Red Hat Software Solution Product Guide

Red Hat and Lenovo have been partners for over 20 years. Together we ensure that the latest Red Hat technologies work perfectly with Lenovo ThinkSystem infrastructure and ThinkAgile solutions to provide the most reliable, secure and high-performing datacenters for our customers. Built with proven Lenovo innovation, Lenovo ThinkSystem servers and ThinkAgile solutions extend Red Hat's operating systems, virtualization technologies, and infrastructure platforms so you can build a highly productive IT environment that can help your business achieve true innovation.

Lenovo has proven experience in developing and delivering Red Hat-based solutions that help customers modernize and simplify their IT infrastructure to dramatically drive down operating costs and open the door to cutting-edge innovations. Built around the latest Lenovo ThinkSystem servers and networking hardware, the Lenovo solution with Red Hat provides businesses with an affordable, interoperable, and reliable industry-leading solution to manage their virtualized workloads.

Lenovo XClarity Administrator is a centralized resource management solution that is aimed at reducing complexity, speeding response, and enhancing the availability of Lenovo server systems and solutions. Lenovo XClarity Administrator provides agent-free hardware management for our servers, storage, network switches, hyperconverged and ThinkAgile solutions and it is especially effective when paired with Red Hat Ansible.

For more information, refer to the Lenovo XClarity Administrator Product Guide, available from:
https://lenovopress.com/tips1200-lenovo-xclarity-administrator

Lenovo offers support for several Red Hat offerings including Red Hat Enterprise Linux, giving customers a single point of support for their data center with much improved pricing than they can get from Red Hat distributors.

With Lenovo, customers have access to decades of datacenter expertise, industry leading support services and the option to leverage Lenovo consultative, professional, and managed service offerings. With a history of collaboration, Red Hat and Lenovo consistently deliver innovative joint solutions for the data center.

This section describes the subscriptions available for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

This Red Hat offering provides companies of all sizes with essential operation components, such as Operating Systems, automation platform, and monitoring between other products, all with the objective of reduce duplication of effort, ensure adherence to standards, enhance the flow of information throughout an information system, promote adaptability necessary for a changeable environment and all the software required to maintain your organization running with a world class software and hardware.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux is available for the following scenarios:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL): RHEL is the world’s leading enterprise Linux platform, certified on hundreds of clouds and with thousands of hardware and software vendors. Red Hat Enterprise Linux can be purchased to support specific use cases like edge computing or SAP workloads, and different environments across physical, virtual and cloud deployments.
• RHEL for Virtual Datacenter: This subscription allows the deployment of unlimited Red Hat Enterprise Linux guests (2 socket) in virtualized environments on supported hypervisors, like OpenShift Virtualization, Red Hat Virtualization, VMware, and Microsoft Hyper-V. Note - Does not include Hypervisor.

• RHEL for HPC: This Linux variant is used for processing complex calculations at high speeds across multiple servers in parallel. The groups of servers are known as clusters and are composed of hundreds or even thousands of compute servers that have been connected through a network.

• RHEL for SAP Applications: is used for all non-HANA SAP applications. This also comes in the basic two socket / two VM and the unlimited VM option using Virtual Datacenter subscriptions. Primary use case is for SAP business applications.

• RHEL for SAP Solutions: is an attractive, bundled subscription with several Red Hat technologies. This is the subscription required for SAP HANA use cases. This subscription includes Red Hat Insights, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat High Availability Add-On, and Red Hat Smart Management Add-On. It also has an extended update support of four years included vs the standard support term of two years.

• RHEL for Distributed Computing (Edge): This sku is the same great RHEL product available with a special bulk pricing. Designed for purchase in large quantities to satisfy large scale, multi-site deployments. Available for Gateway, Server and End-point device use cases. Minimum quantity requirements apply.

• RHEL for Workstation: Designed for advanced Linux users working on more powerful hardware, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation is optimized for high-performance graphics, animation, and scientific activities. It includes all the capabilities and applications that workstation users need, plus development tools for provisioning and administration.

The following tables list the available part numbers.

