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- Ramon Capeles
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8 Dec 2023Form Number
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40 pages, 1.2 MBAbstract
The Lenovo ThinkAgile HX650 V3 2U Integrated Systems & Certified Nodes are 2-socket 2U systems that feature the 4th generation Intel Xeon Scalable processor family (formerly codenamed "Sapphire Rapids") and are designed for deploying industry-leading hyperconvergence software from Nutanix on Lenovo enterprise platforms. Nutanix brings the benefits of web-scale technologies to enterprise applications through enterprise storage, data protection, infrastructure resilience, management and analytics, and security.
The 2U systems are available either as an Integrated System or Certified Node. HX Integrated Systems deliver fully validated and integrated Lenovo hardware and firmware, certified and preloaded with licensed Nutanix software. They also include ThinkAgile Advantage support with one single point of contact for support of the hardware and software. HX Certified Nodes deliver fully validated Lenovo hardware and firmware, certified and can be preloaded with Nutanix software. Certified Nodes do not include licenses to Nutanix software and enhanced software support.
This product guide provides essential pre-sales information to understand the ThinkAgile systems, their key features and specifications, components and options, and configuration guidelines. This guide is intended for technical specialists, sales specialists, sales engineers, IT architects, and other IT professionals who want to learn more about the ThinkAgile HX offerings and consider their use in IT solutions.
How customers use HX 3000 Series
Case Study: Opticas Devlyn
Focusing on customer service:
With 1,500 stores throughout Mexico, it is one of Latin America’s largest and best-known optical retail chains. To enhance service delivery both in-store and online, Opticas Devlyn runs its critical systems on Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 V2 servers powered by 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors.
Change History
Changes in the December 8, 2023 update:
- Added support for the following drive - see Internal Drive Options section
- ThinkSystem M.2 PM9A3 960GB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 NHS SSD, 4XB7A90102
- Added support for the following Network Adapter - see network adapters section:
- ThinkSystem Broadcom 57416 10GBASE-T 2-port OCP Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A08236
- ThinkSystem Broadcom 57416 10GBASE-T 2-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter, 7ZT7A00496
Introduction
The Lenovo ThinkAgile HX650 V3 2U Integrated Systems & Certified Nodes are 2-socket 2U systems that feature the 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors and are designed for deploying industry-leading hyperconvergence software from Nutanix on Lenovo enterprise platforms. Nutanix brings the benefits of web-scale technologies to enterprise applications through enterprise storage, data protection, infrastructure resilience, management and analytics, and security.
The 2U systems are available either as an Integrated System or Certified Nodes:
- HX650 V3 Storage Integrated Systems and Certified Nodes for storage-heavy workloads
- HX650 V3 Integrated Systems and Certified Nodes for high performance workloads.
HX Integrated Systems deliver fully validated and integrated Lenovo hardware and firmware, certified and preloaded with licensed Nutanix software. They also include ThinkAgile Advantage support with one single point of contact for support of the hardware and software.
HX Certified Nodes deliver fully validated Lenovo hardware and firmware, certified and can be preloaded with Nutanix software. Certified Nodes do not include licenses to Nutanix software and enhanced software support.
Figure 1. Lenovo ThinkAgile HX650 V3 2U Integrated Systems & Certified Nodes with 2.5-inch drive bays
Did you know?
The ThinkAgile HX650 V3 2U Integrated Systems & Certified Nodes are built on the Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 V3 server that features enterprise-class reliability, management, and security.
The HX650 V3 Integrated Systems offer ThinkAgile Advantage Single Point of Support for quick 24/7 problem reporting and resolution.
Key features
Combining performance and flexibility, the HX650 V3 are a great choice for enterprises of all sizes. The systems offer a broad selection of processors, memory and drives, and offers high performance features that industries such as finance, healthcare and telco need. Outstanding reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) and high-efficiency design can improve your business environment and can help save operational costs.
Integrated System features
The HX Integrated Systems Series, HX650 V3 IS and HX650 V3 Storage IS offer the following key features:
- Factory-integrated, pre-configured ready-to-go integrated systems built on proven and reliable Lenovo ThinkSystem servers that provide compute power for a variety of workloads and applications and powered by industry’s most feature-rich hyperconverged infrastructure software from Nutanix.
- Provide quick and convenient path to implement a hyperconverged solution powered by Nutanix with "one stop shop" and a single point of contact provided by Lenovo for purchasing, deploying, and supporting the solution.
- Meet various workload demands with cost-efficient hybrid or performance-optimized all-flash storage (including all-NVMe) configurations.
- Deliver fully validated and integrated hardware and firmware that is certified with Nutanix software.
- Include Lenovo ThinkAgile Advantage Single Point of Support for quick 24/7 problem reporting and resolution.
- Offer Lenovo deployment services to get customers up and running quickly.
Certified Node features
The HX Certified Nodes Series, HX650 V3 CN and HX650 V3 Storage CN offer the following key features:
- Built on proven and reliable Lenovo ThinkSystem servers that provide compute power for a variety of workloads and applications.
- Deliver fully validated and integrated hardware and firmware that is certified with Nutanix software.
- Preloaded with Nutanix software and ready for out-of-box deployment (Note: software licenses are not included).
- Provide flexibility in using the existing Nutanix term-based software licenses and active support contracts or purchasing new software licenses and support contracts from Nutanix.
- Offer optional Lenovo Professional Services to get customers up and running quickly
The Nutanix software running on the HX650 V3 delivers the following key features:
- A natively integrated solution for data protection and continuous availability at VM granularity that gives administrators an affordable range of options to meet the recovery point objectives (RPO) and recovery time objectives (RTO) for different applications.
- A fault resistant platform, with no single point of failure and no bottlenecks with shared-nothing architecture, where all data, metadata and services are distributed to all nodes within the cluster, that is built to detect, isolate and recover from failures anywhere in the system.
- An intuitive user-centric management experience to simplify every aspect of the IT infrastructure lifecycle and provide a single pane of glass to monitor and control Nutanix clusters, with simplified workflows and rich automation for common administrative tasks.
- Powerful security features, such as two-factor authentication and data-at-rest encryption, with a security development lifecycle that is integrated into product development to help customers meet the most stringent security requirements.
Hardware features
The HX systems are based on the SR650 V2 and have the following hardware features:
Scalability and performance
The HX650 V3 offer numerous features to boost performance, improve scalability and reduce costs:
- Supports one or two fourth-generation Intel Xeon Processor Scalable processors
- Up to 60 cores and 120 threads
- Core speeds of up to 3.7 GHz
- TDP ratings of up to 350 W
- Support for up to 32 TruDDR5 memory DIMMs operating at up to 4800 MHz means you have the fastest available memory subsystem.
- Supports configurations of 2 DIMMs per channel to operate at the 4400 MHz rated speed of the memory DIMMs.
- Using 256GB 3DS RDIMMs, the server supports up to 8TB of system memory.
- Supports up to 7 single-width GPUs or 4 double-wide GPUs, for substantial processing power in a 2U system.
- Supports up to 40x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays, by using combinations of front-accessible (up to 24 bays), mid bays (8 bays) and rear-accessible (8 bays).
- Configurations with 3.5-inch drives support up to 12x 3.5-inch hot-swap front-accessible drives plus 4x 3.5-inch hot-swap rear-accessible drives and 4 x 3.5-inch hot swap mid bays.
- Supports 8x NVMe drives without oversubscription of PCIe lanes (1:1 connectivity) . The use of NVMe drives maximizes drive I/O performance, in terms of throughput and latency.
- Supports 12x SATA drives using the onboard SATA controller (no additional adapter needed), enabling lower cost, high capacity storage solution for cold or archival storage workloads.
- Supports up to two externally accessible 7mm hot-swap drives with RAID functionality for operating system boot functions.
- Supports M.2 drives for convenient operating system boot functions. Available M.2 adapters support either one M.2 drive or two M.2 drives in a RAID 1 configuration for performance and reliability.
- The server has a dedicated industry-standard OCP 3.0 small form factor (SFF) slot, with a PCIe 4.0 x16 interface, supporting a variety of Ethernet network adapters. A simple-swap mechanism with a thumbscrew and pull-tab enables tool-less installation and removal of the adapter. The adapter supports shared BMC network sideband connectivity to enable out-of-band systems management.
- The server offers PCI Express 5.0 I/O expansion capabilities that doubles the theoretical maximum bandwidth of PCIe 4.0 (32GT/s in each direction for PCIe Gen 5, compared to 16 GT/s with PCIe Gen 4 and 8 GT/s with PCIe Gen 3). A PCIe 5.0 x16 slot provides 128 GB/s bandwidth, enough to support a dual-port 200GbE network connection.
- The server offers up to eight PCIe 5.0 slots, all with rear access, plus a slot dedicated to the OCP adapter.
Availability and serviceability
The HX650 V3 provide many features to simplify serviceability and increase system uptime:
- The server offers Single Device Data Correction (SDDC, also known as Chipkill), Adaptive Double-Device Data Correction (ADDDC, also known as Redundant Bit Steering or RBS), and memory mirroring for redundancy in the event of a non-correctable memory failure. Note: ADDDC in not supported with 9x4 RDIMMs.
- Available M.2 RAID Boot Adapters support RAID-1 which can enable two NVMe M.2 drives to be configured as a redundant pair. SATA is only supported for non-RAID boot
- The server has up to two hot-swap redundant power supplies and up to six hot-swap redundant fans to provide availability for business-critical applications.
- The light path diagnostics feature uses LEDs to lead the technician to failed (or failing) components, which simplifies servicing, speeds up problem resolution, and helps improve system availability.
- Supports a new dedicated Firmware and Root of Trust Security Module that stores all system firmware settings, making it easier to transfer customer settings in the event of a system board replacement, while still maintaining data security
- Solid-state drives (SSDs) offer more reliability and performance than traditional mechanical HDDs for greater uptime.
