We performed a comparison between HPE BladeSystem and Lenovo Flex System 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 interface and dashboard are excellent and user-friendly."
"When it comes to the BladeSystem, what we love about it most is being able to actually manage it using OneView."
"I like the stability."
"Virtual Fabric and interconnects are easy to configure and maintain."
"Its ease of management, consolidation, connectivity, power, and cooling are the most valuable features."
"The most valuable feature of HPE BladeSystem is its upgradability and centralized configuration."
"The solution has high performance."
"It's very scalable."
"One of the most valuable features of this solution is its ease of use."
"The stability and speed are always good. The processor is good and it's still working with our loads."
"The most valuable feature of the Lenovo Flex System is the storage system."
"Flex System's best features are its performance and stability."
"The Lenovo Flex System is very stable."
"The product is very user-friendly and has many resources at the enterprise level."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"I'd like to see an all-in-one packet in the future."
"HPE BladeSystem can improve by providing the latest generation processor engine, such as the I-Flex processor."
"The price of the solution has room for improvement."
"Non-disruptive firmware upgrades in all areas of blade technology."
"Higher bandwidth interconnects could be introduced."
"They should provide open learning materials and seminars for detailed knowledge of the product."
"Some part of virtual connections needs improvement."
"The only side that must be improved is the active-passive interconnect module architecture."
"The most valuable feature of the Lenovo Flex System is the storage system."
"The solution could improve by providing more integration with other platforms."
"The user-interface needs improvement, because they have an application from which we have to manage the whole system and all the infrastructure. This application is not working at our premises, because of some problem with the hardware itself. So although we brought it with our systems, and we used it to manage all the systems: the storage, the switches, and everything, nevertheless we have to support every part alone and enter the interface in one-by-one."
"Forced restarts due to free upgrades is an issue that needs to be resolved. We can manage this as we have high availability and redundancy, but without that it could be a real problem."
"Flex System's integration with the XClarity Management System could be improved."
"It does not have the same module flexibility that was present in IBM Blade. On the Blade System, I was able to choose between the Cisco module, or BMC module. Since the switch to Lenovo, I have not had the same choice of modules, only the BMC modules."
"The product could improve its integration capabilities."
HPE BladeSystem is ranked 2nd in Blade Servers with 134 reviews while Lenovo Flex System is ranked 10th in Blade Servers with 7 reviews. HPE BladeSystem is rated 8.6, while Lenovo Flex System is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of HPE BladeSystem writes "Very reliable, expands well, and is pretty simple to set up". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Lenovo Flex System writes "Provides a high initial ceiling before upscaling is required, user-friendly and rich in resources, but has occasional stability issues". HPE BladeSystem is most compared with HPE Synergy, Cisco UCS B-Series, Dell PowerEdge M, Super Micro SuperBlade and HPE Superdome X, whereas Lenovo Flex System is most compared with HPE Superdome X, HPE Synergy, Cisco UCS B-Series and Dell PowerEdge M. See our HPE BladeSystem vs. Lenovo Flex System report.
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