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 solution is very fast and the power consumption is great."
"The most valuable feature of HPE BladeSystem is its upgradability and centralized configuration."
"I really appreciate the integrated Onboard Administrator, the iLO (Integrated Lights-Out) modular network, and the SAN Switches."
"They are very fast and very reliable. They are working under very tough conditions."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its high availability."
"The solution has good scalability."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the ease of management with the hardware."
"I like the stability."
"The stability and speed are always good. The processor is good and it's still working with our loads."
"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 initial setup is straightforward."
"The Lenovo Flex System is very stable."
"The most valuable feature of the Lenovo Flex System is the storage system."
"One of the most valuable features of this solution is its ease of use."
"HPE BladeSystems is an old technology that cannot fit all of the dynamic organizational needs of our company."
"Some part of virtual connections needs improvement."
"It will be discontinued so we will have to change to another product shortly."
"The scalability is limited because you only have a 16-server by chassis."
"I would prefer to have changes in the compatibility of the blade servers with the new ones designed by HPE, as the top team's version does not have it."
"We have not needed to contact support because we have not had an issue. However, the partner support we had could improve. There are some disadvantages compared to Dell. The questions that are asked from the support are too lengthy, this causes a delay in support."
"There is always room for improvement everywhere with the HPE BladeSystem."
"Higher bandwidth interconnects could be introduced."
"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 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."
"The product could improve its integration capabilities."
"The solution could improve by providing more integration with other platforms."
HPE BladeSystem is ranked 2nd in Blade Servers with 21 reviews while Lenovo Flex System is ranked 10th in Blade Servers with 3 reviews. HPE BladeSystem is rated 8.6, while Lenovo Flex System is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of HPE BladeSystem writes "Good service, reliable, and remotely accessible through the iLO feature". 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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