We performed a comparison between Dell EMC PowerEdge Rack Servers and HPE ProLiant DL Servers based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison of Results: Based on the parameters we compared, Dell EMC PowerEdge Rack Servers seems to be a slightly superior solution. All other things being more or less equal, our reviewers found HPE ProLiant DL Server rather expensive to purchase. Some reviewers also felt that the ease of deployment could be improved.
"The most valuable features are that they are very reliable, and Dell's technical service is also optimal."
"The reconstructive compatibility with VMware ESXi is the most valuable."
"The go-to-market implementation was pretty fast."
"The use of OpenManage Console reduces the time it takes to manage PowerEdge Rack Servers in terms of updates and maintenance."
"The real advantage to Dell when I look at some of the other competitors is the support."
"Compared to the other vendors and generations, this one tends to be more user-friendly, so you spend less time trying to get where you want to go."
"The solution is very strong and reliable."
"The centralized management console is something that is very valuable to us because we use a fairly high number of servers."
"The most valuable features of HPE ProLiant DL Servers are very high quality."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is scalability."
"HPE ProLiant DL Servers are a great product. We don't have many complaints."
"The technical support from HPE ProLiant DL Servers is very good. We can contact them through various means and they are responsive, they are quick."
"iLO, in particular, helps us manage the servers better, especially as a lot of them are remote from where the IT staff are. We have some locations where we just have not got IT presence at those locations, so iLO really helps with that."
"The robustness of the design of the server is the most valuable. HP servers are easy to use and user-friendly. The server is not complicated, and it is easy to use ILO systems."
"The hardware is reliable."
"What I like most about HPE ProLiant DL Servers is that it gives the support and hardware availability that my company requires."
"The security of this solution could be improved. We have very specific needs as an engineering company and require multiple layers of security. This is not offered when implementing the Dell hardware."
"Lately, we feel that we need an improvement in our servers. Surprisingly, we have seen some servers here that do meet these characteristics. They are slightly smaller servers."
"We have storage and would like to manage more backups without adding extra storage devices. Maybe it's already there. I need to look at it more."
"We have experienced some challenges with iDRAC when upgrading firmware."
"The BIOS interface could be improved; it is very poor. PowerEdge is very good overall, but if you compare the BIOS interface with HPE, it is not very good."
"Currently, the solution does not have the in-process memory encryption technology."
"In terms of the iDRAC software, when selecting systems, especially multiple systems to upgrade, there's really no way to confirm that specific systems are selected."
"The cost can be improved. For other use cases, we use Hitachi servers, which are a little cheaper but have similar functionality."
"If they could put a SAN storage or resend it in the same product, it would be very helpful and more powerful."
"We'd like to see better processors, better Intel processors. That's the most important for us at this moment."
"There is a challenge sometimes with having quick access to some of these components when you need them. It takes a lot of time to get spare parts from genuine sellers."
"It has something called WorldView. They should do some enhancement over WorldView to run an operating system as a code. Such a feature would be amazing for running multiple servers. They are already working on this, and they can enhance the existing versions for this. It should also be cheaper. It is currently expensive."
"ProLiant servers could be more scalable. For example, some models can only contain four hard drives, but many of our customers expect six. If they were to add another extendable hard drive slot, it would be easier to sell the servers to our customers."
"It is too expensive. Its price should be improved. The system admin interface should have better visibility while troubleshooting a problem, even when the problem is coming from the application."
"The solution could improve by providing more best practices from an architectural point of view. What are some recommended configurations for use, such as in a VM environment? HP provides some best practices but they are based on VMware, not on Red Hat. It would benefit for others to see the different use cases. How the HPE ProLiant DL Servers were used in the context of Red hat virtualization, and some configurations as an example to allow us to identify some points that we can improve in our platform. We could make our system more reliable and scalable."
"The documentation for HPE ProLiant DL Servers has room for improvement. For example, it says on the documentation that this specific product or part number is supported. Still, when you ask the HPE team, the reply is that it's not supported, so HPE should update the information on the documentation."
Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is ranked 1st in Rack Servers with 136 reviews while HPE ProLiant DL Servers is ranked 2nd in Rack Servers with 156 reviews. Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is rated 8.8, while HPE ProLiant DL Servers is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers writes "Storage solution used to host databases and support a company with more than 10,000 users". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE ProLiant DL Servers writes "Good availability and management console with good reliability". Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is most compared with Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers, Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers, IBM Power Systems, HPE Apollo and Huawei FusionServer RH Series Rack Servers, whereas HPE ProLiant DL Servers is most compared with Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers, HPE Apollo, Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers, IBM Power Systems and Huawei FusionServer RH Series Rack Servers. See our Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers vs. HPE ProLiant DL Servers report.
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