We performed a comparison between DataCore SANsymphony and Dell vSAN Ready Nodes based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two HCI solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Integration with virtualization platforms helped us to resolve many issues we were facing while using the physical storage."
"The StarWind tech support is extremely helpful, especially during the initial setup."
"It provides shared storage to multiple hypervisor hosts. Times had changed, however. StarWind Virtual SAN is the “software replaces hardware” for SAN. We have access control and CCTV systems up and running using Microsoft clustering and shared storage"
"StarWind vSAN is easy to deploy and administer."
"I've had to open a few support cases over the years due to administrator errors, and the support received was top-notch."
"The customer support provided by StarWind is excellent."
"This was a great implementation for a small to mid-size business."
"The StarWind Virtual SAN management console is intuitive and easy to use."
"CDP is an important feature for avoiding data loss in the event of ransomware attacks. You need more storage capacity, however, you get the possibility to return at any time and use the data saved up to that point. The recovery is much faster than with a classic restore."
"I found the solution to be very stable."
"I am very happy with this product's ability to adapt, increase, and modify existing infrastructures."
"Auto-tiering to obtain performance at a lower cost without the customer having to purchase ultra-fast storage is great."
"The most valuable feature for us is that we can adjust the size of the storage very easily, without stopping production."
"It allows data to be available from two DataCore servers."
"It is a stable solution."
"I'd have to say that the biggest improvement gained by using SANsymphony has to be the performance of the product."
"We find the initial implementation process simple and straightforward."
"The solution immediately expands storage area when you add nodes."
"I have found the most important features of Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes are the capacity to manage the storage because the storage is built in the servers. The type of profiles you can attribute to the storage is a benefit. You can manage the storage by profiles. Overall the solution is a good speed and performance."
"The most valuable feature of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes is the flexibility of the nodes. Additionally, if there are any critical issues they update us through emails. The issues are taken care of remotely on the system."
"The product is useful for DR and other things."
"The most valuable feature is the set of user tools that are available."
"The tool's most valuable feature is high availability."
"Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes is scalable"
"Though I have learned some of the nuances with the upgrading of firmware/windows/etc., it would be nice to have a more efficient method of doing so."
"An update caused a syncing issue and it took over a month to resolve it"
"Server-side snapshots are one thing the Linux appliance can't do yet."
"The Command Center, a free guest VM for management and monitoring, leaves something to be desired. It could have more accurate real-time information and better reporting visuals, which seem to be an afterthought."
"There is one issue as far as licensing goes and that is a lack of documentation online for users when transitioning from the free version to the paid version, or vice versa."
"I had issues locating the documentation that applied to my version of StarWind vSAN."
"I would like an automated installation/configuration despite the fact that their service is very collaborative, a customer should be able to deploy the solution by themselves."
"I would like to see more user-friendly dashboards in future versions."
"We are waiting for container support (on the roadmap), as well as a user-friendly full web-administration capability, and an improved API."
"The alert system could have more features."
"Its interface could be better."
"I think an easier way to open a service call, right through the DataCore GUI, would be an improvement, especially when there is an urgent issue."
"NVMeoF should be implemented. This protocol will play a major role in storage infrastructure in the future."
"Unified storage (all block, objects, and files) should be in a single storage pool with unified storage concepts, hence providing the user with whatever they want."
"For customers or technicians that don't speak and understand English, it could be great to have other languages support, all the more so given the number of countries in which SanSymphony is used."
"I still see room for improvement with DataCore SANsymphony in the area of alarm and task management."
"The Dell VxRail solution is based on vSAN Ready Nodes, but the Dell VxRail is fully automated. It would be helpful if this automation feature could be added to the Dell vSAN Ready Nodes. For example, we need to install VMware ESXi, and manually expand the cluster."
"Scalability is an area that could be improved. We are looking at a maximum of 32 nodes now in a cluster, but going to 64 or 128 would be a major advantage."
"The deployment is done by doing it one by one and could be simplified."
"Dell vSAN Ready Nodes' deployment is complex."
"The solution should provide daily task alerts for data recovery maintenance, usage, and other instructions to ensure the systems are in a good status."
"Compatibility with other hardware nodes needs to be improved."
"Dell vSAN Ready Nodes must be flexible since it is complex in designing concepts. It needs to improve stability. The product should integrate with the public cloud."
"Upgrades are carried out manually."
DataCore SANsymphony is ranked 7th in HCI with 54 reviews while Dell vSAN Ready Nodes is ranked 11th in HCI with 14 reviews. DataCore SANsymphony is rated 9.2, while Dell vSAN Ready Nodes is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of DataCore SANsymphony writes "Robust with good replication and access protection ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes writes "Offers good performance and is easy to use". DataCore SANsymphony is most compared with VMware vSAN, HPE SimpliVity, Red Hat Ceph Storage, StorMagic SvSAN and Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI), whereas Dell vSAN Ready Nodes is most compared with VxRail, VMware vSAN, Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series, Dell PowerFlex and Sangfor HCI - Hyper Converged Infrastructure. See our DataCore SANsymphony vs. Dell vSAN Ready Nodes report.
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