HPE EVA [EOL] vs NetApp FAS Series comparison

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise and NetApp are both solutions in the Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) category. Additionally, 60% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of NetApp users who would recommend it.

HPE EVA [EOL]

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60% willing to recommend

NetApp FAS Series

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96% willing to recommend

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

HPE EVA [EOL]

Average Rating

8.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

NetApp FAS Series

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

111

Ranking in other categories

Deduplication Software (4th), NAS (3rd), Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) (1st)

Featured Reviews

reviewer2268315

Deputy General Manager & Enterprise Head at a security firm with 501-1,000 employees

Has the ability to automatically deal with faulty disks

In terms of the most beneficial features of the product, I would say that during the faulty disk replacement process, the tool automatically ungroups the faulty disk, so from the tool itself, anybody can identify which disk is faulty and then repair it. The data replication part is not enabled in the product that I use since the DRP feature is not enabled. I work with the product's high availability feature. Considering the size of the environment where the product is used, the product offers around 80 to 90 TB of storage space. I won't recommend the product to others who plan to use it. The implementation process of the product would be as per the standard of the organization where it is going to be used. Everyone should have their own organizational data structure as per the data orientation needs. I rate the tool an eight out of ten.

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Srikanth Purushothaman

DIRECTOR at Vellore Online Systems

Has supported long-term data protection and backup while requiring better part availability and pricing options

For monitoring purposes, we normally use flash access storage exclusively. We utilize a hybrid system because we need performance, combining NL-SAS for the volume and SAS flash to use as a fast cache system that provides more IOPS. We normally implement RAID 10, which we prefer over RAID 6's n plus 2 combinations. We utilize it for data redundancy, even with write intensity on. Regarding the unified storage architecture for NetApp FAS Series, we normally opt for exclusivity unless budget constraints exist. Our IOPS are very high, reaching somewhere about 50k to 150k or 1.150k. The high performance ensures minimal latency. An advantage we've seen with NetApp FAS Series is that snapshots provide very rapid backup and fast recovery. We basically use snapshots for data protection as first-level protection, with deduplication between the two storages serving as second-level protection.

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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

"We cannot stop this SAN array; it has never failed since it was started, and we have not had a problem with it at all."

"The solution's most valuable feature is storage provisioning, which allows me to easily provision the disk space on the servers."

"It's fast, reliable, and it's very good for the price."

"My most important criteria when selecting a vendor are price, dedupe, and compression."

"HPE has reliable support for HDD replacement."

"There have been no fail-stop failures for the last five years."

"It is very stable."

"I love those innovative healthcare data solutions that let me securely manage vast amounts of patient data (32.9 PB), use and share it enterprise-wide, and gain efficiency of scale through cloud solutions and virtualization."

"It has a very good implementation of the Active Directory services, so implementation into a Windows network is easy."

"The performance allows me to provide backend storage for large number of VMs and databases at a competitive price point."

"The data management features of Data ONTAP are highly valuable for my organization in terms of data security and compliance, and with SnapMirror, Snapshot, and SnapVault in place I have not experienced data loss or unavailability, which has helped prevent escalations and allowed me to resolve issues within one to two hours while maintaining data integrity."

"Reliable storage solution with an easy setup. It has high availability and makes single file restoration easy. It also has good stability and scalability."

"The tool is the best one in the market in terms of pricing and features."

"It's enabled us to allow admins across the IT organization to more easily manage their own subset of data within our organization."

"It gives us the performance we need and the reliability we need to make sure that our systems have the uptime that our internal customers demand."

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Cons

"In general, my boss feels that HPE's prices are very high."

"I faced some issues during the disk replacement process in HPE EVA."

"It could be just this particular model, but the storage is not so stable."

"Performance could probably be improve with faster controllers, but it is already an old device. We do have performance problems now, but it is a rather old device, so we have what we have."

"Unified Monitoring v6.2 loses a bunch of functionality that previous versions had."

"There is no NetApp infrastructure set up here in Greece."

"One of the issues that we have had with NetApp in upgrading over the years is that migrating data from one system to another is one-way only."

"There should be a separate admin web management for each SVM. We are currently managing all SVMs from a single admin interface, it is a problem."

"The current snapshot technology in VMFS is to say the least very poor – best practice is to have no more than 2-3 snapshots in a chain (even though the maximum is 32) and to use no single snapshot for more than 24-72 hours – the reason is simple, storage performance will suffer if you create a snapshot on a VM."

