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9 pages, 168 KBOptimize Your HCI Deployment
When it comes to hyperconverged deployments, Lenovo offers flexibility so that customers can choose the model that best suits their business needs.
Since 2014, Lenovo has collaborated with Nutanix to offer ThinkAgile HX Series, a best-in-class turnkey hyperconverged system that integrates, validates, and optimizes Nutanix’s industry-leading software with Lenovo's highly reliable platforms — including white-glove Lenovo deployment services.
ThinkAgile HX appliances include a bundled Life of Device license, which remains with the appliance for its lifetime. For customers who prefer to provide their own Nutanix software licenses, Lenovo offers another choice: the ThinkAgile HX Certified Node, which includes:
- Fully validated and integrated hardware and firmware, certified with Nutanix software
- Preloaded Nutanix software for ready deployment, Nutanix term license obtained separately
- Flexibility to bring your own Nutanix term-based license, transferable to other HX certified nodes
- Flexibility to provide your own deployment services or optionally use Lenovo Deployment Services
Increase Simplicity and Uptime
ThinkAgile HX consolidates compute, storage, and virtualization software into simple building blocks, easily managed in scale-out clusters through a single interface. Achieve even simpler IT operations by using Nutanix Prism for one-click provisioning, insights, and firmware updates. Lenovo XClarity, a fast and intuitive resource management tool, can be used in concert with Prism.
A successful hyperconverged deployment depends on reliable servers that ensure your business-critical workloads run without interruption. For 8 years running, Lenovo servers have ranked as the industry’s most reliable x86 platforms. Enhanced with faster processors and memory, Lenovo platforms hold more than 294 current performance world records, so you can run your workloads with blazing-fast speed^. New refreshed HX series featuring the latest technological advancements in processing with 4th Gen processors from AMD processors is now available with more cores and greater GPU density.
With ThinkAgile HX Certified Nodes, you have the freedom to bring your own Nutanix term-based licenses while leveraging outstanding Lenovo reliability and performance plus Nutanix simplicity. Deploy your HCI clusters rapidly and confidently with Lenovo.
ThinkAgile HX 1001 Series Certified Nodes - Intel
The 1U 1-node ThinkAgile HX 1001 Series Certified Node is engineered for light-to-medium workloads (business applications and VDI), and optimized for remote office/branch office (ROBO) environments.
Specifications
| Model | HX1331, 1U form factor | HX1321, 1U form factor |
| Audience | Remote Office/Branch Office (ROBO) | |
| Processor | 1x 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Silver, Gold, or Platinum processor, up to 270W | 1x 2nd Gen Intel® Xeon® Silver, Gold, or Platinum processor, up to 205W |
| Memory | 64GB - 2TB | 64GB - 384GB |
| Drive Bays | 4x 3.5" + 2x 2.5” (Optional) | 4x 3.5" |
| SSD Options (Hybrid Config) | 2x 1.6TB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB | 2x 480GB, 800GB, 960GB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB |
| HDD Options (Hybrid Config) | 2x or 4x 4TB, 6TB, 8TB, 10TB, 12TB, 16TB | 2x 4TB, 6TB, 8TB, 10TB, 12TB, 16TB |
| SSD Options (All-Flash Config) | 2x, 4x or 6x 1.6TB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB | 2x or 4x 480GB, 800GB, 960GB, 1.6TB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB |
| GPU | 0-1x single wide | Not supported |
| 10GBASE-T/10GbE SFP+ Ports | 2-6 | 2-6 |
| 25GbE SFP28 Ports | 0-4 | 0-4 |
| Hypervisors Supported | Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor (preloaded), VMware ESXi (optional preload) | Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor (preloaded), VMware ESXi (optional preload), Microsoft Hyper-V 2016 |
| Systems Management | Hardware management via Lenovo XClarity Software management through Nutanix Prism Firmware upgrade via Nutanix Life Cycle Manager (LCM) |
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| License Options | Nutanix New Packaging & Pricing (PnP) | |
| Deployment Services | Lenovo Professional Deployment services available | |
| Warranty Support | Lenovo 3-year, 4-year, or 5-year limited hardware warranty, ThinkAgile Advantage Single Point of Support where available | |
ThinkAgile HX 2001 Series Certified Nodes - Intel
ThinkAgile HX 2000 Series appliances are available in 1U 1-node form factors, optimized for small and medium businesses (SMBs).
