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Dell PowerEdge R-Series pros and cons

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PROS

Dell PowerEdge R-Series is highly reliable and durable, delivering robust performance over long periods without downtime.
The iDRAC feature offers convenient remote management, improving efficiency in server operations.
Dell PowerEdge R-Series supports seamless scalability, aligning with organizational growth needs effectively.
Customers appreciate the excellent technical support from Dell, ensuring swift issue resolution.
Dell PowerEdge R-Series provides a solid cost-to-performance ratio, offering value for money.

CONS

Customers report that Dell PowerEdge R-Series has room for improvement in thermal design and power efficiency.
They express concerns about the outdated memory capacity and processing power, with some older versions maxing out quickly.
There's a need for faster deployment of multiple servers simultaneously, as doing them one at a time is inefficient.
Reports indicate that IOPS and disk speed present limitations for scaling up user numbers on Dell PowerEdge R-Series.
Many customers have noted that price is high and needs adjustment for better market competitiveness.
 

Dell PowerEdge R-Series Pros review quotes

it_user522153 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT C at San Francisco state university
Sep 28, 2016
The convenience, because we can swap very easily swap hard drives when one goes down.
RB
Scientist/Engineer 'F' at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 16, 2017
Ease of use.
it_user333387 - PeerSpot reviewer
Pre-Sales Engineer at a tech services company
Dec 19, 2017
This product has really saved us a lot of headaches when it comes to hardware replacements. It's something it seems that Dell has improved. You quickly log your support case and get support. The turnaround time is really fast.
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DL
Technical Sales Engineer at Carbon
Feb 12, 2019
I like the Dell EMC management and we have a great management interface. They are very reliable and we can trust the server. It's very reliable and easy to manage.
reviewer1000659 - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
Mar 10, 2019
It is quite stable. We didn't have a single downtime of failure. Nor have we ever experienced any downtime in electrical components or the hardware. In this way, the server is reliable.
it_user1388232 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager at Express Systems Limited (ESL)
Jul 28, 2020
The most valuable features are remote management and iDRAC.
AK
Sr. Technology Consultant at a engineering company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Aug 23, 2020
The pricing of the solution is fair.
it_user1370949 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of IT at Sigal
Oct 6, 2020
Virtualization and distributed power management are good and valuable features.
RK
M. I. S. Manager at Ruby Mills Ltd
Oct 22, 2020
This solution has absolutely fulfilled our needs well.
reviewer1437750 - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Continuity and Data Center Manager at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Oct 30, 2020
The reconstructive compatibility with VMware ESXi is the most valuable.
 

Dell PowerEdge R-Series Cons review quotes

it_user522153 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT C at San Francisco state university
Sep 28, 2016
It's not the perfect solution but it is reasonable.
RB
Scientist/Engineer 'F' at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 16, 2017
It needs improvements in the thermal design and the management of servers.
it_user333387 - PeerSpot reviewer
Pre-Sales Engineer at a tech services company
Dec 19, 2017
The versions that I work with, they used to max out on memory, on RAM, quickly, so I'd want to think in the newer versions, they actually allocate more processing power and more RAM to them.
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DL
Technical Sales Engineer at Carbon
Feb 12, 2019
They should improve the centralized management interface. When you are going to deploy something, for example, VMware or RedHat, it should be easier to deploy a lot of servers. Now you have to do one at a time.
reviewer1000659 - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
Mar 10, 2019
I would like to see better IOPS, i.e. the disc speed. That is the main limitation for scaling up the number of users.
it_user1388232 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager at Express Systems Limited (ESL)
Jul 28, 2020
The design, in terms of power efficiency, can be improved.
AK
Sr. Technology Consultant at a engineering company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Aug 23, 2020
It would be nice if the rack servers had an HCI solution as an option.
it_user1370949 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of IT at Sigal
Oct 6, 2020
It would be easier if the remote connection to the server could be done through the USB port. From the server, we should be able to connect to a laptop or a management workstation through a USB port.
RK
M. I. S. Manager at Ruby Mills Ltd
Oct 22, 2020
There are certain aspects, features, and functionality on the motherboard that need improvement.
reviewer1437750 - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Continuity and Data Center Manager at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Oct 30, 2020
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.