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 most valuable features of the solution are stability and security."
"The solution's most valuable feature is KVM Launch Manager."
"The Dashboard is quite impressive and is, so far, the best based on my experience."
"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."
"The Boot from SAN function is good because using OTV, we can boot the device from any remote location."
"I like that the hardware is separated from the software definition of the components."
"The solution has high performance."
"The virtual connect and network management port is a valuable feature."
"It's very scalable."
"The solution is very easy to use."
"Virtual Fabric and interconnects are easy to configure and maintain."
"It is not expensive."
"They are reliable, and it's relatively easy to manage them. They also regularly provide patching for the servers."
"The most valuable feature of the HPE BladeSystem is the ease of management."
"Next generation support for VMware needs to be introduced as it does not support eighth-generation VMware."
"HTML5 interface is a much needed improvement over the old Java interface, but still needs a little work."
"There are patches that cannot be implemented without any downtime or reboot required."
"This model does not support virtualization of the switch."
"The configuration is a bit complex, as it requires very high technical expertise to apply it."
"The solution’s technical support could be better."
"The management interface needs a lot of improvement. As it is right now, it's a pain to use. It's not user-friendly."
"This product uses a converged network adapter because it is the only way to provide flexibility with both fiber and ethernet connections."
"The response time in terms of getting technical support assistance could be improved."
"The solution could improve by having more automation, such as the automatic mapping feature that is available in the Synergy Blade series."
"It is really stable, however the motherboard sometimes crashes."
"For me, the product is okay, but I would probably suggest improvement in their services or technical support. They need to work harder in the preventative maintenance of the system. They need to improve in terms of how quickly can we get attention and how quickly problems are resolved. Its price could also be lower."
"Some part of virtual connections needs improvement."
"They are not selling BladeSystem anymore. The end of the sale of this platform was this year, 2020."
"The scalability is limited because you only have a 16-server by chassis."
"The connectivity speed 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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