Specifications
| Model | HX2331, 1U form factor | HX2321, 1U form factor |
| Audience | Small and Medium Businesses | |
| Processor | 2x 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Silver, Gold, or Platinum processor, up to 270W | 2x 2nd Gen Intel® Xeon® Silver, Gold, or Platinum processor, up to 205W |
| Memory | 64GB - 4TB | 96GB - 1.5TB |
| Drive Bays | 4x 3.5" + 2x 2.5” (optional) | 4x 3.5" |
| SSD Options (Hybrid Config) | 2x 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB | 2x 480GB, 800GB, 960GB, 1.6TB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB |
| HDD Options (Hybrid Config) | 2x or 4x 4TB, 6TB, 8TB, 10TB, 12TB, 16TB | 0-2x 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, 6TB, 8TB, 10TB, 12TB, 16TB |
| SSD Options (All-Flash Config) | 2x, 4x or 6x 1.6TB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB | 2x or 4x 480GB, 800GB, 960GB, 1.6TB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB |
| GPU | 0 - 2x single wide | Not supported |
| 10GBASE-T/10GbE SFP+ Ports | 2-6 | 2-8 |
| 25GbE SFP28 Ports | 0-6 | 0-6 |
| Hypervisors Supported | Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor (preloaded), VMware ESXi (optional preload) | Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor (preloaded), VMware ESXi (optional preload), Microsoft Hyper-V 2016 |
| Systems Management | Hardware management via Lenovo XClarity Software management through Nutanix Prism Firmware upgrade via Nutanix Life Cycle Manager (LCM) |
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| License Options | Nutanix New Packaging & Pricing (PnP) | |
| Deployment Services | Lenovo Professional Deployment services available | |
| Warranty Support | Lenovo 3-year, 4-year, or 5-year limited hardware warranty; ThinkAgile Advantage Single Point of Support where available | |
ThinkAgile HX 3001 Series Certified Nodes - Intel
ThinkAgile HX 3001 Series Certified Nodes featuring the latest Intel Xeon Scalable processors are available in 1U 1-node, 2U 1-node, and 2U 4-node form factors. These Certified Nodes are engineered for compute-heavy workloads (business applications and VDI) and offer rack-dense and multi-GPU-capable (-G) models.
Specifications
| Model | HX3331 (+ SAP HANA) | HX3321 (+ SAP HANA) | HX3521-G | HX3721 |
| Workload | General virtualization and VDI | |||
| Form Factor | 1U | 1U | 2U | 2U 4-node |
| Processor | 2x 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Silver, Gold, or Platinum processor, up to 250W | 2x 2nd Gen Intel® Xeon® Silver, Gold, or Platinum processor, up to 205W | 2x 2nd Gen Intel® Xeon® Silver, Gold, or Platinum processor, up to 165W | 2x 2nd Gen Intel® Xeon® Silver, Gold, or Platinum processor, up to 140W |
| 64GB - 4TB | 128GB - 3TB | 128GB - 1.5TB | 192GB - 768GB | |
| Drive Bays | 10x-12x 2.5" | 10x-12x 2.5" | 8x-16x 2.5" | 6x 2.5" |
| SSD Options (Hybrid Configs) | 2x-4x1.6TB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB | 2x-4x 480GB, 800GB, 960GB 1.6TB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB | 2x-4x 480GB, 1.6TB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB | 2x 480GB, 800GB, 960GB, 1.6TB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB |
| HDD Options (Hybrid Configs) | 4-10x 1TB, 2TB, 2.4TB | 4-10x 1TB, 2TB, 2.4TB | 6-14x 1TB, 2TB, 2.4TB | 4x 1TB, 2TB, 2.4TB |
| SSD Options (All-Flash Configs) | 2x-12x 1.6TB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB | 2x-12x 480GB, 800GB, 960GB, 1.6TB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB | 2x-16x 480GB, 800GB, 960GB, 1.6TB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB | 2x-6x 480GB, 800GB, 960GB, 1.6TB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB |
| NVMe Options (All-Flash Configs) | 2x,10x, 12x 1.6TB, 3.2TB, 3.84TB, 6.4TB, 7.68TB | 0, 2, or 4x 1.6TB, 3.2TB,3.84TB, 6.4TB | None | None |
| GPU Options | 0-2x single wide | None | 0-2x NVIDIA P40, V100, M60, M10; 0-5x NVIDIA T4 | None |
| 10GBASE-T/10GbE SFP+ Ports | 0-6 | 2-10 | 2-10 | 2-4 |
| 25GbE SFP28 Ports | 0-6 | 0-6 | 0-6 | 0-2 |
| Hypervisors Supported | Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor (preloaded), VMware ESXi (optional preload), | Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor (preloaded), VMware ESXi (optional preload), Microsoft Hyper-V 2016 | ||
| Systems Management | Hardware management via Lenovo XClarity Software management through Nutanix Prism Firmware upgrade via Nutanix Life Cycle Manager (LCM) |
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| License Options | Nutanix New Packaging & Pricing (PnP) | |||
| Deployment Services | Lenovo Professional Deployment services available | |||
| Warranty Support | Lenovo 3-year, 4-year, or 5-year limited hardware warranty, ThinkAgile Advantage Single Point of Support where available | |||
ThinkAgile HX 5001 Series Certified Nodes - Intel
The 2U 1-node ThinkAgile HX 5001 Series Certified Nodes are engineered for storage-heavy workloads (Big Data and enterprise applications) and offer a high-capacity model.
