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 most valuable feature that the B-Series has is related to the structure and architecture of the solution because in these solutions, you are using fabric interconnect as an interconnect device. The beauty of fabric interconnect is that it can work as in-house mode."
"The solution's most valuable feature is KVM Launch Manager."
"It's modular."
"Since its UCS release in 2009, Cisco has extended the core functionality with Central, a tool for managing multiple domains"
"The hardware is easily swappable and, utilizing the boot from SAN option, you can always keep your server intact due to the service profiles."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to replace a server with another one, simply by applying the profile"
"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 solution is stable...The solution is scalable."
"The benefit is the density and the capability for global harmonization on the hardware, because all the hardware chassis are the same. We can also purchase the same network cards too, chassis by chassis, so it gives us a global solution."
"The solution is very easy to use."
"It is easy to scale if you have the licensing."
"Cabling complexity and volume have been reduced."
"I really appreciate the integrated Onboard Administrator, the iLO (Integrated Lights-Out) modular network, and the SAN Switches."
"The most valuable feature of the HPE BladeSystem is the ease of management and the robust design."
"The product is quite stable. Its performance is reliable."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its high availability."
"Cisco could improve the user-friendliness for less experienced users."
"The solution is difficult to set up."
"HTML5 interface is a much needed improvement over the old Java interface, but still needs a little work."
"There is a delay in the product's reporting and the rebooting system compared to servers from other vendors."
"The configuration is a little bit complicated and could be made simpler."
"There are patches that cannot be implemented without any downtime or reboot required."
"The upgrades could be improved."
"The price of this product is too high. They should work to make it more affordable."
"HPE has a replacement system called Synergy, though it’s a more high-end system than the old C7000."
"The price of the solution has room for improvement."
"It will be discontinued so we will have to change to another product shortly."
"The problem is that when want to expand with a new chassis, you have to do everything manually. It's not automatic."
"The servers are a little bit huge, so it would be great if they could renew the size."
"The support you get is dependant on the region. Some regions are better than others."
"It may be coming to its end of life."
"If you compare it with Lenovo systems, the pricing is too high."
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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