We performed a comparison between HPE 3PAR StoreServ and HPE StorageWorks MSA based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."3PAR is easy to keep running and does not require too much effort. It has been very reliable, which is key."
"The optimization features move chunklets or hot spots to faster drives."
"The solution offers good stability."
"We do not have to take the whole system down to do upgrades."
"In the deployment of virtual servers, I can have a new VM up and running in 15 minutes, run the patches, then done. I routinely fire up base images that I have for my servers: Server 2008 R2, 2012 R2, and 2016. I routinely fire those base images up and do all the updates, then prep them again for cloning. With 3PAR, we definitely have the performance to do that. Those images I do keep on SSD just to have that performance to deploy a new VM."
"It has a really powerful tool to measure data, how it is working, the performance, and if we have any bottlenecks."
"The stability is what we consider to be the best feature it provides. The stability of this solution is what conquers us, every day."
"This system has been (by far) the easiest to use, manage, and expand."
"The solution is pretty transparent and works well."
"HPE StorageWorks MSA is an entry-level, cost-effective solution for SMB customers."
"I like StorageWorks' snapshots for our backup system. We had a pool of SSD and traditional drives. StorageWorks has a feature that transfers the hot data to high-performing drives."
"Monitoring is a very big thing. Other great features include block storage; volume creation and the data reliability scalability, which makes the solution really good."
"The cost to performance for HPE StorageWorks MSA is good."
"MSA performs exceptionally well, particularly in regions with frequent power outages."
"The simple configuration feature is great. It is very simple, allowing you to set up MSA very easily."
"The most valuable features are the storage levels and snapshot features."
"We would like to see dedupe and compression allowed on all drive types."
"File Persona can be better. I don't use File Persona because it has many problems with my environment. The antivirus that it has is not compatible with File Persona, and that's a big issue with File Persona. 3PAR is not as good as Dell when making a file in the storage. 3PAR for a block is very good, but when comparing row capacity, I get 14% capacity with 3PAR, but with Dell, I get 60% capacity."
"The interface could be improved to match the system."
"The tool needs improvement in the utilization report at the granular level."
"We have had a few issues with it. We had our virtual environment lock up a few times on storage-based things. We think we have it sorted out, but maybe it came down to a configuration issue on it."
"The new feature sets, like deduplication and compression, are complex to work with. I hope when I view the roadmap that they will be less complex."
"If HPE 3PAR could handle NAS and all things related to NAS, you would not need to have a mixture of different storages, storage boxes, one solution could fit all."
"Extending is not a problem, scalability is okay. But once you buy additional box of disks, you have to wait for HPE to contact you with their plan for implementation, for connecting, and it can take several weeks. So, you have the box and you have to wait for several weeks to actually implement it."
"The solution's license should be integrated and not separate."
"I rate HPE support four out of 10. I'm not happy with them. We purchased mission-critical support, and we're supposed to get a response in four hours. Instead, I'm waiting days for them to replace the drive. They asked me to send back the failed one, and I don't know the address. After I sent it back, they told me they haven't received it. It's a nightmare."
"The support contract is expensive, although they are very responsive."
"Synchronized replication is very important for MSA; however, HPE StorageWorks MSA doesn't provide synchronized replication."
"There is room for improvement in terms of scalability. There are times when we need to upgrade the device and the firmware. Sometimes, that can be a struggle."
"HPE StorageWorks MSA could maybe include a pay-top of texture feature or something like job replication."
"This product is getting a little bit older, so new features like deduplication are not included."
"The solution could improve by adding configuration tools."
HPE 3PAR StoreServ is ranked 3rd in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 299 reviews while HPE StorageWorks MSA is ranked 5th in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) with 19 reviews. HPE 3PAR StoreServ is rated 8.6, while HPE StorageWorks MSA is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of HPE 3PAR StoreServ writes "The product's technical support is outstanding as I can reach someone right away". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE StorageWorks MSA writes "Has a straightforward setup process and good technical support services ". HPE 3PAR StoreServ is most compared with HPE Primera, Dell Unity XT, HPE Nimble Storage, NetApp AFF and VMware vSAN, whereas HPE StorageWorks MSA is most compared with NetApp FAS Series, IBM FlashSystem, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, Dell EqualLogic PS series and HPE EVA. See our HPE 3PAR StoreServ vs. HPE StorageWorks MSA report.
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