Huawei OceanStor Reviews

The OceanStor is a versatile solution that can be used for general purposes, such as an all-flash for high-speed systems or as backup storage. It is ideal for various IT environments.

The performance and ease of management are the most valuable features. Additionally, the price-to-performance ratio is quite impressive.  It's really easy to manage, and the price is quite low for the performance you are getting. Customers appreciate these features the most.

I would like to improve certain things in Huawei OceanStor. Unfortunately, due to the US ban on Chinese technologies, Huawei is unable to develop plugins or cooperate with vendors like Veeam and VMware. This is causing customers to miss out on certain features, but it's currently impossible to improve.

In the next release, I would like to see more integration features with different platforms. Due to restrictions imposed by the US government, Huawei is currently unable to develop plugins for OceanStor support.

I have been working with Huawei OceanStor for eleven years. 

The stability is impressive. We have sold hundreds of storage devices, and we didn't face any outages or problems with the upgrades. The stability of their own developed SMP disks is incredible. The failure rate is really low. I would rate stability a ten out of ten. 

It is a scalable solution and can accommodate additional storage devices, disks, and shelves with ease. It doesn't take more than ten minutes to scale it. I would rate the scalability ten out of ten. 

We have more than 100 open sources and more than 50 customers using them.

I have contacted the customer service team many times. When I compare it to other vendors like IBM, Lenovo, and others, I would say that Huawei's support is one of the best. They respond quickly, analyze the problem efficiently, and provide spare parts easily. This is something we really appreciate.

The initial setup is straightforward and easy, especially when working with the storage arrays and familiar with the management. You can be quick with it. Generally, it takes about 30 minutes to deploy the storage rack physically.

It is on-premises, but it has connectivity for storage to the cloud. However, we don't use the cloud since we are in the EU, so we use the on-premises solution.

Usually, for physical installations, you need two people. Some of the parts can be really heavy to put in the rack, but for deployment, including the software, only one person is usually required. However, we generally have two or three people available in case one of them is sick or leaves the company, so we can still manage it.

The solution can be deployed by either an admin or an engineer because the structure is easy to manage. Even a management person can do it, but they may be lost if something more difficult comes up. So I would say the engineer or admin person would be okay for deploying the solution. 

Usually, the license is included in the basic bundles. Some parts of the license are additional, but mostly everything customers need is included in the basic bundle. Some customers use advanced licenses for duplication and compression, and there are three or four different licenses available that distinguish the duplication ratios. But, in general, most customers use the basic license bundle. Also, all licenses on the Huawei storage rates are not limited to capacity, so if you buy them at the beginning, you don't have to extend or buy additional licenses when you scale out.

There are extra costs when you buy certification licenses for higher deduplication ratios or Hyper Metal features to make reflective storage clustering. But the price of the license is quite low, so it's not something special or expensive. Most customers spend several hundred or maybe a few thousand euros on these additional licenses. In the overall price of the storage rate, it's perfectly negligible.

I would advise customers to look at the old flash, and new flash systems because they are great in price, performance, and features. They should go with the low end if they want something for backups.

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

We primarily use the solution in our infrastructure. We use it for storage as well as virtualization.

The support is excellent. 

The solution is stable. 

It can scale. 

The useability is good. It's similar to other storage options on the market.

We would like the solution to provide better documentation. It needs to be more transparent so that we can figure out how to troubleshoot.

The security could be a bit more robust.

I've used the solution since 2014. It's been about eight years. 

The solution is stable. It's reliable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. 

While the solution can scale, you do need to pay extra. The more storage you need the more it costs. 

We have ten people using the product. It's largely the IT team.

The solution's support is very helpful and responsive. 

Every time we need to raise the support, they provide support. They are responsive. However, as a customer, we cannot fix anything from our side. The documentation is not available. Everything is in a black box or something. 

Positive

We also use IBM and HP for storage. It's not all Huawei. The usability across all of the solutions is similar. The only difference is the documentation for OceanStor isn't readily available. That said, their support is very responsive. The others require you to go through third parties that will analyze the issues first.

The setup was done by Huawei. I don't have much information on the process of implementation. 

We used Huawei, a third-party, to help with the setup.

I'm not sure of the exact pricing. Our IT team handles the licensing.

We are a customer and end-user.

I'd rate the solution seven out of ten. 

We use the solution to store corporate data.

The solution has the best data replication features.

The solution's data replication features work slowly for nodes. They should improve this particular area. 

The solution is very stable.

