We performed a comparison between Dell PowerEdge M and HPE Synergy based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Blade Servers solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The tool's most valuable features are high availability and scalability. Its integration is easy."
"It is easy to manage by an administrator and we can spend valuable time on other IT issues."
"It helps us to manage multiple chassis from a single website."
"The most valuable feature of Dell PowerEdge M is iDRAC."
"The solution offers remarkable flexibility, reliability, and extensive software support."
"The networking features for administration and working with the server are valuable."
"It's great for managing overall infrastructure."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The hyper-converged infrastructure where everything is stateless is valuable. Basically, you have your compute storage and networking management."
"The manageability is its most valuable feature. It is a fully managed platform, which is very simple to manage."
"The price is reasonable, and the stability and scalability are okay. We bought the solution because it suits our needs."
"They're easy to swap and move around the datacenter, for sure. They don't occupy too much space for what they offer."
"It's a fully integrated solution with OneView."
"For me, this is the best frame server technology available in the market. We can compare it to Cisco UCS. It is robust and stable, and it is also easy to deploy and scale. Their support is the best."
"HPE Synergy has been dependable for the past 15 years."
"The most valuable features of HPE Synergy are the two composers."
"Dell PowerEdge M needs to run AMD CPUs on it."
"It requires time to transition to the new generation."
"We have had some issues with the vendor's support that we have received. When you open up a support case with Dell they send a partner to assist you and in our experience, they are lacking knowledge about the solution. There are times when you need professional support from the vendor that knows the solution well."
"Technical support is not good."
"More interconnections with third party equipment and limited I/O selection."
"In terms of improvement, it should also offer a hyper-converged option."
"There is room for improvement in scalability."
"Dell PowerEdge M lacks GPU nodes and doesn't have a direct solution for GPUs."
"ICMs could be better in this model. When you look at its competitors, the most critical point is the throughput. HPE is the best with the ICM module, which is an interconnect module that connects the servers of the frames to the LAN and SAN. HPE Synergy should also support the latest processors provided by Intel."
"In the Generation 10 modules, we have observed that very often the server has hardware issues."
"If it would be possible to connect clusters of five with other clusters, so that they could all share resources, that would change the game for us. It would make it a viable solution for us."
"In the past, I have had issues with configurations."
"A faster Composer module would be a good inclusion for the next release of this solution."
"They have not improved their product since it was purchased."
"The performance could be better. The converged network cards initially didn't work. However, later on in the newer version, they came up with 50 GB network cards to replace the 20 GB ones, and it's perfectly fine now. At times, it could also be more stable."
"Technical support was time consuming and unsatisfactory. The initial product setup was complex, lasing around three weeks to a month."
Dell PowerEdge M is ranked 4th in Blade Servers with 15 reviews while HPE Synergy is ranked 1st in Blade Servers with 87 reviews. Dell PowerEdge M is rated 8.4, while HPE Synergy is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Dell PowerEdge M writes "Average pricing and good feature sets but is complex to set up". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE Synergy writes "Local hard drives are not needed for the i3S module that boots to any operating system". Dell PowerEdge M is most compared with HPE Superdome X, Cisco UCS B-Series, Super Micro SuperBlade, HPE BladeSystem and Fujitsu Primergy BX900 Series, whereas HPE Synergy is most compared with HPE BladeSystem, Cisco UCS B-Series, HPE Apollo, HPE ProLiant DL Servers and HPE Superdome X. See our Dell PowerEdge M vs. HPE Synergy report.
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