installation and configuration are quite simple.
The length of time required for deployment depends on your scenario. If you deploy it as a DR site, it will take between three and four hours to complete. This includes all of the features.
What about the implementation team?
We implemented and deployed in-house.
Not many people are needed for deployment maintenance. A minimum of two people can deploy and manage it.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
All of the brands have different architectures for licensing. Some licenses come standard with the product, whereas some you need to buy.
This product is not too expensive, and the price is competitive on the market.
What other advice do I have?
For me, this is a good solution and there is no need to improve it. I recommend it to others.
I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
Solution Delivery Expert at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Simple to use with powerful applications
Pros and Cons
- "The majority of our customers find this solution simple to use."
- "There are some limitations to this product because they do not have unified storage."
What is our primary use case?
We are a solution provider and the Huawei OceanStor Dorado is one of the products that we are working on for a customer. There are a lot of use cases for it, primarily in the financial and banking sectors.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features are CDP and Metro in the Hyper applications.
The majority of our customers find this solution simple to use.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been dealing with Huawei for the past 10 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is very easy to scale products by Huawei.
Most of our clients who purchase this product are small and medium-sized businesses, although we do have some enterprise-level customers.
How are customer service and technical support?
Huawei provides different types of services in our region. There are Hi-Care and Co-Care. The Hi-Care services are provided directly by Huawei, whereas Co-Care services are handled by partners. Overall, the support is fine.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have experience with solutions from other vendors such as Dell EMC and NetApp. The initial setup is easiest with Huawei.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is very simple. It will take only five or ten minutes for deployment and the initial tests.
What about the implementation team?
My company has an in-house team that handles the implementation and services for our clients. If the client purchases a maintenance contract then we take care of that, as well.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
There are some costs in addition to the standard licensing fees, depending on the requirements. Examples of these are the HyperMetro, HyperReplication, and HyperSnapshot (HyperSnap) features.
What other advice do I have?
My advice to anybody who is considering OceanStor Dorado is that it is a very reliable solution with good features. It is a well-established product.
I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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