HPE ProLiant DL Servers Reviews

The blades are very compact. They are easy to query. If you need information from them, you have one central location where you can go with OneView to understand where everything is located if you have any problems with them. In that respect, it is better than just standalone servers that you find in the field.

It gives us the ability to manage centrally. If you have a problem with any of the servers, it will send alerts and you can easily find out where they are located. You can then pull the server if you have to and change the hardware.

The servers are all identical, so if we do have issues, we can just pull one from our reserved stash and just replace it. The benefit is that they are all identical, so they are pretty reliable.

What is missing for me is more of the administration site. If you have a cluster of four servers, there's no way to identify if they are all a member of the same cluster.

If there were a way to tag them, then you could specify where they are located within the data center. It would make it easier, because then we could spread them out. We would not have to keep them in the same cabinet in case of a power failure.

I would like to see more ease-of-use, be able to identify everything, and group them together so that we know where they are located.

So far it has been very stable and reliable. We rarely have issues. When we do have issues, it is usually firmware related. Hardware-wise, they are pretty solid.

With blades, you can just add more cabinets and you are good to go.

Occasionally, we have to use technical support when there are issues. The support is really good. They always find a solution. Sometimes it takes a little longer than other times, but they always find a solution.

We knew we needed a solution because we didn't have anything prior to this solution. I had to come up with a solution and say, "These four servers are in the same cluster. We need to write codes that indicate that these servers are in this frame or in this enclosure." That way, we could map out our status.

When selecting a vendor, I look at price, if they are technologically inclined, i.e., that they know what they're doing. We look for a personal relationship, just to make sure that they are friendly and that they know their stuff.

I was not present for the initial setup. I was present for the setup of the Synergy frames. It was straightforward, but we also had HPE's help setting them up and they gave us guidance.

They evaluated solutions before I came on board. I believe they looked at Dell. We have a few Dell machines in our environment.

It is a good investment and they should go for it.

These are very reliable servers with a great warranty. Also, the price was very attractive. We required a complex solution for our organization in terms of hardware, software, and VMware implementations. These servers fit in quite well with our architecture.

A few years ago, we had a project for virtualizing all our servers. We chose HP products, services, and storage, including ProLiant servers, for this project. It worked out very well.

The software doesn't allow you to view isolated hardware issues. This needs to be improved.

We've been using them for more than 10 years.

We have no problems with deployment.

I don't think we've had any issues with stability.

It scales for our needs.

Technical support is very knowledgable.

We use it for virtualization. We are using its latest version.

It is stable and easy to set up.

They should continue to maintain the stability that is there.

I have been using this solution for around nine months.

It is stable.

It is scalable. You just buy more. Less than 10% of the users in our company are using this solution directly.

I have not interacted with them.

We didn't use any other solution.

The initial setup was straightforward.

We did it ourselves. You need just one person for its deployment and maintenance.

It is not expensive. Its price is similar to other solutions.

I would recommend this solution. We plan to keep using this solution. 

I would rate HPE ProLiant DL Servers a nine out of ten.

These servers provide us with very good performance, and the blade technology allows us to do high-performance computing. It's also a really useful product for us because we need its flexibility in adding new components and blades to our existing infrastructure. That's very important for us.

The Generation 9 servers have the new UEFI firmware version instead of the traditional firmware, but we don't have that on our servers. It would be great if they could run UEFI because they have longer boot times, so there's room for improvement there.

They deploy without any issues.

We've had issues where some components fail, but overall the system runs well.

We've had no issues with scalability.

They're very, very responsive, calling us back within 10 minutes when we open a case. Normally, they'll have the problem fixed the next.

We also have a service contract where the HP guys will take care of things like firmware updates. This helps us a lot in our daily work because we don't have to worry about those particular tasks.

With blade technology, there are the blades and then the whole chassis surrounding the blades. This type of technology is more complex than the normal standalone servers.

If you're looking for high-performance computing, then blade technology is the best you can get. Also, if you're looking for GPU power, then these are the servers for you.

DL servers have fixability to configure, manage and reliability.

you can depend on it in productive environments. 

This is a very practical solution and that's what I like about it. It's also easy to maintain. 

Configurations very simplified. The technical support and training process Very good.

I've been using this solution for seven years minimum. 

The stability is very good. 

There are very responsive however the solution is very easy to maintain.

I would rate this solution an ten out of 10. 

We are a solution provider and the ProLiant DL Servers are one of the products that we implement for our customers. They are primarily used as domain controllers and file servers. One of our customers also uses them for Nutanix.

The most valuable feature is stability.

The price of this solution should be lowered to make it more competitive.

We have been working with the HPE ProLiant DL Servers for about two years.

These servers are stable and we plan to continue working with them.

This is a scalable product.

We are satisfied with the technical support from HPE.

The initial setup is straightforward and they take between a day and two days to deploy.

Our in-house team is responsible for deployment. One person is enough for deployment and maintenance.

This is an expensive product and there is licensing required for iLO, which is the HPE monitoring system. There are no charges in addition to this.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

It allows us to utilize the servers for VDI. The system supports two GPU's.

It was part of a bigger solution, which is VDI. We are able to publish desktops for design engineers whose requirements are continuously changing on a weekly basis.

I would like to look at Synergy for the new servers. It will be out in June or July. The Synergy Streamer Composer is one of the powerful features that Synergy has.

It is pretty stable. We had a pretty good experience with HPE so far.

Scalability shouldn't be an issue. We can have 20 servers in one rack.

I've had good experience with HPE support. the support engineers are knowledgeable and customer service oriented.

We knew we needed a new solution because of the latest requirements. Nowadays, IT is very involved with the business. We try our best to enable them to do their job in an efficient way. We had a different hardware platform before, and support was not at the level we've expected.

The most important thing when selecting a vendor is service, regardless of price. We look more for partnership and service in that sense.

The installation was straightforward.

Our vendor implemented the solution. We were involved in the design and planning.

Pricing is not bad. They have competitive pricing, and the licensing model is simple to understand.

We evaluated few other technologies. We chose HPE because we've had good experience with them. I worked with them in the past and so far, HPE has proven to be reliable.

Be careful when selecting the vendor. It has to be a partnership. If the vendor can't deliver what is expected, it's going to be a nightmare. It's going to affect your operations.

We use this solution to store documents.

It's flexible.

I have been using HPE ProLiant DL Servers for one year.

It's a stable solution.

It's a scalable product and we have almost 40 users in our organization who use it.

We will continue using this solution.

I have not contacted technical support. We have not had any issues.

My colleague has indicated that the initial setup was straightforward.

We have one person to maintain the solution.

It was a one-person job to deploy, and we did not use the help of an integrator or vendor.

The price in general, including the licensing fee, could be better. It's expensive.

The license is renewed yearly.

I would recommend this solution to others who are interested in using it.

I would rate HPE Proliant DL Servers a nine out of ten.