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What is HPE ProLiant DL?
HPE ProLiant DL is a rack server, from Hewlett-Packard Enterprise.
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What is HPE ProLiant DL?
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HPE ProLiant DL is a rack server, from Hewlett-Packard Enterprise.
Reviewers rate Usability and Support Rating highest, with a score of 9.3.
The most common users of HPE ProLiant DL are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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February 25, 2022
HPE ProLiant DL, excellent architecture, great features and can provide fantastic ROI.
We use HPE Proliant DL servers as the backbone of our VMWare ESXi infrastructure. We utilize them as the ESXi hosts where our critical virtual machines are that are the backbone of the firm's business. From our Active Directory environment to the various apps that support the business. The business problem the product addresses is that with it we have a reliable stable platform that our infrastructure resides. Without it, we would have outages that interrupt the business that would incur losses for the firm.
- 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.
March 10, 2021
ProLiant - The professional choice
We use [HPE] ProLiant [DL] servers as the backbone of our infrastructure. Whether it be stand alone or clustered together, we find the performance is great and the manageability is simple. with features like iLO we are able to console into our servers, remote troubleshoot issues, gather diagnostics and reporting etc.
HPE [ProLiant DL] also makes it very easy to patch and maintain [HPE] ProLiant [DL] servers with there Service Pack for ProIiant. This is a quick and easy way to ensure that all ProLiant servers in our environment are up to date with the latest drivers and firmware revisions.
HPE [ProLiant DL] also makes it very easy to patch and maintain [HPE] ProLiant [DL] servers with there Service Pack for ProIiant. This is a quick and easy way to ensure that all ProLiant servers in our environment are up to date with the latest drivers and firmware revisions.
- Affordable
- Reliable
- Scalable
- intelligent provisioning can some times be a little buggy. I've had bad experiences with upgrading firmware from intelligent provisioning
September 22, 2020
A reliable and robust machine for server infrastructure
We are using these in our main data center with a bunch of other systems. It is mainly being used to host our virtual infrastructure of multiple servers. It is a very sturdy and robust machine and can handle high loads during our peak hours of activity. With these machines, we are able to remove our old desktop servers. The management and flexibility of deploying new servers have greatly improved.
- 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
September 22, 2020
My HPE ProLiant DL Review
We use HPE ProLiant DL servers for core computing in our Data Center. They are in use for the whole organization. Our high loaded cluster virtualization platform uses a few DL servers. HPE servers provide DBs, Apps, and Web hosting. Also, we run SRM and Financial software for internal and external clients. Monitoring and reporting tasks are also a large part of our everyday activity.
- 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.
September 22, 2020
Overall reliable and easy to use
It is used across the whole organization. HPE ProLiant DL solves ease of remotely managing servers in other locations where physical access is not possible.
- 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.
September 19, 2020
ProLiant DL excels compared to competition
Our organization has been using ProLiant DL servers for about a decade now. Over the years, we had a chance to try other products from several other competitors and we always seem to come back to Proliant, not only due to high reliability but also for the excellent support provided by HPE. One of the best tools of ProLiant is the built-in iLO that allows you to control this amazing hardware remotely as if you were right in front of it.
- 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.
September 19, 2020
ProLiant DL servers are reliable, flexible and true to their Compaq DNA
ProLiant Servers are very flexible and easy to deploy. They are used primarily as virtualization hosts to achieve high-density compute clusters and lower TCO. In the case of my organization, they are used by all departments for back-end services, development, file sharing, directory authentication services, backup, management, etc. The ability to remotely deploy and administer them makes them very powerful. No need to visit the datacenter if one or more needs to be rebuilt, you remote in via iLO (Integrated Lights Out), which is a bare metal remote access technology that allows one to manage a crashed server, perform diagnostics, or install an operating system remotely and virtually.
- 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.
September 16, 2020
HPE Proliant DL is ideal for small businesses!
HP ProLiant DL is a great, compact solution for virtual environments. It allows us to have our host and servers within the device all in one. It is a very powerful device and also has lots of great features for notifying team members of performance maintenance. A lot to like with the DL series. With the more powerful processor and storage, our users are able to much more easily access network resources and files. Upload times have decreased when adding to network folders dramatically!
- 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
November 25, 2019
It's in the name: ProLiant is ReLiable
Our server infrastructure is based on ProLiant hardware. We use a mix of blade and rack servers and currently have a wide range of hardware including some older stuff that isn't in frontline/production, but is still reliable enough to use for other purposes. Most of our usage is for VMware ESXi, but we also have a few domain controllers, one backup server, and a few file servers attached to MSA shelves in service as well.
- 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.