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 of the solution stems from the fact that it is easily scalable."
"The solution has the ability to reuse or divide the networking, making it a flexible networking environment."
"Some of the features I like from this solution are it has a fast configuration, it is not complex, and has high availability."
"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."
"I like that the hardware is separated from the software definition of the components."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to replace a server with another one, simply by applying the profile"
"From a return on investment perspective, Cisco UCS B-Series is worth the money."
"The solution's most valuable feature is KVM Launch Manager."
"HPE BladeSystem is very easy to use."
"They are reliable, and it's relatively easy to manage them. They also regularly provide patching for the servers."
"I really appreciate the integrated Onboard Administrator, the iLO (Integrated Lights-Out) modular network, and the SAN Switches."
"They are very fast and very reliable. They are working under very tough conditions."
"The solution uses a smaller space in our data centers. It uses less feeder and network cable, which reduces costs."
"The solution is very easy to use."
"It is very stable."
"This has drastically reduced our datacenter space, has good cooling and power consumption."
"The price of the solution could improve."
"It should be more user-friendly."
"The integration is an area where Cisco UCS B-Series needs to provide users with more details."
"Integration with storage could be improved."
"The configuration is a little bit complicated and could be made simpler."
"The UCS manager interface needs to be cleaned up a bit and can be streamlined, but no major complaints."
"The solution is difficult to set up."
"Compared to the deployment of servers such as Dell XCDs, the deployment of UCS servers is more complex. They take longer to deploy."
"The servers are a little bit huge, so it would be great if they could renew the size."
"We sometimes have compatibility issues depending on the browser that you are using. For example, sometimes you have to switch between Edge, Mozilla, Internet Explorer, or Chrome to have things operating correctly."
"I am not sure if iLO is included or if there is a separate license. If it is not included, it should be included in the license. It is such a valuable feature especially because people are working remotely."
"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."
"The solution could improve by having more automation, such as the automatic mapping feature that is available in the Synergy Blade series."
"They could include some embedded software for container technology."
"HPE BladeSystems is an old technology that cannot fit all of the dynamic organizational needs of our company."
"The integration and price of HPE BladeSystem 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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