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 solution is stable...The solution is scalable."
"The GUI makes is simple to use and deploy."
"The most valuable feature that the B-Series has is related to the structure and architecture of the solution because in these solutions, you are using fabric interconnect as an interconnect device. The beauty of fabric interconnect is that it can work as in-house mode."
"The scalability is good because it comes with Fabric Interconnects, and you can directly add more blades as you go. Therefore, scalability is not a problem."
"It's modular."
"It is a very robust and reliable solution."
"The solution has the ability to reuse or divide the networking, making it a flexible networking environment."
"The solution is stable."
"The virtual connect and network management port is a valuable feature."
"With just one cable, for redundancy let's say two, you can feed sixteen servers in a single c7000 chassis."
"They are reliable, and they hardly break down. They are fast, and they serve us very well."
"The product has been simple to set up."
"The most valuable feature of HPE BladeSystem is its upgradability and centralized configuration."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its high availability."
"It is easy to scale if you have the licensing."
"I have noticed that the solution does provide a very good ROI for companies."
"HTML5 interface is a much needed improvement over the old Java interface, but still needs a little work."
"Compared to the deployment of servers such as Dell XCDs, the deployment of UCS servers is more complex. They take longer to deploy."
"The high price of the solution is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"There are patches that cannot be implemented without any downtime or reboot required."
"The main issue with this solution is that it is quite vendor-restricted, meaning that when we use third party software, we cannot use all of the available configuration tools or pre-validated design features."
"Integration with storage could be improved."
"The integration is an area where Cisco UCS B-Series needs to provide users with more details."
"The product could be made more secure."
"It would be nice if the solution were cheaper."
"There have been some hardware failures with them. These failures have since been solved by HPE support partners."
"The problem is that when want to expand with a new chassis, you have to do everything manually. It's not automatic."
"The integration and price of HPE BladeSystem could be improved."
"They should provide open learning materials and seminars for detailed knowledge of the product."
"OA updates and upgrades have to be made simpler."
"If you compare it with Lenovo systems, the pricing is too high."
"HPE BladeSystem could improve the communication between the server and the storage."
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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