Dell PowerVault Reviews

Our primary use case for PowerVault is for virtualization. It's a target, it's a storage, it's a direct-attached storage for the virtualization. So the nodes are in the FX tool and the storage is the PowerVault, so it is for a virtualization use case.

The most valuable features are that it's easy to set up. I also like the provisioning of storage. It's very easy. 

I would like Dell to improve the configuration of the disk groups. Only one group is expandable. Once you configure the other disk group types, you cannot expand them. It limits scalability. If you want maybe to grow a disk group, you lose information, and then you need to build it up again, which is not a good use case for customers.

Maybe they could upgrade the firmware to allow other kinds of disk groups that are the usual disk group protection. It should let you expand without destroying the disk groups first.

I've been using PowerVault for three years.

PowerVault is a stable product.

The scalability depends on how you configure PowerVault. I can set the disk groups initially, but the scaling is tied to how you configure it. 

There's a particular configuration that you will also need that can limit you. It's a Dell custom configuration for disk grouping that gives you a limitation. It will allow you to scale and add disks so that your disk group will scale. But when you configure it in a conventional way, like configuring, a disk group of rate five, that disk group cannot be expanded.

I rate Dell support six out of 10. Contacting them can be tricky because their contact methods aren't straightforward. In the East African region, we call them by Skype to log a ticket. You can follow up to get an engineer, but it's time-consuming. You can't get something immediately if you need it. 

You contact the person in charge of registering the ticket. They put it in the queue and assign it to an engineer. It would be easier if you could log the tickets online or have support engineers online to attend to customers.

PowerVault is easy to set up. I rate PowerVault 10 out of 10 for ease of setup. It doesn't require a lot of maintenance because it's a simple solution. It can be used as disk-attached storage theoretically. You can use it as a server or connect it to the SAN, so it's a simple solution.

PowerVault starts at $15,000, but it's $25,000 on average, and you pay 10 percent annually based on the size of the area. I rate PowerVault eight out of 10 for affordability. 

I rate PowerVault eight out of 10.

Dell PowerVault is normally used for basic applications, such as web applications, exchange, and small environment virtualization. Additionally, it can be used for recording videos and data which does not require high performance.

Dell Power Vault has been extremely helpful in providing more storage capacity at an affordable price point. It's especially useful for customers who need additional storage but don't require high performance.

The most valuable feature of Dell PowerVault is its ability to provide small to medium-range storage. It doesn't have any specific standout features, but it's great for applications, such as surveillance where a large number of videos need to be recorded and performance isn't a priority. It helps customers avoid the need to purchase very expensive storage. 

Dell PowerVault could improve by having a higher cache and file protocol support added.

I have been using Dell PowerVault for around eight to nine years.

The solution is priced reasonably.

I rate the stability of Dell PowerVault a seven out of ten.

We have more than 20 customers currently using the solution. We plan to continue using Dell PowerVault for all small storage needs.

I rate the scalability of Dell PowerVault a seven out of ten.

The technical support is excellent. I would rate the support from Dell PowerVault a nine out of ten.

Positive

It is basic storage so we didn't evaluate other solutions. Previous customers also use older versions of PowerVault, for example, the MD3 series, and they upgraded to newer versions.

The initial setup of Dell PowerVault is straightforward. Dell PowerVault only takes one person to deploy and configure it, with an additional helper for assisting.

The installation can be done by the customer.

If Dell PowerVault meets your performance needs, it will have a good return on investment.

I rate the price of Dell PowerVault a nine out of ten.

We chose Dell PowerVault because it provided the best cost-to-benefit ratio. It provides better costs. 

My advice to others is the solution is straightforward to implement and there's no need to pay for installation fees from the OEM, they can do it themself.

I would rate Dell PowerVault an eight out of ten.

Dell PowerVault is cheap. 

The tool needs to improve its UI. 

I have been working with the solution for 10-15 years. 

I would rate the tool's stability around six to seven out of ten. 

I would rate Dell PowerVault's scalability a five out of ten. 

Dell PowerVault doesn't have much support since it is cheap and cheap. 

Dell PowerVault's setup was easy. 

We have seen ROI with the solution's use.

Dell PowerVault's price is the tool's main attraction. 

I would rate Dell PowerVault a seven out of ten. 

Dell PowerVault is user-friendly and easy to deploy.

Dell PowerVault is block-oriented storage only. It could benefit if Dell PowerVault's storage could support blocks and files.

