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Dell vSAN Ready Nodes vs NetApp HCI [EOL] comparison

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Dell vSAN Ready Nodes
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94% willing to recommend
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    88% willing to recommend
     

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    Categories and Ranking

    Dell vSAN Ready Nodes
    Average Rating
    8.4
    Reviews Sentiment
    6.3
    Number of Reviews
    21
    Ranking in other categories
    HCI (9th)
    NetApp HCI [EOL]
    Average Rating
    8.0
    Reviews Sentiment
    5.6
    Number of Reviews
    32
    Ranking in other categories
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    Featured Reviews

    KuldeepSingh4 - PeerSpot reviewer
    KuldeepSingh4
    Technical Solution Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
    Experience improved efficiency and customer satisfaction with enhanced integration and management capabilities
    Scalability involves two types of environments: VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and non-VCF environment where we use VMware Validated Foundation. With VCF we have significant automation built-in within the VCF console within SDDC manager as the primary management console. For non-VCF environments, it depends on customer choice. For small environments, we do manual scalability and sometimes use Terraform scripts to keep the host ready and add in the cluster automatically. For large environments with frequent scalability actions, we propose the Terraform solution that builds ESXi, does necessary configuration, and automatically starts up for associating with the existing environment. If scaling is infrequent, with one or two hosts per month, it is a manual job. From a challenge perspective, it seems easier, with just a few pre-checks regarding make and model compatibility, disks, and server health on the hardware level.
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    Massimiliano Bartolozzi
    Chief Information Officer at Lucart S.p.A.
    Crashed continuously, complex to deploy, and bad after-sales support - NETAPP FIXED the problems in 2022
    Their after-sales support, SLA, and third-parties availability should be improved. NetApp's support is very difficult to engage. We have an SLA of onsite support within 24 hours. but they don't respect the SLA. Its stability was very bad. It has been crashing continuously. In one year, we got three crashes, which is unbelievable for an appliance that is guaranteed for 10 years without any crashes. In 2022, NetApp Italy, driven by the country manager Davide Marini, fixed all our issues and added additional computation power for free. This is a great example of customer care. They could have done it right the first time of course, but admitting the errors and putting in place such a remediation plan has been a very professional behavior.
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    Quotes from Members

    We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
     

    Pros

    "It is easy to install."
    "If I consider the overall product, I would say that it is an excellent solution that offers very good performance and stability."
    "The most beneficial feature is the consolidated storage which is the vSAN. It handles most of the heavy work."
    "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."
    "The most valuable feature is the set of user tools that are available."
    "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."
    "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."
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    "It's simple, flexible, powerful; we've been able to move most of our workload to it and we've seen increased performance across the board."
    "The initial setup was straightforward; it was easy and fast to deploy, and NetApp Cloud Manager made getting up and running with Cloud ONTAP amazing, easy to use, simple, and it basically did everything."
    "I like how the solution gives you the ability to basically grow compute and storage separately, and there is no compute processing used for storage IO so that means that the compute is purely satisfying user workloads."
    "This is a strong product and it works very well, and the processes around it continue to grow and mature."
    "It is scalable, and NetApp Deployment Engine (NDE) makes its deployment easier."
    "It is easy to set up, and you don't have to do much work to get it to do what it needs to do."
    "Using NetApp HCI has made things a lot easier to set up."
    "When it comes to DevOps, HCI has saved our organization time and money, especially with the number of resources that we have cut down."
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    Cons

    "There is room for improvement in the maintenance pricing. Maintenance isn't difficult, but the prices are high and ridiculous. Some customers feel it is better to go with a new solution rather than renew this one."
    "When customers want to expand capacity but all the drive slots are full, they are forced to buy new servers or nodes which adds more costs with licenses and hardware, rendering it less scalable than other storage setups."
    "Currently, it's like a black box that only Dell technical support knows how to handle."
    "The solution should provide daily task alerts for data recovery maintenance, usage, and other instructions to ensure the systems are in a good status."
    "The solution doesn't scale."
    "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."
    "Dell vSAN Ready Nodes' deployment is complex."
    "Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes is a great hyper-converged system that is a perfect platform for supporting any kind of workload. The only workload that it's not designed to support is big data."
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    "In the next version I would like to see bigger GPU types and insurance for including transparency."
    "It is easy to install now, but could potentially be even simpler."
    "Unfortunately, the solution has not reduced our hypervisor footprint."
    "The fact that it doesn't have all the data points we need and all the historical data that I would like. I find that a lot of the performance analysis is done through support, where they have something that we don't have. It would be nice just to have all that on-prem."
    "There have been some drive type of issues where we have to apply a new code level. Storage nodes kick certain drives until they act as though they have failed when really they haven't. You just have to reinsert them, then they go on about their happy way. It's sort of a bug."
    "I'd like to see some additional graphics capabilities because I'd like to look at some virtual desktop integration for CAD software."
    "Its stability is very bad. It has been crashing continuously. In one year, we got three crashes, which is unbelievable for an appliance that is guaranteed for 10 years without any crash."
    "The problem is that it needs to be much more stable, for example, when I want to do the upgrade to 1.7 that just released, I also need to issue a ticket to the support guy in India and he asked me to deploy another mlock. There are a lot of manual steps compared with other products."
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    Pricing and Cost Advice

