Cisco Intersight Reviews

We use the solution for server management across various locations.

With Intersight, it is pretty simple to manage all the environments. We don't really need to deploy any management solution.

Intersight can validate our environment. It tells us if the environment has issues and whether they are critical. It's pretty easy to connect with other tools. Intersight’s analytic features played a big part in our decision-making processes. We wanted the analytics to see how the environment is working. It was one of the reasons why we chose to buy Intersight. It requires a license.

We used the solution's automation capabilities, but it wasn’t easy. It was part of why we took some time to deploy the solution. It didn't give us much value. It wasn't that good. Intersight is a pretty complex solution. It can give you a lot of things, but nothing is simple. The usability must be better.

I have been using the solution for the last few months.

We never had any issues with the stability.

It’s a cloud solution. We never do anything in terms of scaling the environment. It is scalable. There is nothing for us to configure, manage, or maintain. Two system administrators are using the product in our organization. It is used once a week. If we don't have any alerts and don't need to change anything in the environment, we barely use it.

The technical support is not that great.

Neutral

The setup is straightforward. It is very easy to deploy the tool. It is a cloud solution. Cisco manages everything. We consume it as part of the public cloud and connect our environment. It doesn’t require maintenance. The inter-site deployment can be done within a few minutes. It was very straightforward and easy.

The solution was deployed in-house.

The product is cost-effective. We do not pay much for the tool.

We have evaluated Scale Computing and some solutions from HPE. One of the benefits of Intersight is its ability to examine the environment. We can understand whether everything's working fine and everything is connected correctly. It gives us an insight into how our solution is deployed.

The one big advantage is that it helps us know whether our solution is deployed correctly, whether we have the right drivers and devices, and whether everything is working correctly. I will recommend the tool to others. Overall, I rate the product a seven out of ten.

I'm an IT enterprise system administrator.

Implementing this solution has helped us in many ways. We have 10 data centers across the site, so there's a lot to manage. The patching for the HX and the firmware upgrade is very heavy and critical. Given that we are a small team, Intersight has simplified the work for us. 

The most valuable feature is the view we get for all the data centers and all the HX nodes using a single portal, rather than having to go into the HX Connect one by one. We've deployed Intersight across our environment and it's doing well, managing our HX nodes and doing all the upgrades. 

This is a complex solution and I sometimes end up having to deal with the firmware from the UCS manager because the UCS isn't upgraded. There's room for building the cluster in two nodes but it needs some enhancement for that. It would benefit us having that and it doesn't require much additional technology, or extra cost.

I've been using this solution for four years. 

I think the major challenge for us and for Cisco Intersight, is the upgrades. We've sometimes asked to go for an upgrade and Cisco has recommended that we take a previous version because it's more stable. There is a difference between the long-term upgrade and the feature upgrade but sometimes you need the new batches to eliminate any vulnerabilities or to fix any bugs.

We only have six users in the company but the solution is scalable. 

The technical support is great. They are always there whenever they're needed regarding the heavy workload that we have in our environment. 

The tech engineers are available 24/7 up there. We had a major issue a year ago and the tech engineer was with us when the problem came up at around 10:00pm. It took about six or seven hours to solve and he was very professional did his job very well.

Positive

I wasn't around for the initial implementation, but I deployed the HX nodes and the clusters for the standard and the edge clusters. It's very complex and requires lots of technical skills, but I enjoyed exploring the new tech. We had an IT system administrator, and a team leader assisting as they have the most experience with the solution. 

We do get a return on our investment. Hyperconverge technology is one of the major technologies right now, especially in consolidating the network and storage tiers. The ROI is a big reduction in pain points and workload regarding the storage and network tier, and also the environment for it.

We didn't evaluate anything else because we have a big profile with Cisco in terms of our network and our scope as system administrators. 

We're currently looking to expand and add the vCenters in Intersight. We're currently working out how to add vCenter and the other nodes, and make sure that all of them are in a healthy state. We're also considering a move to the cloud because of the additional features available. I really recommend using the next-generation M6 servers. It's solid with long-term stability.

I rate this solution eight out of 10. 

The tool helps to manage Cisco servers. 

The product's setup should be easier. 

I have been using the solution for three years. 

The product is stable and I would rate it a ten out of ten. 

I would rate the solution's scalability a ten out of ten. 

The tool's setup is not straightforward. It took three days for the deployment to complete. We collect information and scope from customers and then install the virtual machines. 

You can get a free license for monitoring but need to purchase a license if you need extra control. 

It's deployed on the cloud and on-prem.

Intersight is the best solution with the data center. I like Intersight because of the integration with HashiCorp, Kubernetes, and each cloud because Intersight is the IO module. I like the orchestration of the data center system. Cisco can be integrated with Pure Storage, Veeam, HashiCorp, and Umbrella.

The unique problem with Cisco Intersight is that it's not supporting some players. For example, Dell and ATP. I have a problem with integrating the existing solutions in the data center.

I would like to see integration with the observability solution.

I've been using this solution since 2018.

It's stable.

The cost depends on the case. It's just the standard licensing cost. There are no additional fees. I'm happy with the pricing.

I would rate this solution 9 out of 10.

Cisco Intersight has valuable features for workflow automation and inventory administration.

The product could be easy to use, similar to CloudIQ. Additionally, they should provide more information to make decisions.

We are a Cisco partner. Thus, we communicate directly with cloud specialists in their technical support team.

Positive

The initial setup process is easy.

I rate Cisco Intersight a seven out of ten.

Our organization uses Cisco Intersight since it helps manage our physical infrastructure.

I am still assessing the solution's features since I haven't found it to be all that valuable till now.

There is still some work to be done on the solution. It does take care of the monitoring part but doesn't do it too well. Functionality-wise, it also doesn't manage as well as it used to do in the past.

In the future, the solution needs to plan on an extension to cover a broader range of objects since, at present, there are some Cisco devices within the range of Intersight UCS that it can't manage.

I have been using Cisco Intersight for about six months. I am using the solution in our company. I am using the solution's latest version. My company has a partnership with Cisco Intersight.

The solution's overall stability is pretty fine.

It is a scalable solution.

Only a dozen employees are using the solution in my company.

Our company plans to increase the solution's usage in the future.

The technical support by Cisco is very good. I rate the technical support an eight out of ten.

Positive

I use SolarWinds NPM. Though SolarWinds NPM and Cisco Intersight are used for slightly different purposes, they are both essentially used for monitoring.

SolarWinds NPM is able to monitor a much larger range of devices compared to Cisco Intersigh. Intershight can predominantly be used for other Cisco devices only.

The product is deployed on-premises.

The product was easy to implement.

The deployment phase was done in a week.

One person was required for the implementation process.

During the installation procedure, the tool was deployed the way I needed it.

I was involved in the solution's installation.

Market share is one advantage Cisco Intersight has over its competitors.

At present, it is not easy to integrate Cisco Intersight with products from other vendors.

It can be reasonably set up, and it is easy to get it running after that.

The product is good and works with other Cisco devices.

Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

Our primary use case is for monitoring locations. We are partners with Cisco.

I find the integrations to be the most valuable feature. 

One of the issues is that they are integrating a lot of technologies into the product and when new features appear, the service becomes full of bugs and doesn't work. I have to wait while they go back and make the application stable again. I'd like to see more integration with other companies. 

I've been using this solution for three years. 

The solution is stable most of the time, it's only when new features are added that it becomes less stable. 

The solution is pretty scalable. 

The initial setup is simple. 

I rate this product a seven out of 10.