Dell PowerVault is a simple base model storage system where you receive as much as you pay, and you cannot expect more than you paid for. It is good to have file protocols instead of a dedicated NAS device, even for small environments. It is better to have only one reliable storage than some NAS devices. It is better to have a unified storage system that supports block and file protocol for the environment. Some other functionalities should be improved. The power functionality adaptive RAID improves the functionality compared to the traditional rate.

I have been using Dell PowerVault for more than 25 years.

I rate Dell PowerVault a nine out of ten for stability.

Dell PowerVault has good scalability, but its scalability for front-end SaaS connectivity is limited. It is possible to add some more storage space with Dell PowerVault.

Dell PowerVault has good technical support. However, in Serbia (non-EU country), we have some issues with customs, and some unavailable parts take a few days to arrive.

Positive

Dell PowerVault’s initial setup is straightforward.

Dell PowerVault's deployment is very user-friendly, and anyone with some basic IT knowledge can do it by themselves.

I rate Dell PowerVault an eight out of ten for pricing.

One of the limitations of Dell PowerVault is that its RAM is small, but we can accept it since it is a solution for small businesses. Dell PowerVault is a storage system designed mostly for small business environments.

Dell PowerVault can be used for high-performance clustering and video recording.

Overall, I rate Dell PowerVault an eight out of ten.

We are using Dell PowerVault for backups.

The most valuable feature of Dell PowerVault is its performance.

The price of the solution could be lower. 

I have been using Dell PowerVault for approximately 10 years.

The stability of Dell PowerVault has been great.

We have approximately 3,000 users using this solution and two administrators.

The support from Dell is very good.

The initial setup of Dell PowerStrore was simple and took approximately one day.

We used the vendor for the implementation along with two of our employees.

The price of Dell PowerVault could be reduced. It is more expensive than some IBM solutions.

We are replacing this solution with Dell PowerStore.

I rate Dell PowerVault a nine out of ten.

We are a solution provider and Dell EMC PowerVault is one of the products that we implement for our customers. The primary use is high available solutions, such as Hyper-V clusters or VMware clusters.

The most valuable features are stability and response time. Every time I need to use this product, I get a timely response.

I would like to see improvements made to the user interface.

We have been using Dell EMC PowerVault for approximately ten years.

I like Dell as a brand because the products are stable.

I don't usually have the need to contact technical support. I do remember one incident between six and eight years ago where they and Symantec together provided support for a problem. It was a Dell PowerVault TL2000 and Backup Exec from Symantec (now known as Veritas Backup Exec).

When it comes to supporting our customers, they contact us. I like this because the customers are close to me and we can work on the problem ourselves.

The initial setup is straightforward.

We provide this to our customers as a complete solution. We implement the product and then we support them after the implementation is complete.

I think that it's the right price for this type of equipment. It is important to remember that the retail price may seem high, but the final price is usually different.

We are not using the most current version, so I am not fully aware of what the current features are. As such, at the moment, I cannot recommend it one way or another to people. That said, in my experience with the version that I am using, I definitely recommend it.

I would rate this solution a ten out of ten.

Our customers use the product for its advanced storage capacity.

It is an inexpensive storage solution.

The product could support an NVMe hard disk. The customers have to use limited storage drive types such as SSDs (Solid State Drives), HDDs (Hard Disk Drives), and SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) drives.

We have been using Dell PowerVault for four years.

I rate the product's stability an eight out of ten.

The product is unscalable. Beyond a certain limit, you can't expand the performance.

The initial setup process is easy from the customers' perspective. It is simple and minimizes the cost as well.

The product is inexpensive. 

I rate Dell PowerVault a six out of ten.

The primary use case of this solution is for local software, which we use for the production of local ERPs that we use on-premises.

The most valuable feature of this solution is that it is easy to manage and easy to use.

Deduplication and compression is an area that needs development. This is currently not on the device.

In the next release, I would like the deduplication and compression included, as well as the flash technology. It doesn't currently use it.

We have been using this solution since February 2014. It's been more than six years.

We have not had any issues, but I cannot say that it is very secure. We do not use any security protocols, but we have not had any issues with security.

The scalability is not flexible.

We have approximately 150 users, who are using this solution in our organization.

We are satisfied with technical support.

The initial setup was easy and straightforward. 

It's made by the technicians, which made it easy.

The price is reasonable and we are satisfied with it.

I could not recommend this solution to others, because the technology is old. There are other Dell models that I would recommend, but not this one.

I would rate Dell EMC PowerVault an eight out of ten.