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3PAR StoreServ Storage (Legacy)

byHewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
in Cloud Computing
4.6

Overview

Product Information on 3PAR StoreServ Storage (Legacy)

Updated 13th October 2025

What is 3PAR StoreServ Storage (Legacy)?

3PAR StoreServ Storage is an enterprise-level storage software designed to provide scalable data storage solutions for a range of business environments. The software supports block, file, and object storage requirements, enabling automated data management and high-density virtualization. It features data deduplication, thin provisioning, and automated tiering to help manage disk space efficiently. 3PAR StoreServ Storage is equipped with built-in data protection and disaster recovery options, along with tools for workload balancing and rapid provisioning. The software is utilized to address business challenges related to data growth, application performance, resource optimization, and simplification of storage administration across physical, virtual, and cloud environments.

3PAR StoreServ Storage (Legacy) Pricing

3PAR StoreServ Storage software uses a pricing model based on hardware configurations, capacity, and additional software features or licenses. Pricing may vary depending on storage capacity, performance requirements, and selected software options that support data management and protection functionalities. Support and maintenance services may be available as additional charges.

Overall experience with 3PAR StoreServ Storage (Legacy)

Sr. Engineer
50M - 250M USD, IT Services
FAVORABLE

“High-Performance Storage Solution: Scalability and Speed Explained”

5.0
Dec 23, 2024
It is a high-performance & Scalable storage solution. It provides low-latency, high throughput and easy use of resources. It enables high-speed data access, making it suitable for critical applications. It has features like deduplication and compression. It has QoS which provides granular control over storage performance.
John Dennis
500M - 1B USD, Healthcare and Biotech
CRITICAL

“Not enterprise storage! Not reliable!”

1.0
Apr 28, 2022
I am a former storage administrator and current IT director and former Infrastructure Architect and have evaluated many storage arrays throughout my career. I have never experienced a less reliable storage array than we have with our 3PARs. We frequently experience controller failures, continuous error messages (which support has been unable to resolve), and have experienced "all-paths down" complete array failures. It's overly-complexed to administer and requires frequent care to continue to operate successfully. Replication fails frequently between arrays. When dispatched onsite HPE onsite support techs recommend that you completely shut down the array to perform certain repairs and upgrades. Furthermore HPE support seems unconcerned about arrays experiencing hundreds of errors per day. Based on our experience, I would strongly recommend against purchasing a 3PAR array.

About Company

Company Description

Updated 8th January 2024

Hewlett Packard Enterprise, known as a global edge-to-cloud company, concentrates on a range of technology and innovation services to connect, protect, analyze, and act on all data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, focusing on addressing business challenges through technology.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Public
Year Founded
2015
Head office location
Houston, United States
Number of employees
10001+
Annual Revenue
10B-30B USD
Website
http://www.hpe.com

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3PAR StoreServ Storage (Legacy) Likes & Dislikes

Like

It is a unified storage solution which supports multiple protocols like Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and FCoE.. It has features like scalability which allow to expand the capacity of storage without any disruption. It supports hybrid cloud which supports automated tiering for both on-premises and cloud resources. It has HPE 3PAR StoreServ Management Console where we can manage the system through a web-based interface.

Like

Supports replication-but breaks frequently Supports multi-array failover. This works well.

Like

- Easy to install, own and upgrade. Running with the additional enclosure. - Support from 3PAR has been outstanding when required. - Built-in Data Protection, Encryption and replication.

Dislike

It is very expensive for small to mid-sized organizations which have limited budgets. Initial setup and day-to-day management require a high level of technical expertise. Configuring advanced features like remote replication, QoS, and tiering can be complex. It has required third-party software or hardware for backup & Disaster recovery.

Dislike

Extremely unreliable-we frequently experience controller failures and have experienced multiple downtimes as a result of this. Poor support-HPE seems perfectly happy with us experiencing hundreds error messages per day. Poor upgrades-HPE recommends shutting down your entire SAN to upgrade.

Dislike

- Does not provide end-to-end NVME. - Some portions of the 3par software are hard to admin.

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3PAR StoreServ Storage (Legacy) Reviews and Ratings

4.6

(262 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
56%
4 Star
37%
3 Star
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2 Star
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  • Sr. Engineer
    50M-1B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    High-Performance Storage Solution: Scalability and Speed Explained

    5.0
    Dec 23, 2024
    It is a high-performance & Scalable storage solution. It provides low-latency, high throughput and easy use of resources. It enables high-speed data access, making it suitable for critical applications. It has features like deduplication and compression. It has QoS which provides granular control over storage performance.
  • DGM-SAP IT
    50M-1B USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    Fast, easy to manage

    5.0
    Dec 4, 2024
    - You can connect an SSD and a SATA HDD to the same slot. - Enterprise grade Storage for your data-scalable from TB to PB - Hardware-accelerated deduplication and compression
  • Assistant General Manager (IT)
    1B-10B USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    Product Impresses with Dependability and Solid Customer Support

    5.0
    Nov 2, 2024
    This product is very good, reliable and the vendor is providing good support.
  • SENIOR ADVISER
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Government
    Review Source

    You can be as good - but you can't beat it

    5.0
    Feb 12, 2024
    We've been using this technology for more than 10 years, and have had no - 0 - downtime in all these years. It has always delivered. 10 years of no problems. Lots of upgrades and patch-installs. Never any problem. More than 55 years of combined production on 3PAR/Primera. You can be as good, but you can't beat it.
  • IT SERVICES ASSOCIATE
    <50M USD
    Telecommunication
    Review Source

    HPE 3Par Storage Scalable Solution with Automatic Mangement

    4.0
    Feb 4, 2024
    More than 7 years of using 3Par Storage for our company, with thin provisioning helped us to optimize storage utilization by allocating storage space only when it was actually needed, and high scalable helped us to upgrade our infrastructure.
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