Specifications
| Model | HX5531 | HX5521 |
| Workload | Big Data and High Capacity | |
| Form Factor | 2U | 2U |
| Processor | 2x 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Silver, Gold, or Platinum processor, up to 220W | 2x 2nd Gen Intel® Xeon® Silver, Gold, or Platinum processor, up to 165W |
| Memory | 64GB - 4TB | 128GB - 3TB |
| Drive Bays | 12x 3.5" + 4x 2.5” (optional) | 12x or 14x 3.5" |
| SSD Options (Hybrid Config) | 2x-6x, 1.6TB 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB | 2x-6x 480GB, 800GB, 960GB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB |
| 6x-12x 4TB, 6TB 6x-10x 8TB 8x 10TB, 12TB, 16TB | 6x-12x 4TB, 6TB, 6x-10x 8TB 8x 10TB, 12TB, 16TB | |
| SSD Options (All-Flash Config) | 2x-16x, 1.6TB 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB | 6x-14x 480GB, 800GB, 960GB, 1.6TB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB |
| NVMe Options (All-Flash Config) | None | None |
| GPU Options | 0 - 6x single wide or 2x double wide | Not supported |
| 10GBASE-T/10GbE SFP+ Ports | 0-10 | 2-10 |
| 25GbE SFP28 Ports | 0-16 | 0-8 |
| Hypervisors Supported | Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor (preloaded), VMware ESXi (optional preload) | Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor (preloaded), VMware ESXi (optional preload), Microsoft Hyper-V 2016 |
| Systems Management | Hardware management via Lenovo XClarity Software management through Nutanix Prism Firmware upgrade via Nutanix Life Cycle Manager (LCM) |
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| License Options | Nutanix New Packaging & Pricing (PnP) | |
| Deployment Services | Lenovo Professional Deployment services available | |
| Warranty Support | Lenovo 3-year, 4-year, or 5-year limited hardware warranty, ThinkAgile Advantage Single Point of Support where available | |
ThinkAgile HX 7001 Series Certified Nodes - Intel
The 2U and 4U 1-node ThinkAgile HX 7000 Series appliances are engineered for high-performance and mission-critical workloads (enterprise applications and in-memory databases (such as SAP HANA) and optimized for I/O intensive operation.
Specifications
| Model | HX7531 (+ SAP HANA) | HX7521 (+ SAP HANA) | HX7821 (+ SAP HANA) |
| Workload | High Performance and Databases | Mission-Critical Workloads | |
| Form Factor | 2U | 2U | 4U |
| Processor | 2x 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Silver, Gold, or Platinum processor, up to 270W | 2x 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Silver, Gold, or Platinum processor, up to 205W | 4x 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Silver, Gold, or Platinum processor, up to 205W |
| Memory | 64GB - 4TB | 192GB - 3TB | 384GB - 6TB |
| Drive Bays | 24x 2.5" | 24x 2.5" | Up to 24x 2.5" |
| SSD Options (Hybrid Config) | 2x-8x 1.6TB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB | 4x-8x 480GB, 800GB, 960GB, 1.6TB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB | Up to 8x 480GB, 800GB, 960GB, 1.6TB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB |
| HDD Options | 8x-20x 1TB, 2TB, 2.4TB | 12x-20x 1TB, 2TB, 2.4TB | Up to 20x 1TB, 2TB, or 2.4TB 2.5" |
| SSD Options (All-Flash Config) | 4x-24x 1.6TB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB | 12x-24x 480GB, 800GB, 960GB, 1.6TB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB | Up to 24x 480GB, 800GB, 960GB, 1.6TB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB |
| NVMe Options (All-Flash Config) | 0, 2x, or 4x 1.6TB, 3.2TB, 6.4TB, 7.68TB | 0, 2, or 4x 1.6TB, 3.2TB, 6.4TB | |
| GPU | 0-7x single wide or 2x double wide | Not supported | Not supported |
| 10GBASE-T/10GbE SFP+ Ports | 0-10 | 2-10 | 2-10 |
| 25GbE SFP28 Ports | 0-16 | 0-8 | 0-8 |
| Hypervisors Supported | Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor (preloaded), VMware ESXi (optional preload) | Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor (preloaded), VMware ESXi (optional preload), Microsoft Hyper-V 2016 | |
| Systems Management | Hardware management via Lenovo XClarity Software management through Nutanix Prism Firmware upgrade via Nutanix Life Cycle Manager (LCM) |
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| License Options | Nutanix New Packaging & Pricing (PnP) | ||
| Deployment Services | Lenovo Professional Deployment services available | ||
| Warranty Support | Lenovo 3-year, 4-year, or 5-year limited hardware warranty, ThinkAgile Advantage Single Point of Support where available | ||
ThinkAgile HX AMD 1U Series Certified Nodes
The ThinkAgile HX 3001 Series Certified Node, featuring the latest AMD EPYC processors, is available in a rack-dense 1U 1-node form-factor. It is packed with high memory and core density, making it perfect for virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and general virtualization workloads (business applications).
