HPE Alletra dHCI Reviews

HPE's InfoSight software, which does the comparative analysis and artificial intelligence built-in in the box, and with Nimble they do well against the competition. Additionally, the dashboards are good.

HPE Nimble Storage dHCI currently is promoting only VMware as a hypervisor, whereas if they can look into other OSs, such as KVM or Red Hat, it would be an improvement.

I have used HPE Nimble Storage dHCI within the past 12 months.

HPE Nimble Storage dHCI is highly stable because they're using Nimble as the storage. Nimble has almost a hundred percent uptime for availability.

I have found HPE Nimble Storage dHCI to scalable, you can keep on adding the modules.

Nimble calls the customer, the customers do not call Nimble. They have a proactive approach.

The main difference between HPE Hyperconverged and HPE dHCI is dHCI is Disaggregated Hyperconvergence meaning, you are able to keep the existing investment on the HPE platform. For example, when a customer is done, they don't need to throw away that investment because they can re-utilize them in the dHCI configuration. Secondly, it's more scalable at a component level. That means I can upgrade when required, such as the storage or the compute needs separately. I don't need to do the same as they were doing I'm other solutions, such as SimpliVity.

The setup is straightforward.

The implementations of Nimble are very smooth and the deduplication techniques and everything else, are pretty good.

The customers have found the solution to be expensive. However, when compared to the competition the price is reasonable.

I rate HPE Nimble Storage dHCI a ten out of ten.

It's helpful as you stand on high-end storage. Alletra offers up to 99% availability, providing excellent stability. You also get the benefits of an HCI solution with a template and upgradability at any time. It's very easy to manage, and from a management perspective, you can see all your resources, storage, and VM from one UI. It includes the highly effective AI solution InfoSight. 

It can detect any issues in your network, storage, or node servers, whether hardware, software, or firmware, and automatically work on resolving them. If you need to open a case, you go directly to layer three support, which isn't available with other vendors.

The roadmap could be improved.

We sell it to a lot of customers. It's very effective and stable, and customers are very satisfied with it

I rate the solution’s stability a nine out of ten.

If you want to increase the capacity, it's independent of computing. It is suitable for enterprise.

There is a problem with support, but not a lot.

Positive

VMware's stability has become a concern; even VMware employees seem uncertain about the upgrade features. The licensing model has changed, and there is confusion about how these licenses will be managed or upgraded. When we ask questions, VMware responds by getting back to us after an internal consultation. This lack of clarity and support, especially in regions like the Middle East, adds to the frustration.

The initial setup is easy.

It has competitive pricing.

Management is primarily done through vCenter, which provides a single control point and makes it straightforward. You can view all your resources, such as VMs and storage, in a unified interface. This makes it easy to manage and create environments, like those for London, from a single pane of glass.

The simplicity of HPE Alletra dHCI is similar to that of HPE SimpliVity but with added stability. Additionally, you can upgrade components independently. Upgrading memory, cores, compute, or storage capacity often requires upgrading the entire node, which can be resource-intensive and wasteful.

With dHCI, you can add additional drives if you need more storage. You can add those resources independently without wasting licenses if you need more computing power or memory. Unlike SimpliVity, which requires VLANs, dHCI does not require VLANs, thanks to its integration with the Center.

You can rely on a critical application solution. I recommend the HPE Nimble Storage and the Veeam backup solution, which provide reliable storage and services. We primarily use these solutions to ensure data protection and prevent environmental issues.

Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

The performance of HPE Nimble Storage dHCI could improve. Other solutions, such as Cisco, are better.

I have been using HPE Nimble Storage dHCI for approximately 20 years.

HPE Nimble Storage dHCI is stable.

The scalability of HPE Nimble Storage dHCI is good.

The customer support is good from HPE Nimble Storage dHCI because our clients tell us.

The initial setup of HPE Nimble Storage dHCI is easy.

The price of HPE Nimble Storage dHCI is expensive.

My advice to others is this is a good solution and they should use it.

I rate HPE Nimble Storage dHCI a six out of ten.

Essentially, we utilize it with a Hyper V backend to store data for several Hyper V servers. We run various services on it, such as SQL services, print services, data storage, ADA services, and all the standard functions.

Simply being able to move objects and the duplication feature have been quite effective. 

They should improve just the support.

I have been using HPE Nimble Storage dHCI for the past two years.

It is perfectly stable and I would rate it a nine out of ten.

We have almost 850 users and have plans to increase it in the future.

Regarding support, I feel that once you connect with someone, it's acceptable. However, HPE seems to have made their support services more complex compared to a few years ago. I think it requires improvement.

The deployment takes almost a month.

We explored Dell's server options and various server solutions.

We conducted preliminary research, examining and obtaining demonstrations of the products we were considering. Nimble's solution perfectly met all our requirements.

