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 Boot from SAN function is good because using OTV, we can boot the device from any remote location."
"It is a very robust and reliable solution."
"The most beneficial feature is UCS Manager. It's the best way to manage hardware, creating group policies, like scrub policies and maintenance policies."
"I like that the hardware is separated from the software definition of the components."
"The most valuable features are monitoring and processing, which can handle a lot of throughput and are more powerful than the HPE series."
"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."
"Some of the features I like from this solution are it has a fast configuration, it is not complex, and has high availability."
"The Dual Fabric design allows for online/in-service upgrades during production with no impact."
"The most valuable feature of HPE BladeSystem is simplified management."
"The product has been simple to set up."
"The solution is very easy to use."
"They are reliable, and it's relatively easy to manage them. They also regularly provide patching for the servers."
"Basically, in a cluster, it works really nicely, especially within a cluster environment. Also, it's easily configurable."
"For me, the most valuable features are integration and simple defining."
"HPE BladeSystem is a scalable solution. It is a composable infrastructure which we can manage our external services. This is the one factor which I can see the server is much more suitable for the OneView console."
"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."
"The product could be made more secure."
"The solution is expensive."
"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."
"The solution’s technical support could be better."
"This product uses a converged network adapter because it is the only way to provide flexibility with both fiber and ethernet connections."
"We have to have Java to manage the infrastructure. It would be great if we can manage the infrastructure through a web browser."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved and made cheaper."
"There is a delay in the product's reporting and the rebooting system compared to servers from other vendors."
"The connectivity speed could be improved."
"I rate the stability of HPE BladeSystem a nine out of ten."
"It could always use new tools."
"Higher bandwidth interconnects could be introduced."
"I would like OneView to go over the current limit of 40 instances."
"HPE BladeSystem can improve proactive monitoring."
"HPE BladeSystem could improve the communication between the server and the storage."
"HPE BladeSystem that we are using is currently very old. It's not too good. We haven't renewed it. I would like the solution to have more updates."
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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