HPE 3PAR StoreServ Reviews

Speed, it is because systems could respond quicker and customers do not have to wait as long as before.

System response time.

Cost, it is still fairly expensive, cost could go down to make this technology more popular in the market.

Three months.

No issues.

No issues.

Fairly good.

No comment, because we requested our local vendor to perform the setup and configuration for us.

Always bargain with your local HPE account manager, the price could go down a lot if you know how to negotiate with them. For example, it could help if you tell them you have another brand of product on hand and it cost less than HPE, then they would likely offer you a huge discount for their product.

Remember, the initial setup only covered the default configuration, you have to know what you need before you know which configuration settings suit you the best.

Hardening is another issue.

All the SSL options, default password, and cipher suite are other issues which we looked at very carefully.

Transparant redundancy for VMware virtual machines, because this makes it possible that storage switches over from one system to another without interruption of the VMs.

Automation of the failover allows the IT department of the hospital to improve the availability of systems.

From a personal point of view, what would interest me is a mechanism that detects file-rot, i.e. that detects whether a file or sector has become corrupt; for example, as a result of copying the sector to other locations from the original location.

On a file basis, this is implemented in ZFS, where for each file, some error-check is calculated and stored. Periodically, the file system can be scrubbed to detect corruption early, so that a corrupt file can be restored from backups.

3PAR is based on block-storage, so this feature would have to be implemented at block-level.

We have been using the product since the beginning of 2014.

We did not encounter any issues with stability.

We did not encounter any issues with scalability.

We used HP EVA previously.

The setup was fairly straightforward because we emphasized simplicity as an important purchase criteria.

Other systems evaluated were Dell EqualLogic, Hitachi, IBM, Netapp.

Don't buy either the oldest or the newest technology!

The most valuable features for us are the performance and efficiency. These servers work well even as you add more and more transactions to it.

Our cost savings are significant because it performs much better with greater efficiency. We can now virtualize our environments and bring in all storage into those environments.

The biggest area of improvement would be the cost. It's an expensive solution and the initial cost of ownership is high.

Another area of improvement is the loss in performance when bringing in different types of storage. You can get very high performance when you have all new storage in the same virtualized environment, but if you have legacy storage, the configurations have to be different and the performance will suffer. You end up losing a lot of the efficiency of the whole storage system.

It deploys without any issues.

It's very stable.

We have the option to scale, though we haven't done it yet.

The initial setup was easy.

I still use Dell. We also looked at EMC.

The most valuable features for us are the switches, which have either 24 or 56 ports, and their connection to the blade servers.

We've had faster internet connectivity and improved communications between various groups in our organization. And of course, this means that we are more efficient and can use resources more cost-effectively.

It's an expensive solution, so lowering the entry point for owning this solution would be a great improvement. Also, it should include an SSD for big data, something we could really use.

It deploys just without issues for us.

The stability is always very good.

We currently have 400 employees, and I believe it will scale for us.

10/10

It was very easy and straightforward to set up.

• Simple management console with ability to manage storage (files, blocks, objects, functionalities) that's user friendly.
• High-availability and resiliency
• Data security (RAID system on global level (disks = modules))

Data security was greater and the system worked faster.

There were no areas for improvement a that time.

I used it for one and a half years, before I moved companies.

No issues encountered.

No issues encountered.

No issues encountered.

It's excellent.

It's excellent.

No

It was very simple with a user guide provided from HP representative.

We used a vendor team.

Just to go for it if you need storage on site. If you need it in the cloud, there are other solutions tor that.

Problem with one of the disks in storage.

The most valuable features are having the proper contacts, getting a better price, and becoming certified. For example, our partners get certified because we are the only partner who has the most certifications.

It has helped us work much better.

HPE Mexico takes a lot of time to register and deliver. After we negotiated the final price, HPE releases it and then it takes 48 to 72 hours to deliver it. This is not the best deal.

for the last 4 years

The stability is great for our customers and for us. It's perfect.

The scalability is sufficient. We are expanding our operations now.

I have used technical support and I would give them a rating of 8/10. Their staff just came from university and they are still getting experience.

The initial setup was very complex, because it was our first installation.

We didn't evaluate any other solutions besides HPE.

Of course, you should go for it. We are an HPE shop and we have to focus on that. We have to focus more on the competence and less on the financial considerations.

IOPS, reliability and the value that it adds to our organization are the most valuable features.

Maybe, there is a need to have an easier interface. They could improve the storage platforms.

There are some things that are missing. We had some initial hardware problems that gave us a bad taste. We did, eventually, fix them but it did take a little bit of time to resolve them. These were either hardware issues, disk drive issues or connectivity issues, we just couldn't figure it out.

So far, the scalability is good.

It is very scalable.

The technical support is pretty good.

We were using a different solution previously, we were using EMC. Since we were hitting the ceiling of the hardware, we decided to switch over to HPE. Cost was the main reason why we moved over to HPE.

We looked at other solutions such as HPE and Hitachi.
The most important criteria while selecting a vendor are if it is user-friendly, the support provided and cost.

This is a great product.

The ease-of-use, reliability, and the value I get for the capacity are the most valuable features. All of the deduplication and compression features allow me to buy much less storage to fulfill my business needs. I don't have very many support issues with it.

The benefit to the company is less down time. I can put my time towards other things, such as finding ways to increase performance or doing more proactive tasks.

Support has gone down a little bit in the past few years. It's hard to get the right person initially and sometimes you have to wait for a call back. It was better when it was 3PAR.

Stability is great and it's getting better every year. I have less and less issues as HPE works on the software.

Our newer array is much more scalable than I had in the past. I don't anticipate ever reaching a limit on it.

Overall, technical support is great, other than some problems getting connected with the right person. But once you get to the right technical resources, they are very easy to work with and quickly resolve our issues.

Initially, we were using another HPE DBA product and we were hitting its limits. So this was a great fit for us. We bought it just before HPE acquired it and the solution has been great ever since. This solution replaced a product that wasn't scaling well for us. Now we have a nice, scalable solution.

When we are looking for a vendor, we want somebody who can be a true partner with us and not just somebody trying to sell us something.

I was not involved in the setup of the original 3PARs we have, but I was involved in five subsequent installations. They were straightforward compared to other storage products that I've used, such EMC.

I'm sure they probably looked at EMC, but I wasn't there for the initial sale. For now, we are staying with HPE.

Don’t have any second thoughts and just go with it. It's really a great product and should fulfill most business needs. It is easy to use.