We performed a comparison between Dell PowerEdge M 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 solution integrated well."
"It helps us to manage multiple chassis from a single website."
"The solution's most valuable features are centralized monitoring and management and the ease of upgrading firmware."
"The solution is made with high-quality hardware."
"It's great for managing overall infrastructure."
"I have compared Dell EMC to other solutions and have found it to be good. The SAN and LAN traffic, manageability, and upgradability are all good."
"It is easy to manage by an administrator and we can spend valuable time on other IT issues."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The Lenovo Flex System is very stable."
"Flex System's best features are its performance and stability."
"The product is very user-friendly and has many resources at the enterprise level."
"The stability and speed are always good. The processor is good and it's still working with our loads."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"One of the most valuable features of this solution is its ease of use."
"The most valuable feature of the Lenovo Flex System is the storage system."
"Dell PowerEdge M needs to run AMD CPUs on it."
"In terms of improvement, it should also offer a hyper-converged option."
"It requires time to transition to the new generation."
"Technical support is not good."
"More interconnections with third party equipment and limited I/O selection."
"Can be improved by being proactive in making changes that could improve the solution."
"The set up is complex"
"I would like to have additional HPC and AI capabilities on general Dell PowerEdge servers."
"The product could improve its integration capabilities."
"The most valuable feature of the Lenovo Flex System is the storage system."
"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."
"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."
"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 solution could improve by providing more integration with other platforms."
Dell PowerEdge M is ranked 4th in Blade Servers with 14 reviews while Lenovo Flex System is ranked 10th in Blade Servers with 7 reviews. Dell PowerEdge M is rated 8.4, while Lenovo Flex System is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Dell PowerEdge M writes "Average pricing and good feature sets but is complex 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". Dell PowerEdge M is most compared with HPE Synergy, HPE Superdome X, Cisco UCS B-Series, Super Micro SuperBlade and PowerEdge C, whereas Lenovo Flex System is most compared with HPE Superdome X, HPE Synergy and Cisco UCS B-Series. See our Dell PowerEdge M vs. Lenovo Flex System report.
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