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

"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."

"It consumes a smaller footprint when I compare it with other competitors."

"When we use it for VDI solutions, it is very easy to deploy and support."

"I like Cisco Intersight."

"Cisco HyperFlex HX has improved the way our organization functions on the storage side by having one big storage space for hosting VMs. We do not have to provision other ones. That's a positive aspect of it."

"Performance-wise, everything is good. So far, we haven't had any issues. There has been no downtime at all."

"The most valuable feature of Cisco HyperFlex HX is that it is self-contained."

"The most valuable feature is that it is something small that can be more easily deployed than a full data center set of servers."

"We find the initial implementation process simple and straightforward."

"The benefit of using vSAN is that it's easy to manage on vCenter, you can see if there are issues, get recommendations, and overall, it's highly fault-free which is beneficial because we want to minimize downtime."

"The product is useful for DR and other things."

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

"The most valuable feature is the set of user tools that are available."

"Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes is scalable"

"The most valuable feature of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes is file sharing."

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

"Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series could improve by having the documents be more readily available and the support could be more flexible."

"Cisco should combine its features with its prices."

"The utilization needs to be better. It needs more options."

"There are sometimes issues with memory failure."

"The initial setup is very complex because there were some issues. It is not clear to how set up this solution."

"It would have been nice if the product provided some cloud integrations."

"We are working with a lot of different technologies and trying to manage them with one tool. The API could be improved for better integration with other systems."

"The architecture separates data, computing, memory, and storage into different parts."

"Compatibility with other hardware nodes needs to be improved."

"Dell vSAN Ready Nodes' deployment is complex."

"Although vSAN ReadyNodes work well, a faster firmware lifecycle with the release of validated firmware catalogs more quickly would be a desired improvement."

"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."

"The product's price is an area of concern where improvements are required. The price of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes could be lowered."

"Dell vSAN Ready Nodes doesn't perform as well as IBM. There are significant limitations, especially with scalability and flexibility over time. For example, adding drives can be problematic if the specific drives aren't available with older nodes that are four or five years old. Unlike IBM, Dell vSAN Ready Nodes isn't as flexible and doesn't scale easily. Additionally, while present, features like deduplication and compression don't perform as efficiently as they do on IBM. Our experience shows that the tool isn't as robust or flexible as advertised."

"I would want VMware to ensure that when there's a hardware failure on a host, it should gracefully migrate the VMs to another host available in the cluster without restarting, which would be a great improvement."

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

"Our licensing is Hybrid. We have all of our applications for billing and outage management through this."

"For customers in the private sector, this product can have a very high return on investment."

"I would like the pricing to be cheaper."

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

"The price is a bit high. It could be better, but the product is worth the cost."

"It's much more expensive than rack servers. It was an issue, but when you compare it to the number of people who were administrative assistants before, it's on the positive ROI side. It's much cheaper."

"Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series is expensive. It's a standard license, and we pay for it yearly. I think we pay about 700."

"Our licensing costs are large, but it is combined between all of the Cisco products that we have."

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

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

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

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

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

"The price of the solution was reasonable."

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