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it_user683208 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Consultant
I like the way that everything's been consolidated and brought together into one single pane of glass.

What is most valuable?

In the latest version, I like the way that everything's been consolidated and brought together. One single pane of glass for management.

How has it helped my organization?

It's easier for the customer to manage in terms of reporting and getting their information out. They don't have to switch to different screens like they do with solutions from other vendors. They don't have to overlay extra, additional software on top to get the information they need.

What needs improvement?

I'd like to see more integration across Hypervisor and 3PAR storage and other storage products.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's very stable. It's fine. Never had an issue.

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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Scalability is fine. No problems. We've got a customer that runs it across three data centers, five 3PARs. So, it's all good.

How are customer service and support?

Technical support is above average. Sometimes they're a little bit slow on the 3PAR stuff to get back to us as a partner when we're trying to decode updates and things like that. There are a lot of code updates going on around the world at the same time. That's why I'm not saying average. It's high above average.

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

We always sell OneView to our customers, but they use other management tools.
For us, choosing a vendor is about the scale of the solution, how stable it is and how easy it is for a customer to move from one solution to the other.

How was the initial setup?

Setup is straightforward. We are Service One certified partners, so we can install.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We have tested HDS, CMC, and Nimble.

What other advice do I have?

Use HPE to your advantage. Get the trial licenses, see how it works and then you'll be happy with it once you roll it out.

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it_user683295 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Vendor
Instead of having to go to each chassis for managing Virtual Connect, we have a centralized view.

What is most valuable?

The centralized management of the HPE Virtual Connect (VC) is the most valuable feature.

How has it helped my organization?

Just having a centralized view, instead of having to go to each chassis for managing Virtual Connect is very helpful; I got it all in one place.

What needs improvement?

It tends to detect flood conditions on a lot of the networks. I'll have blades that are suddenly offline because it detected a flood condition on that particular NIC. I've called support on that and they're like, "Yeah, we have detected a flood condition, it is a loop." However, I tell them, "We don't have a loop." So, you reset it and reboot the blade; the ESX comes back up and away you go. That has happened to me three or four times now. So, hopefully, we can figure out what's causing this at some point in time.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It has been stable, I haven't had any problems with it at all.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have six HPE c7000 chassis, across two data centers and everything is good. We have a single OneView product in each location.

How are customer service and technical support?

I have used technical support. It has been probably a year, but I have used them. They are excellent.

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

Previously, we were just managing the blades directly through the HPE Onboard Administrator (OA) and Virtual Connect (VC). We were building up brand new data centers, with brand new equipment and we had the choice of doing it the old way, or using OneView; we could just have two places to see it, i.e., one on each data center. So, we decided to combine it, this was a suggestion by one of the partners.

Stability and support are the most important criteria while looking for a vendor.

How was the initial setup?

The setup was straightforward; it was pretty easy. It's a pretty simple setup; you just install your server. It's a virtual appliance and you throw it on there, start it up, add your chassis and away you go.

What other advice do I have?

If you are experienced with OA and Virtual Connect, that it's a completely different animal when you're in OneView; the interface isn't the same. Finally, you figure out how OneView works. It could be that you, maybe, have never used a chassis before and then, finally, you understand this Virtual Connect beast and how to set everything up. Then, you're like, "Let's get OneView!" and you switch to OneView. The theories behind it are the same, but the interface is different and the way you set it up is different. So, I will advise being aware of going in.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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it_user568122 - PeerSpot reviewer
Skill Center Leader at Orange France
Vendor
It was easy to set up and helps us manage server infrastructure and firmware updates.

What is most valuable?

It provides a good view of the whole infrastructure. It makes it easy to manage the infrastructure, including the server infrastructure and firmware updates.

How has it helped my organization?

It keeps our costs down and improves the time it takes to manage our infrastructure and deploy.

What needs improvement?

We have different operations teams managing the servers. It should be segregated more in terms of which operation team is managing which group of servers.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I never faced any stability issues.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is easier and faster to integrate a new BladeSystem, new servers, and a new chassis into an existing HPE OneView instance.

How are customer service and technical support?

We have a good relationship with HPE. It is not really with technical support, but more with presales for defining the cost of features and services.

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

Previously, we managed the servers manually.

How was the initial setup?

I was involved with the initial setup with the engineering and the operations team. It was quite easy.

What other advice do I have?

I would advise colleagues to look into using this solution. Now we know that HPE OneView is the future and an important the layer of synergy management; so we need to use it right now.

When we evaluate vendors, we want a good explanation of the product and a good understanding of how the support will be. A good relationship with the vendor is important, as well as a lower price. Even if we know that this product is technically the best, the manager won’t want to select it if it is more expensive than others.

