HPE 3PAR StoreServ Reviews

It's used as online storage; for almost all applications we have one.

Performance, in general, is good.

Primarily good performance because it's an all-flash system. Basically, the applications run faster.

Synchronicity mode through the application we use.

There is a caching solution, I know it's in development, to increase the performance further.

It's very stable. Yes, we've had issues with it. Sometimes control is rebooting and nobody knows why, so there are issues.

It's very scalable.

We've spoken with technical support about the above issues, they have not found the root cause yet.

There are several important criteria when selecting a vendor:

• quality of the products
• the technology
• cost of the solution, of course.

I would give it a seven out of 10, overall. It's a little bit difficult to figure out where the capacity is used. There is deduplication that, of course, saves space, but it sometimes it's hard to find out where the space is used. If you delete something, do you get it back? So it's not very transparent regarding capacity.

In general, the solution is good.

Ease of use, cost, and provisioning are the most valuable features.

It's just something that we added because of its price-point, speed and performance.

There is need to have pre-defined setups for your clients so that you know that the configuration at the LS is correct.

Stability is good; we had issues at first, but we have cleared them up.

We haven't tried scaling it, yet. I'm sure it will be fine.

We have had to use technical support, they were very good. It was a little slow at first, but once we got over that, they were good.

We are a large EMC shop and have a lot of EMC products.

The most important criteria while selecting a vendor are the cost and support.

The setup was complex because we were using iSCSI and we don't have a lot of iSCSI at our shop; this made it a little bit more cumbersome for us since we're generally Fiber-attached. This was resolved after we contacted HPE support.

Since we're an EMC shop, we test a lot of stuff.

It's a good product. We like it so far and haven't been unhappy with it.

• It's fast.
• You can mix cheap storage with expensive storage.
• It's very reliable. It's a system that is 100%; no failures.

We have approximately 100 companies renting servers and storage from us. We are using HPE 3PAR to achieve a hybrid IT solution, combined with Asher.

It helps us earn money.

I want an easier solution for provisioning new servers. Currently we need to go in, set up a server, give the server names and functions, declare the number of gigabytes the server has for storage, and so on.

The stability is very good. When we buy flexible capacity from HPE, there are HPE personnel that are drifting the solution for us 24/7, 365 days a year.

It is very flexible in terms of scalability.

Technical support is very good.

We have three EVAs that we were using before we took 3PAR.

I would advise colleagues to buy the flexible capacity that HPE provides with 3PAR.

When we selected HPE, our most important criterion is that they cooperate well with us.

• High granularity
• Easy to use
• Convergence with the HPE/VMware ecosystem

3PAR's ease-of-use has really improved our functioning because it requires less administration and less tuning. It really just works.

We need something with less performance and lower cost to fill a gap in our customer solution offerings. We'd like to be able to have something like branch office storage, which is still capable of interacting with enterprise systems like 3PAR 8400, for example, in terms of replication, backup capability, peer motion, etc. Specifically, we need lower end 3PAR devices. Sometimes, we need 3PAR for the same cost of an MSA2040 to replace it.

There have been no issues with deploying it.

We had some issues with power down recovery and boot disk issues. Other than that, it's a stable solution.

We had no issues scaling it for our needs.

3PAR made its success by scaling down enterprise systems to the mid-range level, which was not typical for the storage market. Although no one cares about inventing something cheap, HP did it with 3PAR and succeeded.

But my advice would to try it! It's cool.

The reporting features on the 3PAR are one of the most valuable features in a flexible and intuitive web-based tool.

Reporting has always been a challenge for our company. Add-on tools for reporting purposes are often expensive and require additional configuration. The 3PAR build in reporting features were the answer to all our reporting woes. We are now able to report as often as we would like, including automated report generating.

Storage migration features. Comparing the 3PAR to IBM’s SVC, storage migration could be much easier to perform if there are lessons to be learned from IBM’s brilliant product.

I have used this product for the past 2-3 years at various clients including various models of the 3PAR.

No issues encountered. An HP 3PAR business partner performs the implementation with 24x7 support from HP.

No issues encountered. The product performs as advertised.

One of the key features of the HP 3PAR storage array is the ability to scale and the ease by which this can be achieved.

Customer service would get a solid 9. 24x7 support is available however this might vary depending on geographic location. Best to check support with the local HP offices or local business partner.

Customer support would be a perfect 10. The technical support staff are VERY knowledgeable and another key feature would be the call-home feature which comes with a 3PAR.

Yes. The cost of scaling up was far too high. When compared with the 3PAR, there has been huge cost savings which resulted in the ROI being achieved.

The initial setup was straightforward. HP’s business partner assisted with the installation and were able to get the 3PAR up and running in very short timelines.

The vendor team (business partner) would get a perfect 10. Their expertise showcased their commitment to brilliant customer service.

We considered an EMC VNX as well as an IBM XIV.

The product is definitely worth considering. As mentioned before, onsite support might be limited due to geographic location (only if you live in a very remote part of the planet) but generally the product satisfies most if not all business requirements. We are hoping to implement Flash storage. Flash storage is becoming more cost effective and the performance benefits are well documented when using flash storage.

We use it for all kinds of needs, such as infrastructure needs, and application services. We are using the latest version of this solution.

Their support is the most valuable. The support that we are getting from HP Turkey is very good. 

This product is better than some of the other products in terms of reliability. It is very reliable.

We are using a built-in solution in 3PAR. We are using All-Flash Storage, and there are some difficulties with it. HPE has now developed a new tool system to support All-Flash, and that's why we are changing our investment.

They must increase its performance. I want unlimited support, which is very important for performance. I am not interested in spinning disks. HPE is developing new storage systems called Primera, but they must be developed more.

I have been using this solution for more than five years.

3PAR systems are stable. We don't have any problem, but in the past, we had a problem with the 3PAR disk. I don't remember the disk vendor, but it was about the disk. That's why we changed all disk parts, which was a bit of hard work for us. We didn't have any other problem other than the disk problem a few years ago.

It is easily scalable. It is easy to scale, but if you plan to increase it substantially, it can be a bit difficult.

I'm a service provider. We provide support for Unix servers for many companies and customers. Some companies have more than 1,000 3PAR users.

The support that we are getting from HP Turkey is very good.

We are using IBM Flash Storage. In Turkey, IBM has more support and more products for the flash systems, which is an advantage. Performance of the storage is also better. 

We are also using FUSE Storage, which is also All-Flash Storage. Their performance is also better than HPE 3PAR. HPE 3PAR doesn't support any images.

The initial setup was simple.

Our storage team deploys the HPE 3PAR system. Sometimes, we also need some support from the local HPE support team. Its maintenance is done by a vendor.

It is a bit more expensive. IBM is cheaper than HPE in Turkey.

The most important things are availability, scalability, reliability, stability, and performance. We are service providers, and the customers want availability. You must focus on these things before buying storage. I advise going for All-Flash Storage to all people because spinning disks take too much space and electricity and provide less performance. That's why NVMe is better.

I would rate HPE 3PAR StoreServ a seven out of ten.

It's pretty stable and scalable. I think we've only had a couple of issues, three disk outages in six years.

I don't have any complaints.

More than five years.

It meets our needs for now.

We have Care Packs for 3PAR and we are very satisfied with this part. On the C7000, we have six-hour auto repair. They're very proactive, so we are very satisfied with that service.

I'm not working with 3PAR directly. I'm a manager. But from the experience of my employees, I don't see that they have any issues with complexity. To be honest, we have a senior administrator with a lot of experience with 3PAR and other vendors' storage, so I think it's not too complex for him.