We performed a comparison between HPE 3PAR StoreServ and NetApp FAS Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two NAS solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."This solution has improved our organization. In the past, we had reports that were taking up to two hours and after switching to SSD storage the overall processing power dropped to half an hour. The end users saw an immediate performance gain."
"We have tons of capacity on it."
"It gives us capacity planning."
"It is an SSD array that has awesome performance, low submillisecond latency, and does what it is supposed to do. It just works, which is difficult for things to do anymore."
"FlashArray has many valuable features. It's very user-friendly and it has high availability, so there is comparatively less downtime. During maintenance, there is no shutdown procedure, so you can directly power off the Array and manage the shutdown process without any data loss, which is a unique feature. Managing replication and data migration is also very easy."
"The management is simple in Pure Storage FlashArray."
"Scalability is one of the best features. You can quickly add more. You can swap out the drives with larger sizes, you can add more shelves. All of that is perfect - the whole concept of keeping it modular..."
"It has made working with storage as easy and simple as it should be."
"It works well and we don't have any issues with this solution."
"The most valuable feature of HPE 3PAR StoreServ is its storage capabilities."
"It has a really powerful tool to measure data, how it is working, the performance, and if we have any bottlenecks."
"The technical support has been fantastic."
"They are using Ansible to automate the provisioning, so that simplifies the day-to-day operations."
"We have additional space in the enclosures for additional disks, so we can scale up without any downtime."
"The Call Home feature is really a great feature, so I do not need to monitor the 3PAR. The 3PAR team is monitoring it and letting me know if there are any problems."
"The InfoSight feature helps us with troubleshooting problems in our environment."
"At the moment, we use NetApp SnapMirror to replicate data to another filer at an offsite location for backup. So, I like this feature."
"Using the built-in Snapshots and SnapMirror technology, we were able to have better working data protection locally and off-site."
"The replication feature is noteworthy because it's faster than most and it uses little bandwidth. Then there's the friendly interface that the equipment offers. With this interface, it is very easy to manage."
"Fast Snapshots"
"The new FAS series is a good fit for some customers. We have good performance and capacity, even though it is full flash."
"The best feature is its ONTAP product line for Ransomware protection. It also has features for file storage and block storage. The solution is stable. We've had no issues with it. The tool is scalable and meets our requirements. The technical support and the supporting partner are great. The initial setup is straightforward. It is very easy to maintain the product. The feature set is excellent. I recommend the solution."
"Data consolidation and visualization."
"End-users like that they can rely on the Snapshot technology so they can do their restores themselves."
"The price could be better."
"I would like to see them lower the costs."
"A three wave application or multi wave application synchronization would be an improvement."
"I would like to see support for NVMe, end-to-end."
"If they could make it cheaper, that would be something."
"The file functionality could be better."
"We would like to be able to connect to data tape for backup, specifically to the LTO backups."
"This product has only two active controllers, whereas other solutions can have more. This is something that needs to improve."
"Upgrades on them are a bit tricky. For us to do a head swap on one is a full outer joiner storage frame, which is obviously not that easy to do in a production environment."
"The initial setup was complex, due to calculating the amount of performance that we needed for the floor."
"if it were easier for us to manage the product ourselves without having to get HPE to connect, because it sometimes it does take a bit to get the scheduling worked out with the HPE support. If it were simpler, then it might be easier for us to handle it ourselves."
"HPE 3PAR StoreServ has limited flexibility in building replication solutions. There are limitations to the number of IOPS the system can do. It's not bad as it is doing its job. However, for the application, if you need a toolbox, you can build everything concerning periodic replication modes of synchronous or asynchronous three-site, four-site, with supported cascading which requires you to buy an IBM product. It also takes a few hours to one day to upgrade the system and sometimes; it takes more time because, in some HPE 3PAR StoreServ 20000 Storage, you have an eight-node system. If you do an upgrade, you do it node by node and every node might take more than an hour."
"The initial setup was easy. However, we get stuck on preconditions. We were not aware of some of the preconditions."
"There are some weird things that we can't figure out."
"I would like to have support for On-The-fly reallocation Data when using VVoL."
"This solution is becoming dated."
"NetApp FAS Series should improve its price, which is expensive."
"No other area for improvement comes to mind other than its price. Making the price more attractive will help this solution have a bigger market share."
"When getting new hardware, always tell the account manager that you are also considering other brands. They will be forced to adjust the price lower."
"NetApp FAS Series could improve by being more secure."
"The user interface could be improved."
"The AutoSupport could be improved to be more proactive in certain cases."
"As I see it, there could be more interfaces, more cache, etc."
"Its licensing cost can be improved."
HPE 3PAR StoreServ is ranked 6th in NAS with 299 reviews while NetApp FAS Series is ranked 2nd in NAS with 98 reviews. HPE 3PAR StoreServ is rated 8.6, while NetApp FAS Series is rated 8.8. 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 NetApp FAS Series writes "Offers good performance and ". HPE 3PAR StoreServ is most compared with HPE Primera, Dell Unity XT, HPE Nimble Storage, NetApp AFF and HPE StoreOnce, whereas NetApp FAS Series is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), NetApp AFF, HPE StorageWorks MSA, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and VAST Data. See our HPE 3PAR StoreServ vs. NetApp FAS Series report.
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