2016-11-09T08:31:00Z

What advice do you have for others considering HPE BladeSystem?

Julia Miller - PeerSpot reviewer
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Ayush-Jain - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2024-02-09T11:35:31Z
Feb 9, 2024

I take care of accounts. I will recommend the solution to others. If an organization has storage needs, they can use the solution. Overall, I rate the product a nine and a half or ten out of ten.

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Sathish  Ravichandran - PeerSpot reviewer
Reseller
Top 5
2023-10-18T07:09:49Z
Oct 18, 2023

They should provide enough information on the functionality to the users. I rate HPE BladeSystem a ten out of ten.

JN
Real User
Top 20
2023-06-21T11:09:00Z
Jun 21, 2023

It is a reliable product. I would definitely recommend the solution to those planning to use it. I rate the overall solution a ten out of ten.

Ali Yazıcı - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2023-03-09T22:01:45Z
Mar 9, 2023

I give the solution an eight out of ten. There are better solutions available in the market.

LA
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2023-03-09T21:57:42Z
Mar 9, 2023

It all depends on how you configure the network components with the plate. That should be done properly, you know. If you configure it correctly, the network component and this connectivity will be available. There will be no issues throughout the update, repairing the hardware, upgrading the firmware, and so on. I would rate HPE BladeSystem a nine out of ten.

Mohamed Said - PeerSpot reviewer
Reseller
Top 5
2023-01-06T14:37:31Z
Jan 6, 2023

The maintenance of the solution can be done by one person. I rate HPE BladeSystem a nine out of ten.

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KS
Real User
Top 20
2022-10-25T13:31:51Z
Oct 25, 2022

I rate HPE BladeSystem a ten out of ten.

SR
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2022-09-23T09:17:05Z
Sep 23, 2022

We use it in-house and in a data center. They need to make the product more scalable and price-efficient. I'd recommend the solution to others. I would rate the solution seven out of ten. It needs to be a bit less expensive.

KL
Real User
Top 20
2022-09-05T09:47:00Z
Sep 5, 2022

As a tech guy, I recommend HPE for heavy usage. If you need to use it for applications and multitasking purposes, I recommended HPE because you can simultaneously run different applications without any delays or issues. I would rate this solution as an eight out of ten.

TF
MSP
Top 20
2022-08-23T18:50:23Z
Aug 23, 2022

The solution is simple and easy to manage. I rate HPE BladeSystem a ten out of ten.

WG
Real User
2022-07-26T19:51:39Z
Jul 26, 2022

We like it for the most part. Support is always key for us personally. Don't lose sight of it, but ideally, it is a set-up-and-forget solution. I would rate it a nine out of ten because it is always good to have something to strive for.

JuanDuque - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 10
2022-07-21T15:24:17Z
Jul 21, 2022

We're a customer. I'm currently using HP Blades for c7000 Enclosures. Also, I'm using two Synergy Blades with Synergy Frames. The Blades are not being sold anymore, and HP is moving people over to Synergy. I'd advise new users to take advantage of Synergy Blades going forward. I'd rate it a nine out of ten due to its general stability. Compared to other solutions in the market, HP is quite stable.

NM
Real User
Top 20
2022-07-20T12:37:10Z
Jul 20, 2022

My advice is to grow slowly, but plan for your growth. Don't get an enclosure that won't have expandability and don't go to a cheaper all-in-one model because you might get stuck with it for four or five years. You have to make sure that your system is expandable and that you can grow with it. Overall, I rate this solution nine out of 10.

Shriniwas Badgu - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 20
2022-07-15T13:36:23Z
Jul 15, 2022

My advice is if a customer is looking for a less-density server, HPE BladeSystem is a highly suitable solution. If you install or if you require the 12 servers in the rack, it will take the 12 to 15 space in the rack. Additionally, we have to think about the cabling. I rate HPE BladeSystem a nine out of ten.

