We performed a comparison between Dell vSAN Ready Nodes and Sangfor HCI - 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 features that I found most valuable are ease of use of the software that StarWind offers - with the first setup being a bit painful."
"The support team is available to solve any problem efficiently."
"It's quite easy to manage."
"It integrates (fully) with VMware and Veeam, my hypervisor, and backup vendors, so for me, all the puzzle pieces simply fit and work smoothly."
"We went from "no way DB applications would have good performance" to "Wow! We can now actually have a DB running and have some VMs running at the same time.""
"StarWind Virtual SAN is a very mature software that supersedes its capabilities with my use cases."
"The management and monitoring have been very easy since the solution's dashboard is very simple and user-friendly."
"It eliminates the use of expensive physical shared storage."
"I have found the most important features of Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes are the capacity to manage the storage because the storage is built in the servers. The type of profiles you can attribute to the storage is a benefit. You can manage the storage by profiles. Overall the solution is a good speed and performance."
"Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes is scalable"
"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."
"The most valuable feature of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes is file sharing."
"The most valuable feature of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes is the flexibility of the nodes. Additionally, if there are any critical issues they update us through emails. The issues are taken care of remotely on the system."
"The product is useful for DR and other things."
"The solution immediately expands storage area when you add nodes."
"Sangfor HCI is a one-stop solution that enables you to store and centrally manage your VMs."
"Their GUI interface is a bit easier than VMware's."
"We find the topology feature of Sangfor HCI particularly valuable."
"The most valuable feature is the three nodes and the free hypervisor."
"It was not expensive at all."
"It is a smart solution for virtualization"
"The product provides a single management console for managing everything."
"Very user-friendly and simple."
"There is no IPv6 support. That is our only issue at this time."
"The configuration can a bit cumbersome."
"The gathering of monthly consumption and performance reports for future dissemination to concerned parties is very important. Unfortunately, StarWinds vSAN doesn't offer this functionality."
"I struggled when bit figuring out how to go about doing the evaluation."
"This is a great product."
"An extended trial period would serve as a way to get clean insights into the technology's adaptability and alignment with their specific needs before committing to long-term integration."
"The initial setup got a little confusing at a few points with differences between the VMware version in documentation vs the latest, etc."
"A central management console may be nice to see all nodes."
"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."
"The power switch on the hardware is located in a poor location where it can accidentally be pushed. In an update, they should solve this issue so people do not push it accidentally to have their service go down. A possible solution is the switch should be inside."
"The solution doesn't scale."
"The Dell VxRail solution is based on vSAN Ready Nodes, but the Dell VxRail is fully automated. It would be helpful if this automation feature could be added to the Dell vSAN Ready Nodes. For example, we need to install VMware ESXi, and manually expand the cluster."
"Dell vSAN Ready Nodes must be flexible since it is complex in designing concepts. It needs to improve stability. The product should integrate with the public cloud."
"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."
"The solution should provide daily task alerts for data recovery maintenance, usage, and other instructions to ensure the systems are in a good status."
"This product is not sufficiently scalable."
"The documentation and support from the community are not as good or as mature as VMware or Hyper-V."
"My company faced some issues with the product, as our virtual machines crashed, and we had to face some security issues."
"There is a feature to upgrade multiple VMs simultaneously, but it crashes."
"Sangfor’s hypervisor is not mature enough to handle all the flavors related to industrial needs."
"The initialization is not fully automated and has room for improvement."
"The cost must be improved."
"Lacks network support."
"Sangfor HCI could be improved with certification and the right ecosystem for ISVs like Oracle and SAP."
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Dell vSAN Ready Nodes is ranked 12th in HCI with 9 reviews while Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure is ranked 9th in HCI with 22 reviews. Dell vSAN Ready Nodes is rated 8.8, while Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes writes "Useful file sharing, simple setup, and scalable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure writes "Low cost, great GUI, and helpful support". Dell vSAN Ready Nodes is most compared with VxRail, VMware vSAN, Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series and Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series, whereas Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure is most compared with VMware vSAN, VxRail, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI), HPE SimpliVity and Acronis Cyber Infrastructure. See our Dell vSAN Ready Nodes vs. Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure report.
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