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    Arcserve OneXafe

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/AArcserve OneXafe (formerly by StorageCraft) is a high performance scale-out file storage appliance, replacing the former Exablox line of scale-out devices acquired by Arcserve in January 2017 to boost that company's product line.N/A

    Dell PowerScale

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ADell Technologies presents Dell PowerScale (replacing EMC Isilon) as a scale-out NAS solution and server technology that provides the flexibility of a software-defined architecture with accelerated hardware innovations to harness the value of data. Isilon Systems was acquired by EMC in 2010; some EMC Isilon NAS appliances are still available and supported under the PowerScale brand.N/A
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    Arcserve OneXafeDell PowerScale
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Availability
    10.0
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    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Configurability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Ease of integration
    10.0
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    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
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    10.0
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    User Testimonials
    Arcserve OneXafeDell PowerScale
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Arcserve
    For SMB file storage Exablox is great, but as an ESXi datastore it still needs work.
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    Dell Technologies
    EMC Isilon Scale-Out NAS is well suited for larger files (greater the 128 Kb) and where you need to have everything in one common name space. Where it is less appropriate is for many small files (millions of files less than 128 Kb in size) - this causes the protection level to becoming mirroring, which will cost more space.
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    Pros
    Arcserve
    • Exablox is simple to setup and relatively easy to use.
    • Exablox is priced very competitively and is a good value for the cost.
    • Exablox has good customer service.
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    Dell Technologies
    • NAS Storage
    • Capacity and Performance details of the array
    • Alert and Operations details
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    Cons
    Arcserve
    • Exablox is still in its infancy as a company and in some respects the product feels like a version 1.0.
    • Integration with VMware ESXi has some bugs that need to be figured out.
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    Dell Technologies
    • Some upgrades require the entire cluster to be rebooted simultaneously. In this day and age, that should not be necessary. This is my biggest disappointment with Isilon to date.
    • When using multiple storage pools you have to be very careful with your capacity management. Filling up one pool can cause an overflow of data to a pool that is less performance driven. Do not underestimate your capacities or you will find yourself in a tight spot.
    • Block size is almost always an issue with Isilon. It does not handle all types of data well. In many cases PACS and VNA data is best to be stored on a different storage platform that will utilize the capacity more efficiently that Isilon is capable of.
    • Deduplication seems to be less efficient on Isilon than on other platforms for similar types of data.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Arcserve
    The price for Exablox was very appealing. If we can resolve the NFS datastore issues we are seeing in VMware, this is a perfect solution for a ESXi datastore. Once that issue is resolved, I will give Exablox a higher rating.
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    Dell Technologies
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    Usability
    Arcserve
    Again, the initial install, setup and config was simple through a web browser.
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    Dell Technologies
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    Reliability and Availability
    Arcserve
    Since the day we installed Exablox we have not had any down-time. The storage resources have been available 100% of the time.
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    Dell Technologies
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    Performance
    Arcserve
    SMB file access has been very responsive. We have not seen any slowness. Also, in using Exablox as tier 1 storage in our VMware environment, the VMs performed great. No slowness issues.
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    Dell Technologies
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    Support Rating
    Arcserve
    Exablox has been very responsive to our requests. They communicate very well and are extremely knowledgable
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    Dell Technologies
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    Implementation Rating
    Arcserve
    Straightforward and simple implementation. We completed the implementation in less than 2 hours.
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    Dell Technologies
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    Alternatives Considered
    Arcserve
    Exablox was much less expensive than other storage arrays and I think there are a lot of reasons to purchase them. I believe that as the product matures, it will be a great option for storage.
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    Dell Technologies
    Raw disk space vs. logical disk space ratio was significantly better on the Isilon. Fast cache using SSD drives for faster searching is available on the Isilon but not available on the Overland solution. Isilon solution included faster backend switching between nodes.
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    Scalability
    Arcserve
    We have not tried to scale Exablox so we are not familiar with this.
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    Dell Technologies
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    Return on Investment
    Arcserve
    • We purchased Exablox specifically for our ESXi environment, so we are hoping to get the wrinkles worked out to see a greater return on our investment.
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    Dell Technologies
    • Isilon provides very high value for money
    • Matches the performance and storage requirements of the arrays
    • EMC provides very skillful and high response team in case of any issues in isilon
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