Lenovo Flex System Reviews

We use the solution for virtualization and as a physical system. 

The product is very user-friendly and has many resources at the enterprise level.

Lenovo provides a 14 blade server, which allows for high resource consumption before upscaling is required when compared to other products.

This solution is also very good from a network and bandwidth perspective and I would recommend it. 

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. 

We have been using this solution for the past five years. 

There is an occasional stability issue when there is a requirement for a freeware upgrade, which happens automatically. This can interfere with workflow and is something that needs to be dealt with.

The scalability is good as Lenovo provide 14 blades. This allows vast accommodation of resources in a single implementation which is important for an enterprise solution. Going with Cisco, HP or Dell would require you to purchase additional chassis, as they are limited to eight or nine blades per month.

We have called them during certain critical cases to avoid delays during production. I would rate the support between fair and good, there is room for improvement. 

Previously we used IBM, but switched to Lenovo because it has the 14 blades instead of the eight blade server of IBM. As an enterprise level company Lenovo is more attractive to us from a budgeting and resource perspective. Switching hasn't caused us much of a problem.

The initial setup of this solution is easy, XClarity integration makes management and framework upgrades very simple.
In our environment, deployment complexity is more of a network issue than a hardware issue.

The 14 blade server allows significant room for upscaling before having to invest in another chassis. You would have to purchase another chassis much sooner in the case of an eight or nine blade server. 

We also considered Cisco and Dell as potential options.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

We implement this product for 1,500 to 2,000 clients.

They are hybrid clouds solutions, and therefore, we are the product using for virtualization, and automatization as well. We have application servers on these blade servers and rack servers.

The solution is stable and the performance is good.

The initial setup is straightforward. 

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

The global team has used the solution for about two years or so.

I have found the solution to be quite stable. The performance is very good. There are no bugs or glitches. it doesn't crash or freeze. We have found the product to be reliable. 

I'm not sure how many users are on the solution, however, there are currently 10,000 VMs on the servers.

I've never been in touch with Lenovo's technical support. I cannot rate their level of service, having never dealt with them directly.

We also use Cisco UCS. We use both solutions at the moment. 

It's my understanding that the initial setup was not overly complex or difficult. It was quite straightforward. 

That said, I wasn't directly involved in the deployment. I'm not sure how long it took.

I wasn't involved in the licensing and I don't have any information about the costs involved with the solution. The global team handles these details and I am not in any way involved. 

I'm not sure which version of the solution I am using. I'm pretty sure it is the latest version.

I am not on the hardware team, and therefore it is hard to rate it. That said, I would give it an eight out of ten based on my personal experience. 

I'd recommend the solution to others. 

We are using Lenovo Flex System for our internal platform where we store our operating systems, Windows, Linux, and VMware. VMware vCenter is where we store it and then virtualize our machines.

One of the most valuable features of this solution is its ease of use.

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

I have been using Lenovo Flex System for approximately nine years.

I have found the solution to be stable.

The solution is scalable. You can buy a chassis with the minimum nodes and then scale them up to a maximum of 14 nodes.

We had approximately 2,000 clients that were using the solution.

In my experience the support was good.

The installation was not easy.

We used a third-party vendor for the implementation. 

We had a team of 10 for the deployment of the support infrastructure.

There is a one-off payment to buy the equipment and the support is purchased annually.

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Lenovo Flex System an eight out of ten.

We have provided Lenovo Flex System to a small local bank for storage.

The most valuable feature of the Lenovo Flex System is the storage system.

The price of the Lenovo Flex System could improve.

I have been using Lenovo Flex System for approximately two years.

Lenovo Flex System is a stable solution.

The scalability of the Lenovo Flex System is good.

The support for Lenovo Flex System is good.

Lenovo Flex System typically takes three days to do the implementation.

We do the implementation of the Lenovo Flex System.

The is an annual license cost to use the Lenovo Flex System. If the price was less expensive and flexible overall and for additional features, our customers would be happier.

I would recommend the solution to others.

I rate Lenovo Flex System a nine out of ten.

I use Flex System on Linux and Windows servers for our front and back end, orders, and mailing.

Flex System's best features are its performance and stability.

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

I've been using Flex System for four years.

Flex System is stable.

Flex System's scalability is very good.

We previously used Sun Microsystems (now Oracle).

The initial setup was easy, and deployment took one to two days.

A Lenovo partner did the implementation for us.

We evaluated Dial and Tesco.

I'd recommend Flex System to others as it's much better than any other product we've had and advise that they use XClarity for system management. I would rate Flex System eight out of ten.