We performed a comparison between Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers and Dell XR2 Rugged Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Lenovo and others in Rack Servers."The solution is stable."
"The solution is scalable."
"We have many people in my organization using Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers in the administration."
"It is very nice and stable with an easy administration GUI."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco UCS C-Series Rack is the use of databases, such as MySQL."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the expansion and replacement of parts."
"In terms of the features that I have found most valuable, that is basically the hardware, which is more dynamic."
"The hardware customization capabilities are great."
"The storage and the disc performance in terms of IOPS is great."
"The scalability of the Dell XR2 Rugged Server is good and easy to do."
"Cisco UCS C-Series Rack could improve by selling storage. Cisco doesn't sell storage, which is a problem because some customers ask for storage. There are several brands in the market, such as HPE, and Dell EMC. However, Cisco doesn't have any storage. This is where the tension comes from buying this solution."
"There is room for better integration with other brands."
"The only thing I would change is to provide more proactive support."
"There is very little scalability for the cluster. If you need a higher availability, there is a user limitation. So that is the low side."
"Some customers have complained about delivery time. So, the main weakness is the lead time."
"The solution needs more capacity and more scalability."
"The warranty and support periods should be extended."
"The C-Series is not designed to be as scalable. They are designed to have enough RAM and enough CPU on their own side. If you want scalability, it's better to choose the B-Series— the Blade Servers — because those are much more scalable with Fabric Interconnect."
"Dell XR2 Rugged Server could improve if there was more customization allowed."
"It lacks a modular option to expand to a 16-bay system."
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Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is ranked 5th in Rack Servers with 29 reviews while Dell XR2 Rugged Server is ranked 12th in Rack Servers with 2 reviews. Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is rated 8.4, while Dell XR2 Rugged Server is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers writes "The VIC card is the most important feature". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell XR2 Rugged Server writes "Simple to scale, high availability, and top level service and support". Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is most compared with Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, HPE ProLiant DL Servers, Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers, IBM Power Systems and HPE Apollo, whereas Dell XR2 Rugged Server is most compared with HPE ProLiant DL Servers, Dell PowerEdge XE Servers and Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers.
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