We performed a comparison between Huawei OceanStor and Huawei OceanStor Dorado based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Based on the parameters we compared, Huawei OceanStor Dorado came out ahead of Huawei OceanStor. Although the two products have straightforward deployment and multiple valuable features, our reviewers found Huawei OceanStor more expensive and that it needs to improve its technical support.
"Pure Storage FlashArray's overall speed is its most valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature is its data reduction."
"The sales and executive support have been outstanding compared to the rest of the market... My upgrade paths have been simple on the Pure... It's a lot simpler to implement and a lot simpler to manage."
"Performance, deduplication, compression, and fast response time for requests from servers and applications."
"Very efficient storage"
"Technical support is good."
"The tool has reduced our power consumption."
"NVMe data storage platform that's easy to set up and easy to use. It's stable, with a lower response time, and quick technical support."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"Huawei OceanStor is easy to manage."
"OceanStor is cheaper than Dell EMC, and its management interface is quite simple."
"If your virtual machine that resides on it completely fills the storage space, thanks to it's built-in function of all-zero data space reclamation, you just have to ask to System Engineer to run a zero-free on hosts (thin provisioned) and you will get more space instantaneously."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The performance and ease of management are the most valuable features."
"The most valuable feature of Huawei OceanStor is the hybrid applications."
"Stability: The product is designed to have always HA (High Availability) with redundant network and processors."
"The installation and management are very easy."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the overall simplicity."
"I've been satisfied with the level of attention I'm given when I reach out to technical support."
"We can use Huawei OceanStor Dorado capacity storage for many different purposes."
"The most valuable aspects encompass a comprehensive set of common features, such as NetFlow technology, hyper-micro, and hyper-application functionalities."
"The product has the best compression and encryption features. The most valuable features I have found in the tool are its performance and cost-effectiveness. While Huawei OceanStor Dorado may not always be chosen for its features compared to other brands like Dell, HPE, etc., it is often selected due to its affordability. Customers opt for Huawei OceanStor Dorado primarily because it offers similar performance features as other brands at a lower cost."
"The platform’s most valuable features are speed, accuracy, and encryption."
"The deduplication features and the graphical user interface (GUI) of the solution are the most valuable to me."
"The way Pure Storage does the controller storage warranty or replacement has been an issue for some people who just replace the controllers every couple of years, and that's where some of the confusion with pricing and support has come in. They should be clear on the way the controller replacements happen, as it is important to know whether or not you can get a good return on them, because it can be a little confusing."
"The GUI is simplistic and basic. I feel like it's explanatory, but not enough, it needs a little more to it."
"They could improve the price."
"It needs to improve its price."
"I would rate this solution an eight. There's always room for improvement, nobody is perfect to get a ten out of ten. They do what they do well. It's not cheap but we it's for uses that we needed."
"I would like to see some improvements on the FlashBlade side around the CIFS space support. I am not super familiar with all the different NAS protocols that they run on their box, but there could be some improvements made on SMB CIFS side."
"Its price could be cheaper. It is not the cheapest one out there, but I'm not directly involved in the figures and negotiations."
"The scalability of the solution is not as good as it probably could be."
"I would like to see more integration features with different platforms."
"Its data replication features work slowly for nodes."
"Configuration complexity and the tools available."
"The user interface is not so user friendly."
"Unfortunately, this product doesn't support Flash Disks, but it's IOPS capacity is a great compromise."
"Huawei OceanStor should work on its saturation level and should be able to take up more load. It should give the same performance that it gives at 20 or 30 percent load for 80 percent as well."
"The upgrading process needs improvement. Deploy it and notify the customers when new versions and stuff comes out. I don't think they're doing that well."
"The technical support has been a let down for us. It's something the company has to work on. We haven't been satisfied with their level of service."
"Huawei OceanStor Dorado could improve the integration, there have been some compatibility issues with some operating system functions."
"The user interface of Huawei OceanStor Dorado could be more user-friendly. Other solutions, such as EMC, have a better user interface."
"The price must be improved."
"They should add a feature to the platform to help us manage storage communication with one of the vendors."
"The solution's price could be better."
"The initial setup was very complex."
"Huawei OceanStor Dorado could improve by having a multi-tier cloud option and additional protocols"
"One of the key areas that need enhancement pertains to the software procurement process."
Huawei OceanStor is ranked 12th in All-Flash Storage with 30 reviews while Huawei OceanStor Dorado is ranked 11th in All-Flash Storage with 31 reviews. Huawei OceanStor is rated 8.4, while Huawei OceanStor Dorado is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Huawei OceanStor writes "User-friendly and robust storage solution with good performance and easy setup". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Huawei OceanStor Dorado writes "Good performance and simple to deploy and manage". Huawei OceanStor is most compared with NetApp AFF, Dell PowerStore, Dell Unity XT, IBM FlashSystem and DDN SFA7990X, whereas Huawei OceanStor Dorado is most compared with Dell PowerStore, IBM FlashSystem, NetApp AFF, Dell PowerMax NVMe and HPE Nimble Storage. See our Huawei OceanStor vs. Huawei OceanStor Dorado report.
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