- Proactive Platform Alerts (including PFA and SMART alerts): Processors, voltage regulators, memory, internal storage (SAS/SATA HDDs and SSDs, NVMe SSDs, M.2 storage, flash storage adapters), fans, power supplies, server ambient and subcomponent temperatures. Alerts can be surfaced through the XClarity Controller to managers such as Lenovo XClarity Administrator, VMware vCenter, and Microsoft System Center. These proactive alerts let you take appropriate actions in advance of possible failure, thereby increasing server uptime and application availability.
- The built-in XClarity Controller 2 continuously monitors system parameters, triggers alerts, and performs recovery actions in case of failures to minimize downtime.
- Built-in diagnostics in UEFI, using Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager, speed up troubleshooting tasks to reduce service time.
- Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager supports diagnostics and can save service data to a USB key drive or remote CIFS share folder for troubleshooting and reduce service time.
- Auto restart in the event of a momentary loss of AC power (based on power policy setting in the XClarity Controller service processor)
- Offers a diagnostics port on the front of the server to allow you to attach an external diagnostics handset for enhanced systems management capabilities.
- Support for the XClarity Administrator Mobile app running on a supported smartphone or tablet and connected to the server through the service-enabled USB port, enables additional local systems management functions.
- Three-year or one-year customer-replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty (varies by geography), 9 x 5 next business day. Optional service upgrades are available.
Manageability and security
Systems management features simplify local and remote management of the HX650 V3:
- The server includes XClarity Controller 2 (XCC2) to monitor server availability. Included upgrade to XCC2 Platinum to provide remote control (keyboard video mouse) functions, support for the mounting of remote media files (ISO and IMG image files), boot capture, power capping and new XCC2 Platinum features. New XCC2 Platinum features include System Guard, new security modes including a CNSA-compliant mode, FIPS 140-3 and NIST 800-193 support, and a new Neighbor Group feature.
- Lenovo XClarity Administrator offers comprehensive hardware management tools that help to increase uptime, reduce costs and improve productivity through advanced server management capabilities.
- UEFI-based Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager, accessible from F1 during boot, provides system inventory information, graphical UEFI Setup, platform update function, operating system installation function, and diagnostic functions.
- Support for Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager, which captures real-time power and temperature data from the server and provides automated controls to lower energy costs.
- An integrated industry-standard Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) enables improved setup, configuration, and updates, and simplifies error handling.
- Support for industry standard management protocols, IPMI 2.0, SNMP 3.0, Redfish REST API, serial console via IPMI
- An integrated hardware Trusted Platform Module (TPM) supporting TPM 2.0 enables advanced cryptographic functionality, such as digital signatures and remote attestation.
- Administrator and power-on passwords help protect from unauthorized access to the server.
- Supports Secure Boot to ensure only a digitally signed operating system can be used. Supported with HDDs and SSDs, as well as 7mm and M.2 drives.
- Industry-standard Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) NI support for faster, stronger encryption.
- Intel Execute Disable Bit functionality can prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supported operating system.
- Intel Trusted Execution Technology provides enhanced security through hardware-based resistance to malicious software attacks, allowing an application to run in its own isolated space, protected from all other software running on a system.
- Additional physical security features are an available chassis intrusion switch and available lockable front bezel.
Energy efficiency
The HX650 V3 offer the following energy-efficiency features to save energy, reduce operational costs, and increase energy availability:
- Energy-efficient system board components help lower operational costs.
- Carbon offset is available at click of button. You can project the carbon emissions per device for an average lifecycle (up to 5 years). That information is available here
- High-efficiency power supplies with 80 PLUS Platinum and Titanium certifications
- Solid-state drives (SSDs) consume as much as 80% less power than traditional spinning 2.5-inch HDDs.
- The server uses hexagonal ventilation holes, which can be grouped more densely than round holes, providing more efficient airflow through the system and thus keeping your system cooler.
- Optional Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager provides advanced data center power notification, analysis, and policy-based management to help achieve lower heat output and reduced cooling needs.
Components and connectors
The ThinkAgile HX650 V3 2U Integrated Systems & Certified Nodes are based on the ThinkSystem SR650 V3 server.
The following figure shows the front of the HX650 V3 with 2.5-inch drives.
Figure 2. Front view with 2.5-inch drives
The following figure shows the front of the HX650 V3 with 3.5-inch drives.
The following figure shows the components visible from the rear of the system. The figure shows one configuration, with eight PCIe slots, however there are additional rear configurations which include 3.5-inch drive bays, 2.5-inch drive bays, or 7mm drive bays.
Figure 4. Rear view of the HX systems (configuration with eight PCIe slots)
Standard specifications
The ThinkAgile HX650 V3 2U Integrated Systems & Certified Nodes are based on the ThinkSystem SR650 V3 server.
The following table provides an overview comparison between the HX systems.
HX650 V3 Storage Integrated System HX650 V3 Storage Certified Node |
HX650 V3 Integrated System HX650 V3 Certified Node |
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HX offering type | Appliance Certified Node |
Appliance Certified Node |
Target workloads | Storage heavy | High performance/Mission Critical |
Base MTM | IS: 7D6NCTO2WW CN: 7D6NCTO4WW |
IS: 7D6NCTO1WW CN: 7D6NCTO3WW |
Form Factor | 2U | 2U |
Base platform | SR650 V3 | SR650 V3 |
Supported Cluster Sizes | 3+ Nodes | 3+ Nodes |
CPU | 1-2x Intel Xeon SP Gen 4 | 2x Intel Xeon SP Gen 4 |
Memory | 32x DDR5 4800 MHz (8TB maximum) |
32x DDR5 4800 MHz (8TB maximum) |
Drive Bays | Front: 12x 3.5" SAS/SATA Rear: 4x 2.5" SAS/SATA (Optional) |
Front: 16x 2.5" SAS/SATA + optional 8x 2.5" AnyBay Rear: None |
Drive configurations | Hybrid | All Flash |
HBA | 440-16i HBA | 440-8i HBA 440-16i HBA |
Boot drives | 2x M.2 | 2x M.2 |
OCP networking | 1x OCP 3.0 adapter 10Gb, 25Gb |
1x OCP 3.0 adapter 10Gb, 25Gb |
PCIe networking | Up to 7x PCIe adapters 10Gb, 25Gb |
Up to 7x PCIe adapters 10Gb, 25Gb, 100Gb |
GPUs | No GPU Support | 4x Double Wide GPU 7x Single Wide GPU |
Hypervisor | Nutanix AHV, VMware ESXi | Nutanix AHV, VMware ESXi |
The following table lists the standard specifications.
Components | Specification |
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Machine types | 7D6N - 2U Appliance 7D6N - 2U Certified Node |
Form factor | 2U rack |
Processor | One or two 4th-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processor (formerly codenamed "Sapphire Rapids"). Supports processors up to 60 cores, core speeds of up to 4.0 GHz, and TDP ratings of up to 350 W. |
Chipset | Intel C741 "Emmitsburg" chipset, part of the platform codenamed "Eagle Stream" |
Memory | 32 DIMM slots with two processors (16 DIMM slots per processor). Each processor has 8 memory channels, with 2 DIMMs per channel (DPC). Lenovo TruDDR5 RDIMMs, 9x4 RDIMMs, and 3DS RDIMMs are supported. DIMM slots are shared between standard system memory and persistent memory. DIMMs operate at up to 4800 MHz at 1 DPC and up to 4400 MHz at 2 DPC. |
Persistent memory | Not supported. |
Memory maximum | With RDIMMs: Up to 8TB by using 32x 256GB 3DS RDIMMs |
Memory protection | ECC, SDDC (for x4-based memory DIMMs), ADDDC (for x4-based memory DIMMs excluding 9x4 RDIMMs, requires Platinum or Gold processors), and memory mirroring. |
Disk drive bays |
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Storage controller |
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Network interfaces | Dedicated OCP 3.0 SFF slot with PCIe 5.0 x16 host interface. Supports a variety of 2-port and 4-port adapters with 1GbE, 10GbE and 25GbE network connectivity. One port can optionally be shared with the XClarity Controller 2 (XCC2) management processor for Wake-on-LAN and NC-SI support. |
PCIe slots |
Up to 8x PCIe 5.0 slots, all full height slots and with rear access, plus a slot dedicated to the OCP adapter. Slot availability is based on riser selection and rear drive bay selection. Slots 4, 5, and 6 (riser 2) require two processors. Slots are configured using three riser cards. Riser 1 (slots 1-3) and Riser 2 (slots 4-6) are installed in slots in the system board, Riser 3 (slots 7-8) is cabled to ports on the system board. A variety of riser cards are available. See the I/O expansion for details. For 2.5-inch front drive configurations, the server supports the installation of a RAID adapter or HBA in a dedicated area that does not consume any of the PCIe slots. |
GPU support | Supports up to 7x single-wide GPUs or up to 4x double-wide GPUs |
Ports |
Front: 1x USB 3.1 G1 (5 Gb/s) port, 1x USB 2.0 port (also for XCC local management), External diagnostics port, optional VGA port. Rear: 3x USB 3.1 G1 (5 Gb/s) ports, 1x VGA video port, 1x RJ-45 1GbE systems management port for XCC remote management. Optional DB-9 COM serial port (installs in slot 3). Internal: 1x USB 3.1 G1 connector for operating system or license key purposes |
Cooling | 6x (with two processors installed) or 5x (with one processor installed) dual-rotor hot swap 60 mm fans, configuration dependent. Fans are N+1 redundant, tolerating a single-rotor failure. One fan integrated in each power supply. |
Power supply | Up to two hot-swap redundant AC power supplies, 80 PLUS Platinum or 80 PLUS Titanium certification. 750 W, 1100 W, 1800 W, 2400 W and 2600W AC options, supporting 220 V AC. 750 W and 1100 W options also support 110V input supply. In China only, all power supply options support 240 V DC. Also available is a 1100W power supply with a -48V DC input. |
Video | Embedded graphics with 16 MB memory with 2D hardware accelerator, integrated into the XClarity Controller 2 management controller. Maximum resolution is 1920x1200 32bpp at 60Hz. |
Hot-swap parts | Drives, power supplies, and fans. |
Systems management | Operator panel with status LEDs. Optional External Diagnostics Handset with LCD display. Models with 8x or 16x 2.5-inch front drive bays can optionally support an Integrated Diagnostics Panel. XClarity Controller 2 (XCC2) embedded management controller, XClarity Administrator centralized infrastructure delivery, XClarity Integrator plugins, and XClarity Energy Manager centralized server power management. Included upgrade to XClarity Controller Platinum to enable remote control and other functions. |
Security features | Chassis intrusion switch, Power-on password, administrator's password, Root of Trust module supporting TPM 2.0 and Platform Firmware Resiliency (PFR). Optional lockable front security bezel. |
Software |
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Hypervisors | Nutanix AHV or VMware ESXi. |
Hardware warranty |
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Software maintenance | Three-, four-, or five-year software support and subscription (matches the duration of the selected warranty period). |
Dimensions | Width: 445 mm (17.5 in.), height: 87 mm (3.4 in.), depth: 764 mm (30.1 in.) |
Weight | Maximum: 38.8 kg (85.5 lb) |
Models
Factory-integrated models of the integrated systems and certified nodes are configured by using the Lenovo Data Center Solution Configurator (DCSC), http://dcsc.lenovo.com
During the configuration process, you are selecting one of the base Configure-to-Order (CTO) models first, and then you are adding components (processors, memory, drives, and network adapters) to the selected model according to the output from the Nutanix Sizer tool, http://services.nutanix.com/
Note: You are required to engage a Lenovo representative in the project that includes the ThinkAgile HX Series Integrated Systems. ThinkAgile HX Certified Nodes do not have this requirement.
