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 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."
"It's modular."
"I like that the hardware is separated from the software definition of the components."
"The most valuable feature is definitely the service profile."
"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 service profile."
"The initial setup is pretty simple and straightforward."
"The most valuable features of the Cisco UCS B-Series are reports for virtualization and the large memory it has."
"The virtual connect and network management port is a valuable feature."
"The solution is scalable, offering flexibility and expansion options to meet changing business needs."
"I really appreciate the integrated Onboard Administrator, the iLO (Integrated Lights-Out) modular network, and the SAN Switches."
"This has drastically reduced our datacenter space, has good cooling and power consumption."
"HPE BladeSystem is very easy to use."
"The product has a lot of options for checking servers and IoT ports using artificial intelligence."
"The product is quite stable. Its performance is reliable."
"It is very stable."
"This product uses a converged network adapter because it is the only way to provide flexibility with both fiber and ethernet connections."
"The solution’s technical support could be better."
"The price of this product is too high. They should work to make it more affordable."
"It needs a better UI. Cisco makes a great product, but doesn't know how to make a UI."
"Next generation support for VMware needs to be introduced as it does not support eighth-generation VMware."
"The initial setup process is complex."
"There is a delay in the product's reporting and the rebooting system compared to servers from other vendors."
"It should be more user-friendly."
"There have been some hardware failures with them. These failures have since been solved by HPE support partners."
"HPE has a replacement system called Synergy, though it’s a more high-end system than the old C7000."
"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."
"The scalability is limited because you only have a 16-server by chassis."
"It is lacking in the ability to replicate virtual machines more easily."
"Higher bandwidth interconnects could be introduced."
"Non-disruptive firmware upgrades in all areas of blade technology."
"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."
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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