• RHEL with Lenovo Support
• RHEL with Red Hat support
• RHEL for Virtual Datacenter with Lenovo Support
• RHEL for Virtual Datacenter with Red Hat Support
• RHEL for HPC with Lenovo Support
• RHEL for HPC with Red Hat Support
• RHEL for SAP Applications with Lenovo Support
• RHEL for SAP Applications with Red Hat Support
• RHEL for SAP Solutions with Lenovo Support
• RHEL for SAP Solutions with Red Hat Support
• RHEL for Distributed Computing (Edge) with Lenovo Support
• RHEL for Distributed Computing (Edge) with Red Hat Support
• RHEL for Workstation with Lenovo Support
• RHEL for Workstation with Red Hat Support

RHEL with Lenovo Support

The following table lists the ordering information for RHEL with Lenovo Support.

RHEL with Red Hat support

The following table lists the ordering information for RHEL with Red Hat support.

RHEL for Virtual Datacenter with Lenovo Support

The following table lists the ordering information for RHEL for Virtual Datacenter with Lenovo Support.

RHEL for Virtual Datacenter with Red Hat Support

The following table lists the ordering information for RHEL for Virtual Datacenter with Red Hat Support.

RHEL for HPC with Lenovo Support

The following table lists the ordering information for RHEL for HPC with Lenovo Support.

RHEL for HPC with Red Hat Support

The following table lists the ordering information for RHEL for HPC with Red Hat Support.

RHEL for SAP Applications with Lenovo Support

The following table lists the ordering information for RHEL for SAP Applications with Lenovo Support.

RHEL for SAP Applications with Red Hat Support

The following table lists the ordering information for RHEL for SAP Applications with Red Hat Support.

RHEL for SAP Solutions with Lenovo Support

The following table lists the ordering information for RHEL for SAP Solutions with Lenovo Support.

RHEL for SAP Solutions with Red Hat Support

The following table lists the ordering information for RHEL for SAP Solutions with Red Hat Support.

RHEL for Distributed Computing (Edge) with Lenovo Support

The following table lists the ordering information for RHEL for Distributed Computing (Edge) with Lenovo Support.

RHEL for Distributed Computing (Edge) with Red Hat Support

The following table lists the ordering information for RHEL for Distributed Computing (Edge) with Red Hat Support.

RHEL for Workstation with Lenovo Support

The following table lists the ordering information for RHEL for Workstation with Lenovo Support.

RHEL for Workstation with Red Hat Support

The following table lists the ordering information for RHEL for Workstation with Red Hat Support.

This section provides information on add-on packages that can be sold with the RHEL Operating System from Lenovo. Any “Add-On” package will adopt the support levels of the underlying server OS (i.e. Standard or Premium support, Lenovo Support or Red Hat Support).

• RHEL Extended Update Support (EUS). is an optional offering for Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscribers. With EUS, Red Hat provides backports of Critical and Important impact security updates and urgent-priority bug fixes for a predefined set of minor releases of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. EUS enables customers to remain with the same minor release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux for 24 months, allowing for stable production environments for mission-critical applications.

• RHEL High Availability. RHEL High Availability Add-On allows a service to fail over from one (1) node to another with no apparent interruption to cluster clients, evicting faulty nodes during transfer to prevent data corruption. This Add-On can be configured for most applications (both off-the-shelf and custom) and virtual guests and supports up to 16 nodes (RHEL 7.6 and RHEL 8.0) and up to 32 nodes (RHEL 7.7 and 8.1 and later). The High Availability Add-On features a cluster manager, lock management, fencing, command-line cluster configuration, and a Conga administration tool.

• Red Hat Resilient Storage Add-On. Red Hat Resilient Storage lets users access the same storage device over a network—using either shared storage or a clustered file system—through a pool of data that's available to each server in a group. Each server in a cluster has direct access to a shared block device over a local storage area network (SAN).

• Red Hat Smart Management. Red Hat Smart Management combines the flexible and powerful infrastructure management capabilities of Red Hat Satellite with the simplicity of cloud management services for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and many other Red Hat products. It helps you more securely manage any environment supported by Red Hat.

The following tables list the available part numbers.

