Users highlight HPE Ethernet Switches for their scalability, ease of use, lifetime warranty, cost-effectiveness, and strong performance. Notable features include a user-friendly GUI, POE support, Layer 3 capabilities, and robust stability. These switches are reliable, straightforward to set up, and manage. Their compatibility with HP products and versatile programmability make them appealing choices for various environments, providing good value for price and reliable technical support.
- "The most valuable features of HPE Ethernet switches include configuring VLAN trunking and the overall ease of configuration."
- "HPE Ethernet Switches offer a good return on investment. They offer a lifetime warranty, which is good. Cisco SMB level only declares a one-year warranty, and for the enterprise level, you need to get a service pack, which costs extra."
- "We also get a couple of reports about the user or connected devices for prioritization."
HPE Ethernet Switches require improvements in user-friendliness of the OS and GUI, security features, and routing capabilities. Enhancements are needed for more efficient configuration management and integration with other systems. Users report the need for better technical support and pricing. Concerns include expanding interface options and improving stability and performance, especially for high-speed and POE switches. Integration with SDN and hyper-converged solutions, as well as simplified installation and management, would be beneficial.
- "Integrating AI features could make it better."
- "Price is an area for improvement. Cisco is very competitive on price, considering future business. HPE Ethernet Switches and Aruba need to think about their pricing. Aruba's price was 25 percent higher than Cisco's in a recent Central Bank project in Sri Lanka."
- "It is a bit complex to configure."