The following table lists the base CTO models.
Machine Type/Model | Description |
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7D6NCTO1WW | ThinkAgile HX650 V3 Integrated System |
7D6NCTO1WW | ThinkAgile HX650 V3 Storage Integrated System |
7D6NCTO2WW | ThinkAgile HX650 V3 Certified Node |
7D6NCTO2WW | ThinkAgile HX650 V3 Storage Certified Node |
Comparison with the ThinkSystem SR650 V3
The ThinkAgile HX650 V3 2U Integrated Systems & Certified Nodes are based on the ThinkSystem SR650 V3 server, however there are key differences:
- No persistent memory support
- No onboard SATA controller support
- RAID adapter support for Boot only
- No VROC RAID support
- No EDSFF drive support
- No mid-chassis drive bay support
- Encryption not supported on SED drives
- Fibre Channel support for data migration only
- No InfiniBand support
For details about the ThinkSystem SR650 V3, see the SR650 V3 product guide:
https://lenovopress.com/lp1601-thinksystem-sr650-v3-server
To verify what specific hardware components are supported with the HX650 V3, see the DCSC configurator:
https://dcsc.lenovo.com
Processors
The HX650 V3 support the following processors.
For details about these options, including configuration rules, see the SR650 V3 product guide:
https://lenovopress.com/lp1601-thinksystem-sr650-v3-server#processors
Support for additional processors: The table below lists the processors supported across all configurations. Additional processors may also be supported. Please contact your Lenovo representative regarding the support of additional options through our Special Bid ordering process.
Configuration notes:
- HX650 V3 Integrated System and Certified Node supports 2 processors
- HX650 V3 Storage Integrated System and Certified Node support 1 or 2 processors
Feature | Description | Maximum supported | |||
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HX650V3 Storage IS
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HX650V3 CN
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HX650V3 Storage CN
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BQ68 | Intel Xeon Bronze 3408U 8C 125W 1.8-1.9GGHz Processor | No | 1 | No | 1 |
BQ64 | Intel Xeon Silver 4410T 10C 150W 2.7-3.4GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BQ67 | Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y 12C 150W 2.0-2.9GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BQ69 | Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ 20C 165W 2.0-2.9GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BQ6J | Intel Xeon Gold 5411N 24C 165W 1.9-2.8GHz Processor | No | 1 | No | 1 |
BQ63 | Intel Xeon Gold 5415+ 8C 150W 2.9-3.6GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BQ6L | Intel Xeon Gold 5416S 16C 150W 2.0-2.8GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BQ6H | Intel Xeon Gold 5418N 24C 165W 1.8-2.6GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BQ66 | Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y 24C 185W 2.0-2.8GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BQ65 | Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ 28C 205W 2.0-2.7GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BPPD | Intel Xeon Gold 6414U 32C 250W 2.0-2.6GHz Processor | No | 1 | No | 1 |
BQ6C | Intel Xeon Gold 6416H 18C 165W 2.2-2.9GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BQ6B | Intel Xeon Gold 6418H 24C 185W 2.1-2.9GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BQ6G | Intel Xeon Gold 6421N 32C 185W 1.8-2.6GHz Processor | No | 1 | No | 1 |
BPQF | Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y 16C 185W 2.5-3.3GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BQ6F | Intel Xeon Gold 6428N 32C 185W 1.8-2.5GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BPPC | Intel Xeon Gold 6430 32C 270W 2.1-2.6GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BPQC | Intel Xeon Gold 6434 8C 195W 3.7-4.1GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BQ6E | Intel Xeon Gold 6434H 8C 195W 3.7-4.1GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BQ6K | Intel Xeon Gold 6438M 32C 205W 2.2-2.8GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BQ6D | Intel Xeon Gold 6438N 32C 205W 2.0-2.7GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BQ62 | Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ 32C 205W 2.0-2.8GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BPQE | Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y 24C 225W 2.6-3.3GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BPQB | Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y 16C 270W 3.6-4.0GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BQ6A | Intel Xeon Gold 6448H 32C 250W 2.4-3.2GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BPQD | Intel Xeon Gold 6448Y 32C 225W 2.1-3.0GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BPPM | Intel Xeon Gold 6454S 32C 270W 2.2-2.8GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BPPH | Intel Xeon Platinum 8444H 16C 270W 2.9-3.2GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BPPG | Intel Xeon Platinum 8450H 28C 250W 2.0-2.6GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BPPB | Intel Xeon Platinum 8452Y 36C 300W 2.0-2.8GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BPPF | Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H 32C 270W 2.1-2.7GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BPPT | Intel Xeon Platinum 8458P 44C 350W 2.7-3.2GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BPPN | Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H 40C 330W 2.2-3.1GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BPPQ | Intel Xeon Platinum 8460Y+ 40C 300W 2.0-2.8GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BPPK | Intel Xeon Platinum 8461V 48C 300W 2.2-2.8GHz Processor | No | 1 | No | 1 |
BPQA | Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+ 32C 300W 2.8-3.6GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BPPU | Intel Xeon Platinum 8468 48C 350W 2.1-3.1GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BPPE | Intel Xeon Platinum 8468H 48C 330W 2.1-3.0GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BPPP | Intel Xeon Platinum 8468V 48C 330W 2.4-2.9GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BN0N | Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 52C 350W 2.0-3.0GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BPPJ | Intel Xeon Platinum 8470N 52C 300W 1.7-2.7GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BPPR | Intel Xeon Platinum 8471N 52C 300W 1.8-2.8GHz Processor | No | 1 | No | 1 |
BN0M | Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+ 56C 350W 2.0-3.0GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
BPPS | Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H 60C 350W 1.9-2.9GHz Processor | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Memory
The HX650 V3 support the following memory options.
For details about these options, including configuration rules, see the SR650 V3 product guide:
https://lenovopress.com/lp1601-thinksystem-sr650-v3-server#memory-options
Part number | Feature | Description | Maximum supported | |||
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HX650V3 IS
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HX650V3 Storage IS
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HX650V3 CN
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HX650V3 Storage CN
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RDIMMs | ||||||
4X77A77033 | BKTN | ThinkSystem 64GB TruDDR5 4800MHz (2Rx4) 9x4 RDIMM | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
4X77A77029 | BKTL | ThinkSystem 16GB TruDDR5 4800MHz (1Rx8) RDIMM | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
4X77A77031 | BKTM | ThinkSystem 32GB TruDDR5 4800MHz (2Rx8) RDIMM | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
4X77A77032 | BNF9 | ThinkSystem 64GB TruDDR5 4800MHz (2Rx4) 10x4 RDIMM | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
4X77A77030 | BNF6 | ThinkSystem 32GB TruDDR5 4800MHz (1Rx4) 10x4 RDIMM | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
3DS RDIMMs | ||||||
4X77A77034 | BNFC | ThinkSystem 128GB TruDDR5 4800MHz (4Rx4) 3DS RDIMM | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
4X77A77035 | BNF8 | ThinkSystem 256GB TruDDR5 4800MHz (8Rx4) 3DS RDIMM | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Internal storage
Internal storage configurations of the HX650 V3 are as follows. All drives are hot-swap and are accessible from the front or rear of the system:
- HX650 V3 Integrated System and Certified Node:
- Front: 16x 2.5" SAS/SATA + optional 8x 2.5" AnyBay
- Rear: None
- HX650 V3 Storage Integrated System and Certified Node:
- Front: 12x 3.5" SAS/SATA
- Rear: 4x 2.5" SAS/SATA (Optional)
The systems also support the following boot drive alternatives:
- M.2 drives in an M.2 adapter that is internal to the server
Note: Mid-chassis drives are not supported in HX650 V3.
Configuration rules
Configuration rules are as follows:
- For hybrid configurations, the system supports from 4 to 12 capacity drives (HDDs) depending on the quantity of the cache drives (SSDs):
- For Hybrid configurations, SATA and SAS SSDs are supported for cache, however NVMe drives are not supported for cache.
- For All Flash configurations, the system supports from 4 to 14 SSDs in increments of 2 drives
- All SSDs in the system must be of the same model and capacity. All HDDs in the system must be of the same type and capacity
- If using NVMe for boot, 2 drives are required and are used in RAID 1. When using SATA for boot only a single drive is required.
Backplanes
The choice of backplanes supported varies by system, as listed in the following table.
