VxRail Reviews

VxRail is a software-defined storage solution that works with all VMware products. That's the primary function. So if a customer has limited IT staff and technical expertise, but they want to shift their workload into the cloud in the future, then VxRail is a good option.

I like VxRail because it's fully integrated. The other hyperconverged solutions are also well integrated. They are all highly similar to each other in that regard. But we prefer VxRail for its physical integrations or lifecycle management. It also has vCenter, which integrates the hardware lifecycle management. Everything can be done from vCenter, and that is a big advantage for us.

All hyperconverged solutions have one shortcoming: They are demanding in terms of compatibility and conformity of the network. So that is a problem for all hyperconverged solutions, including VxRail.

I've been using VxRail for a few years.

VxRail is stable. 

VxRail is scalable.

Dell support is fine. It's on an expert level. They are well aware of all the technical to-do's with the product. They are very skilled.

VxRail could be easier to set up. It's tricky to configure the network properly and match the requirements.

I rate VxRail eight out of 10.

I work in the tendering and bidding department. We study the fees and propose a solution based on the customer requirements. Over the last three years, most of our clients have been migrating to hyper-converged environments. I worked with most of the hyper-converged vendors regarding implementation, pricing, and reviewing the technical write-up.

It has a valuable deduplication feature.

The price could be better. The backup mechanism could also be better. Some of our clients prefer to work with backup software from a different vendor. They don't do a built-in backup solution.

It would be better if they had guidelines on proper sizing and the whole life cycle from the requirement collection. If there aren't any proper guidelines, how do I go to the customer and evaluate their existing infrastructure? How can you do appropriate sizing to migrate to a hyper-converged environment? I think this is a requirement because most of our clients are migrating to a hyper-converged environment.

In the next release, they can improve absolutely anything you can think of to improve the product in general—for example, the clusters and backup software.

I have been using VxRail for about three years.

I think VxRail is very stable.

Scalability is perfect.

I think the initial setup is a straightforward process. In the beginning, there may have been issues in terms of sizing and collecting the requirements. But there weren't too many complications.

VxRail is quite expensive and could be cheaper. I would say that the main difference between VxRail and the competition is cost. There may be some differences in features, but I would say that it's mainly the costs.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give VxRail a seven.

Our primary use case is for VDI processes.

The manageability for controlling the console is the most valuable feature. 

The version upgrade process should be simplified. 

I have been using VxRail for four years. 

It is stable. 

We have around 30 daily users who use VxRail. 

We didn't have any issues with technical support. 

The initial setup was straightforward. 

The price is fair. 

I would rate VxRail a seven out of ten. If the performance was improved, it would get a higher rating. 

We use the solution for specialized customers looking for a particular infrastructure. One of our customers runs all their infrastructure on VxRail. We also have a customer in the banking industry who moved to VxRail because they needed the infrastructure that VxRail provides.

The solution is very easy to manage. It is a software-defined storage. One person can manage the whole infrastructure instead of two to three people managing the servers and the storage. Manageability is the greatest advantage of the product. Our customer chose VxRail because of its manageability. The one-click update for everything is significant for simplifying IT operations. We don't have to upgrade our VMware and other systems separately. Everything is managed from a single console.

The technical support team must improve the quality of responses.

The tool is easy to implement.

The product is expensive compared to other solutions. It is not suitable for small companies. They won’t have the budget for such infrastructure. We generally recommend the solution to banks and large enterprises. The pricing must be reduced. It will attract more customers.

For small deployments, we recommend SAN along with servers.

We haven’t scaled the tool yet. I will recommend the product to others. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.