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 most valuable feature is the ability to replace a server with another one, simply by applying the profile"
"The most beneficial feature is UCS Manager. It's the best way to manage hardware, creating group policies, like scrub policies and maintenance policies."
"It is a very robust and reliable solution."
"The initial setup is pretty simple and straightforward."
"Some of the features I like from this solution are it has a fast configuration, it is not complex, and has high availability."
"I can connect Cisco UCS B-Series to multiple chassis and rack servers using a unified platform, then manage them on a single console."
"The most valuable feature is definitely the service profile."
"The most valuable features are monitoring and processing, which can handle a lot of throughput and are more powerful than the HPE series."
"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 scalability has been good."
"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."
"The solution is issue-free and works almost flawlessly."
"The solution is very easy to use."
"It is not expensive."
"The solution is very fast and the power consumption is great."
"Remote management features are valuable."
"The GUI is not the greatest."
"The configuration is a little bit complicated and could be made simpler."
"For future improvements, it would be a benefit if the solution could integrate better with products such as Oracle."
"The initial setup process is complex."
"The pricing could be less."
"Next generation support for VMware needs to be introduced as it does not support eighth-generation VMware."
"We have to have Java to manage the infrastructure. It would be great if we can manage the infrastructure through a web browser."
"The solution is difficult to set up."
"HPE BladeSystems is an old technology that cannot fit all of the dynamic organizational needs of our company."
"We would like to see OneView software features as an additional feature."
"HPE BladeSystem can improve by providing the latest generation processor engine, such as the I-Flex processor."
"They could include some embedded software for container technology."
"The tool must provide integration with the cloud."
"There is always room for improvement everywhere with the HPE BladeSystem."
"It is lacking in the ability to replicate virtual machines more easily."
"The response time in terms of getting technical support assistance could be improved."
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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