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reviewer841566 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Research & Development at a construction company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
It works perfectly and enables us to use less space for storage
Pros and Cons
  • "It is very easy to use."
  • "The initial setup was very complex."

What is our primary use case?

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.

What is most valuable?

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.

What needs improvement?

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

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for more than a year now on premises.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability of the solution is perfect.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

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. 

How was the initial setup?

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.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

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. 

What other advice do I have?

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. 

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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CTO at ACOM
Real User
Helpful support, plenty of features, and highly scalable
Pros and Cons
  • "Most of the features which all enterprises storages solutions have are available in Huawei OceanStor Dorado."
  • "The user interface of Huawei OceanStor Dorado could be more user-friendly. Other solutions, such as EMC, have a better user interface."

What is our primary use case?

Huawei OceanStor Dorado is used for backing up data.

What is most valuable?

Most of the features which all enterprises storages solutions have are available in Huawei OceanStor Dorado.

What needs improvement?

The user interface of Huawei OceanStor Dorado could be more user-friendly. Other solutions, such as EMC, have a better user interface.

We have experienced some minor issues with the integration of the solution.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Huawei OceanStor Dorado for approximately two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Stability and reliability are the most important feature of Huawei OceanStor Dorado. It does not crash, or give any errors.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of this solution is very good.

How are customer service and support?

I would rate the technical support for Huawei OceanStor Dorado a ten out of ten.

The local engineers are helpful. They go to the customers' site location to assist. Remote support is also available, but our customers prefer on-premises support.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have used many other solutions from different vendors, such as Cisco, EMC, HP, and Dell.

How was the initial setup?

The deployment of EMC is on one click. Huawei deployment is a little complex and could be simplified.

We are mostly trained in Cisco, EMC, HP, and Dell. This is why we had some problems. 

What about the implementation team?

Huawei has integration tools and their support team did everything for us, it went very smoothly.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price of the solution is reasonable. There is not a vendor that offers an All-Flash Storage Array at the price of Huawei OceanStor Dorado. The other solutions are approximately 50% higher.

What other advice do I have?

Huawei OceanStor Dorado does a great job in providing all the major features other enterprise-level solutions offer but at a reduced price. It is a reliable product and you can have peace of mind.

If you have proper planning then the solution will work well. However, if the company does not want a Chinese product they do not have to purchase it.

I rate Huawei OceanStor Dorado a nine out of ten.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Cengiz Çapok - PeerSpot reviewer
Company Owner at UTCBim Bilgisayar Hizmetleri
Real User
Top 5
Good stability and has an easy initial setup process
Pros and Cons
  • "It is a scalable solution."
  • "The solution's price could be better."

What is most valuable?

The solution's most valuable feature is performance.

What needs improvement?

The solution's price could be better.

For how long have I used the solution?

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

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

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

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

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

How are customer service and support?

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

How was the initial setup?

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

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The solution is expensive.

What other advice do I have?

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

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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reviewer1344021 - PeerSpot reviewer
Deputy director at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 20
Easy to use with a nice interface and a straightforward setup
Pros and Cons
  • "The initial setup is very straightforward."
  • "It should have easy connectivity with the AIX, however, I've found that with AIX, it has some issues and due to this, we need to remove the exact fiber card sometimes and then plug it in again so that it can connect with the AIX systems."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use it for on-premises storage.

I'm using it with VMware and then with AIX systems, AIX power systems, and VMware as the VMFS.

What is most valuable?

Overall, it works fine. 

It's really easy to use. Its interface is very good. 

The solution can scale.

The initial setup is very straightforward. 

What needs improvement?

With Huawei Durado we have some issues regarding the connectivity with the AIX system. It should have easy connectivity with the AIX, however, I've found that with AIX, it has some issues and due to this, we need to remove the exact fiber card sometimes and then plug it in again so that it can connect with the AIX systems.

IBM flash is much better than Huawei, with respect to the response time and performance.

One thing that is really a little annoying is the graphical interface regarding the performance and iOS. That is a little complicated. The GUI could be better with respect to performance.

With in-place upgrades, the data should really be right on the desktop. If you want to move to the next version of the box, for example, if I have a Durado 3000 and want to move towards a 6000 version, it should have an in-place upgrade, rather than a complete migration requirement.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for around two years or so.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable. It has two controllers and if I want to move to the next version, it's in place. However, an upgrade is not possible with Durado.

How are customer service and support?

To date, we have not needed support. Fortunately, right now, there has been no hardware failure or system failure. It's been very good in terms of working without issues, therefore, I can't speak to any knowledge of how technical support works. I've never dealt with them. 

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We also use IBM, and I find its performance to be better. It also has better response times. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward. It's not overly complex or difficult. 

The deployment process is very short. It just takes ten to 20 minutes. It's very fast. It's shouldn't take any longer than that. 

What about the implementation team?

I'm already a technical person, so I don't find any difficulty with the setup process. I can handle it myself. I do not need an integrator or consultant to assist me. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I had all the licenses initially bought. I couldn't speak to the licensing, as I have bought all the licenses initially.

What other advice do I have?

I'm a customer and an end-user.

I'd recommend the solution to others. It's good storage. It is compatible with other operating systems. IBM has much better performance in the same category box, however. I rank the IBM option much higher. 

In general, I would rate this product at an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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reviewer1735653 - PeerSpot reviewer
Account Manager at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
Reseller
Top 20
A Game-Changer in the Storage Industry to use for Oracle workloads, SQL workloads, and servers but a bit expensive than competitors
Pros and Cons
  • "The customer support is helpful."
  • "The localization problem needs to be improved."

What is our primary use case?

We are looking at selling OceanProtect to a major retailer in South Africa, and they are using it for Oracle workloads, SQL workloads, and VMWare and IBM AIX Power servers.

