We performed a comparison between HPE Hyper Converged and Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two HCI solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
"The software is easy to setup and manage, and the support is excellent."
"The product's core feature of virtualizing our storage is by far the most valuable."
"The instant failover, with vSAN copying data to the second node, allowed for the continuous availability of our applications."
"Active-active work mode leads to true redundancy of storage and allows us to distribute the load between multiple nodes."
"The features that I found most valuable are ease of use of the software that StarWind offers - with the first setup being a bit painful."
"The failover protection and the ability to expand storage and nodes with no downtime are by far the best physical features we have benefited from."
"The performance of the solution is accurate and concise."
"The StarWind VSAN is always up and allows us to move VMS to other nodes for maintenance, without interruption to service."
"Our storage and IT are now at an enterprise level with all the necessary controls and restrictions being enacted."
"Hyper Converge is easier to manage and performs better than traditional infrastructure."
"The solution has many good features."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The solution's most valuable features are scalability, easy migration, easy recovery, and flexible backup possibilities."
"I've found the data protection features the most valuable."
"Ease of management, as I come from a software background, and I'm responsible for IT overall. I can get in there and turn some nuts and bolts and make things happen without any trouble."
"The HPE Hyper Converged solution is used in a hybrid cloud configuration. We assess the disk space and partition additional capacity."
"The VX machines are scalable."
"We find the setup quite straightforward and very easy."
"Installation is straightforward because it's a vSAN. It only took one or two days."
"Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series' deployment is easy. We are a tier-one platinum partner who is into multiple implementations."
"There needs to be more visibility on how long the cloud replication will take as there is no current ETA."
"The software could benefit from more tooling to help with initial deployment."
"The interface of the management console of the StarWind Virtual SAN is complex, and it's difficult for the novice user to interact with the management having less knowledge or training in the product."
"They need to invest more in the support documents for real issues happening when integrating the solution with the hypervisor."
"Proper training sessions should be included with the licensing."
"If there was one feature I would like to see it would be a built-in subsystem for managing UPS backups shutdown procedures providing a way to initiate VM shutdown on all host servers, shut down the host servers, then put the fault-tolerant mirroring in standby, and finally shut down the StarWind SANs."
"I would say that the documentation is mostly great, however, some features could be expanded upon a bit."
"While it is possible to implement disk encryption in StarWind using Windows Bitlocker, such a solution can be a little tricky to manage."
"Scalability requires using additional nodes."
"The improvements could be customization and backup efficiency."
"The solution would be better served if it integrated with other solutions better."
"I would like to see improvement in the hardware underneath it. Currently, it's a Gen9 DL380. One day, there will be a Gen10 DL380 and maybe they will have bigger or smaller sizes."
"In my country, the biggest issue is probably pricing."
"The solution needs to add a module or plugin of vCenter for clear monitoring and insights."
"Scalability is an issue because it becomes very expensive. When you need to upgrade memory, you have to upgrade memory across the nodes. Suppose a customer has gone with a three-node HCI solution, then to increase the memory, you have to do it across the three nodes."
"I would like to see more deduplication."
"With the VX machines, the clients often confuse the hardware itself with the services and resources. VMs are configured according to resources - memory, hard disk capacity, and network. These resources, including memory and processor, are actually shared on the VX Series. So, if the server's processor is underpowered or unreliable for the VMs, many of the VMs will encounter issues. Ideally, the physical server configuration should align more closely with the needs of the virtual servers."
"Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series needs to improve its stability. Its resolution should be faster."
"The user management could be a bit better. It's something they could improve upon in future releases."
"Support could be better."
HPE Hyper Converged is ranked 10th in HCI with 34 reviews while Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series is ranked 19th in HCI with 4 reviews. HPE Hyper Converged is rated 8.2, while Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of HPE Hyper Converged writes " Ensures end-to-end data security with redundancy measures and provides visibility into the system but node expansion challenges". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series writes "simplifies management for clients familiar with VMware, and offers a user-friendly management and configuration experience". HPE Hyper Converged is most compared with VxRail, VMware vSAN, Dell PowerFlex, HPE SimpliVity and FlexPod XCS, whereas Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series is most compared with VxRail, Dell vSAN Ready Nodes, Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series, HPE Alletra dHCI and HPE SimpliVity. See our HPE Hyper Converged vs. Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series report.
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