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."
"Great security and functionality."
"The product's tech support has good people."
"The most valuable features of the solution are stability and security."
"It is less time-consuming to deploy the software."
"Stateless Blade is the best feature."
"Some of the features I like from this solution are it has a fast configuration, it is not complex, and has high availability."
"The ratio in terms of the number of units and the number of servers that we can get each chassis is quite good."
"Remote management features are valuable."
"Cabling complexity and volume have been reduced."
"Uptime and service are valuable for us. When we have an issue, uptime and being able to get an emergency replacement or actual service is the most important thing for us."
"It provides a secure access to the console and reliable administration."
"For me, the most valuable features are integration and simple defining."
"The solution is very easy to use."
"It is a stable, dependable solution."
"It also has a pretty solid design and management."
"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."
"The configuration is a little bit complicated and could be made simpler."
"Next generation support for VMware needs to be introduced as it does not support eighth-generation VMware."
"The integration is an area where Cisco UCS B-Series needs to provide users with more details."
"USC Central seems a bit confusing for technicians."
"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."
"The management interface needs a lot of improvement. As it is right now, it's a pain to use. It's not user-friendly."
"For future improvements, it would be a benefit if the solution could integrate better with products such as Oracle."
"It will be discontinued so we will have to change to another product shortly."
"The support you get is dependant on the region. Some regions are better than others."
"It is really stable, however the motherboard sometimes crashes."
"They could include some embedded software for container technology."
"The response time in terms of getting technical support assistance could be improved."
"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."
"Non-disruptive firmware upgrades in all areas of blade technology."
"Storage capacity could be enhanced."
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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