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."I like that the hardware is separated from the software definition of the components."
"The most valuable features are monitoring and processing, which can handle a lot of throughput and are more powerful than the HPE series."
"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."
"I can connect Cisco UCS B-Series to multiple chassis and rack servers using a unified platform, then manage them on a single console."
"The Boot from SAN function is good because using OTV, we can boot the device from any remote location."
"Since its UCS release in 2009, Cisco has extended the core functionality with Central, a tool for managing multiple domains"
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it is easily scalable."
"I like the stability."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its high availability."
"The product has a lot of options for checking servers and IoT ports using artificial intelligence."
"The density of the BladeSystem, that we can keep adding blades as we need more VMs."
"Remote management features are valuable."
"The solution uses a smaller space in our data centers. It uses less feeder and network cable, which reduces costs."
"Modularity is a key feature that provides energy saving ."
"One of the most valuable features I have found to be the enclosure. It is really easy to manage and everything is integrated. You are able to upgrade the software quite easily."
"Cisco UCS B-Series competitors have similar features as they do, Cisco needs to make some changes to make their offering better."
"The solution is difficult to set up."
"It should be more user-friendly."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved and made cheaper."
"There are patches that cannot be implemented without any downtime or reboot required."
"Integration with storage could be improved."
"USC Central seems a bit confusing for technicians."
"HTML5 interface is a much needed improvement over the old Java interface, but still needs a little work."
"The connectivity speed could be improved."
"HPE BladeSystem can improve by providing the latest generation processor engine, such as the I-Flex processor."
"I would like OneView to go over the current limit of 40 instances."
"The problem is that when want to expand with a new chassis, you have to do everything manually. It's not automatic."
"It would be nice if the solution were cheaper."
"If the hardware offered higher efficiency, that would be an ideal situation for our company."
"We had a few hard drives that crashed, and we couldn't find them locally. We've tried internationally, but we are still struggling to get its spare parts. This is the main challenge that we have faced with this solution. Fortunately, the other drives are still working. There should be easy availability of spare parts. I should be able to request a quotation online from HPE for things that I am not able to get locally. Currently, I can order online, but when I type the serial number, most of the time, it is rejected. I don't know why it is happening. It could be because the company that sold us the system didn't buy it through the normal HPE channel. HPE should assist us as users to get the spare parts. Its security needs to be beefed up. I would like some security features. It was also challenging for us to set it up because we didn't get enough training from them."
"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."
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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