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 solution has the ability to reuse or divide the networking, making it a flexible networking environment."
"The initial setup is simple, and not very complex."
"The most valuable feature is the service profile."
"The most valuable features are monitoring and processing, which can handle a lot of throughput and are more powerful than the HPE series."
"Since its UCS release in 2009, Cisco has extended the core functionality with Central, a tool for managing multiple domains"
"The solution is stable...The solution is scalable."
"It is less time-consuming to deploy the software."
"The solution's most valuable feature is KVM Launch Manager."
"The product has been simple to set up."
"The solution is very easy to use."
"The most valuable feature, of course, is its size as I can build a huge compute resource on it."
"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."
"With just one cable, for redundancy let's say two, you can feed sixteen servers in a single c7000 chassis."
"Modularity is a key feature that provides energy saving ."
"No issues with scalability. We can scale by adding another enclosure."
"I really appreciate the integrated Onboard Administrator, the iLO (Integrated Lights-Out) modular network, and the SAN Switches."
"This product uses a converged network adapter because it is the only way to provide flexibility with both fiber and ethernet connections."
"Its scalability could be better."
"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 price of the solution could improve."
"There are patches that cannot be implemented without any downtime or reboot required."
"This model does not support virtualization of the switch."
"The high price of the solution is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved and made cheaper."
"They are not selling BladeSystem anymore. The end of the sale of this platform was this year, 2020."
"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."
"HPE BladeSystem can improve proactive monitoring."
"HPE has a replacement system called Synergy, though it’s a more high-end system than the old C7000."
"We would like to see OneView software features as an additional feature."
"The scalability is limited because you only have a 16-server by chassis."
"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."
"They should provide open learning materials and seminars for detailed knowledge of the product."
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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