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Attribute Ratings
- HPE OneView is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Support Rating
Likelihood to Recommend

8.6
Cisco UCS Manager
86%
12 Ratings
9.0
HPE OneView
90%
3 Ratings
Support Rating

9.0
Cisco UCS Manager
90%
4 Ratings
9.4
HPE OneView
94%
4 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco UCS Manager
It [Cisco UCS Manager] is extremely well suited to large virtual infrastructure environments with resource dense blades. This solution is also great if you want to consolidate a large number of servers (if they are servers that need to stay physical, but can fit in the profile of a blade) - this would reduce data center space utilization as well as power and cooling. Cisco UCS Manager is also great if you're looking for centralized management of a larger number of servers. This would not be a great solution if you have a very small shop - it's not cheap and probably wouldn't give you a ROI if you only have a couple dozen servers total. I'd say it would be overkill for small shops, but if you have the money and don't care, you'll still like it.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Higher Education Company, 5001-10,000 employeesHPE OneView
HPE Oneview has come along way. When they first put it out it was next to useless. Over the years and versions, they listened to feedback and have made OneView into a truly enterprise-level robust management product. It is now a far better product than the old C7000 Blade OAs, and HP SIM. It makes management of hardware easy and makes much of the maintenance easier and safer than before. For the storage side it does a great job and is intuitive to use, but the very versatility of how you can do things can lead to issues if multiple engineers do things differently.

Verified User
Technician in Information Technology
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Company, 5001-10,000 employeesPros
Cisco UCS Manager
- It is very all inclusive for management of every part our our Cisco blade center.
- It allows us to directly connect to a hardware-based server in the blade center as though we were physically at the console.
- It allows us to monitor the entire system for faults.
- It lets us manage connectivity.
- It is set to alert us via email if a fault occurs.

Verified User
Project Manager in Information Technology
Higher Education Company, 201-500 employeesHPE OneView
- It is software-defined automation which helps you replicate the same configuration of HPE on other servers
- Provides possible solutions to the alert which is very helpful while fixing the issue
- A single click and interactive user interface
ICT Specialist
HatchConstruction, 10,001+ employees
Cons
Cisco UCS Manager
- Automation: There is a simple power-shell CMD lets, but it leaves more to be desired.
- Navigation: Navigating the interface can be confusing.
- Integration: Integration with ESXi hosts while doing FW upgrades would be hugely beneficial without the need for additional tools.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Banking Company, 201-500 employeesHPE OneView
- Adding in the functionality to control multiple devices like the 3PAR san or Nimble san.
Sr Solutions Architect
Scientific GamesEntertainment, 5001-10,000 employees
Pricing Details
Cisco UCS Manager
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—HPE OneView
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Support Rating
Cisco UCS Manager
Cisco UCS Manager 9.0
Based on 4 answers
Cisco UCSM Support has been very quick to reply and address our concerns, issues, and questions. We have found that Cisco's documentation is clear and concise and fairly easy to find. With Cisco support's help, we are able to quickly and safely meet the demands of our end-users, consistently.

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Education Management Company, 51-200 employeesHPE OneView
HPE OneView 9.4
Based on 4 answers
Support and training when we implemented OneView were excellent. We haven't required any additional support since we put it in and configured it for our systems. The OneView systems have been stable through updates and HPE documentation is excellent.

Verified User
Technician in Information Technology
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Company, 5001-10,000 employeesAlternatives Considered
Cisco UCS Manager
I think UCS Manager would be able very comparable to other vendors offerings when it comes to server configuration. I think Cisco did a good job in giving you full access to many options that you might not see with Dell or HPE. Every manufacturer would need a similar tool to control their server environment, but I think what Cisco has built into their Manager is a little better than others I've used. You can just see and change so many settings. I would say that is also a bit of a negative by a little bit because sometimes it is hard to dig in and find what you need to change and often might need to reach out to TAC or take a training course to understand all of the interface.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Mining & Metals Company, 501-1000 employeesHPE OneView
Our infrastructure is all HP and it is always nice to use the OEM tools in order to get the best optimized results.
ICT Specialist
HatchConstruction, 10,001+ employees
Return on Investment
Cisco UCS Manager
- The positive is I was able to consolidate my small server infrastructure from 3 racks to one rack giving me space back and much power savings
- The negative would be it could feel a little daunting to manage as there are many tabs and pieces to the interface.

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 501-1000 employeesHPE OneView
- No impact one way or the other for us.
Sr Solutions Architect
Scientific GamesEntertainment, 5001-10,000 employees