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."Since its UCS release in 2009, Cisco has extended the core functionality with Central, a tool for managing multiple domains"
"The most valuable feature is definitely the service profile."
"The scalability is very good."
"Some of the features I like from this solution are it has a fast configuration, it is not complex, and has high availability."
"The Dual Fabric design allows for online/in-service upgrades during production with no impact."
"The most valuable features of the solution are stability and security."
"The most valuable features of the Cisco UCS B-Series are reports for virtualization and the large memory it has."
"Cisco UCS B-Series is scalable."
"The product has a lot of options for checking servers and IoT ports using artificial intelligence."
"The solution is very easy to use."
"The interface and dashboard are excellent and user-friendly."
"No issues with scalability. We can scale by adding another enclosure."
"Its ease of management, consolidation, connectivity, power, and cooling are the most valuable features."
"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."
"Uptime and service are valuable for us. When we have an issue, uptime and being able to get an emergency replacement or actual service is the most important thing for us."
"Basically, in a cluster, it works really nicely, especially within a cluster environment. Also, it's easily configurable."
"The solution is expensive."
"Next generation support for VMware needs to be introduced as it does not support eighth-generation VMware."
"The high price of the solution is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The configuration is a little bit complicated and could be made simpler."
"It is more expensive than the competitors."
"The cost is expensive and has room for improvement."
"The price of the solution could improve."
"Compared to the deployment of servers such as Dell XCDs, the deployment of UCS servers is more complex. They take longer to deploy."
"Storage capacity could be enhanced."
"It may be coming to its end of life."
"Really look at it closely, but really look at the Synergy product as well. That seems to me like that's the next evolution of the BladeSystem."
"I would like OneView to go over the current limit of 40 instances."
"OA updates and upgrades have to be made simpler."
"I would prefer to have changes in the compatibility of the blade servers with the new ones designed by HPE, as the top team's version does not have it."
"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."
"HPE BladeSystem can improve proactive monitoring."
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, HPE Superdome X and Pure Storage FlashBlade. See our Cisco UCS B-Series vs. HPE BladeSystem report.
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