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."Cisco UCS B-Series is scalable."
"The most valuable features are monitoring and processing, which can handle a lot of throughput and are more powerful than the HPE series."
"The initial setup is pretty simple and straightforward."
"The Boot from SAN function is good because using OTV, we can boot the device from any remote location."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to replace a server with another one, simply by applying the profile"
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it is easily scalable."
"I like that it's very manageable very easy to use and configure. I am not an expert, but the graphic user interface is quite simple very easy to use. It's a complete solution."
"The initial setup is simple, and not very complex."
"The interface and dashboard are excellent and user-friendly."
"The product is quite stable. Its performance is reliable."
"They are very fast and very reliable. They are working under very tough conditions."
"Its ease of management, consolidation, connectivity, power, and cooling are the most valuable features."
"It is a stable, dependable solution."
"Remote management features are valuable."
"The solution uses less cabling and less space in the data center."
"Virtual Fabric and interconnects are easy to configure and maintain."
"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."
"It needs a better UI. Cisco makes a great product, but doesn't know how to make a UI."
"Its scalability could be better."
"The price of this product is too high. They should work to make it more affordable."
"It should be more user-friendly."
"The graphic code that UCS can support is limited and less accessible than other systems."
"The solution’s technical support could be better."
"The response time in terms of getting technical support assistance could be improved."
"It could always use new tools."
"The support you get is dependant on the region. Some regions are better than others."
"The solution could improve by having more automation, such as the automatic mapping feature that is available in the Synergy Blade series."
"They are not selling BladeSystem anymore. The end of the sale of this platform was this year, 2020."
"The integration and price of HPE BladeSystem could be improved."
"The problem is that when want to expand with a new chassis, you have to do everything manually. It's not automatic."
"It will be discontinued so we will have to change to another product shortly."
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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