The solution should come with cloud native applications to prepare for cloud based solutions.

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.

The level of customer support needs to be improved.

There is currently an issue with Lenovo switching out SAN switches from the chassis, which will cause problems for people who already have a set up with the SAN switch connected to the central storage. This could require an entirely different network, adding an additional cost for the user. 

The user interface needs improvement because they have an application from which we have to manage the whole system and all of 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. I think we need a more powerful management application that could help us in that regard.

We look forward to management software that will help us manage everything from one screen and include notifications of any hardware problems so we can respond before the problem happens.

The product could improve its integration capabilities. For example, it's not optimized as Cisco UCS servers are.

Flex System's integration with the XClarity Management System could be improved.

The price of the Lenovo Flex System could improve.

The solution could improve by providing more integration with other platforms.

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.

In terms of new features, I would like to see the Flex System manager integrate into the acquisition. It is necessary to have something like a Flex System manager to allow for the management of single or multiple items in one place.