For details about these options, including configuration rules, see the SR650 V3 product guide:
https://lenovopress.com/lp1601-thinksystem-sr650-v3-server#internal-storage
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HX650 V3 Storage IS
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HX650 V3 CN
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Front 3.5-inch drive backplanes | ||||||
None | B8LT | ThinkSystem 2U 12x3.5" SAS/SATA Backplane | No | 1 | No | 1 |
Front 2.5-inch drive backplanes | ||||||
None | B8LU | ThinkSystem 2U 8x2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane | 3 | No | 3 | No |
None | BH8B | ThinkSystem 2U/4U 8x2.5" AnyBay Backplane | 1 | No | 3 | No |
None | BH8D | ThinkSystem 2U/4U 8x2.5" NVMe Backplane | 2 | No | 2 | No |
Rear 2.5-inch drive backplanes | ||||||
None | B8LV | ThinkSystem 2U 4x2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane | No | 1 | No | 1 |
Boot drive enablement
For OS boot functions, the systems also supports two M.2 drives installed on an adapter internal to the server. The following table lists the supported controllers/enablement kits for M.2 boot drives.
For details about these options, including configuration rules, see the SR650 V3 product guide:
https://lenovopress.com/lp1601-thinksystem-sr650-v3-server#internal-storage
Part number | Feature | Description | Maximum supported | |||
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HX650V3 Storage IS
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HX650V3 CN
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4Y37A79663 | BM8X | ThinkSystem M.2 SATA/x4 NVMe 2-Bay Enablement Kit | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
4Y37A09750 | B8P9 | ThinkSystem M.2 NVMe 2-Bay RAID Enablement Kit | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Controllers for internal storage
The HX650 V3 support the following internal storage controllers.
For details about these options, see the SR650 V3 product guide:
https://lenovopress.com/lp1601-thinksystem-sr650-v3-server#controllers-for-internal-storage
Part number | Feature | Description | Maximum supported | |||
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4Y37A78602 | BM50 | ThinkSystem 440-16i SAS/SATA PCIe Gen4 12Gb HBA | No | 1 | No | 1 |
4Y37A09725 | B8P1 | ThinkSystem 440-16i SAS/SATA PCIe Gen4 12Gb Internal HBA | 1 | No | 1 | No |
Internal drive options
The following table lists the supported drive options for the HX650 V3.
Configuration Note: Currently the max number of 2.5-inch drive slots is 16 when configuring a solution and will increase to 24 in the 4th quarter of this calendar year.
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HX650 V3 Storage IS
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2.5-inch hot-swap 24Gb SAS SSDs | ||||||
4XB7A80320 | BNWF | ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 3.84TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD | 24 | 4 | 24 | 4 |
4XB7A80321 | BP3E | ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 7.68TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD | 24 | 4 | 24 | 4 |
4XB7A80340 | BNW8 | ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1655 800GB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD | 24 | 4 | 24 | 4 |
4XB7A80341 | BNW9 | ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1655 1.6TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD | 24 | 4 | 24 | 4 |
2.5-inch hot-swap 6 Gb SATA SSDs | ||||||
4XB7A72440 | BM89 | ThinkSystem 2.5" PM893 1.92TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD | 24 | 4 | 24 | 4 |
4XB7A72441 | BM88 | ThinkSystem 2.5" PM893 3.84TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD | 24 | 4 | 24 | 4 |
4XB7A17103 | BA7J | ThinkSystem 2.5" S4520 1.92TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD | 24 | 4 | 24 | 4 |
4XB7A17104 | BK77 | ThinkSystem 2.5" S4520 3.84TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD | 24 | 4 | 24 | 4 |
4XB7A17126 | BA4T | ThinkSystem 2.5" S4620 960GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD | 24 | 4 | 24 | 4 |
4XB7A17127 | BA4U | ThinkSystem 2.5" S4620 1.92TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD | 24 | 4 | 24 | 4 |
4XB7A17128 | BK7L | ThinkSystem 2.5" S4620 3.84TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD | 24 | 4 | 24 | 4 |
2.5-inch hot-swap PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs | ||||||
4XB7A13941 | BMGD | ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5520 1.92TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD | 16 | No | 16 | No |
4XB7A13942 | BMGE | ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5520 3.84TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD | 16 | No | 16 | No |
4XB7A13943 | BNEF | ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5520 7.68TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD | 16 | No | 16 | No |
4XB7A13631 | BNEQ | ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5520 15.36TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD | 16 | No | 16 | No |
4XB7A17129 | BNEG | ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5620 1.6TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD | 16 | No | 16 | No |
4XB7A17130 | BNEH | ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5620 3.2TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD | 16 | No | 16 | No |
4XB7A17133 | BNEZ | ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5620 6.4TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD | 16 | No | 16 | No |
4XB7A79647 | BNF2 | ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 PRO 1.92TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD | 16 | No | 16 | No |
4XB7A79648 | BNF5 | ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 PRO 3.84TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD | 16 | No | 16 | No |
4XB7A79649 | BNF4 | ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 PRO 7.68TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD | 16 | No | 16 | No |
4XB7A13967 | BNEJ | ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 MAX 1.6TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD | 16 | No | 16 | No |
4XB7A13970 | BNEY | ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 MAX 3.2TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD | 16 | No | 16 | No |
4XB7A13971 | BNEL | ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 MAX 6.4TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD | 16 | No | 16 | No |
3.5-inch hot-swap 12 Gb SAS HDDs | ||||||
7XB7A00046 | AUUG | ThinkSystem 3.5" 10TB 7.2K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD | No | 12 | No | 12 |
7XB7A00067 | B117 | ThinkSystem 3.5" 12TB 7.2K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD | No | 12 | No | 12 |
4XB7A80353 | BPKU | ThinkSystem 3.5" 20TB 7.2K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD | No | 12 | No | 12 |
3.5-inch hot-swap 6 Gb SATA HDDs | ||||||
7XB7A00051 | AUU8 | ThinkSystem 3.5" 4TB 7.2K SATA 6Gb Hot Swap 512n HDD | No | 12 | No | 12 |
7XB7A00052 | AUUA | ThinkSystem 3.5" 6TB 7.2K SATA 6Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD | No | 12 | No | 12 |
7XB7A00053 | AUU9 | ThinkSystem 3.5" 8TB 7.2K SATA 6Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD | No | 12 | No | 12 |
7XB7A00054 | AUUB | ThinkSystem 3.5" 10TB 7.2K SATA 6Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD | No | 12 | No | 12 |
7XB7A00068 | B118 | ThinkSystem 3.5" 12TB 7.2K SATA 6Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD | No | 12 | No | 12 |
4XB7A13914 | B7F0 | ThinkSystem 3.5" 16TB 7.2K SATA 6Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD | No | 12 | No | 12 |
3.5-inch hot-swap 24 Gb SAS SSDs | ||||||
4XB7A80345 | BNWA | ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1655 1.6TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD | No | 12 | No | 12 |
4XB7A80326 | BNWH | ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1653 3.84TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD | No | 12 | No | 12 |
4XB7A80327 | BP3F | ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1653 7.68TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD | No | 12 | No | 12 |
3.5-inch hot-swap 6 Gb SATA SSDs | ||||||
4XB7A17121 | BA7N | ThinkSystem 3.5" S4520 1.92TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD | No | 12 | No | 12 |
4XB7A17122 | BK7F | ThinkSystem 3.5" S4520 3.84TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD | No | 12 | No | 12 |
4XB7A17138 | BA4X | ThinkSystem 3.5" S4620 960GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD | No | 12 | No | 12 |
4XB7A17139 | BA4Y | ThinkSystem 3.5" S4620 1.92TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD | No | 12 | No | 12 |
4XB7A17140 | BK7P | ThinkSystem 3.5" S4620 3.84TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD | No | 12 | No | 12 |
M.2- 6 Gb SATA SSDs | ||||||
4XB7A82286 | BQ1Z | ThinkSystem M.2 5400 PRO 240GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb NHS SSD | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
4XB7A82287 | BQ1Y | ThinkSystem M.2 5400 PRO 480GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb NHS SSD | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
M.2- NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 NHS SSD | ||||||
4XB7A13999 | BKSR | ThinkSystem M.2 7450 PRO 960GB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 NHS SSD | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
4XB7A90102 | BXMH | ThinkSystem M.2 PM9A3 960GB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 NHS SSD | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Network adapters
The HX650 V3 support the following networking options.
For details about these options, including configuration rules, see the SR650 V3 product guide:
https://lenovopress.com/lp1601-thinksystem-sr650-v3-server#i-o-expansion
https://lenovopress.com/lp1601-thinksystem-sr650-v3-server#network-adapters
Mixing vendors is not supported: HX configurations only support network adapters from one vendor. For example, if you select a Broadcom OCP adapter, you cannot select a Mellanox PCIe network adapter.
Part number | Feature | Description | Maximum supported | |||
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HX650V3 Storage IS
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HX650V3 CN
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10 Gb Ethernet | ||||||
4XC7A08240 | B5T4 | ThinkSystem Broadcom 57454 10GBASE-T 4-port OCP Ethernet Adapter | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
4XC7A08236 | B5ST | ThinkSystem Broadcom 57416 10GBASE-T 2-port OCP Ethernet Adapter | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
25 Gb Ethernet | ||||||
4XC7A08237 | BN2T | ThinkSystem Broadcom 57414 10/25GbE SFP28 2-Port OCP Ethernet Adapter | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
4XC7A62582 | BE4T | ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 Lx 10/25GbE SFP28 2-Port OCP Ethernet Adapter | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Part number | Feature | Description | Maximum supported | |||
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HX650V3 Storage IS
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HX650V3 CN
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10GBASE-T Ethernet | ||||||
4XC7A08245 | B5SU | ThinkSystem Broadcom 57454 10GBASE-T 4-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
7ZT7A00496 | AUKP | ThinkSystem Broadcom 57416 10GBASE-T 2-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
25 Gb Ethernet | ||||||
4XC7A08238 | BK1H | ThinkSystem Broadcom 57414 10/25GbE SFP28 2-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
4XC7A62580 | BE4U | ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 Lx 10/25GbE SFP28 2-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
100 Gb Ethernet | ||||||
4XC7A08248 | B8PP | ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 Dx 100GbE QSFP56 2-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Note: ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 is the only adapter enabled for RDMA, minimum required quantity is two.
