Dell PowerEdge VRTX Reviews

This is an all-in-one device for a branch office. It includes servers, storage, and networking all in one box so it saves rack space. You don’t need to buy all of the components separately, so you don’t need to spec network cards, storage, or server devices.

We used it to take over a Dell cluster of servers and a Dell EMC SAN solution.

Using this solution has lowered costs by including SAN storage, networking, and servers all in one chassis. We used to have half a rack taken with clustered servers, storage devices, and network switches. All that is now consolidated into five U high with four Blade servers and 6 TB of SAN storage in one box.

Management is by web interface which means one place for all configuration.

The most valuable feature is the combined management in one box. It is space-saving, and in fact, you can have four Blade servers in one box, all sharing the same storage and network card.

A 10 GB network card is a must.

The Pro Support is very good and helped me with one of the servers when a network card stopped working. Re-installing the server fixed this problem.

Management of storage and networking is web-based, slow, and difficult. I would like a Windows application to manage this instead of using the web interface.

My Dell account manager promised to help me with setting it up, but after buying it, he was nowhere to be seen. Didn’t call me back, didn’t take my e-mails. So you are pretty much on your own with setup. Luckily there a lot of people who have already done the same setup, so I was able to follow their guides.

I have been using this solution for seven years. No problems except 1 disk died a few years ago.

Now it's ready to decommission, it's out of support now.

This solution is very stable. Never had a problem with stability.

The reliability is good. In five years I think only one disk has failed.

We started with two servers but you could also move to four.

Storage is pretty much full, so expanding the storage is not possible.

Dell Pro Support is great, you always get through to someone who knows what they are talking about. They are helpful and they stay with your problem until it is resolved.

Previously had separate servers, storage, and networking all from different vendors, which took up a lot of rack space and three different ways of managing. We wanted something that took less space, was easier to manage, and from a single vendor. Dell had that.

The initial setup was a very steep learning curve. Dell did lend us a device for a week to test out before we bought it, but then almost accused us of stealing it after we returned it! Turned out, it had gone back to a different address than they expected.

It took me about a week of reading Dell articles and other peoples' experiences before I had finished the setup. Not easy.

I did everything myself. Dell offered help when we bought it, but that help never materialized. Our account manager was always too busy to return my calls or respond to my e-mails.

Pricing is cheaper than buying three separate devices and then managing them separately. We bought a license for seven years.

No

My advice is to ask Dell consulting to set it up for you. It took me about a week to get everything working as expected.

We are using Dell PowerEdge VRTX to run client-server applications. It has replaced all of the servers that we had, and everything is now virtualized.

The use of Dell PowerEdge VRTX has kept our system size small saving space.

Dell PowerEdge VRTX supports a lot of memory which has allowed us to keep our system size smaller.

Dell PowerEdge VRTX can improve by providing support for M2 drives. 

By using the M2 drives it would allow the possibility of having more drives because right now the system is using SSD drives which take up considerably a lot more room. You are only allowed 24, but with the same amount of space, you could probably put 96 or 128 M2 drives. Whether that is possible, or not, I do not know, but from a space point of view, that would be something that I would consider a step forward.

I have been using Dell PowerEdge VRTX for approximately six months.

Dell PowerEdge VRTX is scalable. I have room for four blades in our system and I am only using two, it allows for growth expansion if needed in the future.

We have approximately 45 people using the solution in my organization.

The technical support is very good. They answered any question I had and gave me information if I needed it. I was pleased with their overall support.

I switched from my previous solution because I wanted to virtualize, and Dell PowerEdge VRTX allowed me to do that quite easily. It provided me with very fast access to the system because we used to use standalone servers, and now because it is virtualized everything is very quick.

The setup was fairly straightforward.

I used the support from Dell to do the implementation.

The solution price of Dell PowerEdge VRTX could be reduced. However, when comparing the price of Dell PowerEdge VRTX to other solutions, such as HP and Lenovo, it was the best price for what they offer.

I have evaluated solutions from HP and Lenovo.

I rate Dell PowerEdge VRTX a nine out of ten.

Our primary use case is for the branch office of our company which doesn't need a lot of IT. It's a good solution when you don't need so much IT. We have about 100 users. 

The fact that you have computer storage in a very small factor is valuable.

I think the networking parts of this solution could be improved.

In a future release I'd like to be able to increase storage, that would make a big difference. 

I've been using this solution for five years and have just implemented the recently released latest version. 

Stability is fine. 

Scalability could be improved. I don't need to scale the product any further but I think there would be other companies that would want to do this and will realise that it's not so scalable. 

I haven't had contact with technical support for a long time. In the past they were fine. 

I'm not sure that there is any competition in this specific solution. I haven't used any other products for this purpose.

Initial setup took less than a day and I did it myself. 

I would rate this product a nine out of 10. 

I used the solution for blade management and deploying Windows Server.

The system is very powerful. It is very resourceful. The product’s enormous capacity has empowered our team to deliver solutions to all our clients. The system is very intuitive.

The support must be improved.

I have been using the solution for two years.

The system is very stable. The PSU failover guarantees that the system will be maintained for a very long time.

I rate the tool’s scalability a nine out of ten. The scalability is very good.

Sometimes, we have to wait for a long time for the support.

Positive

The initial setup is very intuitive. We do not face any problems. The support team helped us well during the initial setup.

