Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series [EOL] vs Dell vSAN Ready Nodes comparison

"You can administer things easily. E.g., if you need more power, you can add a system."

"The technical support has been helpful. We are always able to get through to the right person."

"It is very scalable. It is also easy to scan."

"Stretch cluster allows us to warranty a service for the customer."

"Cisco provides the ability to configure BIOS, something that no one else can do, on a remote basis. That's really helpful sometimes. The bus-snooping alteration tool for BIOS is fantastic. That's one of the game-changing features that Cisco alone has at this point."

"By configuring networks, we are saving power."

"HyperFlex is flexible for various projects and we have a lot of vendors doing projects where HyperFlex has been good at solving issues."

"It saves space for data centers, which is good."

"I rate vSAN ReadyNodes as a nine out of ten."

"This is a product I recommend."

"The cost is higher compared to non-Dell vSAN Ready Nodes, but when compared with external storage solutions, there are significant benefits."

"The tool's most valuable features are compression and its usage in Kubernetes."

"The tool's most valuable feature is high availability."

"We previously used the old traditional type of file storage and we switched because there was almost no difference in cost but we got a product with much better features."

"It is easy to install."

"You don't have to spend much time evaluating the hardware. It can be deployed in a short time. The tool is also easy to upgrade."

"I haven't been too impressed with the Cisco HyperFlex HX, honestly. It's a hard concept."

"One aspect that really needs to be looked at, is to fix the bugs issue."

"The setup was complex, especially since we usually do all the planning, sizing, and workflows before integration."

"The documentation could be substantially better, but the product itself does everything it needs to do."

"This solution is lacking in replication and backup abilities that I would like to see in a future release similar to HPE SimpliVity."

"The primary improvements should be made in the cluster storage controller VMs so that they don't break the upgrade process."

"There is a VMware plugin for HyperFlex, which sometimes it hangs up in our environment, and doesn't function well."

"Their technical support is very bad. We had an issue where instead of an engineer we got a PDF "doctor" that didn't know anything about our problem which was very frustrating."

"This product is not sufficiently scalable."

"The solution should provide daily task alerts for data recovery maintenance, usage, and other instructions to ensure the systems are in a good status."

"Currently, it's like a black box that only Dell technical support knows how to handle."

"We have experienced some issues with performance."

"Upgrades are carried out manually."

"I think the upgrades could be improved. If you compare it to other HCI solutions, like VxRail, the upgrade process is fully automated whereas on vSAN ReadyNodes it's a bit complicated and we have to do it manually."

"The deployment is done by doing it one by one and could be simplified."

"Scalability is an area that could be improved. We are looking at a maximum of 32 nodes now in a cluster, but going to 64 or 128 would be a major advantage."

"I would like the pricing to be cheaper."

"The product could be cheaper."

"The price is a bit too high."

"It is relatively expensive, but it can easily return value by freeing up other resources."

"The licensing is perpetual and the only thing that you may need to pay for on a monthly basis is if you're going to use their cloud-based management features."

"Its price is rather fair when compared with other solutions like VxRail, vSAN, and HPE SimpliVity. We got a fair amount of discount from Cisco for Cisco HyperFlex. It is cost-effective. We have renewed storage till next year, and we have already paid the vendor. When we talk about HyperFlex or any HCI solution, storage is the part where we can reduce a lot of costs. At the current moment, we are already using NetApp storage, which did not allow us to go for a full Cisco HyperFlex setup. We are planning to go to a larger scale next year. Then we will be able to see how cost-effective it really is for us."

"If you don't look at the costs of the systems, the scalability is quite good."

"We are on an annual subscription and the price is fair."

"We have a four-year contract to use Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes."

"The tool's pricing is competitive compared to others. The tool's licensing is based on annual subscriptions."

"The price of the solution was reasonable."

"There is a problem, which is the lack of an integrated price structure."

"The solution is more expensive than a traditional array. The prices are skyrocketing."

"My company makes yearly payments towards the licensing charges attached to the solution. The solution is expensive."

"Comparing the price of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes to other solutions it is not expensive."