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."It's modular."
"The scalability is very good."
"From a return on investment perspective, Cisco UCS B-Series is worth the money."
"Stateless Blade is the best feature."
"The ratio in terms of the number of units and the number of servers that we can get each chassis is quite good."
"The GUI makes is simple to use and deploy."
"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."
"Since its UCS release in 2009, Cisco has extended the core functionality with Central, a tool for managing multiple domains"
"HPE BladeSystem is very easy to use."
"It provides a secure access to the console and reliable administration."
"With just one cable, for redundancy let's say two, you can feed sixteen servers in a single c7000 chassis."
"They are reliable, and they hardly break down. They are fast, and they serve us very well."
"The most valuable feature of HPE BladeSystem is its upgradability and centralized configuration."
"The product has a lot of options for checking servers and IoT ports using artificial intelligence."
"It is very stable."
"Uptime and service are valuable for us. When we have an issue, uptime and being able to get an emergency replacement or actual service is the most important thing for us."
"Integration with storage could be improved."
"The upgrades could be improved."
"The management interface needs a lot of improvement. As it is right now, it's a pain to use. It's not user-friendly."
"We have to have Java to manage the infrastructure. It would be great if we can manage the infrastructure through a web browser."
"The license is expensive. Cisco should decrease the delay in the delivery of their products."
"The main issue with this solution is that it is quite vendor-restricted, meaning that when we use third party software, we cannot use all of the available configuration tools or pre-validated design features."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved and made cheaper."
"This model does not support virtualization of the switch."
"The tool must provide integration with the cloud."
"The solution could improve by having more automation, such as the automatic mapping feature that is available in the Synergy Blade series."
"The problem is that when want to expand with a new chassis, you have to do everything manually. It's not automatic."
"I would like to see the upgrade path a little bit smoother."
"There have been some hardware failures with them. These failures have since been solved by HPE support partners."
"It is lacking in the ability to replicate virtual machines more easily."
"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."
"The only side that must be improved is the active-passive interconnect module architecture."
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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