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 scalability is very good."
"The most valuable features of the Cisco UCS B-Series are reports for virtualization and the large memory it has."
"Since its UCS release in 2009, Cisco has extended the core functionality with Central, a tool for managing multiple domains"
"The most valuable features of the solution are stability and security."
"From a return on investment perspective, Cisco UCS B-Series is worth the money."
"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."
"I can connect Cisco UCS B-Series to multiple chassis and rack servers using a unified platform, then manage them on a single console."
"It is less time-consuming to deploy the software."
"The solution is scalable, offering flexibility and expansion options to meet changing business needs."
"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."
"For me, the most valuable features are integration and simple defining."
"It provides a secure access to the console and reliable administration."
"When it comes to the BladeSystem, what we love about it most is being able to actually manage it using OneView."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its high availability."
"I like the stability."
"The solution is issue-free and works almost flawlessly."
"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."
"It needs a better UI. Cisco makes a great product, but doesn't know how to make a UI."
"The product could be made more secure."
"The solution’s technical support could be better."
"This model does not support virtualization of the switch."
"Cisco could improve the user-friendliness for less experienced users."
"The initial setup process is complex."
"The cost is expensive and has room for improvement."
"The other similar solutions used different CLI commands than HPE BladeSystem. The HPE BladeSystem CLI commands should be the same as the other companies which would make it easier to manage. It would be better for the system administrators to manage HPE BladeSystem and other systems together. I wanted to configure this service with the CLI but the commands are different than the other solutions making it a bit more difficult."
"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."
"OA updates and upgrades have to be made simpler."
"If you compare it with Lenovo systems, the pricing is too high."
"It is really stable, however the motherboard sometimes crashes."
"This product needs a wider range of firmware compatibility matrix from the oldest to the newest blade server."
"The problem is that when want to expand with a new chassis, you have to do everything manually. It's not automatic."
"They could include some embedded software for container technology."
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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