Specifications
| Model | HX3375 appliance, 1U form factor | HX645 V3 Certified Nodes, 1U form factor |
| Workloads | General Virtualization and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) | General Virtualization and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), ROBO |
| Processors | 1x or 2x AMD EPYC™ 7002 / 7003 Series Processors, up to 64 cores, 240W | 2x AMD EPYC™ 9004 Series Processors, up to 96 cores, 360W |
| Memory | 64GB - 4TB | 64GB - 6TB |
| Drive Bays |
Up to 12x 2.5" drives |
Up to 10x 2.5" + 2x 2.5" drives |
| SSD Options (Hybrid Config) | 2x-4x 800GB, 960GB, 1.6TB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB | No hybrid config support |
| HDD Options (Hybrid Config) | 4x-10x 1TB, 2TB, 2.4TB | No HDD support |
| SSD Options (All-Flash Config) | 4x-12x 800GB, 960GB, 1.6TB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB | 2x-12x 960GB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB |
| NVMe Options (All-Flash Config) | 2x-12x 960GB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB | 0, 2, or 4x 1.6TB, 3.2TB, 3.84TB, 6.4TB, 7.68TB, 15.36TB |
| 10/25GbE SFP28 Ports | 0-6 | 2-4 25Gb ports via OCP + optional PCIe adapters |
| Hypervisors Supported | Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor (preloaded), VMware ESXi (optional preload) | |
| Systems Management | Hardware management via Lenovo XClarity Software management through Nutanix Prism Firmware upgrade via Nutanix Life Cycle Manager (LCM) |
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| License Options | Nutanix New Packaging & Pricing (PnP) | |
| Warranty Support | Lenovo 3-year, 4-year, or 5-year limited hardware warranty | |
ThinkAgile HX AMD 2U Series Certified Nodes
The ThinkAgile HX AMD 2U Series Certified Nodes, featuring the latest AMD EPYC processors, is available in a rack-dense 2U 1-node form-factor. It is packed with high memory and core density, making it perfect for mission critical workloads – Database & Enterprise applications, AI/ML, Development & Test & Data Protection.
Specifications
| Model | HX665 V3 Storage Certified Nodes, 2U form factor | HX665 V3 Certified Nodes, 2U form factor |
| Workloads | File & Object Storage, Data Protection, Development & Test | VDI, Database & Enterprise Application, Development & Test, AI/ML, Messaging, Collaboration and Unified Communications |
| Processors | 1x or 2x AMD EPYC™ 9004 Series Processors, up to 96 cores, 360W | 2x AMD EPYC™ 9004 Series Processors, up to 96 cores, 360W |
| Memory | 64GB - 6TB | 64GB - 6TB |
| Drive Bays | Up to 12x 3.5"+4x 2.5" drives | Up to 24x 2.5" drives |
| SSD Options (Hybrid Config) | 2x-4x, 1.6TB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB | No hybrid config support |
| HDD Options (Hybrid Config) | 4x-12x 4TB, 6TB, 8TB 8x 10TB, 12TB, 16TB, 20TB | No HDD support |
| SSD Options (All-Flash Config) | 2x-12x 800GB, 960GB, 1.6TB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB | 2x-16x 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB |
| NVMe Options (All-Flash Config) | None | 0, 2, or 4x 1.6TB, 3.2TB, 3.84TB, 6.4TB, 7.68TB, 15.36TB |
| 10/25GbE SFP28 Ports | 2-4 25Gb ports via OCP + optional PCIe adapters | 2-4 25Gb ports via OCP + optional PCIe adapters |
| Hypervisors Supported | Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor (preloaded), VMware ESXi (optional preload) | |
| Systems Management | Hardware management via Lenovo XClarity Software management through Nutanix Prism Firmware upgrade via Nutanix Life Cycle Manager (LCM) |
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| License Options | Nutanix New Packaging & Pricing (PnP) | |
| Warranty Support | Lenovo 3-year, 4-year, or 5-year limited hardware warranty | |
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Document number DS0046, published January 4, 2023. For the latest version, go to lenovopress.lenovo.com/ds0046.
