HPE ProLiant DL Servers Reviews

These servers were primarily used for Windows servers. The use cases remained the same throughout. For instance, back in 2010, G5 or G6 would have been deployed for the active directory or as a high-end backup server. During that time, we needed servers with higher performance. However, as we progressed, we gradually adopted Hyper-V and VMware for administrative purposes. This transition allowed us to enhance performance and consolidate our infrastructure by migrating to VMs and shared servers. 

By 2015, these older physical servers were phased out, and it became challenging to find compatible parts. Therefore, we decided to leverage virtualization technologies. The company owned this equipment, but they eventually decommissioned it. So, considering the lifecycle and practical aspects, it was not an issue. Due to the lifecycle, these servers were left out.

The most valuable feature I have found for HPE ProLiant DL Servers HPE was SmartStart. However, it is not available in the newer versions. 

The use cases attached to the solution can be anything on the database, or it can be a part of a cluster, like an HPC cluster, general-purpose servers, or ad servers. The tool's use cases can vary, and it all depends on the customers as to what exactly they want to start with and scale up.

The most valuable feature of the solution is HPE Integrated Lights-Out (iLO). HPE Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) is a remote management platform from which you can remotely manage all the physical servers. HPE Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) allows you to do many things, including power cycling of servers and deployment of applications monitoring of servers. In general, you can power cycle and restart servers with the help of the aforementioned feature.

We run all of our on-prem operations on HPE ProLiant DL Servers. This includes both VMware and Hyper-V virtualization. We also have a business-to-business portal with them, allowing each of our markets to order directly.

ProLiant DL Servers helped our business critical process to run without hiccups.

We primarily use the solution as a server. We use it for hosting Oracle databases. 

The management console is very good. It allows for a wide variety of management capabilities. It's very easy to use. I can get analytics as well. I can see the performance and look up bottlenecks.

The availability is very good. 

It offers the best performance for my workloads. It offers very nice flash arrays. 

The configuration is pretty good. 

It is stable. 

With HPE ProLiant, you can run a Windows operating system or a Linux OS based on Intel architecture. We also use several applications like iLO to manage the servers within the architecture of our serverless AMD processors. 

Alternatively, you can use another monitoring solution like HP OneView to manage ProLiant Servers. It's a product for monitoring and managing the servers. In addition to monitoring software, ProLiant can be managed with a cloud-based solution. For example, HP's cloud-based InfoSight solution lets you monitor your server and storage, including ProLiant and Intel. 

ProLiant can be mounted in different types of server racks, like a CD or tower. The tower solution of ProLiant is for a small site or office. With this type of tower server, you can add a kit as well. ProLiant has several servers: 150, 350, 380. And there is another ProLiant architecture that you can install in a Synergy and BladeSystem enclosure. 

HPE's iLO server management software is a handy tool to install and deploy. OneView is also suitable for management, but you need a license for it. You can use OneView's monitoring features for free, but you need to pay for management capabilities. In the latest generation, Gen10, you have to add a license for iLO. In addition, generation 10 requires an ISO license to use iLO for management. And if you're working with Synergy, there is another new product like SimpliVity. SimpliVity has a helpful product that is based on ProLiant and another type of architecture similar to Apollo.

Previously, I was working as an IT contractor for several companies, so the model depended on the size of the business. They were using the smaller, cheaper series of HP ProLiant servers. My current company is relatively large, so they use rack-mounted DL servers that are designed for bigger companies.

HP servers are deployed physically in your office, and you need to maintain them. You are responsible for keeping them online and servicing the end-users at all times. We have about 1,000 users. It's a hybrid environment. We have the same services on the cloud and on-premises, so they are redundant and faster.

HP ProLiant servers provide redundant solutions for almost everything. You can set up multiple power supplies, with a primary power source and a secondary power supply connected on UPS. If the power goes out in the building, the UPS will supply power to the host at all times. The solution can run on batteries for many hours, depending on your battery and UPS capacity. 

ProLiant servers also offer multiple networking interfaces, so they can be connected to various network equipment concurrently, allowing you to avoid disruptions from the network or internet connections. They are redundant in every area.

The solution is used for storage.

The solution is stable. I have not had any problems with it.

We have installed VMware on DL Server, and the operating system sits on this DL Server host.

This is all I've ever used. These servers are strong, and they have very few failures on them. They are also easy to manage and monitor.