HP Nimble Storage 10 GigE SFP+ Field Upgrade Kit
Mfg # SP-KIT-10G
CDW # 2664940
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Rated 5 out of 5 byArend Pronk from Offers both VMware and Veeam integration as part of the toolHow has it helped my organization?It delivers High IOPS, but more important, low latency. This is the most important part for our usage.What is most valuable?* VMware integration, why is pretty self-explanatory.* Nimble offers better VMware integration then EMC does.* Veeam Backup integration: Veeam is the defacto standard for backing up of virtual environment.* Fibre Channel supportWhat needs improvement?Nimble offers InfoSight, which in turn offers VMVision. This is a terrific feature. You can immediately see which VM causes the highest IOPS and which has the most latency. The downside of this feature is that you can only see it on InfoSight and the data is always a few hours old. It would be awesome if this was in the dashboard of the Nimble and shown as live data.Also, Nimble requires its DNS to work in order to interface with VMware vCenter is a little thorn in my eye, but I am being nitpicky here.What do I think about the stability of the solution?No issues.What do I think about the scalability of the solution?No issues.Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2017-10-30T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of 5 byITManage722b from Replication and snapshotting of our storage array contribute to the stability of our environmentWhat is our primary use case?We have a primary data center, and then a secondary data center for our applications and our colo (colocation data center). Our financial and document management systems are on this platform.How has it helped my organization?This solution has given us reliability that is evident by the fact that it has been running for five years with virtually no hiccups.InfoSight automatically predicted or resolved problems in your environment. It has given us insights with respect to our VM using more resources than we thought.Our performance has increased by approximately ten to fifteen percent.What is most valuable?The most valuable features of this solution are the replication functionality and the snapshotting of the storage array.InfoSight has been very useful because it gives me the ability to see what ones are actually working and how they’re functioning.We use this for business-critical applications. Our financial and documentation management systems are on this platform.What needs improvement?An area that needs improvement is extending the life of the device after five years.For how long have I used the solution?Five years.What do I think about the stability of the solution?The solution is very good with respect to stability. The uptime is very good.What do I think about the scalability of the solution?The scalability of this solution is moderate.Storage capacity efficiency is very fitting for our company and our usage.How are customer service and technical support?Technical support for this solution is good.If you previously used a different solution, which one did you use and why did you switch?We implemented this solution because our legacy applications needed a better solution than we already had. We used to use the HP LeftHand Storage Array. Our performance has increased by approximately ten to fifteen percent.How was the initial setup?The initial setup was very straightforward.What about the implementation team?We deployed this solution ourselves.What was our ROI?We have seen ROI, but I do not have specific data points.Which other solutions did I evaluate?Our options were IBM and HP, and we found that HP was the better choice for us.What other advice do I have?Using this solution has shown us some of the things that are possible, and what we can better improve on in the future.Nimble Storage is a solution that I would recommend to anybody who is in the same kind of space as I am.I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2019-07-24T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of 5 byChristian Cipolat from Thorough reporting and the good user interface are helpful for usWhat is our primary use case?It's an adjunct storage repository and it compliments our 3PAR solution. We currently use it as a file store for backup, file, and compute storage workloads.How has it helped my organization?As an adjunct to our 3PAR platform, which is currently at capacity, it assists us in delaying the renewal of our 3PAR. It's an additional service on top of our storage solutions.What is most valuable?* Scalability* User interface* ReportingWhat needs improvement?Something I would like to see is more clarity regarding the positioning of Nimble versus 3PAR. I am struggling with the boundaries within which these two are competing.What do I think about the scalability of the solution?I can't comment on scalability just yet. I've just bought three of them, and I've got another five on order, but I am architecting it on a scale set at the moment.Which solutions did we use previously?I had capacity issues, and my scale-out of existing solutions was not viable, so I had to look for something new. I was forced into a Nimble purchase through an acquisition that we made, so I became familiar with the product and then decided to expand the product.What was our ROI?I use it as a rudimentary backup, so it's not the most effective use for the hybrid storage solution that we bought. I have bought an All-Flash for some virtual workloads, and that was quite a cost-effective solution for us.What other advice do I have?I think good evaluation criteria include checking the scalability of the product. I also think the reporting aspect of it is very complete.I would rate it at eight out of 10, and the reason for that is it's not as flexible a storage solution as the current versions of 3PAR.Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2018-06-26T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of 5 byITInfrasbde5 from It has stabilized throughput and provided less downtime for our applicationsWhat is our primary use case?It is our primary source platform. It underlines all of our Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 applications. We use hybrid, not flash.How has it helped my organization?It has reduced the requirement to have a specialist storage engineer.InfoSight has allowed us to centralize our management, understanding how it correlates to the array. It has identified a network issue in the network configuration of ESXi hosts. It enables us to get servers back up faster by 25 percent.It has stabilized throughput and provided less downtime for our applications.What is most valuable?* Simplicity of use* MaintenanceWhat needs improvement?I would like to have integration into cloud providers, apart from HPE.The release cycle for the firmware upgrades could be improved. They are a bit long.What do I think about the stability of the solution?It's very stable. It is 100 percent up.What do I think about the scalability of the solution?It's very scalable. We can scale it up and down.We haven't had to increase capacity.How are customer service and technical support?The technical support is fantastic.If you previously used a different solution, which one did you use and why did you switch?The existing SAN was no longer a fit for purpose.How was the initial setup?The initial setup was incredibly simple. It was up and running within half an hour.What about the implementation team?We deployed it in-house.What was our ROI?It has increased our performance and allowed us to expand out what we can deliver.What other advice do I have?Definitely, give the product a go and do a PoC.It fits my needs perfectly.Biggest lesson learnt: Sometimes, the simplest solution is actually a complex solution.Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2019-07-08T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of 5 byit_user382815 from Replication is included with no need for additional licensing.What is most valuable?* Easy-to-implement snapshot technology* Replication included with no need for additional licensingHow has it helped my organization?In addition to exceptional performance and reliability, it covers, "for free", all the needs our primary backup system cannot provide due to costly licensing.What needs improvement?The product is near perfect, but there is always room for further development; maybe, more automation in snapshot management.For how long have I used the solution?I have used Nimble Storage for about three years.What do I think about the stability of the solution?We have not had any stability issues.What do I think about the scalability of the solution?We have not had any scalability issues.How is customer service and technical support?Technical support is excellent.Which solutions did we use previously?We had multiple storage solutions that simply got to their EOL.How was the initial setup?Setup was relatively simple, even with the very first Bonjour installer.What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?Our last purchase took place three years ago. I cannot advise on today's market.Which other solutions did I evaluate?I joined the company after the decision has been made. An external IT provider assisted with making this decision.What other advice do I have?Nimble was pretty unique at the time with their new CASL architecture. There are many more products built on the same principles today on the market. So, as usual, shop around before making this strategic decision.Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2017-02-08T00:00:00-05:00
Rated 5 out of 5 byit_user683190 from Provides deduplication and compression.How has it helped my organization?Improved performance. It's made my life easier. It integrates very well.What is most valuable?Deduplication and compression.What needs improvement?I would like to see SSL Certification. For someone like me who has been in the field for a long time, it’s easy to overlook. However, for someone who is fresh out of college, it will be hard for them.What do I think about the stability of the solution?The stability is good.What do I think about the scalability of the solution?The scalability is really good.How is customer service and technical support?I used technical support once. I would give them a rating of 10/10.Which solutions did we use previously?We knew we needed a new solution because we needed something for restored backup.How was the initial setup?The setup was straightforward. It wasn't hard. I came from the background of NetApp. Compared to NetApp, it was really easy. It’s pretty easy to configure and easy to set up the volumes. It’s really good. It was more user friendly than NetApp.Which other solutions did I evaluate?It was a decision that was made before I joined to the company. The reason they chose Nimble over other products was because HPE required too many licenses at that time. Nimble didn’t require all of that.Now that Nimble is an HPE product, HPE has changed their whole licensing for their other products as well.The shortlist included HPE, Dell, and EMC. We chose Nimble because of all- flash, user-friendliness, and the compression and deduplication. It does way more than any of the other vendors. I have 10 terabytes with compression. That's a big change. Other solutions are not as user-friendly and cannot do all of that compression.When selecting a vendor, I look for security. We want something that can be integrated and is compatible with our environment.What other advice do I have?I would say jump on it right away, because it's really the solution. It is really user-friendly. It will make everybody's life easier. It's really wonderful.Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2017-06-16T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of 5 byit_user552672 from The valuable features include encryption of data, hybrid performance, and firmware updatesHow has it helped my organization?Our storage solutions are stable and scalable.What is most valuable?The valuable features include encryption of data, hybrid performance, firmware updates, and overall simplicity.What needs improvement?The amount of firmware updates released seem excessive.What do I think about the stability of the solution?There were no issues with stability.What do I think about the scalability of the solution?There were no issues with scalability.How is customer service and technical support?The level of technical support is excellent. We are always able to speak to an intelligent engineer 24/7/365.Which solutions did we use previously?We used EMC Celerra ( https://www.itcentralstation.com/products/emc-celerra ). We switched due to the complexity of volume management and performance.How was the initial setup?The initial setup was straightforward once the decision of connectivity is made.What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?It is expensive, but it is worth the “uptime”.Which other solutions did I evaluate?We evaluated other NetApp ( https://www.itcentralstation.com/vendors/netapp ), EMC ( https://www.itcentralstation.com/vendors/dell-emc ), and DELL EQLWhat other advice do I have?Prepare your network properly if using the iSCSI protocol.Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2017-07-23T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of 5 byPatrickLai from Easy to configure and view information of the system's health.What is most valuable?Easy to configure and view information of the system's health.We do not need a dedicated staff member to handle the system we deploy. A regular infrastructure person that attends the Nimble training course will be able to handle the system.How has it helped my organization?Less manpower overhead to manage the storage.What needs improvement?Scalability, see below.For how long have I used the solution?The company has been using Nimble Storage for three years.What do I think about the stability of the solution?We haven't had any issues.What do I think about the scalability of the solution?We're not able to increase space on a small scale, each increase is pretty big.How is customer service and technical support?Good and responsive.How was the initial setup?Simple, it can be setup and ready to use within the same business day of delivery.What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?Pricing is decent.What other advice do I have?It depends on your infrastructure specialist, the very technically advanced specialists will prefer something that is not so user friendly. They would prefer more configuration options where only people with the technical know-how will be able to look after the system. Nimble is very easy to work with. Simple technical skilled personnel will be able to handle the system.Disclaimer: IT Central Station contacted the reviewer to collect the review and to validate authenticity. The reviewer was referred by the vendor, but the review is not subject to editing or approval by the vendor.
