We performed a comparison between Cisco UCS Manager and SolarWinds NPM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two IT Infrastructure Monitoring solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The reporting functionality will give you any report you want."
"I can quickly manage the provisioned servers."
"The most valuable features are flexibility and management."
"Technical support has been good so far. We haven't had any issues with them. We're satisfied with the level of service they provide our company."
"The management is one of the most valuable features of this solution."
"It is more robust than other solutions. So, the stability is good."
"Cisco UCS has different layers of security, and you can do multiple installations of your LIAMs on top of the server and Blade. You can install VMware, Windows Server, Hyper-V, etc."
"The flexibility and the ease in which the features can be expanded are the solution's most valuable aspects."
"SolarWinds NPM has a colorful UI and many easy-to-use features. It does not need to be configured as much and is also easy to install."
"Technical support is very helpful with our upgrades."
"The most valuable features of the solution are its graphical interface and reports."
"SolarWinds dashboard is very fast. Also, their interface is very good, it looks very user-friendly. The product allows me to see a summary of the network being monitored at a glance."
"What I've found most valuable about the solution is that it's scalable."
"The stability is fantastic."
"Reporting tools are a great feature along with the ability to create customized reports for you"
"I like that SolarWinds NPM is a strong tool for monitoring network devices, switches, and routers. It's also a user-friendly tool. My team also likes how scalable it is."
"Upgrading the firmware is a difficult procedure."
"Its user interface can be improved. It can be more user-friendly."
"I would like to see Cisco UCS optionally work as a hyper-converged system because right now, it only operates as a converged system."
"The pricing can be better."
"The integration with other solutions could be better. I think Cisco can only integrate using Intersight. There is a second interface available as a SaaS platform, in the cloud, or on-premise. It's based on the Redfish protocol, which is standard for all the B-series servers in the market. We can integrate other solutions using API."
"Cisco UCS Manager is not a scalable solution because once you have 160 blades, it cannot be expanded more."
"What's lacking in Cisco UCS Manager is the performance dashboard. If a blade has any performance issues, you should be able to create a dashboard on Cisco UCS Manager. Currently, this feature isn't present."
"Getting a CLI report on routers, switches, or any other CLI configuration device is difficult."
"Time: A worldwide deployment can be confusing for dispersed users with non-local times. Each node should have a local time (with summer offset if appropriate) & each user should view & report in their local time."
"There should be a little bit more integration in some of the other tooling and utilizing the APIs of devices or tools could be a little bit better."
"They have had a rather large security breach in the past. It's cost some companies customers."
"SolarWinds NPM needs to increase its elements. One polling engine can only support 10,000 elements then it becomes slow. There are limitations even if you have the full SLX version license."
"SolarWinds could offer more support and insights for a broader range of devices. Currently, it focuses on routers, switches, and some load balancers. However, it lacks an out-of-the-box dashboard for monitoring firewalls and some other modern network security devices. We have to customize it a lot."
"Currently lacks integration with SMS services."
"SolarWinds NPM could improve the graphics of the interface and more customized reporting."
"We decided that we were no longer going to trust that their products have not been capitalized."
Cisco UCS Manager is ranked 29th in IT Infrastructure Monitoring with 21 reviews while SolarWinds NPM is ranked 4th in IT Infrastructure Monitoring with 147 reviews. Cisco UCS Manager is rated 8.0, while SolarWinds NPM is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Cisco UCS Manager writes "Used to manage servers, monitor or manage firmware upgrades, and push policies". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds NPM writes "High-level, comprehensive, and proactive monitoring in a user-friendly interface". Cisco UCS Manager is most compared with Cisco Intersight, Nutanix Prism, HPE OneView, Zabbix and Datadog, whereas SolarWinds NPM is most compared with Zabbix, PRTG Network Monitor, ManageEngine OpManager, ThousandEyes and Entuity. See our Cisco UCS Manager vs. SolarWinds NPM report.
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