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PROS

HPE OneView integrates management of servers, storage, and networking into a single interface, eliminating the need to access multiple systems.
Template features in HPE OneView ensure consistent server provisioning and speed up deployment processes.
HPE OneView enables centralized monitoring and fault alerting for servers, leading to improved efficiency in handling server issues.
HPE OneView facilitates seamless firmware updates and simplifies the management of infrastructure, contributing to reduced management time.
HPE OneView supports comprehensive automation and integration capabilities, particularly enhancing interoperability with VMware and easing infrastructure management.

CONS

HPE OneView can sometimes be slow, leading to performance issues.
Firmware updates and baselines are limited due to insufficient space on the appliance.
Technical support can be lacking, with engineers sometimes unable to handle simple queries effectively.
There is no option for users to log their own support calls directly.
HPE OneView lacks integration with older generation hardware and non-HPE platforms.
 

HPE OneView Pros review quotes

OS
Information Security Advisor, CISO & CIO, Docutek Services at Docutek Services
Jun 18, 2015
First, that it’s simple; it saves me time and is easy to use, releases stress for me, and since I’m working with federal law, I really need to make sure that all of my customers and their data are protected properly.
it_user360396 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Monitoring Specialist at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Dec 22, 2015
It catches physical issues with the servers and will fix them, if possible, and, if not, alert us before they become a problem.
it_user469713 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technician at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Jun 27, 2016
Scalability is perfect; if I need to, I can add another couple blades or I can add more to it, and I still have about half my 3PAR nodes open so I can keep adding storage as I need it.
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it_user683244 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Virtualization Engineer at a wholesaler/distributor with 10,001+ employees
Jun 13, 2017
Profile templates: The ability to generate the profiles and lay them down so the servers are built consistently. I would say that's probably the biggest piece of it.
it_user684978 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Supervisor at a energy/utilities company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Jun 15, 2017
Just the ability to provision the servers with storage and network everything within one interface, not having to go into multiple interfaces to provision those pieces.
it_user684987 - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Center Manager at Ferguson Enterprises
Jun 15, 2017
We get templates, so it's speed to delivery for us. It's a big difference with the template features.
it_user685032 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Engineer at Delta Dental of California
Jun 15, 2017
I don't have to use CD-ROMs or anything like that to provision the servers.
it_user783939 - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Specialist at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Dec 5, 2017
Easy to add servers and get them monitored and manageable.
it_user783948 - PeerSpot reviewer
Junior IT Manager at a financial services firm
Dec 5, 2017
It monitors all our servers, and if there is any problem it straight away sends us an alert. If It's a faulty component, we can see it from there. It sends an alert.
it_user783951 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Dec 5, 2017
The template management makes the deployment of the firmware updates much faster.
 

HPE OneView Cons review quotes

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Information Security Advisor, CISO & CIO, Docutek Services at Docutek Services
Jun 18, 2015
I don’t like HP support very much, as they tend to transfer me to random places that don’t help me very much.
it_user360396 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Monitoring Specialist at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Dec 22, 2015
I'd like to know where the product is going, whether it's converging with another, whether they're going to shut it down, etc.
it_user469713 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technician at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Jun 27, 2016
There are some portions of OneView that don't work with 3PAR, well actually it's parts of 3PAR that don't work with OneView.
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it_user683244 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Virtualization Engineer at a wholesaler/distributor with 10,001+ employees
Jun 13, 2017
It's a little slow sometimes. Overall, I think it does what it's supposed to do. I think that as they evolve it, it'll get quicker.
it_user684978 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Supervisor at a energy/utilities company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Jun 15, 2017
We ran into a couple of issues here and there with the baselines for the firmware and not having enough space on the appliance itself to be able to have more than two baselines.
it_user684987 - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Center Manager at Ferguson Enterprises
Jun 15, 2017
We've had a few issues. We just upgraded to the 3.9.0 version. We think that now that we are on that version, hopefully a lot of those things are going to go away for us.
it_user685032 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Engineer at Delta Dental of California
Jun 15, 2017
I would like to see support for things that aren't in the current generation. We have a lot of 7th and 8th generation hardware.
it_user783939 - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Specialist at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Dec 5, 2017
It needs more reporting capabilities.
it_user783948 - PeerSpot reviewer
Junior IT Manager at a financial services firm
Dec 5, 2017
The interface is a bit bland. It does its job, but it could have a better interface.
it_user783951 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Manager at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Dec 5, 2017
​I saw, maybe three years ago or two years ago here, or in Barcelona, at the HPE Discover conference, a feature that you can update Clusterware with VMware. But the feature is still not live in production. Currently, you have to do all the firmware updates and then you have to do the VMware updates. So you have two reboots and it would be better if it was just one.