We performed a comparison between Dell PowerSwitch N-Series and HPE ProCurve based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Dell Technologies and others in LAN Switching."Port density and port speed performance are both suitable. It has some appealing intangibles."
"For a customer, it is easy to configure and to add ports through the LAN the GUI."
"ProCurve is easy to configure and to know how to create each connection and configuration."
"HPE ProCurve is used to connect servers and storage in the data center."
"It has a lifetime warranty, that includes lifetime updates."
"This is a very reliable solution."
"HPE ProCurve offers a very good value proposition compared to that of other switches and is very energy-efficient."
"The most valuable feature of HPE ProCurve is its ease of use and implementation."
"We have found the solution to be entirely stable."
"It's easy to manage and configure. The configurations can be exported and imported to another solution."
"Customers do not prefer this to connect to multiple cities."
"Instead of competing at the enterprise level with that product, they should probably scale it. With all of the ports, they should develop a good mid-level business to truly scale it and gain adoption before attempting to go after the enterprise."
"The only things that might need improvement would be the administrative tools and the graphical interface. The GUI could be improved on the administrative interface, for example."
"Procurve would work better if it had more options like the web environment."
"I would like to see some kind of packet tracer where people can study how the switch is operating."
"There is one proprietary function they lack, and I can't remember what it was called, but it monitors the ports, and then every 10 seconds if the port is down, it can divert the traffic somewhere else."
"There should be faster interfaces on the switch, such as 25 gigabits."
"If we're aiming for an improvement, focus on enhancing security features in HPE ProCurve, particularly in terms of filtering."
"It might be best if it offers better scalability."
"HPE ProCurve is very complex for junior engineers and beginners. You need a lot of experience in managing switches in order to use this switch."
Dell PowerSwitch N-Series is ranked 12th in LAN Switching with 2 reviews while HPE ProCurve is ranked 2nd in LAN Switching with 36 reviews. Dell PowerSwitch N-Series is rated 6.6, while HPE ProCurve is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Dell PowerSwitch N-Series writes "Performs well, but the support and stability could be improved". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE ProCurve writes "Offers reliability and helps with vulnerability assessment". Dell PowerSwitch N-Series is most compared with Dell PowerConnect Switches, Cisco Nexus and Cisco Catalyst Switches, whereas HPE ProCurve is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Aruba Instant On Switches, NETGEAR Switches, Dell PowerConnect Switches and Cisco Nexus.
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