HPE StoreVirtual 4530 - hard drive array
Mfg # B7E26A
CDW # 2962308
Quick tech specs
- Hard drive array
- 12 bays (SAS-2)
- iSCSI (1 GbE)
- rack-mountable
- 7.2 TB
- HDD 600 GB x 12
- iSCSI (10 GbE) (external)
- 2U
Know your gear
You need affordable storage designed for a virtualized infrastructure that's easy to manage, supports continuous data growth, and keeps your business up and running. HP StoreVirtual 4000 Storage, based on the LeftHand operating system, is a scale-out storage platform that is designed to meet the fluctuating needs of virtualized environments. Intuitive, common management and storage federation meet the need for simplicity and flexibility in today's virtual datacenters. It allows data mobility across tiers, locations, and between physical and virtual storage. HP StoreVirtual is the most versatile storage platform on the market today. Its software-defined storage VSA software, and ProLiant rack and BladeSystem-based hardware models provide options to fit any infrastructure and budget. Enterprise-class storage software functionality and leading virtualization software integration are built-in. This makes StoreVirtual the ideal platform for supporting virtualization growth at all stages.
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HPE StoreVirtual 4530 - hard drive array is rated4.00 out of5 by2.
Rated 5 out of 5 byDarren Mullan from Highly available and robust, but there will be no new release of this solutionWhat is our primary use case?Primary iSCSI-based storage using P4000 series nodes for HPE lefthand.VMware compute on BL465G7s within a P4000 series chassisHow has it helped my organization?StoreVirtual has proved to be a highly available, very stable and robust solution. It allows compute and storage to operate separately, and has the ability to take SAN nodes out of production for maintenance with little effort and zero downtime.What is most valuable?The most valuable feature is Network RAID 10.We use SAN datastore replication for DR, along with VMware SRM.What needs improvement?There is no next release. The product is coming to end-of-life in the next three years.For how long have I used the solution?I have been using this solution for eight years.Disclaimer: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Date published: 2019-11-24T00:00:00-05:00
Rated 5 out of 5 byreviewer1302378 from Good deduplication, compression features, and replicationWhat is our primary use case?We've implemented this solution for our customer, who is in the sales sector. It's clustered and mapped to one of the blades. We use the solution for a Hyper-V environment and all of our other virtual machines are deployed inside this solution.What is most valuable?There's less downtime.All of the administrative tasks are easy and everything is centralized.Deduplication, compression features, replication, global mirroring and all the basic features you would expect are there.What needs improvement?In our country, Qatar, most of the industry isn't using too much HP. StoreVirtual doesn't move fast. It's not a popular product.A virtualization platform should be added to this platform.It's not an active-active cluster. It's active-passive cluster. The customers are looking for active-active features in their storage solution. The solution should offer this.For how long have I used the solution?I'm actually handling the pre-sales part. My experience is less than two years for this particular product.What do I think about the stability of the solution?The stability is okay. We haven't heard of clients having issues with crashes, bugs, or glitches.What do I think about the scalability of the solution?The scalability of the solution is good. However, customers always want to know the cost per rack. There are other products that can give a client more capacity than StoreVirtual in terms of scalability.How are customer service and technical support?Technical support is very good. Most of the time StoreVirtual is actually bundled with the Proactive Care. From HP's side, they offer some good support for their customers.How was the initial setup?I'm in pre-sales, so I don't deal with the implementation process. I don't know if it's complex or not.What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?The StoreVirtual solution is a hardware product, so the customer only purchases licenses on a one-time basis. I have no idea of the exact pricing for that, however. Unless the customer wants to add specific features like replication, all other costs are associated with the software itself.Which other solutions did I evaluate?We're interested in evaluating other solutions such as Red Hat and IBM Spectrum.What other advice do I have?StoreVirtual is mostly a mid-range to enterprise-level storage solution. In terms of performance, it's quite good. However, now we have some other products which are even better than HP itself. It's still a good solution. It's just a more competitive landscape.I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. If it had virtualizations and better scalability, I would rank it higher.Which deployment model are you using for this solution?On-premisesDisclaimer: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer:Partner
Date published: 2020-03-12T00:00:00-04:00