HPE Primera - host bus adapter - 32Gb Fibre Channel x 4

Mfg # N9Z39A CDW # 5773985

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Host bus adapter
for Primera A650 2-node, A670 2-node, A670 4-node, C630 2-node, C650 2-node, C670 4-node

32Gb Fibre Channel x 4

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HPE Primera - host bus adapter - 32Gb Fibre Channel x 4 is rated 4.00 out of 5 by 2.

Rated 5 out of 5 by Taufeeq Rauf from Offers a simple user interface and is useful for data replication What is our primary use case? I use the solution in my company for virtual machines. My company uses Cray ClusterStor E1000 NVMe Gen4 for all HPC clusters. HPE Primera is useful for data replication. What is most valuable? I can't see any useful features in the product since it is the staff members in my company who primarily use the product. What needs improvement? HPE Primera's deduplication area is not as good as the one offered by Dell PowerStore, making it an area where improvements are required. For how long have I used the solution? I have been using HPE Primera for a year. What do I think about the stability of the solution? For over a year, I have not seen any downtime in the product. What do I think about the scalability of the solution? It is a scalable solution. It is possible to add or scale up the product. The product is useful for medium-scale companies and not for large-scale businesses. There are no plans to increase the use of the product currently in our company, but we may plan to increase its usage after five years. How are customer service and support? The solution's technical support is good since it is available twenty-four hours a day and seven days a week. The product's support team can be contacted via phone or email. I rate the technical support an eight out of ten. How would you rate customer service and support? Positive Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch? I have experience with Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) G Series and HPE MSA 1060 Storage. HPE Primera is a built-in storage. While NVMe is also the same. HPE MSA 1060 Storage is an entry-level storage. Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) G Series is in an end-of-life phase, so since our company wanted to shift to some other storage, we chose HPE Primera. Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) G Series was a good tool. How was the initial setup? The solution can be deployed in a couple of days. What about the implementation team? The product's vendor installed the solution in our company. What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing? HPE Primera is a little bit higher than Dell PowerStore. The price difference between HPE and Dell is not a big deal. HPE NVMe Storage was purchased for around 60,000 USD. HPE Primera costs around 80,000 USD. My company has purchased HPE Primera under a five-year contract, so we are at peace now since we don't have to pay anything more to HPE. The product is cost efficient in my opinion. What other advice do I have? I use HPE Primera for mission-critical applications. My company uses the product as a storage solution for our machines. The availability of HPE Primera in our company is critical for us, considering that we operate in an HA environment where we can't have downtime since we need to deal with cheque clearance for banks. The product's interface is simple to use. I am satisfied with the user experience provided by the product. The ease of use of the product's interface has directly had an impact on our company's operations, along with the improvement in the availability and performance of machines. Compared to HPE Primera, I work with a much more reliable storage solution like Dell PowerStore. Compared to HPE Primera, Dell PowerStore's features related to deduplication are very good, and it also offers a physical storage capacity of eight TB, which can be expanded up to forty TB. I would recommend the product to others who plan to use it only after taking into consideration their usage and requirements. From the price and performance point of view, Dell PowerStore is a better choice. I rate the tool a seven out of ten. Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

Date published: 2024-03-27T00:00:00-04:00

Rated 5 out of 5 by Manjunath V from Simple Replication, high performance, and straightforward setup.. During high block size replication.. What is our primary use case? We are using HPE Primera for the transactional DB and our data replication to DR How has it helped my organization? HP has delivered performance, which helped in reduced downtime and increase efficiency What is most valuable? The most valuable feature of HPE Primera is its performance and simple replication. What needs improvement? The solution could improve by having seamless migration from other storage systems. The process should be made easier. For how long have I used the solution? I have been using HPE Primera for approximately 48 months. What do I think about the stability of the solution? I rate the stability of HPE Primera a nine out of ten. What do I think about the scalability of the solution? I am allocating approximately one petabyte of storage from HPE Primera, and we are sharing it with approximately 1,000 users. I rate the scalability of HPE Primera an eight out of ten. How are customer service and support? The support from HPE Primera is good. I rate the support from HPE Primera a nine out of ten. How would you rate customer service and support? Positive Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch? I have used Hitachi previously. When I compare Hitachi and HPE Primera, and the HPE Primera version I am using is better than Hitachi. How was the initial setup? The installation was straightforward. What about the implementation team? We used a system integrator for the installation. What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing? The price of the solution should be cheaper. I rate the price of HPE Primera a seven out of ten. What other advice do I have? For 1,000 users we use one person for the maintenance of the solution. I would recommend this solution to others. I rate HPE Primera an eight out of ten. Which deployment model are you using for this solution? On-premises Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

Date published: 2023-01-27T00:00:00-05:00