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it_user784086 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Manager at a legal firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Vendor
Limited benefit for us so far, but features in development hold some promise
Pros and Cons
    • "Those features, coming in version 4, that we're looking for are the discovery, primarily. But I think the scope-based access control is of interest, although, we didn't see any directory integration, so that, in itself, seems like it's still limited."

    How has it helped my organization?

    We want it to improve our organization. We feel like we're in this cycle of transition of products, from SIM to OneView, and we can see the light at the end of the tunnel, but the tunnel seems to stretch. It's quite long.

    What is most valuable?

    I hate to say, not a lot. It's encouraging to see a couple of features in version 4 that we think ought to have been there from the start. So, we can see the development path, but so far it's been limited in what we've gotten out of it.

    What needs improvement?

    Those features coming in version 4 that we're looking for are the discovery, primarily. But I think the scope-based access control is of interest, although, we didn't see any directory integration, so that, in itself, seems like it's still limited. 

    For how long have I used the solution?

    One to three years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    At the scale we're using it, which is not much, I don't think stability is something we could comment on, really. It's fine for what we've been using it for.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    Depending on the ability to discover, we'll be able to answer the question of whether it will meet our needs going forward.

    How is customer service and technical support?

    I think we've got the information we need. It's more of a product-set lack rather than support lack.

    What other advice do I have?

    When we're looking at vendors we look for the product itself and innovation. With respect to the HPE, that's what we look for, and dependability and standardization, rather than going too proprietary on things. Integration as well as strong partnerships with the likes of VMware. We are a VMware shop and, aside from the current issue, that close tie between the products is of great benefit to us.

    Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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    it_user680271 - PeerSpot reviewer
    IT Manager at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
    Vendor
    We are able to manage all our facets of hardware through one-pane-of-glass. There should be an easier management of the driver and firmware baseline.

    What is most valuable?

    One-pane-of-glass, i.e., being able to manage all our facets of hardware through one-pane-of-glass, is the most valuable feature.

    How has it helped my organization?

    It has improved the working of our organization by providing more consistency within our firmware, drivers, firmware baseline and server profiling; thus it provides more consistency.

    What needs improvement?

    There should be an easier management of the driver and firmware baseline.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    The stability of the solution is unfavorable. We have had some struggles with OneView. We have seen a lot of errors and a lot of open cases. We are progressively seeing text that says “Upgrade! Upgrade! Upgrade!”. That is not what I want to hear when I have a production issue. I can't just take down a production server to upgrade. They need to fix the problem rather than constantly chasing our tails to upgrade.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    We're growing into multiple data centers, so having multiple OneView instances, is something that we're just deploying now. I'm not completely familiar with it yet, so we'll see.

    How are customer service and technical support?

    The support has been a struggle at times. On the server side, it has been a little bit better than on the storage side; the storage side has been a real struggle. Some of the biggest issues that we ran into were that we have a pretty strong regional team. But, when our regional team coordinates with the global support team, on the HPE 3PAR side, there's a big disconnect and then as the customer, we get hit on it.

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

    Previously, we were using a different hardware vendor. The inconsistency of the drivers and firmware was one of the strongest reasons as to why we switched to HPE.

    How was the initial setup?

    The setup was fairly straightforward. The UI was easy to use, which was good.

    Which other solutions did I evaluate?

    We looked at other solutions namely IBM, Dell, and Cisco. It was a business relationship for choosing HPE, as well as their price-point, was strong. At the time, the Gartner reports indicated HPE was the leading vendor from a server/hardware perspective, so that is why we selected this solution.

    What other advice do I have?

    Leverage your technical account managers (TAMs) and your technical advisors when deploying the hardware.

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    it_user683220 - PeerSpot reviewer
    Senior Systems Architect at Energizer
    Vendor
    It provides easy administration.

    What is most valuable?

    It provides easy administration.

    How has it helped my organization?

    It minimizes our administration for the market.

    What needs improvement?

    I would like to see, probably a little bit tighter Type B integration.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    The product is really stable.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    It is very scalable.

    How are customer service and technical support?

    The technical support team is very responsive.

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

    Actually, it was just that, at that time, we decided to invest in this solution. We were still using the HPE ConvergedSystem.

    How was the initial setup?

    The setup was very complex, but it wasn't always complex. We had some issues at the micro-level, but they resolved all of that.

    Which other solutions did I evaluate?

    We were still using the HPE equipment before the ConvergedSystem.

    The stability and support are important factors while selecting a vendor.

    What other advice do I have?

    I would actually look at the support model for HPE in the newer versions.

