HPE Ethernet Switches Reviews

All the ProVisions and Comware-based switches work very, very well. They work and are very dependable at a reasonable price. The lifetime warranty is also a very nice feature.

We don't have to worry about them, which means we can focus on more important things. They are dependable and the lifetime warranty is great. The price performance factor is very good.

Free and unlimited access to software for the switches would be very nice.

We've had no issues with deployment.

They have been very stable for us.

They've scaled well for us.

The lifetime warranty is actually what typically can make or break a deal. It figures heavily into determining return-on-investment. Not having to pay extra for the lifetime warrant is what make the deal, for us, on these switches.

Make use of the free manuals on the HP website. Just download them. They're actually quite good.

We use this solution for connecting users and desktop PCs together in our local network.

A lower price would be an improvement because we always want to reduce our costs.

We have had no problems with respect to stability.

It is no problem to scale this solution.

We have approximately one hundred users at our main site and thirty users at the other site.

The technical support for this solution is fine.

The initial setup of this solution is easy.

We called a specialist to assist us with the deployment.

This is not an expensive solution.

We only use the basic features in this solution. It is just a small configuration that we work with.

Perfection does not exist and it's always possible to do more.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

It's the only connection point we use to connect to our network. We really rely on it for that because we don't use anything else.

We use it to connect to our HP BladeSystem, which enables us to communicate. We're not a very big company, so this is really important to us.

Although it connects to our BladeSystem, we still have problems with the overall integration with the switches, BladeSystem, and 3PAR. So it's important to us that that integration is improved so that our entire infrastructure of HP solutions works together.

We've used it for three-four years now.

We haven't had deployment issues.

We haven't had problems with instability.

We have around 40 VLANs and two sites that are about 10 kilometers apart. That's a lot of volume across a long distance, and the switches have no problem with it.

Even with Level-1 service, they're very helpful.

It was complex, but HP did it for us.

HP did everything for us.

We were looking at not only the network piece, but all parts of our infrastructure, including solutions from Dell, IBM, and EMC.

Make sure you plan everything, deciding you want to manage and how the system should work. You want to be able to do just one config and forget about it.

• Power over Ethernet (PoE)
• Virtual LAN

PoE and VLAN allow for flexibility in our enterprise network because we can add VoIP and wireless access points if needed.

Graphical User Interface (GUI) needs enhancement. Also, using a controller to support multiple access points would help manage and monitor our wireless network. VoIP requires QoS and our switches can work with it. We just need time to really implement across the board.

I've used it for three to four years.

No issues encountered.

No issues encountered.

No issues encountered.

It was an upgrade from older HP models.

It was straightforward, but we aren't maximizing all the switch features for our enterprise.

We did it in-house.

We have years left on this device as well as GB ports, and PoE.

They have very aggressive pricing compared to Cisco.

We also looked at Cisco.

There are a lot of similar models, so check the features available.

We use a lot of these switches because it's a university. We use a lot of access switches and wireless switches. They're excellent.

I like that these switches are reliable, and the support is good.

It would be better if they improve the implementation of SD-WAN. There could be improved automation as well.

I've been using HPE Ethernet Switches for seven or eight years.

Technical support is excellent.

Previously, we used Cisco switches. We still use some, and they probably make up about 5% overall.

The installation of HPE Ethernet Switches is straightforward. We installed over 1500 switches, across eight different locations, in six weeks, and it went very smoothly. At present, we have about 35,000 users, and integration with other platforms is fine.

An in-house deployment team of five implemented these switches. 

The price is fair. 

I would recommend these ethernet switches to potential customers.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give HPE Ethernet Switches an eight.

We use HPE switches for connecting to different sites and have LAN switches for local workstations. I'm head of system engineers and we're customers of HPE. 

This is an extremely robust product and that is valuable to us. 

It would be nice to be able to connect literally with firewall systems, that would be very helpful for us. Configuration could be improved, it is sometimes quite complex. 

I've been using this product for nearly four years. 

The stability of this solution is very good. 

The scalability of the product is good. 

We have our own team for maintenance so haven't had to use technical support. There are four engineers in the company who help out with maintenance. 

The initial setup can be complex depending on the situation. 

I would recommend this product. 

There is always room for improvement so I would rate this product an eight out of 10. 

The most valuable features are full command line support, VLANs, protocols for trunking, and the lifetime warranty. These switches are really good hardware with good stability.

It's given us a stable solution for our network.

Stacking of switches

We've deployed is without problems.

It's been stable.

We have about a hundred users.

I've used technical support only once. We needed support for a transceiver that was not supported, so technical support didn't help me. We chose another transceiver and everything worked as we expected.

Console port speed autodetect feature not work as we expected and create some problems with connecting to switch. I think that better option is set up one port speed and write it to manuals.

They meet my business requirements as I use an application that's hosted in the cloud, in our data center, and on our network. I can "zoom the surfaces."

We used to have an unstructured data center without proper networking diagnostics. The data mines flow from different locations without a proper networking design. HP's people redesigned our whole data center and networking architecture. It's been stable and we've been able to scale. All I need to do is ask for any number of servers and they immediately create VMs.

There are RAM limitations on the VMs and I can't install certain apps on HP VMs.

It was installed three years ago.

It's deployed just fine for us.

It's very stable. Any downtime we had was scheduled. The design was redundant with double false switches.

Actually, we scaled up. We increased the the number of modules to meet the requirements we got from our branches.

Support in Saudi Arabia is different than if you compare it with other countries. If I give them a mark out of 10, I can give them eight. Support by HPE has met our expectations.

Setup was complex, but they helped us out a lot.