We performed a comparison between HPE Proliant DL Servers and Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: While both solutions are reasonably priced, it seems that users favor HPE Proliant DL Servers more than Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers. Although users of HPE are not thrilled with its limited scalability, Lenovo lacks some of the more important features that HPE is able to provide for its users, like a good GUI and a riser, as well as a server with scalable SP1 and SP2 on a single machine.
"We use HPE Datacenter support, and it is good support. It is automatic support. When I have a problem, the question is written automatically."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"The solution's initial setup is straightforward."
"The feature that I find the most valuable is that all alerts are integrated with HPE InfoSight. Any problem related to an HPE server can be solved remotely at L1, L2 level."
"It is very stable. This is the feedback that I'm getting from my customers for the hardware. It is also 100% scalable. HPE is also very specialized when it comes up to the server industry. It is not only about the rack servers; it is also about the blade servers. They were the first ones to bring these to the market more than ten years ago."
"The product is compatible and flexible for small and medium businesses."
"I am impressed with the tool’s stability."
"The most valuable features of HPE ProLiant DL Servers are convenience and the interface is good."
"It is a scalable product."
"The initial setup of Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers is straightforward. The process of implementation took me approximately two to three days. We only had to install the hardware for the installation."
"The IMM tool is great because we can upgrade different views and device versions very quickly. We can upgrade everything from a single point through a single dashboard, which is great for us because we also have Lenovo storage. Lenovo ThinkSystem also has Xclarity built into the system."
"Ensures high availability, better hardware management, and support for active features."
"The product is designed to make adding RAM and disk space easier for users."
"They have taken a lot of technology from IBM, and IBM always delivered very powerful hardware to the IT industry compared to Dell EMC or anyone else."
"I would say the stability of the system itself would be the biggest advantage."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The technical support is pretty good, however, they could be a bit faster and more responsive."
"If they could put a SAN storage or resend it in the same product, it would be very helpful and more powerful."
"The scalability of Gen8 models should be improved. They can also improve its price."
"The solution should work to be more scalable."
"The hardware was frequently faulty and sometimes broke down."
"We'd like to see better processors, better Intel processors. That's the most important for us at this moment."
"HPE ProLiant DL Servers could improve its portfolio, it could be more diverse because there is a limited number of them available. Dell, IBM, or Lenovo, have a better product portfolio that is diverse."
"There is a challenge sometimes with having quick access to some of these components when you need them. It takes a lot of time to get spare parts from genuine sellers."
"Its price could be better. Its price is sometimes an issue for our clients. XClarity Controller is a very good feature, and Lenovo should include the XClarity Controller license without any additional cost. It should be integrated within the product."
"I have a few notification alerts about PCI cards but it's rare."
"Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers could improve the availability of their solution. The supply chain is severely broken, we've had to wait many months for component parts to a system time after time. The availability of discs and raid controllers has been difficult lately."
"It was complex to get this started because the Lenovo and VMware are not very compatible. We had to get some updates in order for it to be implemented."
"To be frank, the technical support from Lenovo's team needs improvement. There seems to be a lack of support, and it is important for Lenovo to address this issue."
"Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers does a very good job. However, what could be improved can be their Configurator because it's very bulky and it sometimes gives logical errors."
"Improvements could be made in the network cards, particularly by offering options for higher-speed cards beyond the current 10 GB."
"It is quite an expensive product. Its price can be improved."
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HPE ProLiant DL Servers is ranked 2nd in Rack Servers with 156 reviews while Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers is ranked 3rd in Rack Servers with 27 reviews. HPE ProLiant DL Servers is rated 8.6, while Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of HPE ProLiant DL Servers writes "Good availability and management console with good reliability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers writes "Reliable with an easy setup and good support". HPE ProLiant DL Servers is most compared with Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, HPE Apollo, Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers, IBM Power Systems and HPE Synergy, whereas Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers is most compared with Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, IBM Power Systems, Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers, Dell PowerEdge FX and Dell PowerEdge XE Servers. See our HPE ProLiant DL Servers vs. Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers report.
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