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 it's very manageable very easy to use and configure. I am not an expert, but the graphic user interface is quite simple very easy to use. It's a complete solution."
"Great security and functionality."
"Cisco UCS B-Series is scalable."
"I can connect Cisco UCS B-Series to multiple chassis and rack servers using a unified platform, then manage them on a single console."
"The Dual Fabric design allows for online/in-service upgrades during production with no impact."
"The ratio in terms of the number of units and the number of servers that we can get each chassis is quite good."
"The solution is very unified and the technical team is very supportive, no help is needed from outside vendors."
"The most valuable features of the Cisco UCS B-Series are reports for virtualization and the large memory it has."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the ease of management with the hardware."
"It is not expensive."
"It's very scalable."
"No issues with scalability. We can scale by adding another enclosure."
"I like the stability."
"It also has a pretty solid design and management."
"It is a stable, dependable solution."
"The solution has good scalability."
"The initial setup process is complex."
"Right now, the market is rapidly transitioning to solid-state media and the Cisco options tend to be less varied and more expensive than a broader slate of products from HP, Dell or IBM."
"It needs a better UI. Cisco makes a great product, but doesn't know how to make a UI."
"This product uses a converged network adapter because it is the only way to provide flexibility with both fiber and ethernet connections."
"The pricing could be less."
"USC Central seems a bit confusing for technicians."
"Cisco is expensive and difficult to manage. The product is not intuitive. It also needs to improve storage management and upgrades."
"The graphic code that UCS can support is limited and less accessible than other systems."
"The interface in terms of management could be much more intuitive."
"I would prefer to have changes in the compatibility of the blade servers with the new ones designed by HPE, as the top team's version does not have it."
"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."
"They are not selling BladeSystem anymore. The end of the sale of this platform was this year, 2020."
"If the hardware offered higher efficiency, that would be an ideal situation for our company."
"The only side that must be improved is the active-passive interconnect module architecture."
"The response time in terms of getting technical support assistance could be improved."
"HPE BladeSystems is an old technology that cannot fit all of the dynamic organizational needs of our company."
Cisco UCS B-Series is ranked 3rd in Blade Servers with 22 reviews while HPE BladeSystem is ranked 2nd in Blade Servers with 21 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 "Modular, extendable, and high-density". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE BladeSystem writes "Good service, reliable, and remotely accessible through the iLO feature". 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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