HP server orders in Education?

[Blue_Cookeh]

Hi All,

 

How do you guys go about configuring and ordering HP servers in Education?

 

With Dell we have a Premier account I can just log into, configure a server and ship it across to our account manager but I'm not finding anything like this in the horrible mess of HP's website... Unfortunately Dell left a very sour taste in our mouths after the last batch of laptops we ordered.

 

I'd go to our usual IT suppliers straight away but I like the whole "done configuring? here's your price" bit!

 

Thanks

[jamesfed]

http://h22174.www2.hp.com/SimplifiedConfig/MauiServlet is what you are looking for

[Steve21]

http://h22174.www2.hp.com/SimplifiedConfig/MauiServlet is what you are looking for

 

Is that deffo right link? Just shows error for me

 

Been looking for the same link recently so would like to check

 

Steve

[jamesfed]

Humm try this one - Public SCE

 

HP and their silly URL design (queue someone posting about why they have h#####.hp.com in front of everything!)

[Steve21]

Ah lovely ty

[Arthur]

Been looking for the same link recently so would like to check

It's often easier to use Google than HPs atrocious website.

 

http://a.pomf.se/evkihn.png

[jamesfed]

It's often easier to use Google than HPs atrocious website.

 

http://a.pomf.se/evkihn.png

 

Amen to that!

[Blue_Cookeh]

Thanks all

 

It's often easier to use Google than HPs atrocious website.

 

http://a.pomf.se/evkihn.png

 

... shameless plug for me to Google in future...

[Arthur]

shameless plug for me to Google in future

Not at all. If that was the case I would have simply posted a link to lmgtfy.

 

As you have no doubt already found out, the search feature of HP's website is completely useless...

 

http://a.pomf.se/uwmkjc.png

 

 

 

Here's another good example. Search for "hp service pack for proliant" on HP's website, then Google. Click the first result and see what happens.

 

HPs website looks alright at first...

 

http://a.pomf.se/walayg.png

 

... but when you click the first result you will be taken to a 404 page.

 

http://a.pomf.se/cbmnhp.jpg

 

 

 

Perform the same search with Google and the first result will take you to a page on HP's website where you can actually download the software.

 

http://a.pomf.se/unmhdl.png

 

http://a.pomf.se/ziukro.png

 

 

I am not sure where you got the impression I was belittling your searching skills or making a sarcastic remark. Perhaps I shouldn't have bothered with the smiley face?

 

My intention was merely to point out just how bad HP's website really is (as @jamesfed knows).

Edited February 22, 2015 by Arthur