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PowerEdge R as a virtualization hypervisor
September 17, 2020

PowerEdge R as a virtualization hypervisor

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Dell PowerEdge R

We run a virtualization solution on top of a pair of PowerEdge R servers.
  • Good price - Compared to other vendors’ server platforms. In our scenario (virtualization) we found out PowerEdge offers the best price/vCPU and RAM ratio.
  • Customizable - We were able to select optimal memory/disk capacity for our use case. Other platform's minimum requirements were above our needs, hence needlessly expensive.
  • Good warranty and service - Our project did not involve creating a big cluster with a lot of spare capacity, so the next business day warranty came handy.
  • Remote management - we use Linux, and the iDRAC management utilities support were better suited for Windows.
  • Cheaper than similar servers from other vendors, e.g. blade platforms.
  • Better service - Dell's business warranty is one of the best on the market.
  • Extensibility allowed us to upgrade the server instead of buying an additional one when we needed to increase capacity a bit.
The initial investment for Dell PowerEdge R is much lower.
It has the optimal price/power ratio.
Easy to install and maintain, but remote administration console could be better.

Do you think Dell PowerEdge R delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Dell PowerEdge R's feature set?

Yes

Did Dell PowerEdge R live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Dell PowerEdge R go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Dell PowerEdge R again?

Yes

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Oracle Java SE, Apache Tomcat
If you are looking for a mid-size server with extensibility capacity, PowerEdge R is a good solution. Not so good for storage server maybe. In general, it is great for a small scale virtualization project.