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HPE BladeSystem SFP+ Transceiver

Mfg # 455883-B21-NB CDW # 1633034

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  • 10 GigE
  • LC multi-mode
  • for BLc3000 Enclosure; ProLiant DL360p Gen8
  • 380 Gen9
  • 10GBase-SR
  • up to 984 ft
  • XL450 Gen10; SimpliVity 380 Gen10
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A 10-Gigabit transceiver in SFP+ form-factor that supports the 10-Gigabit SR standard, providing 10-Gigabit connectivity up to 400m on OM4 multi-mode fiber.

This item was discontinued on April 22, 2021

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HPE BladeSystem SFP+ Transceiver is rated4.43 out of5 by40.
Rated 5 out of 5 by from The ease of management allows us to see issues related to server problems and the functioning of VMware products on those servers.Valuable Features:The most valuable features are its stability, reliability, ease of management, and high performance. In fact, the reason we buy HP products is because of their stability. The are very, very dependable in that regard.Improvements to My Organization:The ease of management allows us to see issues related to server problems and the functioning of VMware products on those servers.Room for Improvement:Scaling comes at a high cost, and it can be complex to set up. I'd also like to see how HP Synergy can improve the performance of BladeSystem.Use of Solution:We switched from the DLs to the BLs about 10 years ago.Deployment Issues:Deploying it is not a problem.Stability Issues:It's highly stable and we have no issues.Scalability Issues:It's scalable, but expensive because you have to buy additional blades.Initial Setup:The setup is easy or complex depending on what you want to do.Other Advice:It's the best product for the time being so there's no reason not to buy it.Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2016-01-08T00:00:00-05:00
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Gives us good server density and a harmonized hardware solutionWhat is our primary use case?My company is working in media and we offer a solution for TV channels. We use HPE for classic IT usage but also for broadcast systems, to transport and deliver the signals to the TV channel. We use a BladeSystem for TV channel transcoding.How has it helped my organization?The benefit is the density and the capability for global harmonization on the hardware, because all the hardware chassis are the same. We can also purchase the same network cards too, chassis by chassis, so it gives us a global solution.What is most valuable?The density. It's good to have a sixteen-server chassis.What needs improvement?I'm not thinking about what kind of new services we could have in the HPE C7000 because I have made the decision to go to HPE Synergy or Dynamic.For how long have I used the solution?More than five years.What do I think about the stability of the solution?The stability is good. We have used it for more than ten years now, and it has been a very good product.What do I think about the scalability of the solution?The scalability is limited because you only have a 16-server by chassis, so you have to add more chassis, and you can't have a domain fabric like HPE Synergy, for example. You would need to have a taskforce behind the chassis to make the network possible, between the chassis, rather than a solution which is fully integrated via a domain fabric network solution.Behind a domain fabric, you can connect something like 20 chassis. With this technology, we will have a real scale-out possibility, rather than the C7000 chassis which does not scale out.How is customer service and technical support?We have contract support with HPE.How was the initial setup?It was not complex for us. We built our server installation.What other advice do I have?I would recommend HPE BladeSystem.I'm satisfied with HPE BladeSystem at the moment but we can imagine consuming Blade servers, metal-as-a-service. We have an entire environment refresh coming up at the moment. We need to make provisions for metal-as-a-service because we have a huge machine. We cannot re-authorize this machine, and we need to make the right provisioning for metal-as-a-service.We're beginning to look at the Cisco UCS technology, with a domain fabric system. But at the moment we don't have an agreement with Cisco. My company is part of the Orange main group and we have an Orange agreement with HPE and Dell EMC. So we are looking at the HPE Synergy and the Dynamic systems.Even if we are looking for HPE Synergy and Dynamic in the future, we're also looking for a hyperconverged solution like Nutanix or HPE Simplivity.So in the future, we will have both technologies, hyperconverged and the classic chassis Blade technology. We have two different needs. We have needs for virtualization, so hyperconverged is enough at first, and Nutanix or HPE Synergy