Dell vSAN Ready Nodes vs Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure comparison

Dell Technologies and Huawei are both solutions in the HCI category. Dell Technologies is ranked #10 with an average rating of 8.7, while Huawei is ranked #14 with an average rating of 10.0. Dell Technologies holds a 2.6% mindshare in HCI, compared to Huawei’s 1.1% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of Huawei users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 31, 2024

Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure and Dell vSAN Ready Nodes compete in the hyper-converged infrastructure market. Data comparisons indicate that Huawei's infrastructure is favored for its affordability and strong ROI, while Dell vSAN is preferred for its extensive feature set, making it a preferred choice despite higher costs.

Features: Huawei FusionCube offers high integration of networking, computing, and storage, facilitating a single management plane. It provides robust data protection and backups. Dell vSAN Ready Nodes are recognized for their scalability, flexibility, and powerful compute capabilities, allowing for broad compatibility with VMware environments.

Room for Improvement: Huawei could enhance its scalability options and improve its compatibility with various environments. Enhancing its feature set to match competitors may also increase its market appeal. Dell vSAN Ready Nodes could benefit from reducing initial investment costs and simplifying complex configurations. Improving integration with non-VMware environments and more competitive pricing could broaden its customer base.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Huawei FusionCube excels in simplified deployment and integrated support, ensuring quick and effective setups. Dell vSAN Ready Nodes offer comprehensive deployment models and extensive documentation, also providing dedicated customer support essential for complex configurations.

Pricing and ROI: Huawei FusionCube is known for its competitive pricing, offering excellent ROI through a unified solution that reduces hardware overhead. Dell vSAN requires a higher initial investment but promises significant long-term gains due to enhanced performance and scalability.

To learn more, read our detailed Dell vSAN Ready Nodes vs. Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Report (Updated: October 2024).

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StarWind Virtual SAN

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the HCI category, the mindshare of StarWind Virtual SAN is 2.3%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes is 2.6%, down from 3.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure is 1.1%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

Ahmed Hosni

Senior System Engineer at Giza Systems

Feb 24, 2024

Provides a cost-effective way to run an HCI storage platform for almost any hypervisor

You can maintain and update it with little to no fuss, even the free version is incredibly capable whilst it brings the cost of a Highly Available HCI solution down to a very cost-effective point. Having used Starwind Virtual SAN for many years both for clients and for internal systems, it has always done exactly what it set out to do. It provides a cost-effective way to run an HCI storage platform for almost any hypervisor, but it is most effective with Hyper-V. It's simple and easy to use, The software monitoring should be web-based to be reachable from any VLAN workstation.

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Saleh Khalid

college student at Imam University

Sep 24, 2024

Efficient consolidated storage and plug-and-play with room for more flexibility

We use Dell vSAN Ready Nodes for our insurance systems and employee systems, to host everything in one environment Using Dell vSAN Ready Nodes has consolidated our storage, which lifts most of the heavy work. The most beneficial feature is the consolidated storage which is the vSAN. It handles…

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VISHWAJITSHAH

Sr. Cloud Architect at Intuitive Technology Partners

Feb 19, 2024

Combines network, storage, and compute functions in one place

The best thing about the solution is that it combines network, storage, and compute functions in one place. Unlike the traditional three-tier setup, you don't need to buy separate devices for each part. This makes it much easier to control and manage everything in one go without switching between…

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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

"StarWind is very easy to use, even if you have had no experience using a SAN before."

"Besides being 80% cheaper than the other alternatives, the simplicity makes reconfiguration and support much easier."

"It includes every feature that a traditional SAN offers and so much more."

"You can build cheap, reliable, replicated virtual machines clusters using simple servers with an all flash disk or SAS\SATA hybrid tiered by performance storage."

"The user interface for this application is amazing."

"The available GUI is excellent for monitoring and operating the system in an easy and direct way."

"Starwind support is excellent. They are very fast and have very good knowledge of Starwind and Hyper-V Cluster software."

"High Availability is the best feature of product."

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"The most valuable feature of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes is file sharing."

"The solution immediately expands storage area when you add nodes."

"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."

"You don't have to spend much time evaluating the hardware. It can be deployed in a short time. The tool is also easy to upgrade."

"The tool's most valuable features are compression and its usage in Kubernetes."

"If I consider the overall product, I would say that it is an excellent solution that offers very good performance and stability."

"The product is useful for DR and other things."

"The tool's most valuable feature is high availability."

Cons

"I'd prefer it if a remote console was provided."

"I would like additional documentation regarding possible networking configurations with 10GbE switching."

"Initially, when we first started, the sync was horrible."

"Management tools could be improved, sometimes the usage seems to be slowed down and confusing. A native web interface could also be an option. I love to see in the future port of the software on a general Linux distribution like RedHat or Ubuntu in order to avoid windows license costs. I would also like to see features like erasure coding implemented. On the VSAN software, I would like to see some improvements in the storage pools (eliminate the usage of the file as a data container and use the raw partition)."

"While it is possible to implement disk encryption in StarWind using Windows Bitlocker, such a solution can be a little tricky to manage."