    "We have a four-year contract to use Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes."
    "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."
    "The price of the solution was reasonable."
    "My company makes yearly payments towards the licensing charges attached to the solution. The solution is expensive."
    "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."
    "The licensing fees are renewed annually."
    "There are the overall infrastructure costs. Even though the initial costing was higher, we calculated for year-to-year for five years. That brought us into a position where we decided, we have to go for HCI rather than having distributor systems."
    "You still have to pay for the licensing for VMware and Red Hat licenses separately. It's not all inclusive at this point."
    "This solution reduced our maintenance costs. We were going to have to pay one to two million dollars to put in compute nodes. We are avoiding those costs."
    "All the licenses are included when you buy the program."
    "Its price is aligned with the market. In addition to the standard licensing fees, there is an integrator cost."
    "This solution saved our organization time (35 percent) and money. We have a hefty group of developers, and if you multiply that by 30 to 35 percent, that is quite a bit of money."
    "Where we lost nearly 75 percent of our infrastructure due to a malicious attack and were able to recover two and a half hours into it due to the integration, it saved us and all of our customers. Because we were able to recover so fast from the attack, the solution paid for itself right there."
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    Top Industries

    By visitors reading reviews
    Manufacturing Company
    17%
    Healthcare Company
    8%
    Government
    8%
    Educational Organization
    7%
    Construction Company
    19%
    Outsourcing Company
    10%
    Financial Services Firm
    10%
    Comms Service Provider
    8%
     

    Company Size

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    Large Enterprise
    Midsize Enterprise
    Small Business
    By reviewers
    Company SizeCount
    Small Business8
    Midsize Enterprise3
    Large Enterprise12
    By reviewers
    Company SizeCount
    Small Business8
    Midsize Enterprise9
    Large Enterprise19
     

    Questions from the Community

    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell vSAN Ready Nodes?
    There is no specific licensing model for vSAN ReadyNodes as it is linked with Broadcom VMware's solutions rather than Dell's. As a group under Comcast, we receive very good pricing from Dell due to...
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    What needs improvement with Dell vSAN Ready Nodes?
    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 grea...
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    What is your primary use case for Dell vSAN Ready Nodes?
    I am familiar with VMware Workstation, but we don't actually use a workstation. We only use ESXi because we're running a big organization. We have people that are responsible for a Citrix farm that...
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    Also Known As

    vSAN Ready Nodes
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    Overview

    Dell vSAN Ready Nodes provide high availability, flexibility, and ease of deployment with integrated storage management designed for seamless VMware integration and IT modernization.

    Dell vSAN Ready Nodes excel in managing workloads with enhanced storage availability and adaptability. They allow single-team administration, minimizing dependency on multiple vendors and offering robust performance and stability. The user-friendly interface ensures ease of deployment and management, enhancing data protection and operational efficiency. Despite these strengths, challenges like automation, complex upgrades, and licensing limitations affect scalability and cost-efficiency compared to competitors.

    What are the key features of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes?
    • High Availability: Ensures continuous operations with minimal downtime.
    • Scalable Architecture: Allows seamless expansion to meet growing demands.
    • Integrated Storage Management: Streamlines storage operations for ease of use.
    • User-Friendly Administration: Simplifies management with straightforward policies.
    • VMware Environment Integration: Enhances IT modernization and security protocols.
    What benefits should users look for in reviews?
    • Cost-Effectiveness: Economical options despite encountering pricing rigidity.
    • Technical Support: Offers strong support services albeit needing improvements in alert systems.
    • Performance Stability: Reliable performance with enhanced availability.

    Organizations deploy Dell vSAN Ready Nodes for general virtualization, hyper-converged infrastructure, and private cloud setups. They are primarily installed on-premises for managing critical servers, allowing expansion into cloud environments. Popular in sectors like government, pharmaceuticals, hospitality, and insurance, they support VMware vSphere, ERP applications, and virtual desktops efficiently.

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    NetApp HCI is the only true enterprise-scale hyper converged cloud infrastructure. NetApp HCI comes in a 2 RU chassis with 4 node expansion slots.

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    Sample Customers

    Rackspace
    American Showa, Children's Mercy, Coca-Cola, Consultel Cloud, Evangelische Landeskirche in Wurttemberg, Imperva, Surface Mount Technology
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