We performed a comparison between Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers and Dell XR2 Rugged Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Lenovo and others in Rack Servers."No down time and it's very user friendly."
"The initial setup is so easy."
"Our customers do not ask for any service for the Dell EMC PowerEdge Rack Servers because they are very durable."
"The fact that they came pre-installed was quite good. We didn't have to worry too much about that process... Also, the maintenance part makes it very easy to raise queries and get repairs done."
"In regards to security, I have noticed that we can implement Active Directory to the iDRAC. It is more secure that way. Then, everyone can access it as they please."
"This solution keeps us up and running and reduces downtime. PowerEdge helped us to reduce data processing time. The PowerEdge systems management frameworks enabled us to progress towards full automation."
"We used to have HPE. Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers are much easier to use and manage."
"The enduring stability and longevity offered by Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers stand out as their most invaluable features."
"The storage and the disc performance in terms of IOPS is great."
"The scalability of the Dell XR2 Rugged Server is good and easy to do."
"We have storage and would like to manage more backups without adding extra storage devices. Maybe it's already there. I need to look at it more."
"I would like to see more information about server health and the server's state, on the front. HP has a little screen that shows server utilization, how many disks there are inside, and the power consumption. HP also shows an alert if there is a malfunction of any device inside."
"The quality of support for this solution varies. Sometimes you get agents who are amazing and other times you get agents who take a long time to resolve your query."
"We have a cloud-first strategy, and hardware is starting to become more and more secondary, so we are not betting on it."
"The only thing that could be improved is documentation. During the installation, it would be good to have some information about how is it going."
"There might be room for improvement, especially in the software aspect, such as firmware updates."
"Occasionally, there might be extended wait times between placing an order and receiving the delivery."
"I would like them to add more NVMe slots. That would be good. That way, it would have better performance, e.g., enough storage for better performance than a spinning disk."
"It lacks a modular option to expand to a 16-bay system."
"Dell XR2 Rugged Server could improve if there was more customization allowed."
Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is ranked 1st in Rack Servers with 136 reviews while Dell XR2 Rugged Server is ranked 12th in Rack Servers with 2 reviews. Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is rated 8.8, while Dell XR2 Rugged Server is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers writes "Storage solution used to host databases and support a company with more than 10,000 users". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell XR2 Rugged Server writes "Simple to scale, high availability, and top level service and support". Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is most compared with HPE ProLiant DL Servers, Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers, Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers, IBM Power Systems and Huawei KunLun Mission Critical Server, whereas Dell XR2 Rugged Server is most compared with HPE ProLiant DL Servers, Dell PowerEdge XE Servers and Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers.
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