is okay. On the other hand, we need to continue to consume metal-as-a-service, so HPE Synergy or Dynamic as a work product. HPE C7000 is limited in terms of having a real metal-as-a-service. From my point of view, the best approach for metal-as-a-service is HPE Synergy or Dynamic.The most criteria when selecting a vendor are reliability, and their capabilities for the future: the right research and development for the product to be able to come out with new features in the future. They should also have strong support, of course, and have the right functionality to be integrated into modern information systems.I rate HPE BladeSystem at eight out of ten. It has strong reliability and, for a mid-range company, it's a very good product.Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2018-10-07T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of 5 by from It is a single integrated solution -- storage, networking, and management -- that can be deployed anywhere.Valuable FeaturesIt provided integrated storage, networking, servers, and management.Improvements to My OrganizationIt is a single integrated solution that can be deployed anywhere. Best solution for our mobile tracking station.Room for ImprovementNothing that I can think of. We can always upgrade.Use of SolutionI've used it for three years.Deployment IssuesIt's easy to deploy and the HP command-line interface is, in my personal opinion, similar to Cisco.Stability IssuesNo issues encountered.Scalability IssuesNo issues encountered.Customer Service and Technical SupportCustomer Service: I haven't had to deal with HP yet.Technical Support: I haven't had to deal with HP yet.Previous SolutionsWe are also using Dell servers. It is not a switch, and we switched because this is more fit for our purposes.Initial SetupIt was not easy as we had to get vendor for deployment because of lack of internal skills and time constraints.Implementation TeamThrough a vendor and they are well experienced.ROIIt's high.Pricing, Setup Cost and LicensingI believe it's worth the price you pay.Other Solutions ConsideredWe also evaluated options from Dell.Other AdviceGet experienced vendors for deployment and you won't have issues later, that is, if you don't have the skills In-house.Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2015-07-07T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of 5 by from I like the ability to add a lot of processing capacity and memory into a small form factor.Valuable Features* The ability to add a lot of processing capacity and memory into a small form factor.* Consuming less rack space and being able to quickly change components in and out as things break without disruption of the network.Improvements to My OrganizationWe were growing beyond our data center rack spaces with our 1U2U rack mount servers. We had a lot of them. We had a lot of HP DL360 and 380 servers and we were burning rack after rack after rack. When we consolidated to blades we were able to reduce our footprint in the data center.Room for ImprovementThey probably already have a lot of the features introduced, I just don't know about them yet. I'm looking forward to using the Security Central console, which I know you do have to manage. It's a console to manage Aruba stuff, all your switches, ProCurve lines, blades, and chassis, all in one single pane of glass. I'll be able to look at all those components and how they're all working in and amongst each other.Use of SolutionI've used it for seven or eight years.Stability IssuesIt has been very stable.Scalability IssuesWe use about half of each chassis that we have in place and we have redundant chassis just in case a chassis should go down. It has never happened but from a scalability stand-point we continue to increase the amount of blades we use in each of those racks, each of those chassis.Customer Service and Technical SupportI actually haven't had to call them a lot. A lot of the information and issues that I have I've found solutions to online. It seems to be when I have called them and it wasn't about the chassis and the pro-curbs, or the switch line it seemed like they had information. The only downside was when I was looking to do an IOS upgrade, or a firmware upgrade, on the switch the way we had it set up was in a virtual stack and they were supposed to upgrade individually and the tech guy at this time gave me bad information and said they were only supposed to reboot one at a time as each switch upgraded. They all rebooted at the same time and caused an outage, which was unfortunate.Pricing, Setup Cost and LicensingThe price is acceptable.Other AdviceI'd recommend it. But weigh the pros and cons of the points of failure. Because there are single points of failure unless you have two chassis in place. Also the power and the cooling consumption. Blades in the chassis seem to consume a lot of energy. We use co-location facilities so we don't have to think a lot about how much power and energy we are consuming because we don't owe the data center. It's just a fixed price for the rack. But if you own your own data center and you have to pay for the power and the cooling, blades and the chassis if you have them filled and racked and stacked, they can consume a lot of energy.Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2016-07-01T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of 5 by from The stability and support are most helpful to us.Valuable FeaturesThe absolute number one thing that is the most valuable to me with all my HP products, BladeSystem included, is stability. They're all very stable. Secondly, HP offers excellent support.Improvements to My OrganizationIt takes away our employees' worries about having to disconnect. We don't use HP's services, but in terms of hardware, we're happy with it.Room for ImprovementI'd love to see more collaboration between HP, Cisco, and Microsoft. Those are the big names to us in the market. I'd like to see them work together and not compete and be nasty.Use of SolutionWe've been HP customers for 15 years now.Deployment IssuesDeployment has been fine for us.Stability IssuesWe've had no issues with stability.Scalability IssuesScalability comes without saying. HP has scalable storage and I'd like to thank them for requisitioning 3PAR as that's actually added good technology. They worked with us to migrate from old systems.Customer Service and Technical SupportSupport is excellent and I can see a natural growth in their product. There is no decrease in quality from when we first used it 10 years ago to now. Everything is naturally growing up. Their features and return of the features and also accommodation of new accounts. That's something that they do.Previous SolutionsHP has a heritage you know. As I say, we love their solution. We trust their capabilities to innovate.Implementation TeamHP appreciates discussions. Whenever we've started new projects, they bring the sales guy, engineers, and senior solutions specialist. We sit and talk and we set objectives and accordingly we define the projects to execute and monitor.Other AdviceI don't think that there is anything else that's better.Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2016-01-12T00:00:00-05:00
Rated 5 out of 5 by from I have found that the HP Proliant series servers have lived up to their moniker, in that they have always been reliable.Valuable Features* High Performance* High Reliability* "Insight Management" of the hardware* Compatibility with all of the major Network Operating systemsImprovements to My OrganizationIt has provided us with a platform on which we have been able to create innovative solutions for our customers at very reasonable prices.Room for ImprovementIt would be nice if they were a little lighter in weight.Use of SolutionI have used Proliant series servers since they were first introduced.Deployment IssuesOn rare occasions, I have experienced hardware failures out of the box, but HP, and Compaq before that, were quick to resolve the problem and get the hardware up and running the next business day.Stability IssuesOn very rare occasions, instability was experienced due to driver incompatibilities or firmware maladies. HP provided updates or workarounds to get the system stable fairly quickly.Scalability IssuesI've never experienced an issue with hardware scalability.Customer Service and Technical SupportCustomer Service: Customer service is outstanding.Technical Support: Over the years, technical support has gone from outstanding to "needs improvement", and back to "reasonably good". Typically, I've had to push the front line support team to escalate the issue to the back line, and the issue from there was quickly resolved. For hardware failures, it's been necessary from time to time to convince the front line that all of the diagnostic steps needed to isolate and identify the failed component have already been performed, and that what is needed is to get the replacement part. That process has also improved.Initial SetupThe initial setup has been straightforward in that HP has provided "Smart Start" kits to assist in getting their systems up and running very quickly. These kits typically prepare the systems for NOS installation and provide the necessary drivers to successfully discover all of the hardware components installed.Implementation TeamI am a Value Added Reseller, working with the end-user to acquire and build the solutions.Other Solutions ConsideredI have evaluated Dell and IBM products as part of an overall review of possible solutions for the customer.Other AdviceIf you need assistance in deploying Proliant servers, please feel free to contact me.Disclaimer: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer:I am a Value Added Reseller, working with the end-user to acquire and build the solutions.
