HPE BladeSystem Reviews

Our primary use case of this solution is for VMware. It performs well.

Consolidation.

Virtual Connect.

We are looking for a new product more inline with our goal. We are looking to switch because of the size formatting and the datacenter. 

It is really stable, however the motherboard sometimes crashes.

No issues with scalability. We can scale by adding another enclosure.

The technical support is helpful. They changed the PCs when the motherboards crashed. I feel like I reach the right person whenever I call them.

The initial setup was straightforward.

HPE provided support during the implementation.

The price could be cheaper.

SimpliVity and Dell.

Buy it. I recommend it.

Most important criteria when selecting a vendor: scalability and durability.

The two most valuable features are:

1) Centralized Management

2) Compatibility with VMware.

We created a VMware Cluster with HA, assigned host profiles, and managed the network.

I have used this solution for more than 6 years.

I did not encounter any issues with stability.

I did not encounter any issues with scalability.

I would rate the level of technical support 7/10.

I previously used the Supermicro Twin server.

The initial setup is easy.

While there is a high cost, there is no required license.

I evaluated Supermicro twins.

It is a good solution, with easy management and setup.

• ILO for great control over servers remotely
• HPE SIM for efficient monitoring and inventory of servers
• FlexFabric for its flexibility and ease of use

• Inventory management
• Firmware and driver maintenance
• Server monitoring
• Server provisioning and uptime

I would like to see better scalability.

We have been using this solution for five years.

There were no stability issues.

Sometimes there are scalability issues with relatively older generations.

I would rate technical service as moderate to good.

We used a solution previously and we switched because of cost and lack of passion by regional sales and marketing teams.

The setup was straightforward.

Do a market survey before and bargain well.

We did not evaluate other solutions.

If planned well in advance, it will make your life easier.

We used to have many physical servers spending energy and space in our data center. Now most of our servers are virtually running in a blade server infrastructure. We use the BladeSystem, ProLiant, and 3PAR for storage and we're trying to create a hybrid environment infrastructure. Also, OneView provides us with more visibility and you can manage what you can see.

It's about standardizing the infrastructure. Now we're only using one physical infrastructure and one software platform for the management.

It would be nice if it could integrate with cloud systems.

We never have downtime caused by this solution. Mainly when we have a downtime it's caused by a planned maintenance or something similar.

When we need to grow, we just buy another BladeSystem and ProLiant, then add it to the system. It's modular, so we can simply add in devices when we need.

We have a TS contract with an HPE partner.

We were using many different servers and we needed to standardize our infrastructure.

Tecnasa installed the system for us.

You will need to determine you parameters and your requirements so you can decide which products will best fit your needs.

By implementing VMware on our systems, we increased the utilisation of resources, and the hardware is highly performant with no failures.

The C7000 Blade System is an all-in-one; I like blades.

No issues with stability.

No issues with scalability.

Tech support is good to very good.

We have been using the same products. No switch.

Initial setup is straightforward and easy.

Use top technology and spare yourself the problems and money lost from hardware failure.

We did not really consider any other options.

Go ahead and implement it.

The simplified design of the blades ensures a effeccient and repair including a replace in the event of a failure.

Improves capacity and aids organizations in adapting to their growth.

The profiles needs a complete rework, the way the profiles and networks are assigned to the blades isn’t user friendly and is often a hindrance

We've had no issues with the performance.

Excellent scalability, good flexibility from both a vertical and horizontal perspective.

 Consider implementing HP One-View into your environment to assist in addressing the complicated admin in some areas. Implement where possible a Use Standard to the chassis level, i.e. 1 chassis for hyper-v, 1 for SQL, etc... Segregate the networking set to the network where possible and avoid using the chassis profiles.

I think the c7000 platinum enclosure is really a great value for the money, especially for centralized data center management. It provides us with an advanced server management system that makes things work faster for our NOC and server administrator.

Firmware updates for system components are also valuable.

I would like to see improvement regarding scalability and deployment in the area of support. I simply mean seeing other fantastic features like built-in humidity or temperature sensors (especially for the market outside Europe and US). With technical support, I'm wondering if there could be some sort of seminar or webinar organised for users and prospective clients that may want to take a bake off on HPE BladeSystem.

The HPE BladeSystem is easy to manage. It is a fantastic product that datacenter managers, cloud services providers, and server room operators should embrace because it has all you could ever think of.

The most valuable features are its stability, reliability, ease of management, and high performance. In fact, the reason we buy HP products is because of their stability. The are very, very dependable in that regard.

The ease of management allows us to see issues related to server problems and the functioning of VMware products on those servers.

Scaling comes at a high cost, and it can be complex to set up. I'd also like to see how HP Synergy can improve the performance of BladeSystem.

We switched from the DLs to the BLs about 10 years ago.

Deploying it is not a problem.

It's highly stable and we have no issues.

It's scalable, but expensive because you have to buy additional blades.

The setup is easy or complex depending on what you want to do.

It's the best product for the time being so there's no reason not to buy it.