We performed a comparison between Dell PowerEdge FX and Dell PowerEdge XE Servers based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Rack Servers solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The features that I have found most valuable are that it has very robust servers and a very heavy load. We've been working on servers now for 10 years and those servers are still up and running. Those servers are still very powerful until today."
"The power efficiency is very good and nice."
"It has extremely high performance, and it is easy to manage."
"The most valuable feature of Dell PowerEdge FX is you can customize the solution to your specifications, such as speed. Additionally, part orders are shipped and received quickly when a part needs to be replaced."
"The product seamlessly integrates with the storage portfolio."
"The most valuable feature is its stability."
"The setup is straightforward. It can take anywhere from an hour to half a day."
"The best feature is PowerEdge's ability to stack up eight blade servers in one 2U chassis."
"One of the most valuable features of Dell PowerEdge XE Servers is the ease of fixing issues if there are any."
"In general, it works well. We haven't had issues."
"Its reliability and consistency are most valuable."
"The resource management features are valuable."
"The solution is flexible in my experience."
"The most valuable feature is that it can support up to 32 drives of internal storage."
"The most valuable feature of these servers is the ability to store a lot—the capacity and the number of hard disk drives."
"PowerEdge XE servers are high-performing. We're hardly using 15 percent of their computing power, so there's a lot left over that we could utilize."
"I don't have any technical issues, but I would like to see the commercial side improve as compared to all other OEMs."
"They could improve from a manufacturing perspective."
"It should have more simplified management. It is a common problem where vendors think that they have simplified a solution, but the users don't look at it in the same way. A vendor thinks that there are only ten steps for a task, but we consider them as many steps. It should also have more support for NVMe. For high performance and speed, there should also be more network cards for the fiber channel and ethernet."
"When it comes to Dell PowerEdge FX, the area of concern revolves around the delivery time where improvements are required."
"There are times when a part might break down and we need to have Dell replace it."
"The product must provide more integration."
"I think that Dell has full documentation on their products, but it needs to be improved for this one."
"There are certain shortcomings with Dell PowerEdge FX's integration capabilities with different operating systems, where improvements are needed."
"I would like to have support for performing a detailed analysis of the server from a mobile device."
"It is mostly stable, but the usual problem would be, for example, upgrading to a newer version of VMware or dealing with compatibility issues during the process."
"The support team must improve the speed of response."
"The quality and reliability could be improved."
"In future releases, there should be more support options for the latest processor."
"We use OpenManager a lot, and that can be a bit clunky at times. They can make that better."
"Upgrading can be a bit difficult."
"It should be easier to extend PowerEdge XE servers. We haven't architected them with an eye toward scalability. They have a fixed number of slots for hard drives, which is enough for our present use case, However, we would have more options if we could extend that. We could deploy the servers in a broader range of use cases with different requirements. It's fine for our current deployment with only a few thousand users. We're exploring other solutions like such as VxRail or PowerFlex for larger public-facing use cases."
Dell PowerEdge FX is ranked 7th in Rack Servers with 12 reviews while Dell PowerEdge XE Servers is ranked 10th in Rack Servers with 10 reviews. Dell PowerEdge FX is rated 8.4, while Dell PowerEdge XE Servers is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Dell PowerEdge FX writes "A highly stable product that seamlessly integrates with the storage portfolio and provides excellent technical support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerEdge XE Servers writes "We're hardly using 15 percent of their computing power, so there's a lot left over that we could utilize". Dell PowerEdge FX is most compared with HPE Apollo, Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers, Lenovo Edge Servers, Oracle SPARC Servers and HPE Moonshot, whereas Dell PowerEdge XE Servers is most compared with HPE Apollo, Dell XR2 Rugged Server, Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers and Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers. See our Dell PowerEdge FX vs. Dell PowerEdge XE Servers report.
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