• RHEL Extended Update Support with Lenovo Support
• RHEL Extended Update Support with Red Hat Support
• RHEL High Availability with Lenovo Support
• RHEL High Availability with Red Hat Support
• RHEL Resilient Storage with Lenovo Support
• RHEL Resilient Storage with Red Hat Support
• RHEL Smart Management with Lenovo Support
• RHEL Smart Management with Red Hat Support

RHEL Extended Update Support with Lenovo Support

The following table lists the ordering information for RHEL Extended Update Support with Lenovo Support.

RHEL Extended Update Support with Red Hat Support

The following table lists the ordering information for RHEL Extended Update Support with Red Hat Support.

RHEL High Availability with Lenovo Support

The following table lists the ordering information for RHEL High Availability with Lenovo Support.

RHEL High Availability with Red Hat Support

The following table lists the ordering information for RHEL High Availability with Red Hat Support.

RHEL Resilient Storage with Lenovo Support

The following table lists the ordering information for RHEL Resilient Storage with Lenovo Support.

RHEL Resilient Storage with Red Hat Support

The following table lists the ordering information for RHEL Resilient Storage with Red Hat Support.

RHEL Smart Management with Lenovo Support

The following table lists the ordering information for RHEL Smart Management with Lenovo Support.

RHEL Smart Management with Red Hat Support

The following table lists the ordering information for RHEL Smart Management with Red Hat Support.

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform provides an enterprise framework for building and operating IT automation at scale, from hybrid cloud to the edge. Ansible Automation Platform enables users across an organization to create, share, and manage automation—from development and operations to security and network teams.

The following tables list the available part numbers.

• Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform with Red Hat Support

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform with Red Hat Support

The following table lists the ordering information for Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform with Red Hat Support.

Is a cloud computing platform that virtualizes resources from industry-standard hardware, organizes those resources into clouds, and manages them so users can access what they need—when they need it.

• Red Hat OpenStack Platform: Red Hat OpenStack Platform maintains high availability and policy driven measures, including infrastructure failure recognition, automated host node evacuation, and downed node fencing. It also automatically restarts workloads on remaining available hosts. This subscription is a bundle of RHEL, Red Hat Virtualization and OpenStack. The OpenStack Platform Controller Node “no guest” simply deletes the RHEL OS from the bundle for customers that want to add Red Hat OpenStack onto another vendor OS or already have RHEL OS installed on the server.

The following tables list the available part numbers.

• Red Hat OpenStack Platform with Red Hat Support

Red Hat OpenStack Platform with Red Hat Support

The following table lists the ordering information for Red Hat OpenStack Platform with Red Hat Support.

Red Hat OpenShift is a leading enterprise Kubernetes platform that enables a cloud-like experience everywhere it's deployed. Whether it’s in the cloud, on-premises or at the edge, Red Hat OpenShift gives you the ability to choose where you build, deploy, and run applications through a consistent experience. Red Hat OpenShift’s full-stack automated operations and self-service provisioning for developers lets teams work together more efficiently to move ideas from development to production.

• Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes controls clusters and applications from a single console, with built-in security policies. Extend the value of Red Hat OpenShift by deploying apps, managing multiple clusters, and enforcing policies across multiple clusters at scale.
• Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform is a consistent hybrid cloud foundation for building and scaling containerized applications. Red Hat OpenShift is trusted by thousands of customers in every industry to deliver business-critical applications, whether they’re migrating existing workloads to the cloud or building new experiences for customers. It’s also backed by one of the leading Kubernetes contributors, Red Hat. 
• Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform Plus: This offering includes all of the features of OpenShift Container Platform, but also includes OpenShift Data Foundations, Advanced Cluster Management, Quay and Advanced Cluster Security. This bundle has it all!
• Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation: Red Hat OpenShift® Data Foundation—previously Red Hat OpenShift Container Storage is software-defined storage for containers. Engineered as the data and storage services platform for Red Hat OpenShift.
• Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine: Is a product offering that lets you use an enterprise class Kubernetes platform as a production platform for launching containers. This is an entry level product and does not include some of the developer tools or features.
• Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security (ACS) for Kubernetes is the pioneering Kubernetes-native security platform, equipping organizations to more securely build, deploy, and run cloud-native applications anywhere. The solution’s Kubernetes-native approach lowers operational costs, reduces operational risk, and supports greater developer productivity with built-in security across the entire software development life cycle.

The following tables list the available part numbers.

• Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes with Red Hat Support
• Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform with Red Hat Support
• Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform Plus with Red Hat Support
• Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation with Red Hat Support
• Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine with Red Hat Support
• Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes with Red Hat Support

Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes with Red Hat Support

The following table lists the ordering information for Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes with Red Hat Support.

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform with Red Hat Support

The following table lists the ordering information for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform with Red Hat Support.

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform Plus with Red Hat Support

The following table lists the ordering information for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform Plus with Red Hat Support.

Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation with Red Hat Support

The following table lists the ordering information for Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation with Red Hat Support.

Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine with Red Hat Support

The following table lists the ordering information for Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine with Red Hat Support.

Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes with Red Hat Support

The following table lists the ordering information for Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes with Red Hat Support.

Additional information about subscriptions.

1. Q: What types of Red Hat subscriptions does Lenovo offer?

   A: Lenovo offers OEM subscriptions and Resell subscriptions for Red Hat Linux, HPC, SAP, OpenShift, OpenStack, abd Ansible. “OEM” subscriptions come with industry leading 24x7 support from Lenovo offering a single point to call for any hardware or software issues. Please refer to the product list found in this document.

2. Q: How is Red Hat Enterprise Linux sold?

   A: Red Hat subscriptions are sold in 1, 3 and 5-year options. These are not “licenses” but are subscriptions that provide access to all software downloads, patches, upgrades, etc. and the ability to contact Lenovo or Red Hat for support. Support will be either 10x5 or 24x7 terms. Subscriptions are delivered from Lenovo to the customer.

3. Q: How are the Red Hat subscriptions delivered?

   A: Red Hat subscription keys are inventoried by Lenovo and delivered via the Lenovo Key Management System (LKMS). Customers are sent an Authorization Code used to register the purchase on the LKMS. The actual Red Hat activation keys are then emailed to the customer to register at the customer’s Red Hat Network user account.

4. Q: Can I reassign a Red Hat subscription in the case of new hardware or a disaster recovery scenario?

   A: Yes, Red Hat subscriptions can be reassigned to a new server by changing the server on the customer’s Red Hat Network account.

The Lenovo Server Operating System Interoperability Guide (OSIG) is a comprehensive source of information about operating system compatibility with Lenovo servers. It includes servers in the ThinkSystem, ThinkAgile, System x, ThinkServer, NeXtScale, Flex System and BladeCenter product families and covers servers that are currently supported by Lenovo under warranty.

For more information, please visit the OSIG page: http://lenovopress.com/osig. Use the dropdown menus to filter and finetune your search. In each of the search results, the support statement column contains clickable links that opens a popup window with details about the support.

For Lenovo option compatibility, the Lenovo ServerProven program validates selected products for compatibility with all Lenovo ThinkSystem servers. Through the ServerProven Program, Lenovo works with industry leaders to test their equipment with Lenovo products.

For compatibility information, please visit: http://static.lenovo.com/us/en/serverproven/index.shtml. For more details, please click on the Lenovo product. For compatibility with OS, please click on the green + button to expand the section.

Lenovo XClarity Integrator enables XClarity Administrator to integrate into your existing IT applications, providing the functionality you need to manage Lenovo infrastructure right in the console of the software tools that you already use. XClarity Administrator is a centralized resource management solution that reduces complexity, speeds response, and enhances the availability of Lenovo ThinkSystem infrastructure and ThinkAgile solutions.

For more information on XClarity Administrator, see the Lenovo Press product guide:
https://lenovopress.com/tips1200-lenovo-xclarity-administrator

Lenovo Support provides comprehensive, single-source support for a wide range of server operating systems including Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Lenovo provides 24x7x365 service for critical problems, and support during business hours for noncritical problems. If live phone help is unavailable during those service windows, responses are provided within 2 hours.

For more information on Red Hat Linux support, see the following Lenovo support page:
https://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/ht507838

Lenovo publishes several engineered solutions using Red Hat products. These are typically accompanied by detailed Reference Architectures posted on the Lenovo Press web site https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/

Recently published Reference Architectures included the following:

• Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform - This reference architecture was updated for both second-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors and Intel Select programs. OpenShift provides container-based workloads on an OpenStack platform. View the document at https://lenovopress.com/lp0968.