As of July 2024, in the Rack Servers category, the mindshare of HPE Apollo Systems is 4.6%, down from 4.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE ProLiant DL Servers is 19.4%, down from 23.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Rack Servers

Unique Categories:

Density Optimized Servers

25.0%

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Q&A Highlights

Renga Soma

Assistant Manager at IHiS

Nov 22, 2021

Which HPE server is better - Apollo 4200 Gen10 or ProLiant DL360 Gen10?

It depends on your purpose. Apollo 4200 is usually used for Backup data, Software defined storage or Big data. And for others that doesn't require disk density, we should use DL360 for cost saving.

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Featured Reviews

Aruna Udawatte

Director -Digital Transformation at Convergence Lanka

Aug 2, 2023

An affordable and easy-to-implement solution, but its after-sales support and technical support should be improved

We use HPE Apollo for specific requirements of Linux servers HPE Apollo's pricing is low, and implementation is very easy compared to other products. HPE Apollo's after-sales support and technical support should be improved. The solution should provide fast delivery when it comes to replacing a…

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Ozgur-Sargin

IT Consultant at Elips Elektronik

Oct 31, 2022

Reliable, good hardware with intelligent provisioning

I'm a reseller. We are HPE partners. I'd advise users to try HP. It's a good solution. However, it depends on the customer. Some prefer working with Dell. If a company already has Dell infrastructure, we advise them to continue with Dell to have a homogenous environment. I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. When you compare hyper-converged with ProLiant, hyper-converged is more available due to the clusters; you can cluster it. However, for ProLiant, you have to find a solution with VMware or something like that, for example, third-party solutions. That said, on the hardware side, ProLiant has no cluster option.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The cost benefit of this solution is most valuable. It is quite effective for the work for which we are using it. We are mainly running video servers on these, and we are quite happy with the resilience, density storage, and streaming capacity of the system."

"We're going to buy another Apollo 6500. We may configure it with half the number of GPUs because that may be all we need. In a sense, we can see the Apollo 6500 being so powerful that we only need half the GPU capability that we have now."

"It enables us to implement software defined solutions very easily, because Apollo servers are certified for use with Linux systems"

"HPE Apollo's pricing is low, and implementation is very easy compared to other products."

"It's pretty flexible. You can choose how much storage you put on the server. You can have one to three nodes, depending on whether you want more CPU or storage."

"Absolutely being able to mount into Omni-Path architecture, HFIs on those nodes, because we were the very first site in the world"

"The technical support from HPE has always been good in my experience."

"It's very reliable. I haven't had a single failure at all in the year and a half; not the slightest problem with it."

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"There is a lot of extra storage. I am only using half of what I need."

"The ProLiant DL Servers are stable and reliable."

"We have had our system working for between two and three years with no downtime."

"One of the most valuable features is iLO, which is very good. Another thing is the HPE support is very good."

"I recommend HP ProLiant. It's a robust and scalable product."

"Technical support are mostly helpful."

"The pricing of the product is fair and not too expensive."

"HP ProLiant servers provide redundant solutions for almost everything. You can set up multiple power supplies, with a primary power source and a secondary power supply connected on UPS. If the power goes out in the building, the UPS will supply power to the host at all times. The solution can run on batteries for many hours, depending on your battery and UPS capacity."

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Cons

"If there could be some training for our team, we would be better equipped to promote and support HPE Apollo."

"The support from HPE Apollo could be better, they are making knowledgeable."

"One drawback which I had: When I needed to expand storage on the Apollo, I had significant problems getting disks for it. It was a very long wait-time. So, if I were to give any advice in regards to improving this product, I would say make more of the 8TB disks available quicker."

"We would like to see improved cooling because that is quite an issue. If you put that much compute power into a single rack, cooling really becomes an issue. And there is room for improvement there."

"We would like to see SimpliVity on top of the Apollo."

"There is a shared battery for all cache controllers in the node. When you have to replace that element, you have to take down all three nodes and not just one."

"HPE Apollo's after-sales support and technical support should be improved."

"The solution's deployment, security, and scalability need improvement."

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"The technical support is pretty good, however, they could be a bit faster and more responsive."

"The product must provide time travel features."

"On the software side, I would like for the management of the server overall (including reviewing its health) to be a bit easier. Right now, we have something that sits on the server to make sure all hardware drivers and other thing are up to date. This is a pain to set up."

