We performed a comparison between HPE 3PAR StoreServ, HPE StorageWorks MSA, and NetApp FAS Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about NetApp, IBM, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and others in Modular SAN (Storage Area Network)."I like the integration with VMware and the provisioning. We also use data compression but not for any of the critical applications."
"Any action we want to do with a Dell EMC product needs a license. But with 3PAR's converged solution, at least there is no need to purchase more licenses to get the all the features that we need. We can get basic and mid-range features without licenses."
"There are a lot of screens for easy management where you can change some settings. But after a few years, the important settings were better after an upgrade, and all the vendors have other ways to upgrade their systems."
"All-flash has been the most innovative way of using storage based on the 3PAR platform."
"It is worry-free. I do not have to sit there and tend it."
"HPE 3PAR StoreServ is an enterprise storage that is mainly deployed in enterprise scenarios like banking and insurance."
"Provides High-Availability, security, and high performance"
"It's a really stable solution. We have no problems with the customer, no negative feedback from them on this."
"The solution is pretty transparent and works well."
"The solution is very easy to use, it is not really complex for any user, such as non-technical individuals."
"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."
"The most valuable features were the dual controllers and being able to expand it."
"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."
"The most valuable feature of HPE StorageWorks MSA is its flexibility."
"The cost to performance for HPE StorageWorks MSA is good."
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"We can manage our applications from a single dashboard."
"The most valuable feature is SnapMirror."
"The new FAS series is a good fit for some customers. We have good performance and capacity, even though it is full flash."
"Most valuable features are its ease of use, robust Snapshot functionality, and that you can use it in two datacenters with SnapMirror-ing."
"Snapshot, deduplication, and compression features are valuable."
"At the moment, we use NetApp SnapMirror to replicate data to another filer at an offsite location for backup. So, I like this feature."
"The migration of the volume on the cluster is very useful and easy to use."
"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."
"The management interface is not intuitive."
"It's a very complex platform to manage and it's not cheap either. It doesn't really give us the level of flexibility we had for very, very small workloads."
"The main problem for 3PAR right now is cost."
"I would like to see a little better integration with OneView and provisioning ESX Hosts."
"We would like to see better support for iSCSI."
"I want artificial intelligence. I don't want anybody from my team to touch it anymore. I want the AI to do everything."
"HPE has a product that I am very interested in, but it lacks of integration with 3PAR - HPE SimpliVity."
"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."
"HPE StorageWorks MSA could maybe include a pay-top of texture feature or something like job replication."
"The support contract is expensive, although they are very responsive."
"This product is getting a little bit older, so new features like deduplication are not included."
"The solution could improve by adding configuration tools."
"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."
"It would be ideal if there was a better management interface."
"Some clients have suggested room for improvement in expanding storage capacity beyond the base traces."
"Needs more SAN support."
"With scalability, we feel the system is limited."
"The high cost of the product is an area of concern, so from an improvement perspective, the tool needs to be made cheaper."
"The adoption of flash by NetApp has also been lagging behind the trendsetters, like TMS, Nimble, and others."
"I would like to see less latency and higher IOPS."
"The solution can improve on the replication features."
"NetApp is costly when compared to Dell."
"I’ve found that I use command line more often than I thought needed. Some things should be done in the GUI, and command-line switches can be overwhelming and take up a lot of time."
