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it_user1143 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Manager at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Real User
PowerEdge R910 is a high-performance machine with great architecture

What is most valuable?

- Perfect virtualization server, as it has 4 Intel Xeon 7500 sockets and 64 DIMM slots to utilize 1TB of RAM. - R910 utilizes Intel’s RAS (Machine check architecture) feature which monitors hardware errors and recovers from them, which provides advanced reliability for critical applications. We are using these servers for our Oracle databases, web applications, and terminal services, and are very happy with it. - Server has a dual Secure Digital (SD) non-volatile memory card for hypervisor failover and VMWare ESXi, which can be installed directly on this card for redundancy. - The 4U Rack server was intelligently designed, as all components are easily reachable and also have a lot of room for expansion. Dell has designed this system to be tool-less and so for any maintenance, you don’t need a screw driver. - IDRAC6 connectivity enables our administrators to manage the servers remotely.

What needs improvement?

We have been using R910 servers in our data center for 2 years and have not encountered any serious issue.

What other advice do I have?

PowerEdge R910 is a powerful machine which supports 1TB RAM and takes advantage of its Nehalem EX processing power using 4 sockets including 32 cores. We strongly recommend R910 for efficient and scalable server infrastructure.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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reviewer2093652 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Top 20
Stable, good virtualization, and good support
Pros and Cons
  • "It's a good product. Virtualization on it is good."
  • "It should be improved in terms of future expansion. We should be able to have additional free slots for future extensions in terms of memory."

What is most valuable?

It's a good product. Virtualization on it is good.

What needs improvement?

It should be improved in terms of future expansion. We should be able to have additional free slots for future extensions in terms of memory.

For how long have I used the solution?

I'm not working on that. My team is working on that. We've been using it in our company for a long time.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It's scalable. We can extend a node on HVI.

How are customer service and support?

They are good.

How was the initial setup?

It was straightforward. 

What other advice do I have?

I'd rate it an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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reviewer1462350 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Manager at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
A reasonably priced solution with useful compression capabilities
Pros and Cons
  • "I have found the compression capability the most valuable feature."
  • "A feature that needs to be added is the ability for full container storage."

What is most valuable?

I have found the compression capability the most valuable feature.

What needs improvement?

A feature that needs to be added is the ability for full container storage.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for more than a year.

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

The price of the solution is reasonable.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: partner
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Test Lead at Canarys
Real User
Scalable, stable, easy installation, but needs more ports
Pros and Cons
  • "The scalability of the solution met our needs."
  • "There could be some more ports added in the future."

What needs improvement?

There could be some more ports added in the future.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for approximately five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We have not had any problems for stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of the solution met our needs.

How was the initial setup?

The installation is not complicated.

What other advice do I have?

I rate MS - PowerEdge C 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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