We performed a comparison between Rackspace OpenStack and VxRail based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Dell Technologies, NetApp, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and others in Converged Infrastructure."I like its integration with GitLab and its simplicity. OpenStack has a lot of third-party libraries that it uses."
"It created a reusable library with OpenStack features."
"The solution is stable."
"There are many services that can be directly used which are not available in VMware."
"Apart from the main features, I really appreciate OpenStack's microservices architecture and its flexibility for deployment with different tools."
"Administrators are very comfortable with the functionality and services OpenStack offers."
"The documentation was plentiful and very helpful."
"The initial setup isn't too difficult."
"VxRail alleviates the operational constraints within an organization."
"There is no in-depth config involved nor third-party needed, saving us time and money."
"The implementation was quick, we used a checklist and it took approximately one hour."
"Being able to perform upgrades and check the system through the VxRail Manager has been very helpful."
"This is a good solution for medium-sized installations especially when it will be coupled with VMware."
"It makes for easier deployments through automation and improved accessibility."
"VxRail is an agile solution with easily scalable, simplify operations with software driven automation and lower operational cost."
"The manageability for controlling the console is the most valuable feature."
"The line migration is a problem."
"It should have a single dashboard for cloud management and on-premises systems"
"OpenStack is difficult for the novice in terms of beginning to use cloud tools."
"It could use more examples in different languages (API use cases)."
"OpenStack's UI, while user-friendly, could be improved to offer a more intuitive experience."
"VMware has a side-to-side replication feature, which is still more mature than Rackspace OpenStack's which can't be used in a production environment."
"The seamless integration between MySQL services and the rabbitMQ database can be revised during the debugging phase."
"So for the main stability, there have been a couple of issues that I've experienced."
"My main issue so far is that the installation created a default datacenter name of "Marvin" and it cannot be changed."
"The fact that is based on vSAN is the main issue of this solution."
"A disadvantage is that the initial first deployment can be complicated."
"In the next release, I would like to see our graphical user interface allow us to manage VxRail clusters and everything on a single pane of glass where I can monitor and shut down the server, similar to a VxRail manager."
"Troubleshooting can be a little more difficult than legacy systems."
"I would like better integration with VCF from VMware, which is the Cloud Foundation tool set, so we can easily provision servers very quickly."
"if we're looking at costs, Nutanix will win because it allows flexibility in the type of hardware you can use."
"This solution needs to have the capability where even older versions of hardware can be seamlessly utilized and additional expansion becomes so much easier."
Rackspace OpenStack is ranked 6th in Converged Infrastructure with 10 reviews while VxRail is ranked 1st in HCI with 121 reviews. Rackspace OpenStack is rated 8.0, while VxRail is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Rackspace OpenStack writes "A scalable open-source solution that needs some improvement with its ecosystem". On the other hand, the top reviewer of VxRail writes "Offers a hassle-free, complete package, and is energy-efficient". Rackspace OpenStack is most compared with VMware vSAN, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI), HPE SimpliVity and Oracle Private Cloud Appliance, whereas VxRail is most compared with Dell PowerFlex, VMware vSAN, HPE SimpliVity, Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) and Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series.
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