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."Great security and functionality."
"I like that the hardware is separated from the software definition of the components."
"In terms of the flexibility of the tool to adapt to technology needs, I think it is a very good solution."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to replace a server with another one, simply by applying the profile"
"The solution is stable."
"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."
"The Boot from SAN function is good because using OTV, we can boot the device from any remote location."
"The solution is very reliable in comparison to the other brands."
"The scalability has been good."
"They are reliable, and it's relatively easy to manage them. They also regularly provide patching for the servers."
"No issues with scalability. We can scale by adding another enclosure."
"The solution is very easy to use."
"HPE BladeSystem is very easy to use."
"It's very scalable."
"The most valuable feature of HPE BladeSystem is simplified management."
"Cabling complexity and volume have been reduced."
"The UCS manager interface needs to be cleaned up a bit and can be streamlined, but no major complaints."
"The license is expensive. Cisco should decrease the delay in the delivery of their products."
"USC Central seems a bit confusing for technicians."
"There are patches that cannot be implemented without any downtime or reboot required."
"The monitoring features and integration with other products can be improved."
"The cost of the solution has room for improvement."
"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."
"We have to have Java to manage the infrastructure. It would be great if we can manage the infrastructure through a web browser."
"The price of the solution has room for improvement."
"It may be coming to its end of life."
"I would like to see the upgrade path a little bit smoother."
"HPE BladeSystem that we are using is currently very old. It's not too good. We haven't renewed it. I would like the solution to have more updates."
"The response time in terms of getting technical support assistance could be improved."
"The connectivity speed could be improved."
"I rate the stability of HPE BladeSystem a nine out of ten."
"HPE BladeSystem can improve proactive monitoring."
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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