Jiju Gopinath - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5
2022-06-01T12:09:59Z
Jun 1, 2022

I would recommend this solution to others. I rate HPE BladeSystem an eight out of ten.

Durga Ramesh - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 20
2022-04-11T18:28:14Z
Apr 11, 2022

I have recommended my clients to HPE. Rather than other companies, HPE would give good support, and I'm very happy with that. It is a good, high-end product. I'm not completely an end-user. I'm like an administrator, in the server administration department. The solution is more suited to the cloud in terms of deployment options. I'd rate the solution a nine out of ten.

Dara-Azartash - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
2022-02-04T14:51:06Z
Feb 4, 2022

I would recommend this solution to others. If they require a system for computing workloads then this is a good solution. I rate HPE BladeSystem a nine out of ten.

NB
Real User
2022-01-04T21:47:27Z
Jan 4, 2022

I would give this solution a rating of seven out of ten.

MS
Real User
2021-10-11T14:03:48Z
Oct 11, 2021

I'm a customer and an end-user. I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten. We've been very happy with its capabilities. I would recommend it to others.

AT
Real User
2021-09-09T20:55:30Z
Sep 9, 2021

I would rate HPE BladeSystem a nine out of ten.

RA
Real User
2021-08-24T02:12:48Z
Aug 24, 2021

I would advise others this is a good system overall with great hardware. I rate HPE BladeSystem an eight out of ten.

GA
Real User
2021-07-26T15:40:34Z
Jul 26, 2021

I would recommend the solution to others. I rate HPE BladeSystem as an eight out of ten.

Enrico Boseli - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 10Leaderboard
2021-06-03T09:59:10Z
Jun 3, 2021

We are HPE partners. We mostly deal with eh latest version of the solution. I can't speak to the exact version number. I'd recommend the solution. It's a good choice for the right use case. A company needs to look at it and decide if it's right for them and their purposes, however. Overall, I would rate the solution at eight out of ten overall. We've been mostly happy with its capabilities.

WK
Real User
2021-04-26T17:39:32Z
Apr 26, 2021

We are simply a customer and an end-user. We don't have a professional relationship with HPE. I'd rate the solution, on a scale from one to ten, at a nine. We've mostly been quite pleased with the product and its capabilities. I would recommend the solution to other users, companies, and organizations.

JR
Real User
2021-03-26T19:23:29Z
Mar 26, 2021

I would recommend this solution based on the robustness of the machines. It is the best system in terms of the value for your money. I would rate HPE BladeSystem an eight out of ten.

AH
Reseller
Top 20
2021-03-14T14:09:36Z
Mar 14, 2021

I would absolutely recommend this solution to others. Overall, on a scale from one to ten, I would give HPE BladeSystem a rating of eight.

AH
Reseller
Top 20
2021-03-11T13:21:58Z
Mar 11, 2021

We're a customer, however, indirectly with HPE. We purchased the solution through a reseller. We don't deal with HPE directly. I'm not sure which version of the solution we're using. I don't have the version number on hand. I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten overall. It's been largely quite capable.

NA
Real User
2021-03-03T21:28:18Z
Mar 3, 2021

My main advice would be to ensure that your technical staff is well trained by HPE and the technical staff receives HPE technical training because the support that you want may not come from HPE. If you have your in-house team properly trained, it should be fine. I would rate HPE BladeSystem an eight out of ten.

JD
Real User
2020-11-07T04:37:18Z
Nov 7, 2020

We're just a customer. We use the solution on Citrix platforms. The BladeSystem compared with older solutions about energy and processor, offers more capacity and you can gain or minimize the amount of energy that you consume, which is super-helpful. Overall, I would rate it nine out of ten. One of the big problems that BladeSystem could look at is that systems like Microsoft Windows 2019, Linux, or Red Hat 8 demand a lot of RAM memory. There's no adaptable support. The more gigabytes or more processors that the actual operating system has, the better. With Synergy, and the power of Dell, hopefully, there will be support and adaption to the new necessities.