I would rate it a seven out of ten and advise it to others.

Our client uses this solution for insurance data. They need high-performance capacity for some specific applications. We are premier partners with Nimble and I am a solutions architect. 

The in-line compression is awesome as well as the data loop, because we save somewhere around 80 terabytes capacity, but the actual usage was around 15/20 terabytes. Configurations are simple, even the API configurations. Nimble satisfies my requirements which is great. 

They should include integration to the cloud like S3 bucket or the archiving part. The vehicle would be the backup solution. It would allow us to move some older, rarely used data to cloud. 

I've been using the solution for almost a year. 

Stability is good. We haven't seen any failures in the past year. It does require manual maintenance.

The solution is scalable, we just have to create the enclosures. 

Technical support is good, the moment I logged in and registered it was basically available online and offline, and even the offline process was good. 

I previously used Dell EMC VNX 5700. I think Nimble is better because it's a dHCI, hyper-converged box and Dell is not a hyper-converged box. You have your controls and VA is separate.

The initial setup is straightforward and easy to handle, you don't really need to have rocket science knowledge. Deployment takes about an hour and a half provided all information is in place. I deployed myself and we have operations staff to deal with product maintenance. The Nimble guys or the HPE support team works directly with our operations team. We have about six admins and probably around 100 users. 

This is a good solution. Definitely from a price perspective it's quite expensive, but looking at the performance and the support system that we have with HPE Nimble, it's really good. I would recommend it. 

I would rate this solution a nine out of 10. 

We use the product to replicate the data and schedule snapshots.

HPE Nimble Storage dHCI has the most valuable features for performance, resilience, and scalability.

The product's active controller feature needs improvement.

We have been using HPE Nimble Storage dHCI for five years.

It is a stable product.

I have integrated HPE Nimble Storage dHCI for companies with 100 end users. It is a scalable product.

The technical support services are good compared to VMware, Citrix, and Veeam. They respond to the queries within five to ten minutes.

The initial setup is straightforward. It is a simple and user-friendly process. One engineer is required to execute the deployment.

The product requires a third-party vendor for implementation.

I rate HPE Nimble Storage dHCI a six out of ten.

The deduplication features are quite valuable to us.

I would like to see more compatibility with other vendors. 

I have been working with Nimble DHCI for roughly one year.

It is stable. Our end-users did not experience any issues. 

Nimble DHCI is scalable.

Sometimes the technical support would get back to us in two hours, but other times it would take them two or even three days to respond. Usually, they explain that the issues we are experiencing are quite simple to rectify and don't really impact the system. 

We previously used an EMC server for storage, but we found that implementation was easier with Nimble DHCI. 

Nimble is really user friendly and not complex.

Pricing depends. We suggested Nimble to our customer even though we wouldn't be making a profit; however, we proposed to sell NetApp. Nimble charges roughly 25% more interest than NetApp.

We evaluated many products that are equivalent to Nimble, but because we are an evaluated retailer, it really depends on the end-user. When we receive a product, it is only a system, but we can take a look at the actual product, for example: what are the advantages of using Nimble vs. what are the advantages of using NetApp?  

Be sure that your end-users understand and know what they want regarding the ILPS. Sometimes the configuration that they have is not appropriate for their needs and could be more efficient. It all comes down to the needs, their RTS for example. 

As I have no other product to make a real comparison, I would give this solution a rating of nine out of ten. 

The solution is easy to use.  

It is easier to manage compared to the other vendors.

The pricing is good.

The stability seems to be reliable. 

The user interface is not as good or easy as the competition, for example, Nutanix. That's what we do find. 

The initial setup is a little bit complicated. 

We'd like to see file sharing capability, for file shares, to be available and much larger.

I've used the solution for 15 years at this point. it's been a while. 

The stability is good. We haven't seen any issues at the moment. It's working well. 

The solution is definitely scalable. If you're looking at SimpliVity, all of them are scalable. It's quite a simple process. You just buy a couple more nodes and then add it to it and it upgrades.

We typically deal with medium companies. That is less than 1000 users. We also do lighter products if a client requires it.

I have some knowledge of Nutanix.

I don't install it as much. I'm not the installer. I'm the seller. I wouldn't know from an installation point of view.

My understanding is it's just a bit complicated to install. The dHCI just takes a bit longer than the other vendors, however, once it's up and running, it's a good product, and gives you some nice features.

We can't complain. The price is good.

I'm a reseller.

We used to work with 700s, we don't sell the 700s anymore. Now, we are doing dHCI.

I would like to let people know that it is as easy as they say it is. It works as they say it does. The only feature I would want to have is it must be Fibre Channel, however, I don't think that's going to happen. Other than that, it's a great little product.

I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten.