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Dell vSAN Ready Nodes pros and cons

4.3 out of 5

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PROS

Dell vSAN Ready Nodes offer seamless scalability and integrated storage management capabilities.
The hybrid cloud integration facilitates easy workload transitions between cloud environments.
Initial implementation and installation processes are straightforward and rapid.
Dell's technical support provides reliable and efficient assistance for any critical issues.
High availability and fault tolerance reduce downtime and enhance performance stability.

CONS

Upgrades are carried out manually, and compatibility with other hardware nodes needs improvement.
Scalability is limited, offering a maximum of 32 nodes in a cluster, but expanding this to 64 or 128 would be advantageous.
Deployment involves manual processes that could be simplified, including the installation of VMware ESXi and manual cluster expansion.
Scalability concerns exist, with drive slots being a limitation that forces the purchase of additional servers or nodes.
Manual intervention is required for recovering performance issues and addressing daily maintenance tasks, which could benefit from automation.
 

Dell vSAN Ready Nodes Pros review quotes

ZQ
Pre-sales Consultant Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jul 16, 2020
No concerns regarding the footprint in the data center.
reviewer1286349 - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief General Manager at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
Dec 18, 2020
The most valuable feature is the set of user tools that are available.
BW
Technical Solutions Architect at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Feb 4, 2021
They are heading in the right direction and moving to integrate everything with a hybrid cloud, and moving workloads back and forth.
Learn what your peers think about Dell vSAN Ready Nodes. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: January 2026.
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Rami Jadallah - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Center Solution Manager at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Nov 25, 2021
Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes is scalable
reviewer1738062 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Mar 9, 2022
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.
Siddhesh Sawant - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Customer Support Engineer at Magnamious Systems Pvt. Ltd.
May 13, 2022
We find the initial implementation process simple and straightforward.
systemen519357 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator for virtual platforms at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Aug 11, 2022
The solution immediately expands storage area when you add nodes.
RC
Team Lead for Data center at BMB
Dec 13, 2022
The most valuable feature of Dell vSAN Ready Nodes is file sharing.
KS
Technical Head ESG at Technoline Systems & Services
Dec 13, 2022
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.
SC
Senior Technical Consultant at Alpha Data LLC
May 15, 2023
The product is useful for DR and other things.
 

Dell vSAN Ready Nodes Cons review quotes

ZQ
Pre-sales Consultant Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jul 16, 2020
Upgrades are carried out manually.
reviewer1286349 - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief General Manager at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
Dec 18, 2020
Compatibility with other hardware nodes needs to be improved.
BW
Technical Solutions Architect at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Feb 4, 2021
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.
Learn what your peers think about Dell vSAN Ready Nodes. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: January 2026.
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Rami Jadallah - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Center Solution Manager at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Nov 25, 2021
The deployment is done by doing it one by one and could be simplified.
reviewer1738062 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Mar 9, 2022
Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes is a great hyper-converged system that is a perfect platform for supporting any kind of workload. The only workload that it's not designed to support is big data.
Siddhesh Sawant - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Customer Support Engineer at Magnamious Systems Pvt. Ltd.
May 13, 2022
The solution doesn't scale.
systemen519357 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator for virtual platforms at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Aug 11, 2022
The solution should provide daily task alerts for data recovery maintenance, usage, and other instructions to ensure the systems are in a good status.
RC
Team Lead for Data center at BMB
Dec 13, 2022
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.
KS
Technical Head ESG at Technoline Systems & Services
Dec 13, 2022
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.
SC
Senior Technical Consultant at Alpha Data LLC
May 15, 2023
This product is not sufficiently scalable.