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Cisco UCS X-Series

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What is Cisco UCS X-Series?

The Cisco UCS X-Series is a modular system designed for adaptability to simplify IT processes and speed innovation. The system provides users with the right-size infrastructure for the workload and enables operations with the efficiency and predictable TCO needed.

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Who Buys & Uses Cisco UCS X-Series

Cisco UCS X-Series Reviews

What users are saying about Cisco UCS X-Series.
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Pros

  • Modular scalability for resource expansion
  • Unified management via Intersight for streamlined operations
  • Enhanced operational efficiency and simplified lifecycle management

Cons

  • Complex initial configuration and setup process
  • Reported hardware quality issues, including component failures on new blades
  • Limited API capabilities for integration outside of Intersight

Cisco UCS X-Series

Incentivized
Rajiv Yadav
Principal Architect in Information Technology at EnterOne Corporation (501-1000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

In our organization, we use Cisco UCS X-Series for Deploying LLMs (large language model)

Pros

  • Deploy LLM (large language model) for Inference is done well in Cisco UCS X-Series
  • Deploy LLM for RAG (retrieval augmented generation) is done well in Cisco UCS X-Series
  • Deploy LLM for AI Agents is done well in Cisco UCS X-Series
  • Deploy LLM for Agentic AI (artificial intelligence) is done well in Cisco UCS X-Series
  • Deploy LLM for Training is done well in Cisco UCS X-Series

Return on Investment

  • Good ROI

Alternatives Considered

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches and Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller

Other Software Used

Cisco Intersight, Cisco Nexus Dashboard

Scalable Enterprise Computer with Strong Centralized Management

Incentivized
Matt English
systems manager in Information Technology at Penske Automotive Group (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Cisco UCS X-Series replaced our existing UCS hardware in our primary and secondary data centers. They run the entire organization.

Pros

  • reliability
  • stability
  • ease of management
  • piece of mind

Cons

  • make the intersight licensing model simpler
  • expanded supported GPU, storage and pcie
  • easier migration from classic UCS

Return on Investment

  • improved infrastructure agility and faster deployment
  • operational efficiency and better lifecycle management
  • positive ROI when used as a strategic platform

Alternatives Considered

Dell PowerEdge, Cisco UCS Series and HPE BladeSystem

Other Software Used

VMware ESXi, Microsoft 365, Azure Application Gateway

Good Experience

Incentivized
Elvis Kwaibiah
Network System Engineer in Information Technology at infinite campus (201-500 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I am Data center engineer and I am interested in learning more

Pros

  • Storage
  • Managing the devices
  • Manage the servers
  • Database

Cons

  • I think there is room for improvement in Cisco UCS X-Series to be More user friendly
  • In my experience, the Configuration details in Cisco UCS X-Series have room for improvement
  • In my opinion, Policy has room for improvement in Cisco UCS X-Series
  • I think Security has room for improvement in Cisco UCS X-Series

Return on Investment

  • Scaling
  • Security
  • Centralized management

Stable Reliable and high dense.

Incentivized
Verified User
General Manager in Professional Services (201-500 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are using it for mission-critical workloads, as we are a cloud service provider, which enables high performance, high reliability, and scalability. It is also great for management, with easy profile creation and policy implementation. I highly recommend it to all companies that have mission-critical solutions.

Pros

  • Performance.
  • Scalability.
  • Reliability.
  • Easy management.

Cons

  • Integrate ACI with UCS-X to be fully managed.
  • Have GA for more platforms and products, such as Nutanix Cloud Management.

Return on Investment

  • Easy operation.
  • Reduce failure.
  • Strong support.

Alternatives Considered

Dell VxRail

Other Software Used

Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI), Cisco Catalyst Center, Cisco UCS Manager

Cisco UCS X-Series Just works...

Incentivized
Verified User
Employee in Product Management (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Cisco UCS X-Series in our Demo Lab to show our integrations with our Storage Arrays. We have integrated the entire stack installation from start to finish... install to Hypervisor and application. We use them to show the ease of use and ability surface business value from all levels of infrastructure

Pros

  • Efficiency
  • Portability
  • Ease of scaling

Cons

  • Richer API outside of intersight

Return on Investment

  • Rack ROI is great
  • Sustainability goals are met with Cisco UCS X-Series

Alternatives Considered

Hitachi Unified Compute Platform Advisor (UCP Advisor)

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