GPU adapters
The HX650 V3 support the following GPU options.
For details about these options, including configuration rules, see the SR650 V3 product guide:
https://lenovopress.com/lp1601-thinksystem-sr650-v3-server#gpu-adapters
Note: The HX650 V3 Storage Integrated System and Certified Node do not support GPUs.
Part number | Feature | Description | Maximum supported | |||
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HX650V3 Storage IS
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HX650V3 CN
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HX650V3 Storage CN
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Double-wide GPUs | ||||||
4X67A76581 | BQZR | ThinkSystem NVIDIA A30 24GB PCIe Gen4 Passive GPU w/o CEC | 3 | No | 3 | No |
4X67A72593 | BQZQ | ThinkSystem NVIDIA A40 48GB PCIe Gen4 Passive GPU w/o CEC | 3 | No | 3 | No |
4X67A76727 | BNFE | ThinkSystem NVIDIA A16 64GB Gen4 PCIe Passive GPU | 3 | No | 3 | No |
CTO Only | BQZU | ThinkSystem NVIDIA A16 64GB Gen4 PCIe Passive GPU w/o CEC | 3 | No | 3 | No |
4X67A84823 | BT87 | ThinkSystem NVIDIA L40 48GB PCIe Gen4 Passive GPU | 3 | No | 3 | No |
4X67A82257 | BR9U | ThinkSystem NVIDIA H100 80GB PCIe Gen5 Passive GPU | 3 | No | 3 | No |
4X67A76715 | BQZP | ThinkSystem NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe Gen4 Passive GPU w/o CEC | 3 | No | 3 | No |
Single-wide GPUs | ||||||
4X67A81547 | BQZT | ThinkSystem NVIDIA A2 16GB PCIe Gen4 Passive GPU w/o CEC | 8 | No | 8 | No |
4X67A84824 | BS2C | ThinkSystem NVIDIA L4 24GB PCIe Gen4 Passive GPU | 8 | No | 8 | No |
Software
The systems support the hypervisors listed in the following table. Hypervisors are installed on the 2x M.2 SSDs configured in a RAID-1 drive group.
Feature code | Description | Quantity |
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B15S | Nutanix SW Stack on Nutanix AHV | 1 |
BFT6 | Nutanix SW Stack on VMware ESXi 7.0 | 1 |
Configuration notes:
- In ESXi-based environments, HX Series Integrated Systems require VMware vCenter Server.
- The HX Certified Nodes support firmware updates from Nutanix with the ThinkAgile HX Lifecycle Manager (UEFI, XCC2, drives, network adapters, and SAS HBAs)
Nutanix licenses on certified nodes: The certified node ships with the Nutanix software preloaded, however Nutanix software licenses and software support are not included. Customers can use the existing Nutanix term-based software licenses and active support contracts, or they can purchase term-based software licenses and support contracts from Nutanix.
For the information on appliance firmware levels, hypervisor versions, and software versions that have been tested for interoperability, refer to the Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series Best Recipes:
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/ht505413
Nutanix Portfolio 2.0 (PnP) Licensing Model
Nutanix is introducing an enterprise-ready unified cloud platform with our HCI solution as the foundation. The new, simplified product portfolio includes: Nutanix Cloud Platform (NCP), Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) and Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM), NCI-Data with 3 license tiers for each software edition. There are additional packages, Nutanix Unified Storage, Nutanix Database Service (NDB), and Nutanix Desktop Services (NDS), Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) & Nutanix Frame that are available.
The Nutanix software is available for all base CTO models.
The editions have the following characteristics:
License Tier | Nutanix Cloud Platform (NCP) | Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) | Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) | NCI-Data |
Ultimate |
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Nutanix Cloud Platform (NCP)
Nutanix Cloud Platform is the complete software edition package that includes both Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) and Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM). It is available in several editions to meet your infrastructure needs with the right set of capabilities.
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is a complete software stack to unify your hybrid cloud infrastructure including compute, storage and network, hypervisors and containers, in public or enterprise clouds; all with built-in resilience, self-healing, disaster recovery capabilities, and security. It includes enterprise data services and consolidated storage, data protection and disaster recovery, native virtualization and container management, networking and security.
For details on software editions see https://www.nutanix.com/products/cloud-platform/software-options#nci
Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM)
Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) offers our customers simplicity and ease of use to build and grow their cloud deployments faster and realize rapid ROI, by providing intelligent operations, self service and orchestration, visibility and governance of spend, security and teams, all through a unified Multi-cloud management solution.
For details on software editions see https://www.nutanix.com/products/cloud-platform/software-options#ncm
Nutanix Unified Storage
Nutanix Unified Storage provides software-defined, scale-out storage solutions for enterprise NAS and object workloads for unstructured data, block storage for structured data, and backup storage. Nutanix Unified Storage replaces traditional independent storage services and brings NAS, object, and block workloads into a consolidated unified storage platform with all its benefits, including a unified control plane.
Nutanix Data Lens delivers cloud-based data governance for unstructured data stored in the Nutanix Unified Storage platform, including data lifecycle management, data security, ransomware protection, and audit compliance.
Nutanix Unified Storage and Data Lens are purchased and licensed on a per TiB usable basis.
For details on software editions see https://www.nutanix.com/products/cloud-platform/software-options#nus
Nutanix Database Service
Nutanix Database Service (NDB) is a Hybrid Multicloud DBaaS that enables small, nimble teams of DBAs to easily manage large fleets of databases using a single console and API, while enabling developers to self-service their database requests. NDB is purchased and licensed on a per core basis and is available either as a standalone or as an add-on to NCI. In the standalone version, NDB includes NCI Ultimate functionality in addition to database-specific capabilities and is licensed on a per-core basis.
For details on software editions see https://www.nutanix.com/products/cloud-platform/software-options#database
Nutanix Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) & Nutanix Frame
The Nutanix VDI per user model offers hybrid cloud infrastructure capabilities appropriate for on-prem virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and Desktop as a Service (DaaS) use cases with pricing based on a Maximum Concurrent User basis (maximum number of provisioned end-user VMs). VDI per user is an alternative to the core-based NCI licensing option and is designed to provide simple, transparent licensing for all VDI users, regardless of the underlying hardware, hypervisor, or cloud.
- Agnostic: Works with any EUC management platform including Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops and VMware Horizon
- Term license: 1-year through 5-year options
- Term license must run on a dedicated software licensed VDI cluster with no core-based licensing. Mixing of non-VDI workloads is not supported.
- Unified Storage: Built-in and also available as a per TiB base add-on
- No additional license cost for DR site
- Portable across on-premises and public cloud, public cloud use requires Ultimate edition
- Available in Starter, Pro, and Ultimate editions
- Cloud Native and Database Service Add-ons not available with NCI VDI. Advanced Replication and Security Add-on features require NCI Ultimate edition
For details on software editions see https://www.nutanix.com/products/cloud-platform/software-options#vdi
License Options
ThinkAgile HX can be configured with one of the latest Nutanix software editions that are listed in the following table.
Feature code | Description | Quantity Required |
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BVKU | Nutanix Cloud Platform Starter Edition | 1 per node |
BVKW | Nutanix Cloud Platform Pro Edition | 1 per node |
BVKY | Nutanix Cloud Platform Ultimate Edition | 1 per node |
BSPJ | Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure Starter Edition | 1 per node |
BSPG | Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure Pro Edition | 1 per node |
BSPL | Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure Ultimate Edition | 1 per node |
BSQ0 | Nutanix Cloud Manager Starter Edition | 1 per node |
BSPY | Nutanix Cloud Manager Pro Edition | 1 per node |
BSQ2 | Nutanix Cloud Manager Ultimate Edition | 1 per node |
BSPQ | NCI-Data Starter Edition | 1 per node |
BSPN | NCI-Data Pro Edition | 1 per node |
BSPS | NCI-Data Ultimate Edition | 1 per node |
BSQH | Nutanix Database Service (NDB) Platform | 1 per node |
BSQ7 | End User Computing (EUC) Starter | 1 for every 200 concurrent users |
BSQ5 | End User Computing (EUC) Pro | 1 for every 200 concurrent users |
BSQ9 | End User Computing (EUC) Ultimate | 1 for every 200 concurrent users |
BSQD | Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) Starter | 1 per Tib |
BSQB | Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) Pro | 1 per Tib |
Warranty and Support
The ThinkAgile HX Series Integrated Systems can be configured with a three-, four, or five-year hardware warranty with 24x7 ThinkAgile Advantage Single Point of Support (Lenovo appliance hardware and Nutanix software) and various levels of coverage with a well-defined scope of services, including service hours, response time, term of service, and service agreement terms and conditions.
The Lenovo local support centers perform problem determination and resolution for hardware-related issues and escalate to Nutanix, on behalf of the customer, for software-related problem determination. Nutanix will contact the customer and will own the software-related problem resolution until closure.
For more information refer to the Lenovo Support Plan - ThinkAgile HX Integrated Systems and Lenovo Converged HX Series
https://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/ht505404
The ThinkAgile HX Certified Nodes can be configured with three-, four, or five-year hardware warranty and various levels of service coverage with a well-defined scope of services, including service hours, response time, term of service, and service agreement terms and conditions.
The base warranty provides 9x5 Next Business Day response with parts delivered. Lenovo’s additional support services provide a sophisticated, unified support structure for a customer's data center, with an experience consistently ranked number one in customer satisfaction worldwide.
