Awesome Cisco UCS Series
May 09, 2025

Awesome Cisco UCS Series

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
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Verified User

Modules Used

  • Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers
  • Cisco UCS S-Series Storage Servers

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco UCS Series

We have deployed Cisco UCS Series servers globally and use them for our hyperconverged infastructure. These act as our edge devices in our POP locations. They are managed centrally through a 3rd party tool that coordinates virtualization software on them. We have them configured with a small boot drive and several SSDs for storage.

Pros

  • Reliable performance;
  • Easy management
  • Great customization options

Cons

  • More integration tools with software providers
  • Cheaper configurations
  • Longer time between replacement
  • Outstanding performance
  • Few repairs
The Cisco UCS Series systems have far fewer hardware issues than the competition and seem to run longer than what we would be able to. They are also easier to manage from an admin perspective with easy to use tools, the right diagnostic and alerting and remote administration capabilities. They are a great product.
We often will configure many servers and use automation tools to do this. The Cisco UCS Series servers have the capability to easily handle this with our tools and provide a easy way to get them up and running without hassle. They also provide an easy way to audit the management settings so that we can ensure everything is the same.
We build these servers in different configurations for different purposes in our company. In some cases as a smaller slimmed down version for edge sites and in other cases really loaded to the max for our core sites. We have also used them in configurations to provide AI capabilities in our company. All configurations are just great.

Do you think Cisco UCS Series delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Cisco UCS Series's feature set?

Yes

Did Cisco UCS Series live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Cisco UCS Series go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cisco UCS Series again?

Yes

We have used these servers as edge servers as well as core servers. They always perform extremely well and have very few hardware issues. If they do experience a hardware issue it is easy to find the replacement part and fix it without any issues. They are great performers and overall a great buy.

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