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    it_user565311 - PeerSpot reviewer
    Server Hardware at Basefarm
    MSP
    It provides repository management for firmware. I would like to choose what I want to monitor from the server.

    What is most valuable?

    The most valuable features of the product are health control, keeping an eye on the status of the server and the repository management for firmware.

    I can download the SPP from HP and upload it to OneView. After that, I can add servers to that SPP and choose to deploy it to the servers. OneView 3.0 gives us the control of the health on our servers, it reports it directly to HPE with fault, and also gives me a fast message when something happens. In 3.0, the errors messages are better explained.

    Insight Remote Support that came with 3.0 automatic reports faults to HPE, and I get reference a number back from them. In an hour or less, I get called or contacted by HPE. This information is also added to the support portal, there I also have all my servers added.Then, I can write a message on the case from the Portal, and also read what HPE is doing.

    Firmware - In 3.0, HPE has done a better job with firmware updates, added more features, and also enabled the possibility to stage updates on the iLO card. Now you can create a template and add a server instead of one profile for each server. This helps when changing settings to an FKS VMware template or Hyper-V template. When I upload I spp to OneView, I can now have more than two spp uploaded, this gives me the possibility to downgrade to older spp if I have issues, and also have control of what spp and firmware are installed on servers.

    How has it helped my organization?

    It provides a better control of what is installed on each server. Now, we have control over the hardware status and what is happening on the hardware in regards to hardware failures and other alarms

    In the new version, we're going to get warranty status and automatic failure reports to HPE. These benefits we are going to use for sure.

    What needs improvement?

    I would like to choose what I want monitored from the server. I want to disable features like performance monitoring, utilization, and power control. They could add more customization of the SPPs in the system, so I can upload the SPP but then select what I want or don't want in the SPP after I've uploaded it into the system.

    Another area of improvement could be in the report functionality by providing more customization so that I can create customized reports since I like to use the ones besides what HPE wants me to show.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    We have had different stability issues. We have experienced a lot of downtime on it. We have used this product from the first version up until what is available right now and have noticed that a lot of the functions have stopped working suddenly with no reason. This was now in version 2.0.7. Then we maxed out the amount of alarms and after that the system crashed. However, HPE has cleaned this out.

    For the last four weeks or so, we have had no issues. We still have version 2.7 but we are planning to upgrade to version 3.0.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    In the earlier versions, scalability was not that good but it has improved in the newer versions. The appliance is designed more for bigger environments and the whole GUI is faster than the old ones.

    How are customer service and technical support?

    The technical support is okay. It's better when I come to the second level; the first level isn't so good. They should know more about how OneView works and not just read out the standard stuff and rules from a paper because no customer is the same. In addition, when I call them, I have downloaded my part of the analysis and I just need help to find out how to fix the error.

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

    We have used HPE before, i.e., the old system. We have had HPE from G4-G9

    We have stated to use HPE Blade systems C7000.

    How was the initial setup?

    I was involved in the setup process. When we started the process, it was easy to install. It worked right after we opened some firewall ports; everything worked okay. It was okay in regards to service and management; nothing difficult about that.

    What about the implementation team?

    I implemented oneview my self, but had some help from HPE.

    What other advice do I have?

    You should start small in size . Initially, start with 5-10 servers and have that running for a couple of months to see how it works. After which you can deploy it on everything else. In other words, start small, work it out and then get bigger.

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    From my previous experience with stability, the system needs to prove that it is stable now and that the functions are working better than the earlier versions.

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    it_user783978 - PeerSpot reviewer
    Product Owner at a insurance company with 5,001-10,000 employees
    Real User
    ​We cannot function without this solution
    Pros and Cons
    • "​We cannot function without this solution. ​"

      What is our primary use case?

      We use this for monitoring our hardware. It is performing fine. 

      How has it helped my organization?

      We cannot function without this solution. 

      What is most valuable?

      • Primarily the monitoring capabilities
      • A clear overview of the whole environment, the health of the whole environment

      What needs improvement?

      There are some important features for security in the next version. That is one of the better improvements. 

      For how long have I used the solution?

      Three to five years.

      What do I think about the stability of the solution?

      It has improved over time. It has become significantly better.

      What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

      It is sometimes limited between what we see and in the next version that there will be in the global dashboard, and it will help us to get a global overview. For now, we are in separate instances. 

      How are customer service and technical support?

      I have not used technical support.

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

      We have been using it four years, and also the previous version, HBC. 

      What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

      I am happy with the price. It is good.

      What other advice do I have?

      It is a necessary tool for us and it works well. I would recommend it to a colleague at another company looking for a similar solution.

      Most important criteria when selecting a vendor: There are multiple factors - the stability, the pricing in some parts, etc.

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