"It is not very clear within the StarWind Management Console or the StarWind support documentation how to perform maintenance on a single node in a two-node HA cluster."

"It would be great to have more automated tooling around managing the iSCSI connections in Windows"

"If it's possible to make a driver/solution that does not make use of the iSCSI targets of Windows, that would be great. I don't know if that's possible, however, it could make the configuration a little easier."

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"The power switch on the hardware is located in a poor location where it can accidentally be pushed. In an update, they should solve this issue so people do not push it accidentally to have their service go down. A possible solution is the switch should be inside."

"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 product's price is an area of concern where improvements are required. The price of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes could be lowered."

"This product is not sufficiently scalable."

"There is room for improvement in the maintenance pricing. Maintenance isn't difficult, but the prices are high and ridiculous. Some customers feel it is better to go with a new solution rather than renew this one."

"The solution doesn't scale."

"Dell vSAN Ready Nodes' deployment is complex."

"Dell vSAN Ready Nodes doesn't perform as well as IBM. There are significant limitations, especially with scalability and flexibility over time. For example, adding drives can be problematic if the specific drives aren't available with older nodes that are four or five years old. Unlike IBM, Dell vSAN Ready Nodes isn't as flexible and doesn't scale easily. Additionally, while present, features like deduplication and compression don't perform as efficiently as they do on IBM. Our experience shows that the tool isn't as robust or flexible as advertised."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is more than reasonable."

"We evaluated other options and this one was the most cost-effective."

"The pricing is excellent. It will run on anything. You don't have to buy a $100,000 server, with hardware you don't need. You just pay for the license and you're good to go."

"StarWind is a low-cost, full-featured alternative to the traditional SAN environment, and their support will guide you every step of the setup."

"Once you buy the license, you are free to build your own hardware solution based on your needs."

"The StarWind VSAN business model is very cost-effective."

"We are happy with the price."

"The cost was ultimately low to implement, which allowed us to be 3-2-1 complaint."

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"Comparing the price of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes to other solutions it is not expensive."

"My company makes yearly payments towards the licensing charges attached to the solution. The solution is expensive."

"We have a four-year contract to use Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes."

"The price of the solution was reasonable."

"The tool's pricing is competitive compared to others. The tool's licensing is based on annual subscriptions."

"There is a problem, which is the lack of an integrated price structure."

"The solution is more expensive than a traditional array. The prices are skyrocketing."

"I rate Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure's pricing a six out of ten."

"The price of Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure is very good. There is a perpetual license for the solution, there are not any additional costs for the hardware. We have a license in case there is any new functionality that is required."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

18%

Manufacturing Company

10%

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Government

Computer Software Company

15%

Government

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Computer Software Company

23%

Government

11%

Financial Services Firm

11%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about StarWind Virtual SAN?

It is easy to use and can monitor system synchronization and check Storage status. StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) combin...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for StarWind Virtual SAN?

If you are comfortable with the solution and you feel that you don't need support, you can begin with the free licenc...

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What needs improvement with StarWind Virtual SAN?

Areas for improvement in StarWind Virtual SAN include simplifying the setup process, especially for users with limite...

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What do you like most about Dell vSAN Ready Nodes?

If I consider the overall product, I would say that it is an excellent solution that offers very good performance and...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell vSAN Ready Nodes?

Comparing it with similar solutions, it was more pricey. Including the VCF solution, it was at a higher price point.

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What needs improvement with Dell vSAN Ready Nodes?

The solution should offer more flexibility and freedom for the customer. Currently, it's like a black box that only D...

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What do you like most about Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure?

The best thing about the solution is that it combines network, storage, and compute functions in one place. Unlike th...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure?

I rate Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure's pricing a six out of ten.

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What needs improvement with Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure?

I want the product to be used more efficiently and for our system to connect easily with cloud services like AWS, Ora...

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Also Known As

StarWind SAN & NAS

vSAN Ready Nodes

FusionCube 6000, FusionCube 6000C, FusionCube 2000, FusionCube Virtual SAN-Ready Nodes

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Overview

StarWind Virtual SAN provides high availability and fault tolerance for virtualized environments without the need for dedicated SAN hardware. It allows for real-time replication between servers, shared storage for Hyper-V clusters, and enables vMotion and High Availability features for VMware vSphere. The solution reduces costs and leverages existing hardware while providing a scalable and reliable infrastructure. Valuable features include ease of use, scalability, top-tier support, hardware agnosticism, and the ability to use off-the-shelf standard servers to increase storage space. StarWind VSAN has helped organizations improve performance, data availability, and data security while reducing downtime and providing cost-saving storage options.

Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes are pre-configured building blocks that reduce deployment
risks with certified configurations, improve storage efficiency by up to 50%1
, and can help
you build or scale your vSAN cluster faster.14 Whether you're just getting started, and/or
expanding your existing VMware environment, Dell EMC is here for you every step of the
way with consulting, education, deployment and support services for the entire solution.

Huawei FusionCube is a hyper-converged infrastructure, which consists of computing, storage, network, virtualization, and management systems.

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