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Abstract

The Lenovo ThinkAgile VX650 V3 Integrated System and Certified Nodes are 2-socket 2U systems that feature the 5th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors (formerly codenamed "Emerald Rapids) and 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors (formerly codenamed "Sapphire Rapids).  ThinkAgile VX650 provides up to 64 cores per 5th generation processor and up to 60 cores per 4th generation processor and support for the new PCIe 5.0 standard for I/O, the VX systems offer the ultimate in two-socket performance in a 2U form factor. VMware offers a unique, software-defined approach to hyper convergence, leveraging the hypervisor to deliver compute, storage and management in a tightly integrated software stack

This product guide provides essential pre-sales information to understand the VX650 V3 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 VX650 V3 systems and consider their use in IT solutions.

Change History

Changes in the September 24,  2024 update:

  • Added support for the following DPU components- DPU adapters section:
    • ThinkSystem NVIDIA BlueField-2 25GbE SFP56 2-Port PCIe Ethernet DPU w/BMC & Crypto, 4XC7B02131
    • ThinkSystem Adapter NC-SI Cable-270mm, 4X97B02130

Introduction

The Lenovo ThinkAgile VX650 V3 Integrated System and Certified Nodes are 2-socket 2U systems that feature the 5th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors (formerly codenamed "Emerald Rapids) and 4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors (formerly codenamed "Sapphire Rapids).  VX650 V3 provides up to 64 cores per 5th generation processor and up to 60 cores per 4th generation processor and support for the new PCIe 5.0 standard for I/O, the VX650 V3 offer the ultimate in two-socket performance in a 2U form factor.  VMware offers a unique, software-defined approach to hyper convergence, leveraging the hypervisor to deliver compute, storage and management in a tightly integrated software stack.

Tip: Starting October 1, 2024,  ThinkAgile VX Certified Nodes are available only in limited countries. For more details on country coverage, please contact your Lenovo Sales Representative.

Suggested uses: Inference, virtualization, VDI, HPC, ERP

Lenovo ThinkAgile VX with 2.5-inch drive bays
Figure 1. Lenovo ThinkAgile VX650 V3 with 2.5-inch drive bays

Did you know?

The ThinkAgile VX650 V3 are built on the Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 V3 server that features enterprise-class reliability, management, and security.

The ThinkAgile VX650 V3 provides 4x higher performance through optimized storage compression techniques with ESA and 70% more usable capacity with RAID-6 erasure coding.

The VX650 V3 Integrated Systems comes paired with Premier Support that offers a single point of support for quick 24/7 problem reporting and resolution.

Key features

ThinkAgile features

The ThinkAgile VX650 V3 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-leading hyperconverged infrastructure software from VMware.
  • Provide quick and convenient path to implement a hyperconverged solution powered by VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) or VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) software stacks 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 configurations.
  • Deliver fully validated and integrated hardware and firmware that is certified with VMware by Broadcom.
  • ThinkAgile Integrated Systems are bundled with Premier Support providing a single-point-of-contact for quick 24/7 hardware and software support, problem reporting and resolution.
  • They also come with deployment delivered by Lenovo Professional Services and VMware software licenses.*
  • Five-year hardware warranty, bundled with Premier Support that provides a 24x7 Single Point of Support
  • The VX650 V3 Certified Node for SAP HANA is Certified by SAP to run SAP HANA in production on hyperconverged infrastructure.

The VMware software running on ThinkAgile VX650 V3 delivers the following key features:

