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PROS

HPE StoreVirtual offers seamless block management behind the scenes, ensuring smooth operations without interruptions.
It supports network RAID, providing maximum availability essential for environments where downtime is not an option.
HPE StoreVirtual enables ease of use with thin provisioning, maximizing hard drive value and simplifying administrative tasks.
The system's hardware independence offers valuable flexibility, allowing compute and storage to operate separately and SAN nodes to be maintained without downtime.
HPE StoreVirtual allows for easy scaling, providing robust and stable performance with centralized administration.

CONS

If using 10Gb adapters, SFPs are not included and are not clearly stated.
Deduplication or compression is lacking compared to higher-end products.
Configuration of application-integrated snapshots for VMware is convoluted and initially problematic.
HPE StoreVirtual is nearing end-of-life within the next three years, with frequent hardware and disk failures.
HPE StoreVirtual implementation and management complexity requires improvement for stronger performance.
 

HPE StoreVirtual Pros review quotes

it_user279690 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Server and Storage Analyst at Sonora Quest Laboratories
May 31, 2016
Three of the four solutions we researched were HyperConverged solutions, and there wasn’t the same support and cost as we had from HP.
it_user362343 - PeerSpot reviewer
Imaging Business Technical Manager at a pharma/biotech company with 501-1,000 employees
Dec 28, 2015
Previously we didn't have a consolidated, unified solution for compute, storage, and networking.
it_user365976 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at a healthcare company with 501-1,000 employees
Jan 6, 2016
It fulfills all my requirements, the price is good, and it's scalable.
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it_user368622 - PeerSpot reviewer
Deputy Director Infrastructure Delivery (acting) at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jan 12, 2016
It's saved us a huge amount of money on hardware and other data center costs.
it_user404022 - PeerSpot reviewer
System and Network Administrator at a non-tech company with 501-1,000 employees
Mar 10, 2016
The seamlessness behind the scenes of block management.
it_user405015 - PeerSpot reviewer
President at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Mar 13, 2016
Technical support has been excellent.
it_user404112 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Administrator at a retailer with 501-1,000 employees
Mar 15, 2016
It is an excellent alternative to small hardware SANs if you already have the disk space on other servers and adequate network bandwidth for your level of disk activity.
it_user406905 - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Partner at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Aug 16, 2016
Customer service is outstanding and technical support is excellent.
it_user407154 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Engineer at a logistics company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Mar 16, 2016
It’s a solid product and you can roll these out like nothing.
it_user407199 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Engineer at a government with 501-1,000 employees
Mar 16, 2016
On several occasions, we’ve had a complete power failure at one of our two SAN locations, yet all of our VMs continued to function because the VMs that were running on the downed SAN simply moved to the other SAN without the need for operator intervention.
 

HPE StoreVirtual Cons review quotes

it_user279690 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Server and Storage Analyst at Sonora Quest Laboratories
May 31, 2016
We are experiencing some latency that we’re resolving with HP.
it_user362343 - PeerSpot reviewer
Imaging Business Technical Manager at a pharma/biotech company with 501-1,000 employees
Dec 28, 2015
I don't think, however, it would be suitable for our actual production environments because we need something much more sophisticated and expandable.
it_user365976 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at a healthcare company with 501-1,000 employees
Jan 6, 2016
HP needs to be more careful about the partners they select for implementation.
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it_user368622 - PeerSpot reviewer
Deputy Director Infrastructure Delivery (acting) at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jan 12, 2016
I have concerns of whether the VM workload can be sustained in just a couple of racks.
it_user404022 - PeerSpot reviewer
System and Network Administrator at a non-tech company with 501-1,000 employees
Mar 10, 2016
Licensing is not exactly straightforward, but not the worst I have ever seen.
it_user405015 - PeerSpot reviewer
President at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Mar 13, 2016
Using multiple bonded network interfaces needs work.
it_user404112 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Administrator at a retailer with 501-1,000 employees
Mar 15, 2016
I suppose I could wish for less latency, but that might be coming from configuration as opposed to actual product support – especially since I only see latency on one of the two VSAs that we have deployed.
it_user406905 - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Partner at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Aug 16, 2016
The new Quorum Witness function is promising for easier deployment but needs better reliability.
it_user407154 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Engineer at a logistics company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Mar 16, 2016
For disk utilization I give it a 7 out of 10. The loss of disk space due to traditional RAIDing methods is wasteful, and when you buy 14TB of disk and have 6TB usable, you sometimes whimper a little.
it_user407199 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Engineer at a government with 501-1,000 employees
Mar 16, 2016
The management system, while OK, could be made a little more user-friendly.