Huawei OceanStor Dorado Reviews

The product has the best compression and encryption features. The most valuable features I have found in the tool are its performance and cost-effectiveness. While Huawei OceanStor Dorado may not always be chosen for its features compared to other brands like Dell, HPE, etc., it is often selected due to its affordability. Customers opt for Huawei OceanStor Dorado primarily because it offers similar performance features as other brands at a lower cost.

The tool's high availability design is achieved through several components and features. It typically comes with dual controllers and redundancy configuration. Customers can send data to another location, typically another data center, for real-time synchronization and replication. 

The solution needs to improve its integration. 

I have been using the product for five years. 

The product is stable.

Huawei OceanStor Dorado is scalable. My company has four to five customers. 

The tool's deployment takes 10-30 mins to complete. 

I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten. The tool's performance is reliable and comparable to other brands. While it may be priced lower, it is still considered a good product.

We primarily use this solution to store our virtualized environment where we supply all the applications in RT and the process of many other types of services to our subsidiaries.

The OceanStor V3 5000 was, when we started, the first real NVMe all-flash storage solution. In NVMe, the performance was much more impressive to seek latency and that was unmatched. When we later sold our machine, the supplier did not have any in stock. Only later Dell was able to introduce PowerMax or IBM, and they introduced their new solution integrating the NVMe.  

The other advantage is that HyperMetro functionality is app-specific to VMware or to the virtualized environment to have more reliability and higher capability. It is, therefore, possible to have all the data synchronized, using less storage. All the other features inside the system are very reliable and the installation time was shorter. We use less space for storage now - it decreased from two racks to only four units. That is really impressive.

We cannot complain because everything is perfect. The service is perfect. Reliability is perfect. We are very impressed with the solution we implemented.

The stability of the solution is perfect.

When we first purchased the program, the system only supported the controller but after a few months they moved from the 4 tera to the 35 tera disk. So it scaled more than eight times. Not only that, but they also released the possibility to have an external disk in NVMe. Now there's really no problem with scaling. 

The initial setup was very complex because we did not only implement virtualized environment based on an Intel operative system and Intel servers, but we also implemented the storage for IBM AS/400, which is a specific system for ERT that was not supported 100% by OceanStor. The technical team helped us to implement it and they provided support for two months afterward too.

The pricing is very competitive. At first we were cautious about the NVMe storage but the price was more competitive than other solutions. Even more, if we consider the total cost of ownership of the storage because the cost of maintenance of the all-flash storage is very little. All-flash Huawei is much cheaper than the cost of maintenance of more traditional storage solutions. 

I really do recommend this solution to others. There are very few features that are not available in this program: it has compression, it has duplication, it has a clone, it has the alternator, it has replication, it has the CAP. It has everything and very low latency, all integrated into one system. And you need only one software to manage it. It is very easy to use. My rating is ten out of ten. 

The platform's most valuable features are reliability, intelligence, and fast performance speed.

They should add a feature to the platform to help us manage storage communication with Kubernetes.

We use Huawei OceanStor Dorado for database management.

The product’s stability is good. It has the highest reliability I have seen since I started working.

It is easy to add more controllers to the platform. It is very scalable.

The product’s technical support services are good. They answer queries in 15 minutes.

Positive

I rate the initial setup process a nine out of ten. It just requires one person to manage the maintenance. They provide a console with intuitive tools. It sends alerts whenever some improvements in terms of performance or reliability need to be made. The equipment has many intelligent features.

Huawei OceanStor Dorado generates a good return on investment. I rate the ROI an eight out of ten. The total cost of ownership is low than other companies.

Huawei OceanStor Dorado has a competitive price compared to other solutions like EMC, IBM, and HPE. I rate its pricing a seven or eight.

I rate Huawei OceanStor Dorado a ten out of ten.

We are end users and customers of Huawei. I'm a system admin. 

OceanStor has very good capacity; it's effective, works quickly, and is easy to manage. 

The solution requires third-party integrations some of which have agreements and policies that prevent us from using them. If you open an Excel or Word file, for example, and a second person has opened it at the same time, they can't use it because it's already locked by you. Microsoft integration is a problem when the solution is managed by Huawei. 

