HPE ProLiant DL

A stable hardware architecture that is very reliable. I've had systems that have run for over 10 years with no hardware issues.

The out-of-band management iLO provides an easy remote setup of systems. All it requires is network connections and DHCP on the VLAN and I can build systems with minimal hands-on assistance.

The ability to customize the server build to match the required specs. It can be configured for a variety of uses.

The support HPE provides. If issues do occur depending on the support purchased, replacement parts will be at the site within hours or days. The support staff is very efficient in troubleshooting issues.

The HPE support page can be hard to navigate when searching for firmware or software downloads. It can be made more user-friendly.

Better documentation if a part needs to be returned back or not. If a part does not need to be returned, it would be good if that is clear in either the ticket or the documentation provided on the part.

A clearer designation on the part numbers. There are just too many parts that need to be ordered that you end up providing the wrong one at times.

Affordable

Reliable

Scalable

intelligent provisioning can some times be a little buggy. I've had bad experiences with upgrading firmware from intelligent provisioning

High performance and performance, maximizing the resources available to the equipment.

Business-class equipment at very affordable prices.

Equipment that adapts to the growth of companies.

Different sizing scheme.

Ability to integrate more powerful processors that meet the new market requirements.

Clearer documentation and in different languages.

Highly reliable. We've never had one go down unexpectedly in 11 years.

High performance. Current 380 G10s are configured with 1.5TB of RAM, always the shortest commodity in virtual environments.

Great manageability: iLO boards allow us to run headless without the Advanced license even.

Firmware updates are a major pain. Requiring registration, user accounts, and complex connectivity from the iLO. Bring back the downloadable ISO images, please.

Two sets of identical NICs on the back with the same labels. 1,2,3,4 twice. Please use some unique port numbers.

Works well with high loads

Great capacity to add more hardware for future deployments

The support of HP is great

Cost effective

Fewer network ports

Less options for expansion drives

No front indicators for network ports

Service support for HPE is good

Reliable hardware with handy management tools

iLo management interface is best through server vendors

Bios is convenient and easy maintained

Overall design of the chassis could be better.

Drivers for hardware have room to improve.

Manuals and documentation should be more clear for technicians.

ILO remote management interface works well.

Integrated storage arrays are easy to configure.

Reliable when used as ESXi hosts.

Firmware updates can be confusing and cumbersome.

Better compatibility with browser based remote control in ILO.

Rack servers are very much energy efficient

HPE ProLiant DL very simple to install and manage

Operating HPE ProLiant DL at very lower cost

long term support mechanism for the HPE ProLiant DL series

rack servers storage capacity can be maximized

SAP HANA support on all range of x86 HPE ProLiant DL.

Performance

Reliability

Longevity and years of service they provide

Price, but I guess you pay for what you get.

New Smart Start could be a bit faster.

They are very reliable.

They are very well designed.

They are very modular and use hot swappable parts.

They are cost effective.

iLO can be improved with faster co processors.

Lower costs on some of the internal add-ons/hardware components.

Improved customer service.

Longer warranties given reliability track.

Performance for users accessing network resources

Reporting on data usage and overall health of the server

The DL server will have years of support, so from a security perspective, patches are very important!

More ease of use out of box

Faster boot up times

Shorter upgrade processes

Remote management is excellent. The newest iLO software is really good and has more than enough options to satisfy most datacenter needs.

Uptime! These machines just keep trucking and don't need much care and feeding, even with mechanical drives where they're used.

Centralized management is a breeze.

Provisioning has been good for some time and has gotten even better recently.

Security is good and very rarely are the units in need of an urgent security update.

iLO Advanced - I feel like this is just a money grab. Give me the remote features, at least the remote console, with the purchase. I'd be OK with paying for the advanced license for more centralized functionality, but straight remote sessions? That should just be there.

Software entitlements and online interaction are a little wanting. This isn't the hardware per se, but enterprise products are often heavily tied to online services and tools and that could be a lot better.

Runs VMware well, these have been very reliable.

We were also able to expand our storage by adding hard drives to these servers and that integrates well with VMware.

HP support has helped us maintain these and been able to provide extended parts availability.

With upgrades to newer versions of VMware, HP has not provided VMware images with loaded drivers, this could be an issue for future upgrades to VMware users on HPs. The support forums discuss this and we wonder why no images are available.

Lilo support can be limited. These servers were preconfigured for us. HP was not able to help with this, telling us it must be in the preconfigured setup.

The base server did not meet our needs and the price ramped up quickly with add-ons to utilize SAN.

Rapid deployment

Longevity in the form of extended support and reliability

Cost effective solutions with excellent ROI

I would rate support and an area for improvement. The oversea call centers can sometimes present communication challenges. Luckily, the servers are extremely reliable and that helps us prevent for ever having to contact support.