Dell vSAN Ready Nodes Reviews

We use Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes in different types of workloads.

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.

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.

I have been using Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes for approximately five years.

Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes is a stable solution.

You can scale Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes vertically and horizontally. You can add assessing units and storage to one server, and add another server that can contribute to the whole group.

We have approximately five clients using this solution.

I have contacted the support from Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes because we have new devices or new hardware that can come with new features. Sometimes we have to consult the manufacturer in order to receive the best drivers or the best software.

I previously used VxRail and I switched to Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes because of the ease of maintenance. It's very easy to maintain because it has a layer that can automate all the things you need to. For example, in a normal solution, you have to shut down one host, upgrade that host, then bring that up again, shut down the other one, and upgrade that one. When this is done with Dell EMC VxRail, it is automatic.

The initial setup is easy. VMware has a straightforward deployment of any hyper-converged infrastructure. The full deployment of 10 Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes takes approximately one day.

I can do the implementation myself. However, only infrastructure workers can do this kind of deployment. For example, an insurance company a Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes, I don't believe their IT managers or IT people can do this as quickly or as well as we do, because we are used to doing it.

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

The price of Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes could be better, it is a little expensive.

I would recommend Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes for any kind of workload but not something that has large amounts of data. Any kind of solution you need the performance. For example, private clouds are built of hyper-converged systems.

I rate Dell EMC vSAN Ready Nodes a nine out of ten.