"The price in general, including the licensing fee, could be better."

"The installation could be simplified."

"It's scalable but we are switching to workstation for some software because the CPU speed isn't fast enough anymore."

"The pricing of the solution is high compared to other products."

"The speed of the solution could be increased."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is an annual license required to use HPE Apollo."

"Obviously I would like to see the cost go down. That speaks for itself."

"It is an expensive solution but it is worth the money. The standard licensing cost is for the GPU and the features that someone is using. There are additional charges but they depend on the solution."

"The price of the solution is more expensive than Dell which is their main competitor. However, there are times we have managed to receive a comparable price."

"Compared to other products, HPE Apollo is not an expensive solution."

"This was a one-time purchase for us because it's hardware that we purchased from HPE. There aren't any licensing costs."

"We did not need to pay for a license for the use of HP DL servers, just for normal hardcore support."

"We have purchased this solution and it is under warranty."

"An investment in DL380 is worth it."

"We have to pay for an annual license which is expensive."

"Proliant DL Servers have a reasonable cost. They are not as expensive as the Cisco servers. Everything is included when you purchase a server. You just have to install and configure it."

"The price of the product is a little high."

"The hardware should be cheaper."

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Answers from the Community

Renga Soma

Assistant Manager at IHiS

Nov 22, 2021

Which HPE server is better - Apollo 4200 Gen10 or ProLiant DL360 Gen10?

It depends on your purpose. Apollo 4200 is usually used for Backup data, Software defined storage or Big data. And for others that doesn't require disk density, we should use DL360 for cost saving.

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Tim Williams

Solutions Architect/Team Lead - Business Data and Data Protection at a tech consulting company with 501-1,000 employees

May 26, 2020

It depends on what you actually need to do. Apollo servers are designed for significantly more disk density. If these are hypervisor hosts, the DL360s will generally be more useful. If these are standalone servers running single applications that require a lot of storage (for example, a Veeam backup server), the Apollo servers would be better.

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MohammadAmin Mesbahi

Works at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees

May 27, 2020

What services do you want to serve on your servers? It's very dependent on your answer, is it maximum ten disks Ok for you (DL360) or you want more? Do you need many PCIe slots?

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Government

11%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

18%

Government

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about HPE Apollo?

HPE Apollo's pricing is low, and implementation is very easy compared to other products.

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What needs improvement with HPE Apollo?

HPE Apollo's after-sales support and technical support should be improved. The solution should provide fast delivery when it comes to replacing a particular product that is under warranty.

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What is your primary use case for HPE Apollo?

We use HPE Apollo for specific requirements of Linux servers.

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How do Lenovo ThinkSystem rack servers compare with HPE ProLiant DL servers?

Lenovo ThinkSystem rack servers offer flexibility and efficiency in order to meet mission-critical demands. I like that Lenovo blends outstanding performance, reliability, and manageability. The bi...

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What do you like most about HPE ProLiant DL Servers?

The most valuable feature of the solution is HPE Integrated Lights-Out (iLO)...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE ProLiant DL Servers?

The product is expensive. I rate the product price an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price. On the needs of the customers, the product offers a lot of suppor...

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Compared 48% of the time

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Compared 24% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

IBM Power Systems vs HPE ProLiant DL Servers

Compared 5% of the time

HPE Synergy vs HPE ProLiant DL Servers

Compared 4% of the time

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HPE Apollo Systems

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Also Known As

HP Apollo Systems, HP ProLiant SL, HP Apollo

HP ProLiant DL series, HP ProLiant DL

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Overview

The HPE Apollo high-density server family is built for the highest levels of performance and efficiency. They are rack-scale compute, storage, networking, power and cooling – massively scale-up and scale-out – solutions for your big data analytics, object storage and high-performance computing (HPC) workloads. From water-cooling that’s 1,000X more efficient than air, to “right-sized scaling” with 2X the compute density for workgroup and private cloud workloads, the HPE Apollo line is a dense, high-performance, tiered approach for organisations of all sizes.

ProLiant Servers provide a complete infrastructure that support both your business objectives and your business growth.

Sample Customers

Weta Digital

AmeriPride Services, iSource, Bolagsverket, BlueShore Financial, British Columbia Assessment Authority, National Stock Exchange, Cardlytics

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HPE Apollo Systems vs. HPE ProLiant DL Servers

July 2024

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