HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 Reviews

I have an account on HPE GreenLake. I log in. I create a company profile/a customer profile. From there, I adapt switches and access points to manage them centrally on this GreenLake portal.

The feature I like is that I can create a template and apply it to multiple switches. I don't have to do the same task on every switch, and the same goes for access points. 

It's central management, with the features that come with central management.

So, instead of having to configure five switches from scratch, they inherit the default config when adapted to the portal. That's a good thing.

As with every central management solution, you don't have to do the same thing over and over on each device. You can do it once and apply it to many devices. That's what central management is about.

My main concern is that changes made on the devices take a long time to configure and show their status. It's very inconvenient how long this takes. For example, if I configure five switches at a time. They all come with the same default name, so I have to identify them somehow. I select the first switch, change its name, and save the configuration. But it still has the same default name. So, I'm having a hard time figuring out what configuration has been implemented... Is it configured? Why is it not shown in the portal?

I'm disappointed with the portal. 

The debugging of devices could use improvement. Connection problems on devices as well. Better logging within GreenLake to understand what's happening with devices—why something isn't working, those kinds of things.

I have been familiar with this product for six months now. 

From my limited experience, I would rate it a nine out of ten. I haven't had any problems with its reliability and stability yet.

We have around 20 switches and maybe 30 to 40 access points. We are on our way to implement this. So far, the scalability is fine. 

I would rate the scalability a seven out of ten.

We used just the command-line interface (CLI).

It was our partner that suggested GreenLake, so we switched.

I would rate my experience with the initial setup a five out of ten, with one being difficult and ten being easy. 

HPE GreenLake is a cloud-based solution.

I understand it is a fairly new solution, and I'm hoping for improvements. Until then, I cannot recommend it.

Overall, I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.