Date published: 2016-12-15T00:00:00-05:00
Rated 5 out of 5 byreviewer543450 from Lowers latency and resolves boot storm issues in virtual desktop environments.What is most valuable?It's not that expensive and it really brings the latency down; that was the promise from their end and it really did.How has it helped my organization?Since we are using virtual desktop environments, we had to deal with boot storms and we solved this issue with Nimble.What needs improvement?For me, this product has everything I need in there. What could be improved is performance monitoring, i.e., if it can get even better than what it is now, I will be happy. For example, there should be an exact drilling down to any workload/any virtual machine/any identified issue. So, if an issue appears and there is latency, there could be a faster or easier way to know what the reason is and how we can resolve it with Nimble.For how long have I used the solution?15 monthsWhat was my experience with deployment of the solution?no issuesWhat do I think about the stability of the solution?The product is very stable.What do I think about the scalability of the solution?We are considering to scale it. We did consider it once and we might consider in the future as well. I had the impression that we can easily scale it.How is customer service and technical support?Customer Service: very goodTechnical Support: very goodWhich solutions did we use previously?We were using a different solution. I was visiting a specific software house conference (the software that we were using then), they had Nimble there and I was really interested; I asked them questions and then, eventually, it turned out into a project.While selecting a vendor, I want to be sure that we are getting good value for money and having good performance; for me, that's the main priority.How was the initial setup?The setup was very easy, it was a matter of a couple of hours.What about the implementation team?the vendor came here at the very beginning and set all upWhich other solutions did I evaluate?I looked at the traditional products out there and did a comparison with Nimble as well. For example, we compared EMC Storage with NimbLe and I also did consider SimpliVity, at the time but for this specific workload, it turned out that Nimble had the best approach.What other advice do I have?Absolutely, try it out. For me, it was very easy because Nimble offered us to try and buy. They just came, set up the box, and I had a whole month's time to try it; it worked perfectly. For me, it was really easy.Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2017-06-21T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of 5 byInfrastr26f6 from I strongly recommend everybody switching from traditional capacity-licensing models to Box-licenseWhat is most valuable?All features.How has it helped my organization?* Predictive performance* 1/4 of a data center footprint than traditional SAN* Predictive and flexible capacity/performance scaling* Box license, unlimited snapshots/replications* Better overview/monitoring/transparency in infrastructure* Interoperability with other infrastructure elementsWhat needs improvement?Further improvements on existing features, always.For how long have I used the solution?Approximately one year.What do I think about the stability of the solution?No.What do I think about the scalability of the solution?No.How is customer service and technical support?Nimble technical support is only level 3, best support experienced compared to any other SAN platforms.Which solutions did we use previously?Previously used EMC VPLEX ( https://www.itcentralstation.com/products/emc-vplex ), VNX ( https://www.itcentralstation.com/products/emc-vnx ) , XtremIO ( https://www.itcentralstation.com/products/dell-emc-xtremio-flash-storage ) , IBM DS8800 ( https://www.itcentralstation.com/products/ibm-system-storage-ds8000-series ), and Storwize ( https://www.itcentralstation.com/products/storwize-v7000 ).We switched because traditional SAN solutions are outdated and inefficient.What about the implementation team?Very easy to set up, approximately 10 mins per system.What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?I strongly recommend everybody switching from traditional capacity-licensing models, to Box-license.Which other solutions did I evaluate?HPE 3PAR ( https://www.itcentralstation.com/products/hpe-3par-flash-storage ), Tintri ( https://www.itcentralstation.com/products/tintri-vmstore ), EMC VNX ( https://www.itcentralstation.com/products/emc-vnx ), and EMC XtremIO ( https://www.itcentralstation.com/products/dell-emc-xtremio-flash-storage ).What other advice do I have?Try it.Disclaimer: IT Central Station contacted the reviewer to collect the review and to validate authenticity. The reviewer was referred by the vendor, but the review is not subject to editing or approval by the vendor.
Date published: 2017-07-16T00:00:00-04:00