HPE Proliant ML Reviews

Most of my customers are using it for the infrastructure and database, and of course, the virtualization.

The main advantage of the HPE Proliant ML is their long history, so customers can be confident that if they decide to use the HPE platform, HPE will continue to support them. This is the most important aspect in my opinion.

The management capabilities are leading with server hardware management, specifically their iLO platform management which is very good. They now also have cloud management that benefits customers with many branches, allowing them to manage all servers in all branches from a single location, potentially reducing costs.

The performance and usability when deploying systems on HPE Proliant ML ensures that solutions proposed to customers will run smoothly with fewer problems. The cooling is quite good, though in some models the fan was louder than others, but this has been fixed in newer models. The cooling system benefits customers pursuing Sustained Development Goals (SDG) due to the low carbon footprint in the server.

The cloud management particularly stands out because when examining customer problems, we access the HPE Cloud to check the status first. This helps us as resellers to better identify and assess customer issues.

The customer relationship is satisfactory, but from a reseller perspective, there is a lack of understanding and knowledge transfer for resellers recently.

There is a need for improvement in technical capability development for resellers to understand features such as storage enhancement. They lack a clear roadmap and path for engineers to improve their capability to support customers. This appears to be their weakest point, possibly because HPE Proliant ML is so well-known that they may have reduced focus on reseller support.

Occasionally there are firmware bugs, but these occurrences are infrequent compared to other providers.

The solution is actively being used.

Recently, a bug originated from their processor manufacturer, Intel, requiring new firmware to fix the CPU issue. They occasionally experience bugs in the storage controller and hard disk as well.

The scalability is quite suitable for our current customers. Most of our customers are medium to small businesses, and the scalability is comparable to Lenovo and Dell products.

Their customer service performance is below that of Dell and Lenovo. From my perspective, they lack sufficient empathy in their support approach and struggle to understand customer needs.

Positive

In terms of product quality, HPE Proliant ML surpasses Lenovo and Dell. They effectively keep pace with market developments and are sometimes ahead of the market.

As a system integrator, I provide services for customers using Nutanix, vSAN, and other solutions. I work with Nutanix software storage and hyper-converged infrastructure, along with vSAN, SimpliVity, HPE, Windows, and Windows Server Storage Spaces Direct. I also work with HPE Proliant ML, disaggregated HCI, and Nimble Storage, including both ML and DL.

I have been working with HPE Proliant ML since the first generation, and it is very easy to work with as our team has more than 10 years of experience. Most customers currently operate in a hybrid environment. Overall, I rate my experience with HPE Proliant ML a 10 out of 10.

I have experience with HPE NonStop and HPE Proliant ML as we have some ProLiant servers on our network that we're still using, but we might be moving them to Dell.

The best features with HPE Proliant ML are that it lasts, as they take conscious effort for their hardware. They take conscious effort to produce their hardware and it works consistently. Whatever solution you want to deploy, it's flexible to deploy such solutions. It's good generally. The only aspect that would make me not want to look into HPE is the support.

The iLO helped my daily IT operations by being really good, as we integrated it with our EMS server. We could get updates about the hardware, CPU, CPU runtime, and heat dissipation of the hardware. For data center monitoring, iLO is really helpful. For their competitors, Dell has iDRAC, which basically does the same thing. I don't think they have an edge. It's something that is generally deployed by other competitors also.

HPE Proliant ML's cooling capabilities have resulted in our organization's carbon footprint being really low, even when we were still using the HP ProCurve. In terms of power consumption, it's acceptable. We got about between 90 watts per box, based on our configuration, which is really low.

My opinions on HPE Proliant ML are that it is good; generally, HPE products are good. Where they're lacking is just the support. Support is central to what technical professionals do. It's not just deploying the product. We need support when we're at a crossroad to a particular solution we're trying to deploy with their product. That is where HPE generally is falling short and I think that is where the leakage in their revenue will be coming from, which they're auditing.

I used HPE solutions until I decommissioned them less than six months ago.

Their intuitive system firmware has not impacted our downtime. We use the firmware upgrade manager, but whenever we need to, we plan our downtime around it and move our services because we have our VMs running on most of their hardware. We move things around to free up the hardware in question, do the upgrade, and normalize everything.

