Dell PowerPath Reviews

We are implementing the solution for our customers.

We primarily use it for multiple operating systems. It has been implemented for AIX. It was implemented for Linux and Windows. Basically, we've used it with all of them.

Normally, clients are without a license. We install it in order to utilize it instead of the native multipathing. The solution offers load balancing, which is great.

The overall functionality has been really good.

The setup is really easy.

We have found the solution to be quite flexible and very scalable.

We haven't had any stability issues.

While I utilize it for data migration, I would love to do that data migration in a GUI from an ease of use perspective. I would love to have this feature in the future. I would love to work in host-based migration instead of the native operating system tools.

If there is an operating system that is discontinued, PowerPath will now also stop the support for that operating system; for example, in the case of Solaris. I would prefer them to keep supporting that system, however, at the same time, I can understand why they have discontinued services.

We started dealing with the product in 2006.

In terms of stability, we are providing support to our clients, and I don't recall having that much feedback in terms of issues related to PowerPath.

The solution is scalable. The flexibility is there.

We provide support and there really haven't been too many issues. 

We were working with EMC before the joint venture between Dell and EMC. The performance of EMC was better than the performance of the support with Dell after the JV.

Recently, from what I saw in the support team, for the first level of the support, they do not seem to be very experienced like the people who were working in the support at the time of EMC. The quality has gone down.

The said, once you get past the first level, the level of support is good.

I wasn't directly involved in the implementation process. It's my understanding that the initial setup is very easy and quite straightforward. It's not overly difficult. 

I have no idea about the pricing of the solution, especially in relation to other solutions. I cannot compare it.

I haven't compared it with other products.

We have a partnership with Dell EMC. We have a Titanium partnership with Dell EMC and a Gold partnership with VMware.

I'd rate the solution at a ten out of ten overall. I have no experience with any other third-party multipathing software to compare it to, however, my experience with this product has been very good.

Dell EMC PowerPath is primarily used for multi-pathing for both standalone and virtual hosts.

The most valuable feature of this solution is migration without disruptions.

The solution is quite stable, although they have not quite worked out all of the kinks.

I have been working with Dell EMC PowerPath for eight years.

I believe that we are working with version 7.

Dell EMC PowerPath is quite stable.

It's only needed per host.

Technical support is good.

The initial setup is straightforward.

Pricing is good. I don't have any issues with the pricing of this solution.

In the last four or five years, we have not had any issues.

It's a good option, but it depends on your use case scenario. It's fit for a purpose.

This is a product that has been available for several years. They have worked out the majority of the kinks. It's not a huge product, but it's a product nonetheless. It essentially performs multi-pathing for a host, which is all it does, they have got it pretty solid.

I would rate Dell EMC PowerPath a nine out of ten.

The user interface is good.

I have been using this solution for five years.

The solution is scalable.

The technical support is good but they are not available all the time.

The installation is easy.

The price of the solution is fair.

I rate Dell EMC PowerPath a seven out of ten.