For more information refer to the Lenovo Support Plan - ThinkAgile HX Certified Nodes
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/HT510301
Hardware warranty
The ThinkAgile HX650 V3 2U Integrated Systems & Certified Nodes have a 3-year warranty:
- 7D6N - 2U Integrated System - 3 year warranty
- 7D6N - 2U Certified Node - 3 year warranty
The standard warranty terms are customer-replaceable unit (CRU) and onsite (for field-replaceable units FRUs only) with standard call center support during normal business hours and 9x5 Next Business Day Parts Delivered.
Lenovo’s additional support services provide a sophisticated, unified support structure for your data center, with an experience consistently ranked number one in customer satisfaction worldwide. Available offerings include:
- Premier Support
Premier Support provides a Lenovo-owned customer experience and delivers direct access to technicians skilled in hardware, software, and advanced troubleshooting, in addition to the following:
- Direct technician-to-technician access through a dedicated phone line
- 24x7x365 remote support
- Single point of contact service
- End to end case management
- Third-party collaborative software support
- Online case tools and live chat support
- On-demand remote system analysis
- Warranty Upgrade (Preconfigured Support)
Services are available to meet the on-site response time targets that match the criticality of your systems.
- 3, 4, or 5 years of service coverage
- 1-year or 2-year post-warranty extensions
- Foundation Service: 9x5 service coverage with next business day onsite response. YourDrive YourData is an optional extra (see below).
- Essential Service: 24x7 service coverage with 4-hour onsite response or 24-hour committed repair (available only in select markets). Bundled with YourDrive YourData.
- Advanced Service: 24x7 service coverage with 2-hour onsite response or 6-hour committed repair (available only in select markets). Bundled with YourDrive YourData.
- Managed Services
Lenovo Managed Services provides continuous 24x7 remote monitoring (plus 24x7 call center availability) and proactive management of your data center using state-of-the-art tools, systems, and practices by a team of highly skilled and experienced Lenovo services professionals.
Quarterly reviews check error logs, verify firmware & OS device driver levels, and software as needed. We’ll also maintain records of latest patches, critical updates, and firmware levels, to ensure you systems are providing business value through optimized performance.
- Technical Account Management (TAM)
A Lenovo Technical Account Manager helps you optimize the operation of your data center based on a deep understanding of your business. You gain direct access to your Lenovo TAM, who serves as your single point of contact to expedite service requests, provide status updates, and furnish reports to track incidents over time. In addition, your TAM will help proactively make service recommendations and manage your service relationship with Lenovo to make certain your needs are met.
- Enterprise Server Software Support
Enterprise Software Support is an additional support service providing customers with software support on Microsoft, Red Hat, SUSE, and VMware applications and systems. Around the clock availability for critical problems plus unlimited calls and incidents helps customers address challenges fast, without incremental costs. Support staff can answer troubleshooting and diagnostic questions, address product comparability and interoperability issues, isolate causes of problems, report defects to software vendors, and more.
- YourDrive YourData
Lenovo’s YourDrive YourData is a multi-drive retention offering that ensures your data is always under your control, regardless of the number of drives that are installed in your Lenovo server. In the unlikely event of a drive failure, you retain possession of your drive while Lenovo replaces the failed drive part. Your data stays safely on your premises, in your hands. The YourDrive YourData service can be purchased in convenient bundles and is optional with Foundation Service. It is bundled with Essential Service and Advanced Service.
- Health Check
Having a trusted partner who can perform regular and detailed health checks is central to maintaining efficiency and ensuring that your systems and business are always running at their best. Health Check supports Lenovo-branded server, storage, and networking devices, as well as select Lenovo-supported products from other vendors that are sold by Lenovo or a Lenovo-Authorized Reseller.
Examples of region-specific warranty terms are second or longer business day parts delivery or parts-only base warranty.
If warranty terms and conditions include onsite labor for repair or replacement of parts, Lenovo will dispatch a service technician to the customer site to perform the replacement. Onsite labor under base warranty is limited to labor for replacement of parts that have been determined to be field-replaceable units (FRUs). Parts that are determined to be customer-replaceable units (CRUs) do not include onsite labor under base warranty.
If warranty terms include parts-only base warranty, Lenovo is responsible for delivering only replacement parts that are under base warranty (including FRUs) that will be sent to a requested location for self-service. Parts-only service does not include a service technician being dispatched onsite. Parts must be changed at customer’s own cost and labor and defective parts must be returned following the instructions supplied with the spare parts.
Lenovo Service offerings are region-specific. Not all preconfigured support and upgrade options are available in every region. For information about Lenovo service upgrade offerings that are available in your region, refer to the following resources:
- Service part numbers in Lenovo Data Center Solution Configurator (DCSC):
http://dcsc.lenovo.com/#/services - Lenovo Services Availability Locator
http://lenovolocator.com/
For service definitions, region-specific details, and service limitations, please refer to the following documents:
- Lenovo Statement of Limited Warranty for Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG) Servers and System Storage
http://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/ht503310 - Lenovo Data Center Services Agreement
http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/ht116628
Deployment services
The following optional Lenovo Professional Services are available to get customers up and running quickly.
- Basic Hardware Installation Services
- Unpacking and inspecting the systems
- Installing options and mounting the systems in a rack cabinet
- Connecting the systems to electrical power and network
- Checking and updating firmware to the latest levels
- Verifying operations
- Disposal of the packaging materials (within the customer site)
- Nutanix deployment services - Base (per node)
- Conducting remote preparation and planning
- Verifying firmware versions and performing firmware updates, if needed
- Installing and configuring hypervisor and Nutanix controller VM
- Creating Nutanix cluster
- Configuring storage
- Configuring administrative features
- Nutanix deployment services - Advanced (per cluster)
- Configuring and integrating a virtualized environment
- Nutanix containers and Acropolis (AHV) cluster
- VMware vCenter Server and vSphere cluster (for VMware installations)
- Transferring knowledge
- Configuring and integrating a virtualized environment
- Nutanix deployment services - Advanced with XClarity (per cluster)
- Nutanix deployment services - Advanced
- Installing Lenovo XClarity
- Configuring Lenovo XClarity network settings and performing discovery and inventory
- Installing system updates
The following table lists ThinkAgile Health Check & Deployment offerings are available for ThinkAgile HX customers. These offerings are performed by Lenovo Professional Services.
- Onsite Deployment: Install, configure, and validate solution on-site, and conduct knowledge transfer.
- Remote Deployment: Install, configure, and validate solution remotely, and conduct knowledge transfer.
- Remote Health Check: Report & remediation of hardware and cluster health issues, including firmware and software updates.
Note: For custom Hardware Installation and Deployment Services, please contact the Lenovo Professional Services team for sizing and pricing.
Part number | Description |
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Onsite deployment services | |
5MS7B00043 | ThinkAgile HX Onsite Deployment (up to 3 nodes) |
5MS7B00044 | ThinkAgile HX Onsite Deployment (additional node) |
Remote deployment services | |
5MS7B00045 | ThinkAgile HX Remote Deployment (up to 3 nodes) |
5MS7B00046 | ThinkAgile HX Remote Deployment (additional node) |
5MS7A27430 | ThinkAgile HX SAP HANA Deployment - Custom |
Remote Health Check | |
5MS7B00065 | ThinkAgile HX 1X Remote Health Check (up to 3 node cluster) |
5MS7B00066 | ThinkAgile HX 1X Remote Health Check (additional node) |
5MS7B00067 | ThinkAgile HX 1X Remote Health Check & Update (up to 3 node cluster) |
5MS7B00068 | ThinkAgile HX 1X Remote Health Check & Update (additional node) |
For more information, refer to the Data Center Implementation Services web page:
https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/data-center/services/implementation-services/
Lenovo Financial Services
Lenovo Financial Services reinforces Lenovo’s commitment to deliver pioneering products and services that are recognized for their quality, excellence, and trustworthiness. Lenovo Financial Services offers financing solutions and services that complement your technology solution anywhere in the world.
We are dedicated to delivering a positive finance experience for customers like you who want to maximize your purchase power by obtaining the technology you need today, protect against technology obsolescence, and preserve your capital for other uses.
We work with businesses, non-profit organizations, governments and educational institutions to finance their entire technology solution. We focus on making it easy to do business with us. Our highly experienced team of finance professionals operates in a work culture that emphasizes the importance of providing outstanding customer service. Our systems, processes and flexible policies support our goal of providing customers with a positive experience.
We finance your entire solution. Unlike others, we allow you to bundle everything you need from hardware and software to service contracts, installation costs, training fees, and sales tax. If you decide weeks or months later to add to your solution, we can consolidate everything into a single invoice.
Our Premier Client services provide large accounts with special handling services to ensure these complex transactions are serviced properly. As a premier client, you have a dedicated finance specialist who manages your account through its life, from first invoice through asset return or purchase. This specialist develops an in-depth understanding of your invoice and payment requirements. For you, this dedication provides a high-quality, easy, and positive financing experience.
For your region-specific offers, please ask your Lenovo sales representative or your technology provider about the use of Lenovo Financial Services. For more information, see the following Lenovo website:
https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/landingpage/lenovo-financial-services/
Seller training courses
The following sales training courses are offered for employees and partners (login required). Courses are listed in date order.
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VEEAM Solutions Sales Training
2023-09-27 | 20 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsVEEAM Solutions Sales TrainingIn this course you will learn about Hyper-availability for the Always-On Enterprise.
Published: 2023-09-27
By the end of this training, you should be able to:
Identify and explain the core products and solutions offered by Veeam.
Explain the key benefits and value propositions of integrating Veeam solutions with Lenovo products.
Length: 20 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
Course code: DSTOO100 -
A Seller’s Guide to Nutanix OEM 2.0
2023-08-24 | 90 minutes | Employees Only
DetailsA Seller’s Guide to Nutanix OEM 2.0In this Sales Team webinar, Mike Tilt, Ritu Jain and Brandon Saxton will cover the new Nutanix 2.0 pricing and packaging options to guide sellers on what the different types of offers, sales process and how to sell Nutanix 2.0. You will get an overview of OEM 2.0, Sales Process, PNP Pricing and Zone Information, and additional resources on Upgrade & Renewal SKUs and process.