What is most valuable?

We are a Huawei partner and we predominantly sell storage, hence we are looking at OceanProtect which competes with other products, like Dell Data Domain, NEC HYDRAstor, etc. Pricing is a significant factor, but everyone's pricing is really good, making it less of a differentiator.

What needs improvement?

The localization problem needs to be improved.

We have to speak with Chinese resources, and sometimes there is a bit of a language barrier.

There is a need for more local people with the necessary knowledge about the product set to present to ourselves and customers.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been a Huawei partner for 12 months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We haven't run in an environment as of yet, but we have heard that it is quite stable where customers have deployed this solution.

I rate the solution’s stability a seven out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

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

How are customer service and support?

The customer support is helpful.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We have sold other storage solutions before.

Huawei approached our company and asked us to test Huawei OceanStor Dorado's storage. We thoroughly tested the product for safety, security, and stability before signing up as a partner.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was reasonably easy.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I rate the pricing a six on a scale from one to ten, where one is expensive, not cost-effective, and ten is cheap.

What other advice do I have?

I recommend this solution. 

Overall, I rate the solution seven out of ten.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer:
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M. Fatih Kaya - PeerSpot reviewer
Co-Founder at Netfiks
Real User
A hard drive solution with good pricing and instances but is expensive

What is most valuable?

Huawei has good pricing. It also has its SSD and NVMe hard drives. The company also develops its testing tools. It also has enough instances.

What needs improvement?

If you need a cluster for tool storage, you don't need any additional source area network switches. Only a network with sufficient bandwidth is required for the clusters. Huawei's setup is capable of operating on standard networks. However, it is incompatible with Nimble, Dell, or IBM networks.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Huawei OceanStor Dorado since 1998. We are using the latest update of the solution.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the solution’s stability a ten out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution’s scalability is high. It is deployed on small and medium businesses.

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

How are customer service and support?

The customer support is excellent.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is easy and takes a few hours to complete. The configuration is easy.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The product is cheaper for small businesses but expensive for middle businesses. It's the same as IBM and Dell.

I rate the product’s pricing a seven out of ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive.

What other advice do I have?

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

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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Jean-Michel Regnier - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Services Consultant at KOMPOSITE
Reseller
Reliable, good support, simple installation
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is scalable."

    What is our primary use case?

    My customers are using Huawei OceanStor Dorado for data storage.

    How has it helped my organization?

    easy to deploy, good price, nice features

    What is most valuable?

    deduplication but first,  hypermetro 

    What needs improvement?

    best compression , best end user interface, more easy to use.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using Huawei OceanStor Dorado for a couple of years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    Huawei OceanStor Dorado is a stable solution.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    The solution is scalable.

    In France, we have 10 clients using this solution.

    How are customer service and support?

    The technical support has been good.

    How would you rate customer service and support?

    Positive

    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    I am reseller for Huawei

    How was the initial setup?

    The initial installation was straightforward.

    What about the implementation team?

    Our IT team did the implementation of the solutions.

    The implementation and maintenance are done by two technicians.

    What was our ROI?

    n/a

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    It's not easy to receive an upgrade license of Huawei OceanStor Dorado. It's easy to buy OceanStor with several features, but when you want to add on features later it's not easy. I had some problems.

    Which other solutions did I evaluate?

    no

    What other advice do I have?

    I would recommend this solution to others.

    I rate Huawei OceanStor Dorado a eight out of ten.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    On-premises

    If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

    Other
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    reviewer931455 - PeerSpot reviewer
    Senior Storage Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
    Reseller
    Easy to manage, easy to provision storage, and it is a good price to performance ratio
    Pros and Cons
    • "The most valuable feature of this solution is the price to performance ratio."
    • "This solution does not support VMware VVols 2.0."

    What is our primary use case?

    We are an IT distributor and this is one of the storage solutions that we implement for our clients. The primary use case is for VMware virtualization, although it is also used for database system storage. Oracle and other SQL databases require a lot of performance in terms of IO per second, which is met by using OceanStore Dorado.

    What is most valuable?

    The most valuable feature of this solution is the price to performance ratio. It is a very good price compared to other products and taking the performance into account, it is probably the best price-to-performance ratio on the market right now.

    This solution is easy to manage and storage can be provisioned in a very easy way.

    What needs improvement?

    The logistics can be improved because sometimes we have to wait a long time for the product to be delivered, despite there being stores available in Europe. Some of our customers are discouraged due to this long wait time.

    The marketing for this product needs to be improved because it does not have enough exposure.

    This solution does not support VMware VVols 2.0. However, I do not feel that this is necessary.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have about a year and a half of experience with OceanStor Dorado.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    The product is stable. We have not had any complaints about the features or stability of this solution from our customers.

    How are customer service and technical support?

    I have not been in contact with technical support, and I have not heard that any of our customers have needed to contact them either.

    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    I am also familiar with Pure Storage. They have a nice product and they concentrate only on storage solutions. It is very easy to manage, as well.

    I have also worked with storage solutions by Fujitsu and HPE.

    How was the initial setup?

    The initial setup is short and rather straightforward. One person can do it on their own.

    The length of time required for deployment varies depending on how complex the environment is. For example, the simple provision of storage is very easy, but it is always connected through some kind of SAN so it can take time. However, the product itself takes an hour, at most, to deploy.

    What about the implementation team?

    We are the distributors for this product and our resellers are the ones who do the implementation and deployment.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    There are lots of features included with this solution and some of them require additional licensing, such as creating high availability storage using a cluster.

    What other advice do I have?

    In Poland, cloud-based workloads are just starting to be adopted. For the time being, the majority of solutions are still deployed on-premises.

    Overall, this is a good product that performs well and is easy to manage. Everything that is required by the market, this product already has.

    I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    On-premises
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