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."It is easy to scale if you have the licensing."
"Uptime and service are valuable for us. When we have an issue, uptime and being able to get an emergency replacement or actual service is the most important thing for us."
"It is a stable, dependable solution."
"The solution is very easy to use."
"It provides a secure access to the console and reliable administration."
"Modularity is a key feature that provides energy saving ."
"I have noticed that the solution does provide a very good ROI for companies."
"I really appreciate the integrated Onboard Administrator, the iLO (Integrated Lights-Out) modular network, and the SAN Switches."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The most valuable feature of the Lenovo Flex System is the storage system."
"The product is very user-friendly and has many resources at the enterprise level."
"One of the most valuable features of this solution is its ease of use."
"The Lenovo Flex System is very stable."
"Flex System's best features are its performance and stability."
"The stability and speed are always good. The processor is good and it's still working with our loads."
"Really look at it closely, but really look at the Synergy product as well. That seems to me like that's the next evolution of the BladeSystem."
"The solution could improve by having more automation, such as the automatic mapping feature that is available in the Synergy Blade series."
"HPE BladeSystem that we are using is currently very old. It's not too good. We haven't renewed it. I would like the solution to have more updates."
"The management side of this solution could be improved."
"Currently, in the case of a disk failure there is a need to remove the whole bay and as a result, to disconnect all the other disks."
"The problem is that when want to expand with a new chassis, you have to do everything manually. It's not automatic."
"The response time in terms of getting technical support assistance could be improved."
"HPE BladeSystem can improve proactive monitoring."
"The most valuable feature of the Lenovo Flex System is the storage system."
"Flex System's integration with the XClarity Management System could be improved."
"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."
"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 solution could improve by providing more integration with other platforms."
"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."
HPE BladeSystem is ranked 2nd in Blade Servers with 134 reviews while Lenovo Flex System is ranked 10th in Blade Servers with 7 reviews. HPE BladeSystem is rated 8.6, while Lenovo Flex System is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of HPE BladeSystem writes "Very reliable, expands well, and is pretty simple 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". 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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