We performed a comparison between Cisco Nexus and HPE A-Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Arista, Dell Technologies and others in Data Center Networking."The most valuable feature is performance."
"We have a much more stable network now using the Cisco Nexus."
"The initial setup is easy."
"Cisco Nexus is a stable solution."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its stability."
"Its easy management is most valuable. It is easy to use, easy to manage, stable, and very reliable."
"Cisco Nexus has been very stable. No issues. It's been rock solid. We haven't had any issues with it in the last twelve months."
"The most valuable feature is its reliability."
"The solution is very stable."
"Overall, I wish it was a more intuitive OS."
"The initial setup is always complex."
"The GUI interface could be improved to make it more user friendly."
"In terms of improvement, the stacking between the two switches in the higher availability model should be similar to Catalyst. It's better to have one interface for configuration."
"The initial setup was somewhat complex."
"For a very small subset, Cisco Nexus caused port flapping within the applications."
"They could improve on having different technologies between product models."
"I would like to see a lighter platform."
"Some follow up from our user-partners would be useful. Letting users know what is up and coming or providing better documentation would be helpful. Overall, the solution could offer its users better support."
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Cisco Nexus is ranked 3rd in Data Center Networking with 101 reviews while HPE A-Series is ranked 9th in Data Center Networking. Cisco Nexus is rated 8.4, while HPE A-Series is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Cisco Nexus writes " Offer high performance capabilities and enables efficient data transmission and processing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE A-Series writes "Stable and scalable with a good user interface". Cisco Nexus is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Juniper QFX Series Switches, Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches and Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms, whereas HPE A-Series is most compared with .
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