Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series [EOL] vs HPE Alletra dHCI comparison

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95% willing to recommend

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Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series [...

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

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HPE Alletra dHCI

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

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Nuno Mendes

IT Manager - Resp.Department at Parvalorem

High performance solution that makes it easy to efficiently manage VM resources

In our case as a credit recovery company working with the state, our infrastructure is fixed and stable as we don't have the same need for growth as other types of companies. That said, one of the biggest problems with HyperFlex HX is that if you want to adjust your solution in terms of processing power, memory, or disk capacity, you have to buy completely new hosts. From a financial perspective, it can be very expensive to do so, and from a legal perspective, there are all kinds of compliance issues we would have to sort out before buying any new solution or application. Since we as a company will only be operating for perhaps the next ten years, when our HyperFlex solution comes to its end-of-life in 2024 our next step will likely not be with HyperFlex or any other solution from Cisco. Instead, from a financial point of view, we will likely turn toward a cloud solution because, that way, we won't have to spend so much money on physical infrastructure. We are, after all, only a small company and HyperFlex can be very expensive for other companies of our size, whether in Portugal or elsewhere like the United States. One other area for improvement is in regard to HyperFlex's integration with VMware. HyperFlex integrates with a specific version of VMware in such a way that HyperFlex doesn't always resolve security issues with VMware at the same pace as what you see in native implementations of VMware. This has happened in one or two situations in the past. On the other hand, the integration is otherwise adequate, especially in terms of availability and virtualization features (such as being able to split up each of our four hosts within VMware).

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Mohamed-Mousa

IT Manager at a media company with 201-500 employees

Modern infrastructure has supported critical business services and delivers strong data protection

To be honest, I did not make any changes in Nimble, and the same applies to StoreOnce. The system is built and ready-made. It was already built before we received it, but overall, everything is clear and direct, and there is nothing complex, so I do not need to do a deep dive in the system to resolve or change anything. I do not use HPE Nimble Storage HPE Alletra dHCI intelligent automation. I do not use intelligent data services in managing my data infrastructure. I have not actually used additional functionality for Nimble Storage HPE Alletra dHCI right now, but I think this feature is very useful, especially AI. AI is involved in any software now, and I do not use it in my system, but I think it's very useful.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The most valuable feature of Cisco HyperFlex HX is that it is self-contained."

"It increases efficiency, decreases the cost, and manages the network in one single way."

"I like the stretch cluster, it's a feature that allows us to warranty a service for the customer that has to be 100% uptime."

"The ease of use and the graphical user interface (GUI) are two of the most valuable features of this solution."

"Cisco HyperFlex is the best appliance-based product."

"It saves space for data centers, which is good."

"While it has a lot of things to improve, it is a good solution."

"It is a complete package. For any kind of on-premises hyper-converged solution, we usually have to separate networks, but Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series is a complete solution. It has its own network and storage. The storage part is the most valuable feature."

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"Nimble Storage is a rich in-between solution that covers everything from computing to virtualization and storage."

"Simply being able to move objects and the duplication feature have been quite effective."

"HPE Nimble Storage dHCI is stable."

"We previously used an EMC server for storage, but we found that implementation was easier with Nimble DHCI."

"The solution is easy to use and easier to manage compared to the other vendors, the pricing is good, and the stability seems to be reliable."

"The most valuable feature of HPE Alletra dHCI is the one-click upgrade function, which allows all drivers and services to be downloaded to all servers easily."

"The nice thing about it is that it truly integrates with the cloud, so I can move my volumes bi-directionally in and out of the cloud."

"The best functions or features of HPE Alletra dHCI that I have found most valuable are its easy management and simplicity."

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Cons

"With the cache disk fails in Cisco, the whole node fails, and the workload goes down."

"We would like to move off the GUI."

"One of the challenges we have with HyperFlex is that they have a subscription fee for the operating system that runs on it, and if I remember correctly, it costs approximately $15,000 USD per month."

"Technical support is very good. Not excellent, but good. There's still not enough data available on the web."

"You cannot just apply the VSXi updates. You are dependent on Cisco HyperFlex for metric services, analytics, and everything else. I don't like that dependency."

"Cisco is a bit more challenging to setup. You need to be knowledgeable in order to implement the solution."

"Cisco has to continue improve the management tools to provide a better command line interface with more functions. That would be better for administration."

"HyperFlex could be improved by reducing the minimum number of nodes supported from three to two."

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"Their documentation needs to be simpler to read yet more detailed so it's easy to compare models and easier for clients to pick."

"Software upgrade is still more complicated than the competitors, so that's an area of improvement."

"HPE Nimble Storage dHCI only works with a hypervisor like VMware. There are plenty of other hypervisors that HP doesn't support. This is an area for improvement."

"In our current scenario, only HPE engineers can deploy. An engineer with general-purpose skills cannot deploy those systems."

"They should improve just the support."

"Sometimes the technical support would get back to us in two hours, but other times it would take them two or even three days to respond."

"HPE Nimble Storage dHCI's website does not open properly or work consistently."

"The solution could improve by providing better file-level restoration and DVX system options."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing is better if you buy more Cisco products."

"If you don't look at the costs of the systems, the scalability is quite good."

"Initially HyperFlex was a little costly, it was higher, but Cisco wanted to get into our company, so they gave us a fair discount."

"HyperFlex is relatively expensive, but you get good value for money."

"We currently have a perpetual license, which is kind of unlimited, so we don't have the normal licensing cost, yet."

"We have a yearly license."

"Comparable solutions with switches, storage, and services are cheaper than HyperFlex. It should be cheaper."

"The cost is expensive, but there is a chance to save money in the future."

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"The solution’s pricing was very good."

"The product is costly."

"The prices are very high."

"The product licensing costs vary depending on whether VMware or other solutions are used."

"I think it's priced right and it's extremely intelligent."

"The product is very affordable."

"The price of HPE Nimble Storage dHCI is expensive."

"HPE Nimble Storage dHCI is much cheaper than the competition and has value proposition. Customers can see an ROI in three months. There are no additional costs, and VMware licenses can be reutilized."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

15%

Marketing Services Firm

12%

Construction Company

Educational Organization

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	24
Midsize Enterprise	17
Large Enterprise	57

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	24
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	3

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What needs improvement with HPE Nimble Storage dHCI?

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What is your primary use case for HPE Nimble Storage dHCI?

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HPE Nimble Storage dHCI

Overview

The Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform is a purpose-built, high-performance, scale-out file system with a wide array of enterprise-class data management services. The data platform’s innovations redefine distributed storage technology, giving you complete hyper-convergence with enterprise storage features:

Enterprise-class data management
Continuous data optimization
Securely encrypted storage
Dynamic data placement
Clusterwide parallel data distribution
Linear and incremental scaling
API-based data platform architecture
A simplified approach

Cisco

HPE Alletra dHCI, a data storage solution from Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), offers Disaggregated Hyperconverged Infrastructure (dHCI), separating storage from compute resources for independent scaling and management. Utilizing HPE Nimble Storage technology, known for AI-driven optimization, it ensures high performance and management efficiency. With scalability and agility, users can effortlessly expand storage or processing power as data requirements evolve. Additionally, boasting rapid deployment in under 15 minutes and a claimed 99.9999% data availability, HPE Alletra dHCI promises robust and reliable storage solutions.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Sample Customers

BluePearl Veterinary Partners, Ready Pac Foods, Bryant University, Bellevue Group, KPIT Technologies, City Harvest

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