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Dell EMC VMAX All Flash Storage has become a go-to option for many organizations in various environments, including cloud and production …
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What is Dell VMAX?
Dell VMAX All Flash is the latest iteration in the former Symmetrix series of enterprise flash array storage, available in the Dell VMAX 250F edition, or the Dell EMC VMAX 950F edition.
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- Non-Intrusive Upgrades (8)9.999%
- Flash Array Performance (9)9.898%
- Data Compression (9)9.797%
- Flash Array Integration (9)9.696%
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Dell VMAX All Flash is the latest iteration in the former Symmetrix series of enterprise flash array storage, available in the Dell VMAX 250F edition, or the Dell EMC VMAX 950F edition.
Reviewers rate Non-Intrusive Upgrades and Simplicity and Power Savings highest, with a score of 9.9.
The most common users of Dell VMAX are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Dell EMC VMAX All Flash Storage has become a go-to option for many organizations in various environments, including cloud and production settings. Users have reported that the storage array works seamlessly for UNIX VMs under vSphere environment, allowing them to maintain optimum data IO process speed. The advanced features provided by this storage solution also ensure the protection of crucial business data, while its excellent storage capacity enables effective management and categorization of information. One of the key benefits of using Dell EMC VMAX All Flash Storage is its ability to provide quick and secure access to data. Additionally, it effectively addresses snapshot stun issues and delivers top-notch performance in hybrid cloud environments. This product is particularly well-suited for large-scale data environments and critical applications or databases. While some users have mentioned that experience is required to operate the storage effectively in daily operations, they have found that the performance is exceptionally high with dual controllers, utilizing all premium software features. Overall, Dell EMC VMAX All Flash Storage proves to be a powerful and reliable system that caters to the diverse needs of users across different scenarios.
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February 04, 2022
VMAX All Flash - architected for mission-critical bussiness
On my account we have used it only in one region for specific site.There was a specific contract between Dell and the client. Decision was made with this type due to VMAX NDM feature as many data had to be migrated. It works well for UNIX VMs under vSphere environment.
- provisioning, compression, snapshot, NDM
- Point in Time Protection (SnapVX)
- Transparent Recovery
- difficult configuration - expiration needed
- HW support must be gathered by the client
- NDM
- Data Domain data protection
- Optimal storage efficiency
- Very good response time
46%
4.6
- Mission-critical availability
- IBM FlashSystem A9000, IBM FlashSystem 9200, IBM FlashSystem 5100, IBM Storwize (now part of FlashSystems), IBM System Storage DS8900F (formerly DS8000), IBM SAN48B-5, IBM DS8880F and Pure Storage FlashArray
Yes
Customer decision, older EMC Symmetrix DMX HW replacement.
Not my decision, customer confidential information.
No
December 13, 2019
VMAX, great array for the large business
This is used as one of our main storage arrays. It works fairly well for virtual servers and attaching new volumes. This is great because it is fully redundant and can stay up during updates with little to no issues since it has so many controllers. It addresses the snapshot stun issues that our SC9 compellant was having with our database servers.
- It creates a fully redundant connection from multiple controllers that are always up even during updates.
- Once setup there is little to no adjustments that need to be made to the storage array. All that's needed is volume updates.
- The configuration portion is really difficult. If you are not a fully trained Dell storage admin you won't be able to setup this array.
- The GUI is stuck in the 90's and has very little user-friendliness.
76.66666666666667%
7.7
- This storage array is great because it is an always on even during updates.
- The negative is the time spent on configuring and the need for a dedicated storage admin.
The EMC array is a lot more robust, but the PURE array does almost the same with about a tenth of ease from the configuration. It really depends on the type of backend servers that you need to support as to whether you need a EMC array or a PURE array.