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."
"From a return on investment perspective, Cisco UCS B-Series is worth the money."
"The Boot from SAN function is good because using OTV, we can boot the device from any remote location."
"The most valuable features of the solution are stability and security."
"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 ratio in terms of the number of units and the number of servers that we can get each chassis is quite good."
"Since its UCS release in 2009, Cisco has extended the core functionality with Central, a tool for managing multiple domains"
"The GUI makes is simple to use and deploy."
"They are very fast and very reliable. They are working under very tough conditions."
"The solution is scalable, offering flexibility and expansion options to meet changing business needs."
"The solution is very fast and the power consumption is great."
"Modularity is a key feature that provides energy saving ."
"With just one cable, for redundancy let's say two, you can feed sixteen servers in a single c7000 chassis."
"The most valuable feature of the HPE BladeSystem is the ease of management."
"The most valuable feature of HPE BladeSystem is its upgradability and centralized configuration."
"For me, the most valuable features are integration and simple defining."
"The high price of the solution is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The price of the solution could improve."
"The solution is difficult to set up."
"We have to have Java to manage the infrastructure. It would be great if we can manage the infrastructure through a web browser."
"The upgrades could be improved."
"The license is expensive. Cisco should decrease the delay in the delivery of their products."
"The monitoring features and integration with other products can be improved."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved and made cheaper."
"It could always use new tools."
"HPE BladeSystem could improve the communication between the server and the storage."
"Higher bandwidth interconnects could be introduced."
"There have been some hardware failures with them. These failures have since been solved by HPE support partners."
"OA updates and upgrades have to be made simpler."
"The integration and price of HPE BladeSystem could be improved."
"There could be more management capability to work with integrations."
"It is really stable, however the motherboard sometimes crashes."
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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