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PROS

Dell EqualLogic PS series offers high availability with substantial redundancy, effective management software, and robust alerting features.
It supports the implementation of virtualization and its associated benefits.
Technical support for Dell EqualLogic PS series is highly rated, offering exceptional assistance universally.
The auto-tiering feature provides high performance on a budget, optimizing resources.
The scalability of Dell EqualLogic PS series allows users to expand effortlessly by adding new shelves as needed.

CONS

6110xxx members have only one iSCSI connection per controller, unlike 6510 and 6610, which have two.
There is no inline deduplication capability in Dell EqualLogic PS series.
Synchronous replication uses space inefficiently and lacks efficiency improvement.
Replication efficiency in Dell EqualLogic PS series needs improvement.
Dell EqualLogic PS series lacks fiber channel connectivity, which is required by advanced applications like SAP HANA.
 

Dell EqualLogic PS series Pros review quotes

it_user736926 - PeerSpot reviewer
System manager at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Sep 14, 2017
If you have one datacenter fail, the VMs will start to run inside the other data center.
it_user814449 - PeerSpot reviewer
coördinator ICT
Feb 6, 2018
​It has contributed to the implementation of virtualization and all its benefits.​
reviewer1285002 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Oct 1, 2020
It is extremely reliable.
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reviewer1026159 - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant Circuit Executive for Information Technology at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 4, 2020
It is stable and scalable.
AM
Network and System Administrator at TWD Technologies Ltd.
Jan 21, 2021
Dell's technical support is very good.
it_user1275201 - PeerSpot reviewer
Ops Manager at a real estate/law firm with 1-10 employees
Mar 7, 2021
Technical support, when we had access to it, was very good.
JA
VP - Engineering Operations at WPG Consulting
Sep 3, 2021
The solution can scale.
HansThilen - PeerSpot reviewer
System technician at Lidingö stad
Nov 8, 2021
You can always trust it. It is stable.
reviewer1437435 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at a hospitality company with 10,001+ employees
Jan 5, 2022
The solution has been working well overall.
VK
Sr. System Administrator at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
May 13, 2022
Dell EqualLogic PS series is a highly stable solution.
 

Dell EqualLogic PS series Cons review quotes

it_user736926 - PeerSpot reviewer
System manager at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Sep 14, 2017
6510 and 6610 have two iSCSI connections in each controller. Why do 6110xxx members have only one, and why do the same members have the possibility of having an active iSCSI interface in the passive controller? It could make a lot of noise with a failover.
it_user814449 - PeerSpot reviewer
coördinator ICT
Feb 6, 2018
The searchable online documentation is missing.​
reviewer1285002 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Oct 1, 2020
Synchronous replication uses space inefficiently.
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reviewer1026159 - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant Circuit Executive for Information Technology at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 4, 2020
The product is reaching the end-of-lifecycle.
AM
Network and System Administrator at TWD Technologies Ltd.
Jan 21, 2021
If I need to have more space or more capacity, I need to replace the product. It would be ideal if we could scale without replacing the box itself.
it_user1275201 - PeerSpot reviewer
Ops Manager at a real estate/law firm with 1-10 employees
Mar 7, 2021
We need more space and we can't get any.
JA
VP - Engineering Operations at WPG Consulting
Sep 3, 2021
The performance isn't as good as, for example, Nimble.
HansThilen - PeerSpot reviewer
System technician at Lidingö stad
Nov 8, 2021
It is at the end of support and no longer supported. We have to move our VMware to another storage platform, and we have decided to use Dell PowerStore. We like Dell's products, and it is a new platform with a lot of features.
reviewer1437435 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at a hospitality company with 10,001+ employees
Jan 5, 2022
The solution is out of date and the new version has a lot of advanced features.
VK
Sr. System Administrator at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
May 13, 2022
Dell EqualLogic PS series could improve the performance because in our hybrid configuration the read speed is faster than the write speed.