Cisco HyperFlex - good for smaller, high availability implementations
April 04, 2022
Cisco HyperFlex - good for smaller, high availability implementations
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Cisco HyperFlex
HyperFlex was selected to replace aging infrastructure, for its built-in redundancy and reliability. It hosts the VMware environment including web servers, application servers, and database servers.
- Uptime.
- Redundancy.
- Small footprint in the data center.
- Expansion is a pain. Because storage is dedicated to each cluster, you need to do capacity management for each cluster.
- Probably better for smaller implementations.
- Great discount.
- Very flexible financing from Cisco.
- Dedicated support personnel were very helpful.
After the physical installation of the hardware, all activities were handled remotely by people in the US, Canada, and India with no issues. It was difficult to find people skilled in the use of HyperFlex for the implementation and also for the continued operation of the environment. It is very different from traditional server blades and shared storage environments.
The automatic updates do reduce the workload, but it can be difficult to convince management overseeing the change management process to agree to the automation.
Intersight is a very useful tool in fully managing the environment. You really need to the upper tiers of the service to provide a good bang-for-the-buck.
Do you think Cisco HyperFlex delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Cisco HyperFlex's feature set?
Yes
Did Cisco HyperFlex live up to sales and marketing promises?
No
Did implementation of Cisco HyperFlex go as expected?
No
Would you buy Cisco HyperFlex again?
Yes