Published: 2023-08-24
Course Objectives
• Defining Nutanix 2.0 Pricing and Packaging
• Describing OEM 2.0 Sales Process
• Identifying resources and support
Length: 90 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Course code: DSXNS101 -
Empowering Technical Sellers: Excelling In Transactional Workloads
2023-08-18 | 60 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsEmpowering Technical Sellers: Excelling In Transactional WorkloadsThis training abstract outlines a comprehensive program designed to equip technical sellers with the knowledge and expertise required to effectively promote and sell Lenovo and Nutanix solutions for transactional workloads. By focusing on the unique capabilities and advantages of Lenovo and Nutanix infrastructure in handling high-performance transactional applications, this training program empowers technical sellers to engage with customers, understand their specific workload requirements, and articulate the value proposition of Lenovo and Nutanix offerings in this domain.
Published: 2023-08-18
The training program encompasses the following key areas:
1. Transactional Workloads Overview:
2. Lenovo and Nutanix Solutions for Transactional Workloads:
3. Product Portfolio Deep Dive:
4. Addressing Customer Requirements:
5. Solution Positioning and Sales Techniques:
6. Competitor Analysis:
Through this training, technical sellers will acquire the expertise necessary to engage with customers, understand their transactional workload requirements, and effectively position Lenovo and Nutanix solutions as the ideal choice for high-performance, mission-critical applications. By understanding the intricacies of Lenovo and Nutanix offerings in the transactional workload space, technical sellers will be empowered to drive successful sales engagements, build strong customer relationships, and contribute to the growth and success of their organization.
Length: 60 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
Course code: DHXD201 -
Empowering Technical Sellers: Accelerating Lenovo and Nutanix Cloud Native-Container Application Solutions
2023-08-18 | 60 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsEmpowering Technical Sellers: Accelerating Lenovo and Nutanix Cloud Native-Container Application SolutionsThis training abstract outlines a comprehensive program specifically designed to equip technical sellers with the knowledge and expertise needed to effectively promote and sell Lenovo and Nutanix cloud native/container application solutions. By focusing on the integration of Lenovo and Nutanix technologies with modern application development practices, this training enables tech sellers to engage with customers, understand their requirements, and articulate the unique value proposition of Lenovo and Nutanix offerings in the cloud native and containerization landscape.
Published: 2023-08-18
The training encompasses the following key areas:
1. Cloud Native and Containerization Fundamentals:
2. Lenovo and Nutanix Solutions Overview:
3. Product Portfolio Deep Dive:
4. Addressing Customer Needs:
5. Solution Positioning and Sales Techniques:
6. Competitor Analysis:
7. Technical Demonstration and Proof-of-Concept:
Throughout the training, tech sellers will gain the expertise necessary to engage with customers, understand their unique requirements, and effectively position Lenovo and Nutanix solutions as the go-to choice for cloud native and containerized application needs. By learning the intricacies of Lenovo and Nutanix offerings, technical sellers will be equipped to drive successful sales engagements, strengthen customer relationships, and contribute to the overall growth and success of the organization.
Length: 60 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
Course code: DHXC201 -
ThinkAgile Accelerating Cloud Agility: HX Series Technical Presentation
2023-07-28 | 40 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsThinkAgile Accelerating Cloud Agility: HX Series Technical PresentationAmalu Santhosh, Lenovo Technical Product Manager, reviews the ThinkAgile HX product portfolio. She will walk you through a technical deep dive into HX workloads and discuss technical details and performance of the latest ThinkAgile HX solutions.
Published: 2023-07-28
Length: 40 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
Course code: DHXT201 -
Lenovo Data Center Product Portfolio
2023-07-21 | 15 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsLenovo Data Center Product PortfolioThis course introduces the Lenovo data center portfolio, and covers servers, storage, storage networking, and software-defined infrastructure products. After completing this course about Lenovo data center products, you will be able to identify product types within each data center family, describe Lenovo innovations that this product family or category uses, and recognize when a specific product should be selected.
Published: 2023-07-21
Length: 15 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
Course code: SXXW1110r6 -
Cloud and HCI or Somewhere in Between
2023-07-11 | 40 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsCloud and HCI or Somewhere in BetweenProvides a brief overview of Lenovo Portfolio for HCI and Cloud including ThinkAgile HX, VX, MX Certified Nodes and Appliances, Azure, and Engineered Cloud Solutions. Review Scenarios and complete questions "choose your own adventure" to identify and qualify an opportunity as HCI or Cloud and which portfolio solution would be the best option.
Published: 2023-07-11
Course objectives:
• Where in the Sales Cycle we are
• What is Cloud
• What is Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI)
• Review Lenovo Offerings in Cloud and HCI
• Scenarios
Length: 40 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
Course code: DCLDS104r2 -
What’s New with Nutanix 2.0? Portfolio and Licensing
2023-06-08 | 15 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsWhat’s New with Nutanix 2.0? Portfolio and LicensingNutanix has updated and simplified their licensing for our joint customers. This course is created to give sales and partners representatives an overview for the recent Nutanix licensing changes and their current options.
Published: 2023-06-08
Course Objectives:
After completing this course, you should be able to:
• Describe the new Nutanix licensing rollout
• List the new pricing and packaging options
Length: 15 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
Course code: DHXL001 -
Partner Technical Webinar - HX vs VX vs MX Panelist Discussion
2023-04-11 | 60 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsPartner Technical Webinar - HX vs VX vs MX Panelist DiscussionIn this 60-minute replay, Joe Murphy moderated a panelist discussion on ThinkAgile SHI. Baker Hull, VMware represented VX; Mike Tilt, Lenovo Technical Sales Manager presented HX; Phil Searles, Lenovo Solution Architect represented MX; and Brandon Saxton Lenovo NA Product Manager for ThinkAgile made up the panelist. The focus was less on the differences but how to elevate the conversation to get to the best solution. No slides were presented.
Published: 2023-04-11
Length: 60 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
Course code: 033123 -
ThinkAgile Naming Convention Update
2023-03-17 | 2 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsThinkAgile Naming Convention UpdateThis Quick Hit introduces the new naming convention for ThinkAgile Integrated Systems and Certified Nodes. The new names include the model number of the server they are based on.
Published: 2023-03-17
Note: This course is presented as audio only. There are no slides or video.
Length: 2 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
Course code: SXSW2108r4a -
Partner Technical Webinar - ThinkAgile V3 Overview and SMB Express
2023-02-13 | 60 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsPartner Technical Webinar - ThinkAgile V3 Overview and SMB ExpressIn this 60-minute replay, Joe Murphy and Dave Brown, Lenovo Solution Architects reviewed the new ThinkAgile V3 solutions. In addition, Dave did a lengthy demo and explanation of the new SMB Express feature of DCSC.
Published: 2023-02-13
Length: 60 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
Course code: 021023 -
Family Portfolio: ThinkAgile HX
2022-12-13 | 20 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsFamily Portfolio: ThinkAgile HXThis course is designed to give Lenovo sales an introduction to Lenovo ThinkAgile HX appliances. This course also includes why a customer should choose Lenovo for their hyperconverged products.
Published: 2022-12-13
Course objectives:
• Learn to identify products and features within the ThinkAgile HX family
• Describe Lenovo innovations that the ThinkAgile HX family uses
• Recognize when a specific product or products should be selected
Length: 20 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
Course code: SXSW2109r3 -
ThinkAgile HX Seller Presentation
2022-11-01 | 25 minutes | Employees Only
DetailsThinkAgile HX Seller PresentationJoin Ritu Jain, Worldwide Product Manager for ThinkAgile, as she shares how ThinkAgile HX unique values, routes to market, how to position HX, and competitive landscape.
Published: 2022-11-01
By the end of this training, you should be able to:
• Describe the ThinkAgile HX advantages
• Discover the routes to market & models available to sell
• Explain the HX solution positioning
Length: 25 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Course code: DHXSP101 -
ThinkAgile HX Customer Presentation
2022-10-31 | 25 minutes | Employees Only
DetailsThinkAgile HX Customer PresentationJoin Ritu Jain, Worldwide ThinkAgile Product Manager for ThinkAgile, as she shares trends shaping cloud deployment models, customer Hybrid cloud strategy and how ThinkAgile HX is helping customers in their journey.
Published: 2022-10-31
By the end of this training, you should be able to:
• Describe the ThinkAgile HX Solution
• Discover the trends in the cloud industry
• Explain how HX is helping customers with evolving trends
Length: 25 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Course code: DHXCP101 -
Data Infrastructure Management - DM Series Storage
2022-10-28 | 25 minutes | Employees Only
DetailsData Infrastructure Management - DM Series StorageThis course provides a technical overview of the ThinkSystem DM series products. Course DDMO101 – Lenovo ThinkSystem DM & DE Series Overview is recommended prior to this course.
Published: 2022-10-28
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
• Recognize the components of the Lenovo Data Management portfolio
• Discuss the features of the Lenovo Data Management components
• Describe the features of the SnapCenter software components
Length: 25 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Course code: DDM200 -
Lenovo ThinkAgile HX VDI Solution
2022-08-26 | 10 minutes | Employees Only
DetailsLenovo ThinkAgile HX VDI SolutionIn this lightboard video, Eric Kern whiteboards Lenovo's ThinkAgile HX VDI Solution. Sellers will learn how it works and customer benefits. Updated August 26th, 2022.
Published: 2022-08-26
Objectives for this course:
• Understand how the VDI solution leverages the ThinkAgile HX platform with Citrix.
• Describe what actions a system administrator can perform in the Citrix portal.
• Explain how to manage the system remotely from a cloud infrastructure with Citrix.