I would rate their support on a scale of one to 10 as being a four score. I would probably give them four or three for the effort.

Neutral

My thoughts on pricing are that it's pricey. When we were doing our data center expansion, we wanted to continue with HPE, but the price point did not match with our budget. We had to go with Dell, who gave us a very good offer.

Dell would be better with the pricing, as they have better support for both hardware and solutions.

I have experience with HPE solutions as I just decommissioned all the HPE ProCurve in my network because of the brand and the support we needed from HPE. It was proving to be obsolete for our domain.

I used HPE's iLO for remote management in office.

I have not utilized the storage enhancements in HPE Proliant ML.

I rate HPE Proliant ML a nine out of ten.

Clients are using HPE Proliant ML for different purposes. Some are using it for their AD servers and network management solutions. They are also using the DL series for their ERPs and SAP.

For HPE Proliant ML, the ILO functionality and secure chipset are the best things which customers opt for. ILO is used for remote management and is very easy to manage and work with. The ILO works very smoothly for remote management, and the server performance is far better than other servers.

The power efficiency is very good in these servers. The cooling capabilities work pretty well, as we have never faced any problems due to heat, though the servers are only kept in a cooling environment.

Everything is good, but we are facing some issues with the commercials and the fact that servers are being replaced by newer models very frequently. HPE should keep the old servers available as well.

The server models coming today are being replaced every six months or every year. They stop selling the older ones, which creates some problems sometimes. They should keep older models available for a longer period, perhaps two to three years.

It has been almost three years since we started using HPE Proliant ML.

Stability is excellent. I would give it a 10 out of 10 because we see very little breakdown in the server.

Scalability depends on which model you are positioning and how you position it. The servers are easily scalable, and if you pitch the right product in the beginning, you can easily scale without any problems.

Support is good. I would rate it nine out of ten.

Positive

In terms of performance and other aspects, HP stands out. When comparing commercial pricing, Dell is quite competitive. If we compare it to Lenovo and HP, Dell is very price competitive.

The setup process is simple and there are no problems with it.

We are selling it directly to the customer.

HPE Proliant has been our primary choice. We have been selling it for almost two to three years now, and we would have received almost two to three percent of breakdown calls. The servers are very stable, customers are happy, and they are very much scalable if the customer requires scalability. I would give it nine out of ten. On the server front, I would rank HP first, Dell second, and Lenovo third.

We have stopped doing PowerVault. We are currently doing storage solutions with NetApps. We are doing HPE Proliant DL series and ML series, both. The power efficiency is very good in these servers. Overall, I would rate this product nine out of ten.

The tool is designed for virtualization and critical data center applications. Therefore, as customers, we use it for such purposes.

The solution is well-suited for virtualization and standalone applications, like data center environments. There is 100% reliability. Additionally, it provides significant benefits in terms of data storage capabilities.

The product’s support should be improved.

I have been using this solution for three years now.

The product is stable.

The solution is scalable. We have 1500 users and two administrators for HPE ProLiant ML.

We tried IBM, but HPE ProLiant ML has better functionality. The company plans to continue using the product in the future as well.

The initial setup was straightforward, and the deployment was completed within two days.

The tool is definitely worth the money.

The solution is good because of its data centers and reliability on the data side. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten, with ten being excellent.

We use it for database and file serving.

It is hard to pinpoint the most valuable features of HPE Proliant ML because everything does its job and runs smoothly.

One area where the product could improve is in its anti-rust protection, especially at the bottom, which has shown some signs of rusting. The fans are also very noisy when the machine is working hard.

I have been using HPE Proliant ML for six years.

I would rate the stability a seven out of ten. We have had some downtime with it.

The product is quite scalable. I would rate it a nine out of ten. We have around 40 users of it at the moment and only one person is needed to maintain it.

The technical support is fine but it can be slow at times. I would rate it a seven out of ten.

Neutral

The initial setup was very simple. An external IT company set it up for us.

It is a fairly pricey product. I would rate it a three out of ten in terms of affordability.

We considered using Dell products as well.

Overall, I would rate HPE Proliant ML a six out of ten.

We use HPE Proliant server for VMware.

We have good service with our local partner. HPE Proliant's price is cheaper than other platforms. When we buy them, we have to receive some prices in order to make our decision.

