Cisco UCS B-Series Pros and Cons

Ricky Santos

System Administrator at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

The Dashboard is quite impressive and is, so far, the best based on my experience.

Romano Maria Ruberti

Consultant at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

I like that the hardware is separated from the software definition of the components.

Neeraj Mehra

Manager of Solutions and Support at Esconet Technologies Pvt Ltd

I can connect Cisco UCS B-Series to multiple chassis and rack servers using a unified platform, then manage them on a single console.

Ricky Santos

System Administrator at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

There are patches that cannot be implemented without any downtime or reboot required.

Romano Maria Ruberti

Consultant at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

It needs a better UI. Cisco makes a great product, but doesn't know how to make a UI.

Neeraj Mehra

Manager of Solutions and Support at Esconet Technologies Pvt Ltd

The configuration is a bit complex, as it requires very high technical expertise to apply it.

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