Technical Solution's Consultant for HPE Storage Devices at Karvy Innotech
Real User
Top 5
2022-02-02T06:52:47Z
Feb 2, 2022
HPE Nimble Storage uses the InfoSight platform and it is useful because we can identify the faults and can analyze the performance. It has many other features. This feature is the best that I have observed from HPE Nimble Storage.
The most valuable features are the duplication and compression traffic. We have second storage that we can use for the synchronization of data between the data centers.
Senior Storage Specialist, Digital Systems at Shaw Communications
Real User
Top 20
2021-10-14T21:30:08Z
Oct 14, 2021
The management software that runs in the cloud is called InfoSight and it is very good. It is similar to machine learning software that monitors your hardware.
Even if one control fails, it automatically turns on the other controller and everything moves from one to the second instantaneously without any issues.
IT Support Engineer at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
MSP
2021-01-15T23:08:45Z
Jan 15, 2021
Some of the beneficial features I have found are the Block-level backups, the interface is easy to use, backups work well and the portal is functional.
Senior Systems Engineer at a tech company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
2019-06-25T06:39:00Z
Jun 25, 2019
The stability is awesome. The product has always been reliable. It has been 100 percent up. We have never had any downtime with it. Even if a controller fails due to our firmware or whatever, it rolls over to the second one and keeps us running.
IT Infrastructure & Systems Manager at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees
Real User
2019-06-25T06:39:00Z
Jun 25, 2019
We use a platform as a service and have multiple application vendors who comprise that platform. There are moments when those application vendors put the blame on us. By working in InfoSight, I am able to say, "No, it is not us." I can actually provide proof, either by using screenshots or through reporting.
We have seen our average latency go from four milliseconds to point four. Therefore, we are getting 10 times better performance down to the end user on everything. We have seen an increase in our IOPS by ten times.
IT Infrastructure Manager at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2019-06-25T06:38:00Z
Jun 25, 2019
InfoSight has allowed us to centralize our management, understanding how it correlates to the array. It has identified a network issue in the network configuration of ESXi hosts. It enables us to get servers back up faster by 25 percent.
Senior Network Administrator at a university with 201-500 employees
Real User
2019-06-25T06:38:00Z
Jun 25, 2019
The storage capacity efficiency is phenomenal. It is off the charts in comparison to the compression ratios that we got before. We are able to save a lot more to the device.
Solution Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
2019-06-25T06:38:00Z
Jun 25, 2019
The all-flash positions our organization for growth. It is much easier to use, and we do not have to worry about the I/O profile of the workloads that we putting on the array.
Hi peers,
How would you compare the All-Flash Storage Arrays products, such as Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform F, HPE Nimble Storage and Dell EMC Unity XT?
HPE Nimble is a versatile synced WAN San solution. It is easy to use and doesn’t require much training for admins. The solution offers SSD-based cache devices and all SSD devices so you can have consistent fast storage or a high-level box that can serve up fast.
We used Nimble storage, and we could migrate almost all our physical hardware. It is easy to implement and provides high performance. It is good for organizations that are doing a complete re-haul or refresh project. For us, though, it was a bit too expensive to justify the cost.
Although it provides easy hardware management, single-pane management can confuse a user when trying to manage multiple units. Also, if you need to upgrade parts for the system, the cost can get high. We also found that it doesn’t have enough documentation for support if you want to add more Nimble boxes for redundancy.
For us, HPE Primera was a better choice. First of all, it is more affordable than Nimble. Primera offers us a stable storage environment and good performance, allowing us to save on storage through decompression and deduplication. Even if you handle high IO clients while dealing with background tasks, it doesn’t have issues. Finally, because it is self-installable, you can do your own upgrades.
Primera does leave some room for improvement, though. It doesn’t support auto-tiering. You cannot tune hot/cold blocks to reduce costs. It is also not very scalable, with a limit of 4 nodes.
Conclusion
Among HPE storage services, Nimble is a better option for large enterprises or companies undergoing a full haul. For smaller companies, Primera might be a better option. The management of the storage array is very simple, and the self-installation was an added benefit.
InfoSight is a valuable feature.
The solution is scalable.
It's very easy to set up. It's very stable, and it has got great deduplication, especially for hypervisor users.
The initial setup is straightforward.
They have really thought through their solution. They've covered everything.
It's very stable and fast, and I am very happy with the deduplication. It saves a lot of space, which is great.
The most useful features are high availability and the storage snapshot backup functionality.
HPE Nimble Storage uses the InfoSight platform and it is useful because we can identify the faults and can analyze the performance. It has many other features. This feature is the best that I have observed from HPE Nimble Storage.
The solution is quite scalable.
The deployment is fast.
InfoSight is helpful because it is proactive support.
The most valuable features are the duplication and compression traffic. We have second storage that we can use for the synchronization of data between the data centers.
I have found the convergence rate and deduplication the most valuable features.
The most valuable feature is the NVMe flash storage.
The management software that runs in the cloud is called InfoSight and it is very good. It is similar to machine learning software that monitors your hardware.
Even if one control fails, it automatically turns on the other controller and everything moves from one to the second instantaneously without any issues.
It is easy to use. Not too complicated.
Updates are very easy to do when the customer is connected to the internet.
The fact that you can manage the requirements is one the most valuable features of HPE Nimble Storage. The other is the rapid deployment time.
The deduplication and compression capabilities are powerful.
Good architecture and produces a lot of IOPS.
Some of the beneficial features I have found are the Block-level backups, the interface is easy to use, backups work well and the portal is functional.
This product is very easy to set up.
The replay and IOPS work well.
In the 20 days that we have been using this solution, it has been stable.
The performance and the processor are good.
The solution runs pretty fast.
The most valuable feature is data mirroring.
The stability is awesome. The product has always been reliable. It has been 100 percent up. We have never had any downtime with it. Even if a controller fails due to our firmware or whatever, it rolls over to the second one and keeps us running.
Not only is it high performing, but it is also more compact and fits better in our storage arrays than equipment from other storage providers.
We like the performance.
This solution has given us reliability that is evident by the fact that it has been running for five years with virtually no hiccups.
The solution's uptime is fantastic. It's 100 percent. In addition, Nimble's storage capacity efficiency is very effective.
We use a platform as a service and have multiple application vendors who comprise that platform. There are moments when those application vendors put the blame on us. By working in InfoSight, I am able to say, "No, it is not us." I can actually provide proof, either by using screenshots or through reporting.
We get storage access without the need for more human monitoring of those resources.
I really like the form factor, which is nice and compact and small.
InfoSight has identified controller failures or performance issues.
InfoSight has helped us resolved an issue where the snapshots were growing too big.
We have seen our average latency go from four milliseconds to point four. Therefore, we are getting 10 times better performance down to the end user on everything. We have seen an increase in our IOPS by ten times.
InfoSight has allowed us to centralize our management, understanding how it correlates to the array. It has identified a network issue in the network configuration of ESXi hosts. It enables us to get servers back up faster by 25 percent.
The storage capacity efficiency is phenomenal. It is off the charts in comparison to the compression ratios that we got before. We are able to save a lot more to the device.
The all-flash positions our organization for growth. It is much easier to use, and we do not have to worry about the I/O profile of the workloads that we putting on the array.
InfoSight - analytics sight that collects data for all Nimble arrays deployed