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."Some of the features I like from this solution are it has a fast configuration, it is not complex, and has high availability."
"The solution is stable...The solution is scalable."
"The most valuable feature is definitely the service profile."
"Great security and functionality."
"It's modular."
"It is a very robust and reliable solution."
"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 virtual connect and network management port is a valuable feature."
"It is a stable, dependable solution."
"This has drastically reduced our datacenter space, has good cooling and power consumption."
"Remote management features are valuable."
"The solution has high performance."
"The technical support is good."
"The interface and dashboard are excellent and user-friendly."
"Basically, in a cluster, it works really nicely, especially within a cluster environment. Also, it's easily configurable."
"Compared to the deployment of servers such as Dell XCDs, the deployment of UCS servers is more complex. They take longer to deploy."
"There are some shortcomings in the product when you look at it from the perspective of the area involving multiple configurations, making it an aspect where improvements are required."
"Right now, the market is rapidly transitioning to solid-state media and the Cisco options tend to be less varied and more expensive than a broader slate of products from HP, Dell or IBM."
"The cost of the solution has room for improvement."
"The solution is expensive."
"This product uses a converged network adapter because it is the only way to provide flexibility with both fiber and ethernet connections."
"The initial setup is not easy."
"Cisco could improve the user-friendliness for less experienced users."
"The interface in terms of management could be much more intuitive."
"We have not needed to contact support because we have not had an issue. However, the partner support we had could improve. There are some disadvantages compared to Dell. The questions that are asked from the support are too lengthy, this causes a delay in support."
"The integration and price of HPE BladeSystem could be improved."
"The response time in terms of getting technical support assistance could be improved."
"There could be more management capability to work with integrations."
"It will be discontinued so we will have to change to another product shortly."
"HPE BladeSystem could improve the communication between the server and the storage."
"They are not selling BladeSystem anymore. The end of the sale of this platform was this year, 2020."
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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