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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    HPE 3PAR StoreServ

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/AHPE 3PAR StoreServ is a flash storage option, from Hewlett-Packard Enterprise.N/A

    Huawei OceanStor

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AHuawei offers OceanStor Dorado, an all-flash storage system boasting a wide range of applications and versatility to meet the needs SMBs, larger enterprises, or vertical industry applications.N/A
    Pricing
    HPE 3PAR StoreServHuawei OceanStor
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    HPE 3PAR StoreServHuawei OceanStor
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    HPE 3PAR StoreServHuawei OceanStor
    Enterprise Flash Array Storage
    Comparison of Enterprise Flash Array Storage features of HPE 3PAR StoreServ and Huawei OceanStor
    Feature
    HPE 3PAR StoreServ
    -
    Ratings
    Huawei OceanStor
    9.0
    3 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Flash Array Performance00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Flash Array Integration00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Data Compression00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Non-Intrusive Upgrades00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Simplicity00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Power Savings00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
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    HPE 3PAR StoreServHuawei OceanStor
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    Medium-sized Companies
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    Enterprises
    NetApp FAS Storage Arrays
    Score9.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    HPE 3PAR StoreServHuawei OceanStor
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (8 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HPE 3PAR StoreServHuawei OceanStor
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    HPE 3PAR StoreServ is a great storage device for both file and block-level storage needs. You can use it in place of SAN devices required by database servers. It provides an amazing compaction ratio and, hence, reduces overall storage footprint and cost. This is, however, slightly costly if your environment doesn't really see high transactions most of the time.
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    Huawei Technologies
    We connect the Huawei OceanStor SAN device directly to the Huawei Fushion Servers, without using the SAN Switch, with 16 HBA cards in MESH topology. Each of the two controllers has four 16 HBA inputs under the name of SMART IO. In addition, there are two 8 GB extension ports. VMware virtual machines are running on hosts. Our ERP applications, critical DBs, and business applications are running in these. Again, we use another SAN under a different cluster in the disaster recovery section.
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    Pros
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    • We are using HP 3PAR storeServ 8200 for both our file level and block level storage.
    • I really love the amazing compaction ratio provided by HP 3PAR. Some of our disks have compaction ratio above 25:1, which is super amazing. You can definitely look for around 75% reduction of storage footprints.
    • It has a great user friendly web console "SSMC"(StoreServ Management Console). This is an additional bonus and can be used by even non-storage people like DBA and Network to take a look at storage performance.
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    Huawei Technologies
    • The Huawei OceanStor Dorado All Flash NVMe storage array provides maximum performance.
    • The OceanStor Dorado is ideally suited for use with databases, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), Virtual Machines, and file server environments.
    • The capital and maintenance costs were very competitive for a similar storage system at other storage vendors.
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    Cons
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    • The system requires a physical or virtual system to manage upgrades and patches and for call home features. Most other systems have this integrated into the array. Just another piece of infrastructure to manage.
    • There are some system jobs that come pre-scheduled in the initial setup, but there is at least 1 job that should be added to this by default. When you delete storage, you also need to run a job to compact the CPG (a group where the luns all reside) to reclaim the previously used storage as free. This should be done by default at least monthly in the background.
    • There are 2 different GUI front ends that can still be used. The older version (3 PAR management console) is being phased out (has been for 3 years).
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    Huawei Technologies
    • Support desk to be available.
    • Implementation to new people is not that easy.
    • Setting of the advance features on Huawei OceanStor may not be easy to all users.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    We are very satisfied with 3PAR performance and especially the IOPS (Input Output Per Second) is pretty amazing. It is easy to configure and doesn't require much knowledge of storage for Tier 1 support team.
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    Huawei Technologies
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    Support Rating
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    With their phone home technology, we usually have a replacement part on its way by the time we wake up in the morning, or if the event occurs overnight. We have had great support when we had questions or events that required a call.
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    Huawei Technologies
    When purchasing support for your Huawei OceanStor system, there are two support options offered by Huawei (i.e. Hi-Care and Co-Care). Huawei Hi-Care service is when Huawei responds to your technical requests for remote troubleshooting and advance hardware replacement in the shortest possible time. Hi-Care provides onsite technical support to help you maintain a more efficient and stable network environment and improve network productivity. Whereas, Huawei Co-Care service is a collaborative solution delivered by Huawei certified partners. Depending on the capability of your Huawei support partners, I would recommend Hi-Care for mission-critical environments since this ensures Huawei takes responsibility for meeting the support SLAs. If you have very capable Huawei support partners, then Co-care could be a more cost-effective support option.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    We still use NetApp storage enclosures at each plant for our routine file shares (CIFS) but I would love to swap them out for the HPE 3PARs as we use for our ERP app data. The 3PARS are simply faster and much better at near-instant replication. But even more importantly we can get the reporting that we need from the 3PAR within a few minutes, even custom reports. 3PARs are much easier to manage than NetApps in general and I think that the only place that they compete is in compaction.
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    Huawei Technologies
    All Flash NVMe SSD technology is currently at the top of this business. Its disk structure is hundreds of times faster than traditional mechanical SAS systems, but also compared to today's SSD systems! It has a much more affordable price than the devices of the same class. In addition to these, we had a lot of hesitation when we decided to give up the competitor brand and buy a product that works reliably and smoothly, but we researched and learned very well. We made the right choice.
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    Return on Investment
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    • We grew unexpectedly, which forced us to buy a lot of expensive HP SSD's.
    • We have never had any performance issues with this storage.
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    Huawei Technologies
    • Searching of information is effective and faster.
    • Different data type storage.
    • Analytics provided are valuable.
    • Reporting is easy.
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