Ali Yazıcı - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2020-10-23T20:33:23Z
Oct 23, 2020

We're simply a customer. We don't have a business relationship with HPE. I'm not sure which version of the solution we're using or if it's the latest. I'd recommend the solution to other companies. On a scale from one to ten, I'd rate it at an eight. If the pricing was better and they offered better support, I would rate the solution higher.

AO
Real User
2020-09-27T04:09:55Z
Sep 27, 2020

My recommendation to people considering this solution is to just make sure that the blade will be supported by the existing system. This is the only issue that we faced. It will be hard to integrate with some older switches. Usually, you will not be able to configure this solution with high availability if you are using older solutions. You cannot add it to a regular storage server. It is one of the limitations that you can not just add a storage unit for the blades. On a scale from one to ten (where one is the worst and ten is the best), I would rate this product as a nine.

MC
Real User
2020-09-13T07:02:26Z
Sep 13, 2020

I would recommend this product for other users who wants to start using it. On a scale from one to ten where one is the worst and ten is the best, I would rate HPE BladeSystem as an eight-out-of-ten. The product can be improved and earn a higher rating by improving virtual connection integration, maybe lowering the cost (without degrading the quality of the product), and having a dedicated contact with HP for some critical issues if they arise.

EN
Real User
2018-11-22T10:29:00Z
Nov 22, 2018

HPE BladeSystems is an old technology that cannot fit all of the dynamic organizational needs of our company.

it_user753234 - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
2018-09-25T09:22:00Z
Sep 25, 2018

I would recommend HPE BladeSystem. I'm satisfied with HPE BladeSystem at the moment but we can imagine consuming Blade servers, metal-as-a-service. We have an entire environment refresh coming up at the moment. We need to make provisions for metal-as-a-service because we have a huge machine. We cannot re-authorize this machine, and we need to make the right provisioning for metal-as-a-service. We're beginning to look at the Cisco UCS technology, with a domain fabric system. But at the moment we don't have an agreement with Cisco. My company is part of the Orange main group and we have an Orange agreement with HPE and Dell EMC. So we are looking at the HPE Synergy and the Dynamic systems. Even if we are looking for HPE Synergy and Dynamic in the future, we're also looking for a hyperconverged solution like Nutanix or HPE Simplivity. So in the future, we will have both technologies, hyperconverged and the classic chassis Blade technology. We have two different needs. We have needs for virtualization, so hyperconverged is enough at first, and Nutanix or HPE Synergy is okay. On the other hand, we need to continue to consume metal-as-a-service, so HPE Synergy or Dynamic as a work product. HPE C7000 is limited in terms of having a real metal-as-a-service. From my point of view, the best approach for metal-as-a-service is HPE Synergy or Dynamic. The most criteria when selecting a vendor are reliability, and their capabilities for the future: the right research and development for the product to be able to come out with new features in the future. They should also have strong support, of course, and have the right functionality to be integrated into modern information systems. I rate HPE BladeSystem at eight out of ten. It has strong reliability and, for a mid-range company, it's a very good product.

MS
Real User
2018-08-01T07:08:00Z
Aug 1, 2018

If you don't want to go to the new technologies, like hyperconverged systems or converged systems, if you want to use only the old-school technologies, I can recommend this solution. I rate it at eight out of 10. It's a good product, it's reliable, the performance is good. You can expand with the new servers as well. It has been a leading product in the market until now.

NR
Real User
2016-11-09T08:31:00Z
Nov 9, 2016

Prepare the budget and be ready to persuade the board of directors as to why you should buy this solution. Don't forget to prepare the data of TCO.

HP ProLiant BladeSystem share power, cooling, network, and storage infrastructure via the blade enclosure. Since equipment is not needed for each server, you get a dramatic reduction in power distribution units, power cables, LAN and SAN switches, connectors, adapters, and cables. And you can add the newest-generation technologies by simply changing individual components.
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