Length: 10 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Course code: DSVC129 -
Lenovo's value-added Solutions Software and SDI -ThinkAgile HX - Best practices for Selling Software/ SDI Process
2022-08-23 | 60 minutes | Employees Only
DetailsLenovo's value-added Solutions Software and SDI -ThinkAgile HX - Best practices for Selling Software/ SDI ProcessThinkAgile HX is one of the most important parts of the ThinkAgile Lenovo Portfolio of SDI, Software Defined Infrastructure but it can be challenging to manage the deal registration and quoting for ThinkAgile HX. Listen in on Part 1 of this recent North America webinar where Mike Tilt, Sales Engineer Director, discusses the overview of ThinkAgile HX sales process and how to obtain Deal protection. He also discusses best practices for interactions with Nutanix sellers and shares personal experiences as a former SDI focused seller.
Published: 2022-08-23
Length: 60 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Course code: DCLDO121 -
Lenovo's value-added Solutions Software and SDI -ThinkAgile HX - Best practices for Selling Software/ SDI Process
2022-08-23 | 60 minutes | Employees Only
DetailsLenovo's value-added Solutions Software and SDI -ThinkAgile HX - Best practices for Selling Software/ SDI ProcessIn this Part 2, a continuation of a recent North American Webinar, Mike Tilt, Sales Engineer Director, continues discussion of ThinkAgile HX sales process and dives into VLS. He also discusses best practices for interactions with Nutanix sellers and shares personal experiences as a former SDI focused seller.
Published: 2022-08-23
Length: 60 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Course code: DCLDO122 -
Lenovo TruScale for Hosted Desktops with Nutanix
2022-08-22 | 15 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsLenovo TruScale for Hosted Desktops with NutanixBy exemplifying the case of a customer who wants to move to a remote desktop public cloud solution, this 15-minute course offers an overview of the Lenovo TruScale for Hosted Desktops with Nutanix solution, including benefits, architecture, and value proposition.
Published: 2022-08-22
Length: 15 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
Course code: DSOLO109 -
Lenovo's value-added Solutions Software and SDI - ThinkAgile HX Licensing Update from Nutanix
2022-08-22 | 60 minutes | Employees Only
DetailsLenovo's value-added Solutions Software and SDI - ThinkAgile HX Licensing Update from NutanixIn this continuous series of recorded webinar for ThinkAgile, Ed Stickney, Nutanix Worldwide OEM Sales Strategy and Enablement Leader, reviews with the North American region the recent changes made to the Nutanix simplified licensing model and how it benefits your customers. He also discusses how the new licensing maps to the current licensing and how you can migrate your customers to the new licensing. Ed also provides you valuable feedback from audience questions.
Published: 2022-08-22
Length: 60 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Course code: DCLDO120 -
Partner Technical Webinar - sizing ThinkAgile HX & VX
2022-08-01 | 60 minutes | Partners Only
DetailsPartner Technical Webinar - sizing ThinkAgile HX & VXIn this 60-minute replay, we demonstrated how to size ThinkAgile VX and ThinkAgile HX. First Lenovo Solution Architect Joe Murphy reviewed the sizing methodology. Next, Lenovo Solution Architect Richard Smutzer demonstrated how to size ThinkAgile HX using Nutanix’s sizing tool. Lenovo Solution Architect David Cianchetta closed the webinar by demonstrating ThinkAgile VX sizing using the VSAN sizer from VMware.
Published: 2022-08-01
Length: 60 minutes
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
Course code: 072922 -
Partner Technical Webinar - Nutanix and ThinkAgile HX
2022-07-20 | 60 minutes | Partners Only
DetailsPartner Technical Webinar - Nutanix and ThinkAgile HXIn this 60-minute replay, Brandon Saxton, Lenovo NA Product Manager, and Brendan McDermott, Senior Sales Engineer, reviewed the Nutanix Lenovo Partnership, the technology and the ThinkAgile HX offerings including both Integrated Systems and Certified Nodes. Based on some questions, a few slides were added at the end to compare ThinkAgile HX with the other ThinkAgile offerings.
Published: 2022-07-20
Length: 60 minutes
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
Course code: 071522 -
ThinkAgile Advantage Services
2022-07-20 | 15 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsThinkAgile Advantage ServicesThe goal of this training is to go through the details of ThinkAgile Advantage, and to provide everything you need to have customer conversations and to order ThinkAgile Advantage and recommended services.
Published: 2022-07-20
Course objectives:
1. Learn about the customer challenges and benefits of ThinkAgile Advantage
2. Discover what it includes
3. Understand how to make the most of ThinkAgile products and solutions with the elevator pitch for customer conversations.
Length: 15 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
Course code: DSVC121r2 -
Positioning Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series
2022-03-16 | 30 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsPositioning Lenovo ThinkAgile HX SeriesThis course provides and overview of Lenovo HX and reviews understanding your customer needs, conveying the Lenovo HX Series value proposition. Get familiar with an example of an elevator pitch that uses the value proposition and proof points to illustrate why Lenovo HX Series is the right choice for your customer's needs.After completing this course you should be able to:
Published: 2022-03-16
• Identify and articulate the unique value proposition of Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series
• Help your customer understand how these products address their business needs
• Make a concise elevator pitch
Length: 30 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
Course code: DHXP201 -
Technical Overview: ThinkAgile HCI and Cloud Platforms
2021-11-22 | 35 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsTechnical Overview: ThinkAgile HCI and Cloud PlatformsThis course is designed to give Lenovo sales and partner representatives a technical overview of Lenovo’s ThinkAgile hyperconverged infrastructure and cloud platforms. Turnkey cloud platforms along with their architectural makeup, and container and data protection solutions are also covered.
Published: 2021-11-22
Learning Objectives:
• Describe Lenovo’s ThinkAgile hyperconverged infrastructure and cloud platforms
• Explain do-it-yourself and turnkey cloud platforms along with their architectural makeup
• Describe container and data protection solutions
Length: 35 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
Course code: DCLDT2001r3 -
Start the Conversation - Lenovo Cloud Strategy
2021-10-25 | 25 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsStart the Conversation - Lenovo Cloud StrategyThe purpose of this course is to help sellers use the Lenovo cloud strategy as a foundation to start the customer cloud conversation. Topics include:
Published: 2021-10-25
• Why customers choose the cloud
• The Lenovo Cloud Strategy
• Starting the customer cloud conversation
Length: 25 minutes
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
Course code: DCLDS103r2
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Related publications and links
For more information, see these resources:
- Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series
https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/data-center/software-defined-infrastructure/ThinkAgile-HX-Series/p/WMD00000326 - ThinkAgile HX Series Comparison reference
https://lenovopress.com/lp1336-thinkagile-hx-series-comparison -
Interactive 3D Tour of ThinkAgile HX Series offerings:
https://lenovopress.com/lp0454-lenovo-thinkagile-hx-series-interactive-3d-tour - Lenovo Data Center Solution Configurator (DCSC):
http://dcsc.lenovo.com - Lenovo ThinkAgile product publications (user manuals):
https://thinkagile.lenovofiles.com/help/index.jsp - Nutanix documentation
http://portal.nutanix.com/#/page/docs - Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series Best Recipes
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/ht505413 - Lenovo Data Center Support
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com
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Full Change History
Changes in the December 8, 2023 update:
- Added support for the following drive - see Internal Drive Options section
- ThinkSystem M.2 PM9A3 960GB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 NHS SSD, 4XB7A90102
- Added support for the following Network Adapter - see network adapters section:
- ThinkSystem Broadcom 57416 10GBASE-T 2-port OCP Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A08236
- ThinkSystem Broadcom 57416 10GBASE-T 2-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter, 7ZT7A00496
Changes in the October 10, 2023 update:
- Added support for the following GPU Adapters - see gpu-adapters section
- ThinkSystem NVIDIA A30 24GB PCIe Gen4 Passive GPU w/o CEC, 4X67A76581
Changes in the September 26, 2023 update:
- Added support for the following GPU Adapters - see gpu-adapters section
- ThinkSystem NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe Gen4 Passive GPU w/o CEC, 4X67A76715
Changes in the September 12, 2023 update:
- Added support for the following drive - see Internal Drive Options section
- ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5520 15.36TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD, 4XB7A13631
Changes in the August 29, 2023 update:
- Added support for the following GPU Adapters - see gpu-adapters section
- ThinkSystem NVIDIA L4 24GB PCIe Gen4 Passive GPU, 4X67A84824
- ThinkSystem NVIDIA L40 48GB PCIe Gen4 Passive GPU, 4X67A84823
- ThinkSystem NVIDIA H100 80GB PCIe Gen5 Passive GPU, 4X67A82257
- Added support for the following backplane - see Internal Storage section
- ThinkSystem 2U/4U 8x2.5" NVMe Backplane
Changes in the August 10, 2023 update:
- Added support for the following Network Adapter - see network adapters section:
- ThinkSystem Broadcom 57414 10/25GbE SFP28 2-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter, 4XC7A08238
Changes in the July7, 2023 update:
- Added support for the following boot drive enablement kit - see internal-storage section:
- ThinkSystem M.2 NVMe 2-Bay RAID Enablement Kit, 4Y37A09750
Changes in the June 13, 2023 update:
- Added support for the following GPU Adapters - see gpu-adapters section:
- ThinkSystem NVIDIA A2 16GB PCIe Gen4 Passive GPU w/o CEC, 4X67A81547
- ThinkSystem NVIDIA A16 64GB Gen4 PCIe Passive GPU w/o CEC, CTO Only
- ThinkSystem NVIDIA A40 48GB PCIe Gen4 Passive GPU w/o CEC, 4X67A72593
Changes in the May, 23 2023 update:
- Added support for the following GPU Adapters - see gpu-adapters section:
- ThinkSystem NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe Gen4 Passive GPU w/o CEC, 4X67A76715
- ThinkSystem NVIDIA A40 48GB PCIe 4.0 Passive GPU w/o CEC, 4X67A72593
- ThinkSystem NVIDIA A16 64GB Gen4 PCIe Passive GPU, 4X67A76727
- ThinkSystem NVIDIA A30 24GB PCIe Gen4 Passive GPU, 4X67A76581
Changes in the April 13, 2023 update:
- Updated Nutanix Licensing model to OEM 2.0 - see software Software section: