We performed a comparison between Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers and Lenovo Edge Servers 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 VIC card is the most important feature."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco UCS C-Series Rack is the use of databases, such as MySQL."
"The initial setup is straightforward and easy to do."
"The most valuable features of Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers are agileness, ease of operation, and manageability."
"We have many people in my organization using Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers in the administration."
"The technical support from Cisco is fine."
"The solution is scalable."
"The product's stability is good. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine to ten out of ten."
"I like Lenovo's XClarity Controller, and the ability to control and deploy Edge Servers through this XClarity interface."
"It is a stable solution. The product doesn't have any problems when it comes to stability."
"There is room for better integration with other brands."
"The initial setup could be easier."
"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."
"Some customers have complained about delivery time. So, the main weakness is the lead time."
"Its accessibility and manageability can be improved. Currently, we have to visit the office to manage it. It should be manageable outside our network. I would like it to be on the cloud."
"Definitely the support area needs improving. Especially the time response in case of hardware failure."
"I think the pricing is high. Cisco has to look for bundling this solutions with other applications."
"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."
"With Lenovo, when it comes to its HCI-related part, which includes ThinkAgile, users may face issues as VMware licenses are not linked with ThinkAgile."
"Airflow in the servers can be a problem. Sometimes we cannot add CPU to Edge Servers because there's not enough airflow in the appliance."
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Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is ranked 5th in Rack Servers with 29 reviews while Lenovo Edge Servers is ranked 13th in Rack Servers with 2 reviews. Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is rated 8.4, while Lenovo Edge Servers 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 Lenovo Edge Servers writes "A budget-friendly tool that offers good stability". Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers is most compared with Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, HPE ProLiant DL Servers, Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers, Dell XR2 Rugged Server and IBM Power Systems, whereas Lenovo Edge Servers is most compared with Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, Dell PowerEdge FX, HPE Moonshot and Lenovo ThinkSystem Rack Servers.
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