We performed a comparison between Cisco UCS B-Series and HPE BladeSystem 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 scalability is very good."
"The initial setup is pretty simple and straightforward."
"Great security and functionality."
"The Dashboard is quite impressive and is, so far, the best based on my experience."
"The architecture of this solution is very valuable; it has five traffic interconnects, and uses a network highway so bandwidth is never an issue."
"The most valuable features of the solution are stability and security."
"Some of the features I like from this solution are it has a fast configuration, it is not complex, and has high availability."
"Since its UCS release in 2009, Cisco has extended the core functionality with Central, a tool for managing multiple domains"
"It is a stable, dependable solution."
"The solution uses less cabling and less space in the data center."
"When it comes to the BladeSystem, what we love about it most is being able to actually manage it using OneView."
"HPE BladeSystem is a scalable solution. It is a composable infrastructure which we can manage our external services. This is the one factor which I can see the server is much more suitable for the OneView console."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the ease of management with the hardware."
"One of the most valuable features I have found to be the enclosure. It is really easy to manage and everything is integrated. You are able to upgrade the software quite easily."
"This has drastically reduced our datacenter space, has good cooling and power consumption."
"They are reliable, and it's relatively easy to manage them. They also regularly provide patching for the servers."
"The product could be made more secure."
"The pricing could be less."
"The price of this product is too high. They should work to make it more affordable."
"The price of the solution could improve."
"This model does not support virtualization of the switch."
"The graphic code that UCS can support is limited and less accessible than other systems."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved and made cheaper."
"The high price of the solution is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The interface in terms of management could be much more intuitive."
"The problem is that when want to expand with a new chassis, you have to do everything manually. It's not automatic."
"It is really stable, however the motherboard sometimes crashes."
"The scalability is limited because you only have a 16-server by chassis."
"The response time in terms of getting technical support assistance could be improved."
"We would like to see OneView software features as an additional feature."
"I am not sure if iLO is included or if there is a separate license. If it is not included, it should be included in the license. It is such a valuable feature especially because people are working remotely."
"The tool must provide integration with the cloud."
Cisco UCS B-Series is ranked 3rd in Blade Servers with 64 reviews while HPE BladeSystem is ranked 2nd in Blade Servers with 134 reviews. Cisco UCS B-Series is rated 8.6, while HPE BladeSystem is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Cisco UCS B-Series writes "Robust hardware and efficient management of hardware, creating group policies, such as scrub policies and maintenance policies". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE BladeSystem writes "Very reliable, expands well, and is pretty simple to set up". Cisco UCS B-Series is most compared with HPE Synergy, Dell PowerEdge M, Super Micro SuperBlade, Pure Storage FlashBlade and Lenovo Flex System, whereas HPE BladeSystem is most compared with HPE Synergy, Dell PowerEdge M, Super Micro SuperBlade and HPE Superdome X. See our Cisco UCS B-Series vs. HPE BladeSystem report.
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