Lenovo Blade Servers [EOL] Reviews, Competitors and Pricing

System Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Oct 31, 2015

It's enabled us to run critical applications, back up of critical data, and storage systems on the same products without downtime issues that could otherwise be caused by hardware/software issues.

How has it helped my organization?

The servers have enabled us to run critical applications, back up of critical data, and storage systems on the same products without downtime issues that could otherwise be caused by hardware/software issues.

What needs improvement?

Warranty extension may be required at times. After the warranty elapses, IBM can organize this so that clients who are still using servers or any other IBM products, can continue using the products.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using it for one year, five months.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

No issues at the moment.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No issues at the moment, they are generally stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No issues at the moment, the servers are well designed for growth.

How are customer service and support?

Customer Service:

Generally OK. The warranty centre is readily accessible, and parts are shipped immediately when they are ordered.

Technical Support:

The engineers are well trained, together with their business partners

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: We're business partners.

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Support Engineer-Enterprise System at a tech services company

Nov 26, 2017

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Easy to deploy and produces better performance with less maintenance

What is most valuable?

We have separate compute module know as FSM for management.

How has it helped my organization?

Easy to deploy with better performance and less maintenance.

What needs improvement?

Integrated DVD/CD ROM.

For how long have I used the solution?

Five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No issues to date.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is every important that you should be very clear with your future plans. We have had no scalability issues to date.

How are customer service and technical support?

OK.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We switched because it is good to maintain a hybrid infrastructure.

How was the initial setup?

Need some level of technical knowledge to configure it.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Licensing depends upon your budget and pricing depends upon your requirements

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

No other vendors, but we evaluated price and technical options and local support in our market.

What other advice do I have?

Be sure with your requirements and confirm all the technical aspects, considering your future needs, especially while choosing an I/O module for network and fiber.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner.

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Network Manager at a tech company with 51-200 employees

Jul 15, 2012

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IBM BladeCenter HS22 is ideal for midsize businesses and allows you to scale your data center

Valuable Features:

BladeCenter HS22 provides great performance and reliability, with two Intel Xeon 5600 (3.60 GHz) processors and 12 VLP DDR-3 memory DIMMs, with expansion capability of 192 GB.HS22 is designed to host mainstream business applications and virtualization. Deployment and customization is quick and easy with the advantage of UEFI based tools.HS22 has a special mechanical design to cool the blade in challenging circumstances. Exceptional power management capabilities are provided with integrated power management tools like “IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager.”Less expensive than most of the Blade Servers available in this configuration.

Room for Improvement:

Very stable servers; so far have not found any inconsistencies.

Other Advice:

BladeCenter HS22 uses two Intel Xeon 5600 processors and RAM expandable up to 192 GB for enhanced performance of your business applications or virtualization requirements.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.