We deploy some VMs. We install Active Directory in the VMs. We also install file servers, DNS servers, and other ERP systems. Our clients need virtualization solutions. We use Hyper-V or VMware. We create VMs.

We don’t work with the solution anymore. We used it in a past project. We work with other Dell systems like Dell T410 and Dell T430. We use smaller systems. I will surely recommend the solution to others. The system is very trustworthy and reliable. Overall, I rate the tool an eight out of ten.

The primary use case is for virtualization.

There is a different product that we would like to explore from Dell. The project that we are currently working on requires us to replace all PowerEdge with VxRail.

The depth of this solution is quite lengthy, and it's very deep. 

I understand that 1U is the smallest size, but the depth is quite lengthy. You can have a model that is still 1U and inside you will have a large motherboard for dual processors, and dual power supplies. 

It would be better to have a compact version of it for some customers that have a small office and don't require a proper data center with power or an industrial type HP.

I have been using Dell PowerEdge VRTX for three years.

Dell PowerEdge VRTX is stable.

We are not scaling it. They are not clustered, they are mostly independent.

We have 60 employees in our organization.

For us, technical support is excellent.

Support is thorough and the next business day they are on site.

Previously, they had onsite support after remote diagnostics. It was quite difficult for us because we had to do all of the diagnostics before a Dell engineer would go onsite.

The remote diagnosis can take days or weeks, but for professional support with the next business day on-site, the next business day we receive an engineer for an evaluation. If it's critical they will attend.

We were satisfied after we upgraded to a professional next-day on-site support.

Previously, we were working with HPE, and an IBM server. 

We chose to go with Dell because the price is more competitive. Also, support in all regions is costly. 

The initial setup was straightforward.

The installation is easy, but it can take 30 minutes to deploy, depending on the configuration, and whether you are using it for bare-metal or for virtualization.

We are a team of three system admins to maintain and deploy this solution.

We did not use an integrator or reseller. I complete the implementation by myself.

We are renewing the support and we are purchasing the license for the software.

We are currently evaluating Dell VxRail. In order to improve the utilization of the server, then we need to move on to VxRail.

I would recommend this product to anyone who is interested in using it.

I would rate Dell PowerEdge VRTX a nine out of then.

PowerEdge VRTX is used to install Windows and Linux-based IT solutions. We have 50 users, including four engineers and an IT manager. 

I have used PowerEdge VRTX for six years.

I rate Dell PowerEdge nine out of 10 for stability. It isn't perfect, but it's good. From time to time, the power supply or other hardware fails on all electronics. That's why we purchase support. We contact support to replace those faulty items.

You can scale out or scale up. Scaling up is straightforward, but we don't scale out. Our PowerEdge servers are standalone.

We have contacted Dell support many times. Usually, we contact them about faulty hardware. We are satisfied. They've never violated the terms of the SLA we pay for. We have 8x5 support, so we need to pay extra for help outside of normal business hours. 

We recently deployed Dell VxRail.

You can deploy PowerEdge in under a day. If we are installing the server for a solution we provide, then we will do the deployment in-house. However, system integrators deliver some of our projects. In those scenarios, they primarily provide the software, but they will also deploy the Dell platform upon our request. 

When we buy a Dell PowerEdge server, we pay for the hardware and support. Then we buy Microsoft or Linux licenses 

I rate Dell PowerEdge VRTX nine out of 10. While I cannot say Dell is better than HP or IBM, Dell has a strong presence here in Qatar. We can recommend Dell because of that strategic factor.

We are using the solution for virtual infrastructure for production, and different kinds of services.

The best feature is the equipment. It's all-in-one and you can easily configure it. You have storage, you have power, and CPU power all in one. I see a big advantage in this.

It is easy to set up the product.

The solution is stable.

Technical support is excellent.

It's affordable.

I would like to use the solution in the future, however, this product has reached end-of-life.

The scalability could be better.

I would like to see more speed, however, the power of computing is growing.

I've been using the solution for five years. 

We are very impressed with the stability. It's great. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's 99% online.

The solution does not scale well. With this model or this type, you cannot have higher power on the storage. You can connect only to expandable storage.

Technical support is great. They always answer my questions and solve my issues. We are quite satisfied with the solution. 

Positive

We used other solutions in the past. The difference here is the hyper-converged infrastructure. It's a huge advantage. This is all-in-one and it's very easy to manage. In the past, we use separate storage and compute power.

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

The deployment is quick. You just need to connect and power on the infrastructure. It's a couple of minutes.

It is pretty low-maintenance. We don't need too many staff members to maintain it. 

We handled the initial setup in-house. We did not need any consultants or integrators. 

We've seen a substantial return on investment. 

The solution is affordable. I'd rate it a four out of five. It's very reasonably priced. We pay a yearly licensing fee.

I'm using VRTX, however, it's end-of-life.

I am just an end-user. I am not a partner.

I would definitely recommend the PowerEdge VRTX. For a small and medium business, it's a perfect solution.

I'd rate the solution a nine out of ten.

This product is easy to use and should not be difficult for anybody.

When we first started with this product, we had some difficulty with it.

I have been working with Dell PowerEdge VRTX for five years.

This is a stable product.

This solution is scalable. There are five people in the company who are using it.

The support is good.

Prior to Dell, we were working with a solution from HP and we are still using it. We decided to keep both systems running. The biggest difference between these two solutions is the price.

It is pretty easy to install.

This product is more reasonably-priced than similar solutions by HPE.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.