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 is very scalable."
"The solution helps to simplify storage."
"Very stable; no worries about how much it can handle."
"Access speed and power consumption are most valuable."
"We've been using FlashArray's snapshot for backups. Their replication across sites and response time are also excellent."
"The management features are well organized and they have a very good dashboard."
"It is fast and reliable. It works."
"I never have to worry about its performance or if it is the root cause of an issue."
"OneView is a nice interface."
"With our 3PARs, we have never lost data."
"Remote-copy provides high availability and disaster recovery for the connected clients."
"It is fast and stable. It is really helping us a lot in terms of data store, etc."
"When we bought it, the big sell for us was what they called "wide striping", how they striped the data and could get performance on a cheaper disk. Nowadays, the newer models that are out, which we are going to in the next couple of years, the most valuable feature is mainly being able to achieve such high IOPS in such a small chassis."
"Proactive support. Before we notice that there's a problem in the storage, or any part, any hard disk, they already notify us, and within four hours, the product is delivered. Within the next hour after product delivery, the engineer is available to support me."
"The all-flash positions our organization for growth. If somebody comes to us who needs an application with performance, we have that already formulated."
"I like the integration with VMware and the provisioning. We also use data compression but not for any of the critical applications."
"Compression of the backup Oracle by RMAN on NFS saves space 5:1."
"We can manage our applications from a single dashboard."
"At the moment, we use NetApp SnapMirror to replicate data to another filer at an offsite location for backup. So, I like this feature."
"NetApp FAS Series is simple to set up."
"I like the unified management feature because sometimes you end up running a single protocol on the entire system."
"The solution is stable."
"The support is very good."
"For us, the greatest aspect of the solution is the fact that it just runs. It is amazingly resilient. That's very important to us, because we are basically, with some exceptions, have a 24/7 operation."
"We understand that they're thinking about it, but one of the things that would be nice is if they added some basic file-level capabilities to the platform. The idea is that they would run a basic NFS or CIF share from the controllers. FlashBlade is the powerhouse for File and Object storage, but if you don't need all that power, a lightweight file function would make FlashArrays more versatile."
"The GUI could improve, it could be more intuitive. There is hidden functionality."
"We've had it in place for about a year and a half and have had zero complaints, other than that box-to-box replication is not encrypted."
"There are scenarios with very specific functionality around VMware integration particularly to do with the way we'd like to manage LUNs in VMware. The tools are pretty good but there's room for improvement there."
"The primary drawback is the cost, which can be prohibitive for small configurations."
"I would like to see them develop the ability to integrate with more AWS services. There are increasingly more and more services coming out from AWS but there are also certain constraints where we can't move everything over to a cloud as well. We would like for things that are on-premise to be easily integrated with AWS."
"The price of the solution can improve."
"I would like to see active replication. I know that it's available now but I haven't tried it yet. I hope that it works."
"This solution should be easier to use."
"The engagement of the tool's vendor is costly."
"With 3PAR, there is remote copy software which isn't very good."
"I would like to have support for On-The-fly reallocation Data when using VVoL."
"The solution’s stability could be improved."
"The speed of the hard disk could be better. The performance is the main issue for us. The performance of the VMs is not comparable to desktop machines, for instance, and we might need another solution to improve the performance. Other than that, we don't have any issues. We already have a great part of storage with SSDs, and the performance is not as good as I expected."
"We have had some challenges in the Arabic implementation and in migration, but for daily work, it's fine."
"There are some weird things that we can't figure out."
"Its operating system is very cumbersome. However, after you set it up, it runs pretty smoothly. Its file system is not very dynamic. It is very static."
"The only downside is in ease in management; it is not easy to use."
"I think this kind of infrastructure is mostly obsolete. To keep up with developments in this space, you need to move all these features to an All-Flash solution."
"The AutoSupport could be improved to be more proactive in certain cases."
"NetApp FAS Series could improve by being more secure."
"The solution could do more than just data."
"Cluster mode needs to be more ubiquitous."
"We are not able to connect to the support of NetApp from Sudan. We have to go through many agents for support, which makes it difficult."
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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