I've been using this solution for two years. 

The solution is stable.

The solution is scalable, we have around 600 users. We won't need to expand usage in the near future, there's still plenty of space. 

The technical support is good and they are responsible and relatively quick to respond although there are sometimes problems. We inform them when something is missing and they get back to us pretty quickly. 

We previously used Dell EMC. The change to Huawei was a management decision that may have been related to cost. Huawei offers similar features to Dell. 

The initial setup was somewhat complex because it was new to us. We had Huawei support for our setup as well as assistance from a local partner. The deployment was done as an online upgrade so there wasn't any downtime, it was just a matter of switching over from the old storage to the new. That was a big advantage. We took our time and it took about a week to migrate. We used two in-house engineers as well as one from Huawei and one from the local partner. We currently have one person managing the solution. 

I'm not involved with the licensing process but I understand that Huawei is about 50% cheaper than competing solutions.

This is a good solution if it supports your environment. I am lucky to have 20 years of experience with these solutions so I know how to manage things. For those who are less experienced, it can be difficult. 

I rate this solution eight out of 10. 

The solution is used for ransomware protection.

I am very happy with the solution. NVMe is valuable. The solution’s overall security is good.

The price must be improved.

I have been working with the product for two months.

I rate the tool’s stability an eight out of ten.

I like the tool’s scalability. I rate the scalability a ten out of ten. We have four customers who are using the product.

I have mostly used hyperconverged solutions. I also used Pure in specific cases.

I rate the price a nine out of ten on a scale where one is cheap and ten is expensive.

If I need something, I communicate with the people in the HQ and get their support. We need to test the solution in production. I will recommend the tool to others. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

Clients primarily leverage it for straightforward data concerns as well as large-scale environments where high data availability and accelerated flash input/output are essential. The main use cases revolve around ensuring robust performance for applications and conducting thorough reviews of data.

The most valuable aspects encompass a comprehensive set of common features, such as NetFlow technology, hyper-micro, and hyper-application functionalities. It includes a diverse range of features catering to both SaaS and other prominent features available in the market.

Having distinct modules for data compression and encryption features enhances flexibility and performance optimization for users with varying requirements.

I have been working with OceanStor for two years now.

I would rate its stability capabilities ten out of ten. Although, they should still work on it and enhance it even further.

It provides excellent scalability, providing the flexibility to scale both horizontally and vertically. This adaptability makes it suitable for various business sizes, not just major enterprises, whether it's catering to the needs of large enterprises or smaller businesses. I would rate it ten out of ten.

The support team has proven to be reliable. In my region, we have a proficient team addressing issues promptly. I haven't encountered any significant problems with the support system; it appears to be a mature and well-established component of the product. I would rate it ten out of ten.

Positive

The initial setup was straightforward. I would rate it ten out of ten.

In price comparisons with alternative products, it stands out as a more cost-effective option.

I would like to emphasize the importance of utilizing fiber channel switches for seamless operations. Given that a significant portion of our storage configuration is handled manually, particularly in cell configuration decisions, our fiber channel infrastructure has been a critical component for about a year now. Overall, I would rate it ten out of ten.

We are configuring solutions in China.

Huawei can reduce batch processing time, improving accessibility. Sometimes, the processing time before using the product solutions was up to 80 hours. After implementation, this time is reduced to four hours.

I use the data compression feature. It is an effective solution for saving database storage. Deleting redundant data can reduce the storage requirements by three to fourfold.

The solution is stable.

I rate the solution’s scalability a nine out of ten.

Technical support is very fine.

Positive

The product is affordable.

Huawei has more features than other vendors. It integrates well with security management solutions, though not directly with databases. The storage solution offers significant advantages, making it possible to integrate databases and management solutions. 

I recommend the solution because it is a great solution.

Overall, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

The solution's most valuable feature is performance.

The solution's price could be better.

We have been using the solution for one or two months.

It is a stable solution. I rate its stability as a ten.

It is a scalable solution. We have ten customers using it.

The solution's technical support team provides the best services.

The solution is easy to set up and takes four hours to complete. It requires two managers for deployment and maintenance.

The solution is expensive.

I recommend the solution to others and rate it as a ten.