We have 300 solution users in our organization. It is very scalable.

The solution's initial setup process is easy.

I advise others to opt for Huawei products if they want good storage capacity for their organization. I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

We use this solution for the software. The hardware, we design ourselves.

We are resellers. We provide business software and the back-end system is a cross-selling theme for us.

The setup and the price are the most valuable and not the features related.

On top of the data core environment for software-defined storage, we use machine power and not software technology.

We struggle with finding anything to improve, as it's a powerful solution and is missing nothing.

The energy could be better. I would like to see the next generation all-flash, which could be combined.

The interface needs improvement. You have a standardized fiber channel from the past and you have to order a 10 gig interface separately. It would be better to have it all. Huawei has it all in its portfolio, so it can easily be built. They don't have to purchase it, it can be built by themselves.

I have been working with Huawei OceanStor for five years.

We have not contacted technical support because it runs very well. We have not had any issues.

We are also working with Lenovo. Lenovo is in the same price range, but Huawei is a step further.

The implementation is easy because we are educated and experienced in Huawei OceanStor.

Huawei OceanStor is priced very well but is a bit complicated.

You have a price list but have to wait for a discount, which depends on the distribution, where you get it from. This is intransparent, I prefer a clear price policy.

I would prefer having a price quote based on whether you are a reseller if you have silver or gold status, or a customer.

The price list is high and you get a large discount from the price list. I prefer a comparable price list and a smaller discount.

We are always looking for the best solution for the next five years.

I would rate Huawei OceanStor an eight out of ten.

I use the solution for visualization and application management. 

Huawei OceanStor is easy to manage. 

The tool's performance is slow for DBs. We plan to move from Huawei OceanStor to Pure Storage. Its customer service is not good. 

I have been using the product for five years. 

I haven't faced any issues with the product's stability. I rate it a nine out of ten. 

The tool can handle large amounts of data and scales per business needs. 

The tool's technical support is good. However, we had encountered issues during upgrades. 

Positive

Huawei OceanStor's deployment is neither easy nor difficult and takes one to two days to complete. 

The product helps to save money and improves performance. We can see it in the first year. 

I am satisfied with the tool's pricing, which is in the middle. It is overpriced. I rate it an eight out of ten. 

I rate the solution a nine out of ten. 

Our customers use it for basic infrastructure.

The performance of the product is valuable. It is a highly available product.

The product must improve the local technical support in China.

I have been using the solution for half a year. I am using the latest version of the solution.

The product must improve its stability.

The tool is easy to scale.

I have used Hitachi Vantara. It is quite similar to Huawei OceanStor.

The initial setup was easy. I could deploy the solution by following the steps given in the document. We access it through our internal website. Two people were required to deploy the solution. It took us half a day. It is not difficult to maintain the tool.

The product has a good price.

Overall, I rate the tool an eight and a half out of ten.

The solution works well for non-critical applications that do not require a heavy workload. The tool's all features are valuable. 

Huawei OceanStor should work on its saturation level and should be able to take up more load. It should give the same performance that it gives at 20 or 30 percent load for 80 percent as well. 

I would rate Huawei OceanStor's stability a six to seven out of ten. 

I would rate the product's scalability a six out of ten. Scalability issues crop up at a particular saturation point. We have less than 10 clients for the product. 

I would rate Huawei OceanStor's set up a six to seven out of ten. 

The tool's pricing is competitive and affordable. It has the best possible pricing that we can get from Huawei. The prices are fixed and there are no additional costs. 

I would rate the product a seven out of ten. Our clients are mostly medium enterprises. 

Huawei OceanStor is used as a data organization and storage system.

Huawei OceanStor provides numerous features that are tailored to cater to the requirements of all types of companies.

I would prefer if the diagnostics of our Huawei solutions in the data center are automatically shared with the manufacturer. This will enable them to proactively address concerns before they become serious, and reach out to us without the need for us to initiate a call.

The speed has room for improvement.

I have been using Huawei OceanStor for three years.

Huawei OceanStor is stable.

Huawei OceanStor is scalable.

The technical support is slow.

We faced some difficulties during the initial setup because of the insufficient support provided by Huawei.

When compared to other options on the market, Huawei OceanStor stands out as the most affordable solution. Payment is determined by the amount of storage capacity required, and we have paid 50,000 euros for our usage.

I give the solution an eight out of ten.

We have over 1,000 end-users.

Huawei OceanStor is an affordable and effective solution. I recommend that organizations conduct thorough research and compare it with other products before making a decision.