Date published: 2015-01-16T00:00:00-05:00
Rated 5 out of 5 by from It gives us flexibility for each of our security zones.Valuable FeaturesIt's reliability. We're using VMware as the backbone on it. We have High Availability so if something happens to one it switches over to everything else. We've had it for about six or seven years with no problems. To me, that's the central core of our business, that we have that connected up to StoreVirtual SANs, but we also have it connected to other SANs, and everything works seamlessly. In fact we've got the C7000 and two C3000's running with two blades. So that gives us flexibility for each of our security zones.Improvements to My OrganizationFor us, it's the flexibility. We have to look at every nickel, and what we've found is that with the virtualization, we can get a more bang for the buck. We're using everything to it's full potential, and for a number of years we had ProLiant DL380s in the racks and they might be using one application on it. If we can take that and move it into the BladeSystem, then we can run six, seven, or eight servers off of the BladeSystem, and then everything is a lot easier to manage. We've got blades in there and we've never had any issues with equipment. We like the flexibility of being able to make a change without having to go and buy an extra drive. The whole virtual infrastructure is wonderful.Room for ImprovementThere's some little nitty-picky things and we're still trying to figure out a couple of things in the background. For functionality and everything, it runs well.Stability IssuesThere haven't been a lot of changes, and we like that. There are newer blades, and they work seamlessly with the others. We don't need to have somebody watching it everyday and all the time. We've seem systems in the past where you've had to dedicate a resource to watching your BladeSystem, SANs, or anything else. I don't want to say "Set it and forget it." It pretty much runs, so, we've been very happy there.Scalability IssuesWe can change anytime. We can add a blade, or add RAM. In fact we did a process last summer where we went and doubled the RAM in each of the blades. That was the one limitation we had, we don't have to go "Okay, well I've got a few Megs here, I've got a few Gigs here, I can move things around." Making the workload larger, or smaller everything works very well. We're not big on hyperconvergence, but we love the ability to be able to add and subtract if we need to.Customer Service and Technical SupportWe've contacted tech support on all three phases. I haven't always been impressed with getting some guy in India. I'm sure that's the biggest complaint everybody gets. They're very qualified guys there, but between trying to understand them is difficult. I did have an incident with my blade enclosure where some of it was telling me I had a critical error. I called over and the guy says, "Well, just receipt your onboard administrator." So I did, and it worked for five minutes, and they closed my ticket. But for the most part on other things, such as when a drive dies, we can call somebody and it's there.We do have local guys that will come out and work on things if we need it, and we have taken advantage of that in the past. With any kind of technology, it's not going to be a hundred percent. But we've generally been very happy. We've got one guy in town that we kind of like a lot, except for when he screwed up one thing, but that's going to happen anyway. We've been happy with tech support.Previous SolutionsWhat we had was many, many DL380 Proliants. I had a couple of them configured as VM hosts, and then we decided that to scale building, convergence, and the flexibility of what a BladeSystem could do for you made a lot of sense. It wasn't like I said something such as "Hey, I just want to buy a BladeSystem." But our vendor kind of walked us through all the benefits, and we were very happy with how it came out, and that's where we're going. Now we can't imagine doing business without it. We went from about twenty-five servers up to over a hundred. That would not be possible if I had to put a DL380 for each application. So just having the ability to have sixty servers in a two-by-two space is outstanding. That's been one of the biggest reasons why we went with it.Initial SetupWe have a vendor from here in Las Vegas who came up and helped put it together. I kind of watched over the shoulder and stayed out of the way, but that has been more or less my responsibility ever since. The setup was fairly easy. Ever since, any changes have been fairly easy to do.Other Solutions ConsideredWe were moving from ProLiant, and we have a vendor who has a big HPE shop, and I think they sell more than anybody else in Nevada, and we've been very happy with them. They said, "Well, this is what you need." And we said, "Okay." The price was fair, and we thought, "Okay, we're going to do it." One of the troubles with our systems is we have to plan so far in advance on what we want to get that we kind of target something. We might look around a little bit right at the last minute, but in this case, the name HPE, the support we get from our people and HPE, and the price just made it that we had to go that way.Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2016-07-01T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of 5 by from The small footprint that they have, the reliability and the ease of use are key factors.Valuable Features:The small footprint that they have, the reliability and the ease of use are key factors. We've been using them for probably 12 years now. I've been very happy with the product. We have them in a data center, so we have to pay for the power and space. That's two key factors, as far as pricing going, as far as why we wanted a small footprint.Improvements to My Organization:We don't have to hire as many IT people because of the ease of use. That's key. With the smaller footprint, less power consumption, that saves money, and that's the bottom line.Room for Improvement:I guess with its ease of use, as far as the configuration of the virtual switches, and things like that all need work. We just upgraded to 10 Gig on a couple of them, and the learning curve for me was a little tough on that.Scalability Issues:It's easy. If we need to add servers ( https://www.itcentralstation.com/categories/blade-servers ), it's very simple. We don't add and subtract a lot of servers. Our environment is pretty stable. I'm not looking for hyper-quick deployment of servers and things like that. I will look into being able to get into where if a server fails, that profile can quickly go over to another profile on another server. That would be nice to have that feature.Other Solutions Considered:We looked at Dell ( https://www.itcentralstation.com/products/comparisons/hpe-bladesystem_vs_poweredge-c ) and Cisco ( https://www.itcentralstation.com/products/cisco-ucs-b-series ), and we actually just re-evaluated them again last year. We decided to stick with the HP because we were happy with the product. I guess because I was the decision maker, and I've been happy with HP. Unless there was a real business reason to switch, and there wasn't, so we stuck with HP.Other Advice:If you're considering it, you want to try out all the 3 big players. Then kind of just go with what feels right for you. I've tried out all three of them, and I've been happy, and the HP is the best. You just got to try it out and see what you think.Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2016-08-21T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Scalability: You can get a blade that uses up to four slots, and put Integrity or Titanium blade systems on the chassis as well.Valuable Features:We're using different blades for different load purposes. We can decide if we want to use storage blades for storage or we can use compute modes for compute performance, and you can also upsize them. You can even combine different blades servers for greater effectiveness.We're very satisfied with the system. I'm a Linux administrator and we quite enjoy the flexibility of the blade system.Room for Improvement:I suppose new chips would be an improvement, but they do get new Intel chips every year. This provides better throughput on CPU workloads.Additionally, our network is constantly getting saturated, so I would suggest also a faster network of fabrics as another improvement.Use of Solution:We've been running the system for three years.Stability Issues:It's very stable. We haven't had any network issues on the flexed fabric ends.Scalability Issues:You can get a blade that uses two slots instead of one. You can even put Integrity blade systems on the chassis as well, or the old Titanium systems. They can use up to four slots, actually. It's quite scalable.Previous Solutions:We've been an HP shop for so long and that's why we stick with them. We previously used EMC.Initial Setup:I wasn't involved in the setup.Other Advice:Go for it, you'll be happy. If you're a technical person, it's quite easy to manage and operate.Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2016-01-03T00:00:00-05:00
Rated 5 out of 5 by from It provides an advanced server management system that allows our NOC and server administrator to do their work more efficiently.Valuable Features:I think the c7000 platinum enclosure is really a great value for the money, especially for centralized data center management. It provides us with an advanced server management system that makes things work faster for our NOC and server administrator.Firmware updates for system components are also valuable.Room for Improvement:I would like to see improvement regarding scalability and deployment in the area of support. I simply mean seeing other fantastic features like built-in humidity or temperature sensors (especially for the market outside Europe and US). With technical support, I'm wondering if there could be some sort of seminar or webinar organised for users and prospective clients that may want to take a bake off on HPE BladeSystem.Other Advice:The HPE BladeSystem is easy to manage. It is a fantastic product that datacenter managers, cloud services providers, and server room operators should embrace because it has all you could ever think of.Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2016-08-29T00:00:00-04:00

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