HPE Proliant has a managed tool called OneView that could be improved.

The solution's initial setup is easy, but adapting the server to our necessities is difficult. They have a bulk solution, and the problem is you can modify anything.

On a scale from one to ten, where one is the cheapest and ten is expensive, I rate HPE Proliant's pricing a five out of ten.

Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

We use one ProLiant for our secrets server and two for Hyper-V.

Updating the firmware could be easier. It's always a hassle, and the process HPE describes on their website doesn't seem to work well. 

I have used ProLiant servers for eight years. 

I rate ProLiant servers 10 out of 10 for stability. We periodically need to replace components like disk drives, but HPE customer care is good about replacing them. 

We have three ProLiant servers, and that's enough to meet our needs. 

We've used Dell PowerEdge servers and various white box servers. We switched to ProLiant because HPE was offering them at a discount when we purchased them. 

Deploying a ProLiant server is straightforward and only takes about half a day. After deployment, the servers don't require much maintenance aside from periodic firmware updates. They need to be replaced or upgraded once every four years. 

ProLiant servers could be cheaper. We don't need to pay for a license, but we pay for customer care and an extended warranty, which we need to use the servers in production. 

I rate HPE ProLiant ML servers nine out of 10. I would recommend them. 

The most valuable feature of HPE Proliant ML is the high availability of the parts. It's easy to find parts, such as replacements or spares. Additionally, we have a good relationship with the brand which is important.

I have been using HPE Proliant ML for approximately eight years.

HPE Proliant ML is stable.

I have found HPE Proliant ML to be scalable.

We have approximately seven people using this solution in our company.

The technical support from HPE Proliant ML could improve. They are not as fast as they should be. When you have an SLA contractor, they don't give you the parts quickly, it can take weeks sometimes.

When you open a ticket, there is always a long procedure. You have to restart the system and upgrade etc etcetera, but it's something that we usually do by ourselves. We don't need support. It takes a few hours, maybe days to get all the answers, such as you have to update, or you have to restart. That takes a lot of time. Then when you need a part, especially in this period where there is a shortage problem, they don't always have it in the shortest way possible. Sometimes it takes days to have a hard drive or memory delivered.

The initial setup of HPE Proliant ML is easy.

The price of HPE Proliant ML is very good. If we are partners, we have courses to attend and exams to do, but we buy more or less at the same price as everybody else. We have a small discount which should be increased.

We don't have a reason why we decided on HPE Proliant ML instead of Dell or something else, we found out it's the most available in the market and this is why we chose it.

I rate HPE Proliant ML an eight out of ten.

Basically, we primarily use it for applications, and one of them is for our database.

There is room for improvement in pricing. It could be on the lower side.

I have been using Proliant ML for three years. We are using version Gen10 Plus currently.

It is a stable product.

It might be scalable because, until now, we haven't had the opportunity or requirement to scale it up. Maybe a couple of years down the line, we may need to scale it up because scalability was kept in mind when we initially provisioned it four to five years ago.

Currently, there are 15 to 20 users in our company. 

The customer service and support team is good. We are a part of Cisco, so we haven't faced any challenges as such.

Positive

We have been using HP Proliant servers from the start. At one point, we tried the Cisco UCS option as well, but the team wasn't happy, so we switched back to Proliant ML.

The initial setup is straightforward because the team has had hands-on experience for past many years, so we've never faced such a challenge.

We have our own in-house team, so only in case of any RMA situations do we contact the OEMs.

The pricing is not reasonable, but compared to Cisco, it is a bit on the lower side.

I would recommend using the solution. One can go ahead and easily deploy Proliant ML without any issues.

Overall, I would rate the solution a nine out of ten. 

We use the solution to create the infrastructure. 

I am impressed with the tool's ability to create clusters and virtualizations. 

I would like the solution to improve cloud migration. 

I have been working with the solution for 10 years. 

I would rate the product's stability a ten out of ten. 

I would rate the solution's scalability a ten out of ten. My company has more than 50 people for the product. We have mostly SMB customers. 

The product's setup is easy and I would rate it a nine out of ten. The tool's deployment took a few hours to complete. 

I would rate the solution's pricing a nine out of ten since it's pretty expensive. We pay around 10,000 euros a year in Europe. 

I would rate the product a ten out of ten.