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it_user268164 - PeerSpot reviewer

Technical Support Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Jul 7, 2015

Intelligent Resilient Framework (IRF) is a valuable feature.

What is most valuable?

The feature called IRF (Intelligent Resilient Framework) is unique in HP switching.

How has it helped my organization?

Switching functionality is the same as with other products, but the lifetime warranty makes HP preferable.

What needs improvement?

Customer support needs to improve.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used it for one year.

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What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

No issues encountered.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No issues encountered.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No issues encountered.

How are customer service and support?

Customer Service:

8/10.

Technical Support:

6/10.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I've used many products, but switching to HP depends on the customers requirement and the lifetime warranty.

How was the initial setup?

It was straightforward with basic, simple switching and good documents available for reference.

What about the implementation team?

We used an in-house team assisted by easily-available technical documents and user-friendly CLI.

What was our ROI?

It's the best product and has a lower failure rate.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Pretty good in switching, and the pricing is also good in comparison with others.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

No other options evaluated.

What other advice do I have?

Refer to best practices and technical documents.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: HP Partners

it_user140712Consultant at a tech consulting company

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Aug 2, 2015

I am quite new to HP IRF feature, but I like it. Had to do quite a bit of reading, but now works like it should.

Senior Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Jul 27, 2014

HP works well in small scale. HP needs to clean up the config files.

What is most valuable?

It used to be cheap for access switching - I'm not sure if that's still the case today.

What needs improvement?

Security and routing handling - also they need to clean up the config files.

For how long have I used the solution?

Since 2003.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

As far as switching goes no, I haven't had any issues with deployment.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

MSM controllers can lose parts of its config in updates.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

HP works well in small scale - large scale is not good with HP.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service: 3/5Technical Support: 3/5

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have used Brocade, Aruba, Cisco, Juniper, D-Link, Netgear, Linksys, 3Com, Dell, Force10, Nortel, IBM and Intel based networking products.

How was the initial setup?

Basic setup is simple

What about the implementation team?

In-house

What other advice do I have?

Consider whether you only need basic switching.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

it_user4401Developer at a transportation company with 1,001-5,000 employees

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Nov 10, 2014

What do you mean, more exactly, by cleaning up the config files? For me, the config files are easy to use.

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it_user368631 - PeerSpot reviewer

Director Of Communications at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees

Jan 15, 2016

Enrollment onto our network works and there's no stability issues as we grow our workforce.

Valuable Features

The two biggest benefits of these switches is the performance for the price and the quality of service we get from them. They're competitively prices, especially given their performance, and the service is flawless.

Improvements to My Organization

We're able to extend our capabilities because of the reliability of these switches. We don't need to worry about this part of our network because we know that we can depend on them working consistently.

Use of Solution

We've been using it for four to five years.

Stability Issues

It's quite stable after several years of use.

Scalability Issues

The scalability is very nice, especially with new products coming out. Enrollment onto our network works and there's no stability issues as we grow our workforce.

Customer Service and Technical Support

I'm the assigned tech guy within our company on these switches. We had a few hiccups at first that HP technical support helped us with, but we've been pleased since.

Initial Setup

The initial setup was fairly straightforward since I was already familiar with the CLI.

Pricing, Setup Cost and Licensing

It depends on which model, but it's not really more expensive than other solutions.

Other Solutions Considered

We didn't really evaluate other options.

Other Advice

Test the specific features you’re looking for with performance, and verify that you're get the best pricing.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

it_user362214 - PeerSpot reviewer

Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Jan 26, 2016

The ProVisions are actually very simple to use and are a very good, solid switch. It doesn't have all the advanced features, but they're coming.

Valuable Features:

The ProVisions are actually very simple to use and are a very good, solid switch. It doesn't have all the advanced features, but they're coming. Now, they also have a DHT server running on them.

Room for Improvement:

It needs more routing and more VPN ports. These are included with the Comware-based switches, but not yet in the ProVisions.

Use of Solution:

We're using ProVision in the K15 v16, v17, and v18 software range.

Deployment Issues:

We've deployed them with no issues.

Stability Issues:

They have been very stable for us.

Scalability Issues:

We can scale them just fine.

Other Advice:

Just do it.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

it_user367791 - PeerSpot reviewer

IT Architect, freelance VMware virtualization consultant at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Jan 12, 2016

The time it takes to implement them helps us work much more efficiently and customers are happy because because of the lower turnaround time to get their networks up and running.

Valuable Features

These switches are great because they're very easy to set up and to implement as part of network infrastructures. Most importantly, it covers all the areas that we need.

Improvements to My Organization

We install these switches for most of our customers at their premises. The time it takes to implement them is so much less than other vendors' switches. This helps us work much more efficiently and customers are happy because because of the lower turnaround time to get their networks up and running.

Room for Improvement

The interoperability with LDAP could use some improvement.

Deployment Issues

These switches deploy usually without any issue.

Stability Issues

They are incredibly stable. We're able to use them for very challenging projects.

Scalability Issues

They scale very easily.

Customer Service and Technical Support

Technical support provides us with quick answers whenever we use them.

Initial Setup

The initial setup of these is very straightforward.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

it_user143979 - PeerSpot reviewer

Network QA Engineer with 1,001-5,000 employees

Aug 14, 2014

The solution has made troubleshooting much easier for complex issues, like port disabled.

What is most valuable?

The features which have been most valuable are the ease of using the management console and the UI.

How has it helped my organization?

The solution has made troubleshooting much easier for complex issues, like port disabled.

What needs improvement?

Multi port types in signal switch, which is easy to use and configurable.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for 3 yrs.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

No issues with deployment.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Sometimes flickery n/w issues which were stupidly insane though.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No issues with scalability but had to use multiple switches of 24 port in cascade which was a risk for reliability in terms of speed.

How are customer service and technical support?

We never encountered the customer service, had to solve our issues ourselves in the HP lab.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We previously used 48 port or other vendor switches.

How was the initial setup?

Initial setup was no problem.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented in-house.

What was our ROI?

Good ROI, value for money.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

No.

What other advice do I have?

Good User Interface and ease of installing.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

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