We performed a comparison between Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series and Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two HCI solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
"The top-notch support before, during, and after deployments are better than any other vendor I have come across."
"The license price is one of the cheapest in the market."
"It enables us to provide more solution options for our clients, with the reassurance that, when implemented, they will be efficient and stable."
"The features that I found most valuable are ease of use of the software that StarWind offers - with the first setup being a bit painful."
"Training is also easy as it is just one system to learn."
"Given the high availability of the server cluster, we were able to reduce separate physical servers onto one hyper-converged cluster - this saved in OPEX and CAPEX costs immediately, along with licensing costs of the Windows Server licenses."
"It's quite easy to install."
"The virtual tapes can be uploaded to the object storage of your choice with object locking/governance which gives you an extra layer of protection."
"I find the usability very valuable."
"It's very easy to integrate with the ACI network."
"The most valuable feature is that you can manage the whole cluster from the traffic interconnect."
"Stretch cluster allows us to warranty a service for the customer."
"The solution is easy to use and to learn. It is well integrated with VMware."
"Great integration with backup software."
"It is very scalable. It is also very secure. Cisco's security portfolio is integrated with it, which makes it secure. It is a platform-based device. Its performance is also fairly good in comparison to any other solution."
"The management feature is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"The most valuable feature of Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure is the relocating of resources."
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"A better overall view of the different deployments could be beneficial, although this is difficult due to how flexible the solution is."
"Though I have learned some of the nuances with the upgrading of firmware/windows/etc., it would be nice to have a more efficient method of doing so."
"If there was a way to automatically put disks in maintenance mode when shutting the host down and exit maintenance mode automatically, that would simplify things."
"It would help if the manufacturer provided clearer and more detailed documentation, with explanations of how the application can be installed in various HA configurations."
"I would like to see options for automated notifications of any changes, including, for example, synchronization issues."
"I see no need for major improvements but there could be some improvements in the form of notifications and the simplifying of maintenance mode."
"The console is something that I feel could be improved. There is nothing technically wrong with it, but it can be jazzed up and/or made to be a little more intuitive."
"Perhaps more reporting features on the utilization, usage, and performance of the configured high-availability images and underlying physical disks would be helpful."
"The initial setup can be a bit complex."
"The initial setup could be faster, due to the prerequisites."
"With the cache disk fails in Cisco, the whole node fails, and the workload goes down."
"HyperFlex could be improved by reducing the minimum number of nodes supported from three to two."
"Lacks some integration and documentation could be improved."
"You have to get the same servers with the same storage; they need to be identical. However, in vSAN or in VMware we don't have to do that. We can just add storage and manage it in the same server."
"I have been receiving a memory overflow message every day when I use the solution."
"The initial setup can be complex."
"Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure could improve the security of the solution. However, we are comfortable using it. Additionally, there could be more information provided for the solution and the interface could be more user-friendly."
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Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series is ranked 8th in HCI with 27 reviews while Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure is ranked 25th in HCI with 1 review. Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series is rated 7.8, while Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure is rated 7.0. The top reviewer of Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series writes "An all-in-one option that is stable and offers good management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure writes "Useful resource relocating, scalable, but security could improve". Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series is most compared with VxRail, VMware vSAN, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI), HPE SimpliVity and Sangfor HCI, whereas Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure is most compared with Sangfor HCI, VxRail, VMware vSAN, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) and Dell vSAN Ready Nodes.
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