HPE Ethernet Switches Reviews, Competitors and Pricing

Program Manager at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

Jan 7, 2016

It's allowed us to redesign our whole data center and networking architecture. Now it's stable and we've been able to scale.

What is most valuable?

They meet my business requirements as I use an application that's hosted in the cloud, in our data center, and on our network. I can "zoom the surfaces."

How has it helped my organization?

We used to have an unstructured data center without proper networking diagnostics. The data mines flow from different locations without a proper networking design. HP's people redesigned our whole data center and networking architecture. It's been stable and we've been able to scale. All I need to do is ask for any number of servers and they immediately create VMs.

What needs improvement?

There are RAM limitations on the VMs and I can't install certain apps on HP VMs.

For how long have I used the solution?

It was installed three years ago.

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What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

It's deployed just fine for us.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's very stable. Any downtime we had was scheduled. The design was redundant with double false switches.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Actually, we scaled up. We increased the the number of modules to meet the requirements we got from our branches.

How are customer service and support?

Support in Saudi Arabia is different than if you compare it with other countries. If I give them a mark out of 10, I can give them eight. Support by HPE has met our expectations.

How was the initial setup?

Setup was complex, but they helped us out a lot.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

it_user362238

IT Administrator at AUTO GAMES PLUS, a.s.

Jan 20, 2016

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The most valuable features are full command line support, VLANs, protocols for trunking, and the lifetime warranty.

Valuable Features

The most valuable features are full command line support, VLANs, protocols for trunking, and the lifetime warranty. These switches are really good hardware with good stability.

Improvements to My Organization

It's given us a stable solution for our network.

Room for Improvement

Stacking of switches

Deployment Issues

We've deployed is without problems.

Stability Issues

It's been stable.

Scalability Issues

We have about a hundred users.

Customer Service and Technical Support

I've used technical support only once. We needed support for a transceiver that was not supported, so technical support didn't help me. We chose another transceiver and everything worked as we expected.

Initial Setup

Console port speed autodetect feature not work as we expected and create some problems with connecting to switch. I think that better option is set up one port speed and write it to manuals.

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it_user143979

Network QA Engineer with 1,001-5,000 employees

Aug 14, 2014

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The solution has made troubleshooting much easier for complex issues, like port disabled.

What is most valuable?

The features which have been most valuable are the ease of using the management console and the UI.

How has it helped my organization?

The solution has made troubleshooting much easier for complex issues, like port disabled.

What needs improvement?

Multi port types in signal switch, which is easy to use and configurable.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for 3 yrs.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

No issues with deployment.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Sometimes flickery n/w issues which were stupidly insane though.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No issues with scalability but had to use multiple switches of 24 port in cascade which was a risk for reliability in terms of speed.

How are customer service and technical support?

We never encountered the customer service, had to solve our issues ourselves in the HP lab.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We previously used 48 port or other vendor switches.

How was the initial setup?

Initial setup was no problem.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented in-house.

What was our ROI?

Good ROI, value for money.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

No.

What other advice do I have?

Good User Interface and ease of installing.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

it_user368631

Director Of Communications at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees

Jan 15, 2016

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Enrollment onto our network works and there's no stability issues as we grow our workforce.

Valuable Features

The two biggest benefits of these switches is the performance for the price and the quality of service we get from them. They're competitively prices, especially given their performance, and the service is flawless.

Improvements to My Organization

We're able to extend our capabilities because of the reliability of these switches. We don't need to worry about this part of our network because we know that we can depend on them working consistently.

Use of Solution

We've been using it for four to five years.

Stability Issues

It's quite stable after several years of use.

Scalability Issues

The scalability is very nice, especially with new products coming out. Enrollment onto our network works and there's no stability issues as we grow our workforce.

Customer Service and Technical Support

I'm the assigned tech guy within our company on these switches. We had a few hiccups at first that HP technical support helped us with, but we've been pleased since.

Initial Setup

The initial setup was fairly straightforward since I was already familiar with the CLI.

Pricing, Setup Cost and Licensing

It depends on which model, but it's not really more expensive than other solutions.

Other Advice

Test the specific features you’re looking for with performance, and verify that you're get the best pricing.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

it_user362214

Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Jan 26, 2016

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The ProVisions are actually very simple to use and are a very good, solid switch. It doesn't have all the advanced features, but they're coming.

Valuable Features:

The ProVisions are actually very simple to use and are a very good, solid switch. It doesn't have all the advanced features, but they're coming. Now, they also have a DHT server running on them.

Room for Improvement:

It needs more routing and more VPN ports. These are included with the Comware-based switches, but not yet in the ProVisions.

Use of Solution:

We're using ProVision in the K15 v16, v17, and v18 software range.

Deployment Issues:

We've deployed them with no issues.

Stability Issues:

They have been very stable for us.

Scalability Issues:

We can scale them just fine.

Other Advice:

Just do it.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

it_user367791

IT Architect, freelance VMware virtualization consultant at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Jan 12, 2016

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The time it takes to implement them helps us work much more efficiently and customers are happy because because of the lower turnaround time to get their networks up and running.

Valuable Features

These switches are great because they're very easy to set up and to implement as part of network infrastructures. Most importantly, it covers all the areas that we need.

Improvements to My Organization

We install these switches for most of our customers at their premises. The time it takes to implement them is so much less than other vendors' switches. This helps us work much more efficiently and customers are happy because because of the lower turnaround time to get their networks up and running.

Room for Improvement

The interoperability with LDAP could use some improvement.

Deployment Issues

These switches deploy usually without any issue.

Stability Issues

They are incredibly stable. We're able to use them for very challenging projects.

Scalability Issues

They scale very easily.

Customer Service and Technical Support

Technical support provides us with quick answers whenever we use them.

Initial Setup

The initial setup of these is very straightforward.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.