"There’s always areas for improvement. For example, it’s not an inexpensive solution and it may not be for the cost-sensitive customer."

"One area that needs improvement is the hyper-converged solution. Although NetApp has a solution, compared to Nutanix, it falls short."

"We told him that we need better documentation for customers to understand automation of APIs."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The pricing of NetApp FAS Series is reasonable for its performance."

"We purchased it for four years, and it wasn't expensive. It was reasonable. Every company has a different agreement with NetApp. We got everything we wanted with all the bells and whistles and all the features and functionalities."

"The price of the NetApp FAS Series is reasonable and it provides value for the money with the feature sets. NetApp FAS Series are competing with Huawei storage which has an office and does aggressive marketing with a discount. However, we found that if our customers do a technology refresh they are happy with the performance of the NetApp FAS Series."

"It is a one-time license charge for NetApp FAS Series to run and we pay annually for upgrades and support."

"It’s difficult for us to get money, so make sure you get everything in order, because there’s no going back and saying “oh, I missed this or that”, so make sure you plan well and well in advance."

"We have considered upgrading to an All-Flash solution but when we evaluated the cost-benefit we discovered that we don't have enough money to invest in it. To maintain the same technology with All-Flash would be too expensive for us."

"The scalability is pretty good, but it's too expensive."

"The tool is expensive."

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Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Outsourcing Company

Construction Company

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Midsize Enterprise	38
Large Enterprise	59

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Which SAN product would you choose: IBM FlashSystem (FS9500) vs PureFlash Array/X NVMe vs PureFlash Array/XL NVMe?

Have you considered a NetApp FAS Storage for your NAS needs? I am sure it fits very well.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NetApp FAS Series?

Regarding its pricing, I believe it is high. I utilize both HDD and SSD, where SSDs are more cost-friendly, yet HDDs are higher in cost, making it not very affordable but still useful. For general ...

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What needs improvement with NetApp FAS Series?

Regarding improvements for NetApp FAS Series, I think everything is generally good. If there is a need to improve something, they can extend their support. Previously, in my company, I only saw Net...

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Also Known As

EVA P6000 series, HP EVA

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Overview

Lean IT budgets require more efficient ways of managing data. Driving business growth and agility requires simple yet flexible storage that reduces costs while maintaining application availability. With an installed base of over 100,000, mid-sized organizations count on HP EVA Storage. This fifth-generation, virtualized storage array provides availability while increasing productivity and capacity utilization.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

NetApp FAS Series offers high availability and seamless protocol integration. Known for its robust features such as data replication and efficient storage architecture, it finds use in challenging enterprise environments and virtualization.

NetApp FAS Series delivers valuable enterprise storage capabilities with an emphasis on unified storage architectures supporting SAN and NAS functionalities. Features like high availability, robust snapshot technology, and seamless protocol integration cater to diverse workloads. Data replication through SnapMirror and reliable performance under heavy loads are appreciated. Deduplication and compression enhance storage efficiency while scalability, resilience, and strong customer support further its appeal. Improvements are desired in flexibility, documentation, speed, and affordability. Additionally, its monitoring capabilities and cloud integration need attention. Organizations employ FAS Series for enterprise storage, SQL Server LUNs, Exchange LUNs, VMware, and corporate file sharing.

What are the most notable features of NetApp FAS Series?

High Availability: Ensures continuous access and reduces downtime.
Snapshot Technology: Offers point-in-time copies for data recovery.
SnapMirror: Provides efficient data replication for disaster recovery.
Storage Efficiency: Deduplication and compression optimize storage use.
Cloud Integration: Enhances flexibility with cloud environments.

What benefits should be examined in reviews?

Scalability: Supports expanding storage needs without performance loss.
Reliability: Maintains robust performance under heavy workloads.
Strong Support: Access to helpful customer service resources.
Cost Efficiency: Consider value in context of feature set and performance.

In industries such as finance and healthcare, NetApp FAS Series is implemented for centralized data management, supporting complex protocols like NFS, CIFS, and iSCSI. This enables efficient handling of virtualization, databases, unified storage tasks, and backup solutions crucial for maintaining unstructured data and redundancy.

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Bank Simpanan Nasional, EDF, Saint Mary's University, Thomson Reuters

Children's Hospital Central California, Plex Systems, PDF PNI Digital Media, Denver Broncos, PDF KSM Legal, Clayton Companies, Virginia Community College

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