  • Distributed architecture that allows "pay-as-you-grow", non-disruptive scaling by adding new nodes to the cluster (scale-out) to increase capacity and performance.
  • Advanced capacity management, including deduplication, compression, and erasure coding (RAID 5/6), which helps deliver greater storage utilization with dramatically lower storage capacity and costs.
  • Provides 4x higher performance through optimized storage compression techniques with ESA
  • Automation of VM storage provisioning and control of storage service levels (capacity, performance, availability) with VM-centric policies to load balance storage resources.
  • Native HCI security solution with two-factor authentication (SecurID and CAC) and data-at-rest encryption that does not require self-encrypting drives (SEDs).
  • Stretched cluster with local and site failure protection between two geographically dispersed sites for higher level of availability with near zero downtime.
  • Centralized management with provisioning, administering, and monitoring virtual resources across multiple hosts and clusters from a centralized interface.
  • Rapid workload provisioning, simplified data center operations, increased business efficiency, and decreased CAPEX and OPEX costs.
  • VM and data protection with agent-less, image-level virtual machine backups and application-aware protection for business-critical Microsoft applications (Exchange, SQL Server, SharePoint) along with WAN-efficient, encrypted backup data replication.
  • Reduced unplanned downtime and virtually eliminated planned downtime for server and storage maintenance with live workload migration, high availability, and fault tolerance.
  • Enhanced application performance and availability with resource management, load balancing, and access prioritization.
  • Intelligent operations management and automation to proactively monitor and manage compute, storage, and networking resources, identify performance bottlenecks, and re-balance workloads by leveraging predictive analytics.
  • Capacity planning and optimization guidance to address future needs with performance trends, projections and extended forecasts.
  • Managing remote offices and branch offices with rapid provisioning of servers through virtualization, minimization of host configuration drift, and enhanced visibility into regulatory compliance, across multiple sites.

*Customers now have the ability to opt out of these features. Please check sections on Software and Deployment Services for more information.

Hardware features

The ThinkAgile VX650 V3 are based on the SR650 V3 and have the following hardware features:

Scalability and performance

The VX650 V3 offer numerous features to boost performance, improve scalability and reduce costs: 

  • Supports one or two fifth-generation Intel Xeon Processor Scalable processors
    • Up to 64 cores and 128 threads
    • Core speeds of up to 3.9 GHz
    • TDP ratings of up to 350 W
  • 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 DDR5 memory DIMMs to maximize the performance of the memory subsystem:
    • Up to 32 DDR5 memory DIMMs, 16 DIMMs per processor
    • 8 memory channels per processor (2 DIMMs per channel)
    • Supports 1 DIMM per channel operating at 5600 MHz (5th Gen processors) or 4800 MHz (4th Gen processors)
    • Supports 2 DIMMs per channel operating at 4800 MHz (5th Gen processors) or 4400 MHz (4th Gen processors)
    • Using 256GB 3DS RDIMMs, the server supports up to 8TB of system memory
  • Supports up to eight single-width GPUs or three 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).
  • Supports 20x 3.5-inch drive bays for lower-cost high-capacity HDD storage. 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch drive bays can be mixed if desired.
  • Supports 36x 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 high-speed controllers from Broadcom providing 12 Gb SAS connectivity to the drive backplanes. A variety of PCIe 3.0 and PCIe 4.0 RAID adapters are available.
  • 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 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.
  • Dedicated models to support NVIDIA Bluefield-2 Data Processing Unit (DPU) with dual ports of 25GbE
  • 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 an internal bay for a cabled RAID adapter or HBA, plus a slot dedicated to the OCP adapter.

Availability and serviceability

The VX650 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.
  • The server offers hot-swap drives, supporting RAID redundancy for data protection and greater system uptime.
  • Available M.2  boot adapters support RAID-1 (using Intel VROC) which can enable two NVMe M.2 drives to be configured as a redundant pair.
  • 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, RAID controllers, server ambient and subcomponent temperatures. Alerts can be surfaced through the XClarity Controller to managers such as Lenovo XClarity Administrator,and integrated into VMware vCenter. 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 2 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 VX650 V3:

  • The server includes XClarity Controller 2 (XCC2) to monitor server availability. Optional upgrade to XCC 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.
  • Dedicated Ethernet port at the rear of the server for remote management (BMC management).
  • 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, RAID Setup wizard, 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 VX650 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.
  • Support for 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.
  • 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.

Components and connectors

The ThinkAgile VX650 V3 are based on the ThinkSystem SR650 V3 server.

The following figure shows the front of the ThinkAgile VX650 V3 with 2.5-inch drives.

Front view of the ThinkAgile VX with 2.5-inch drives
Figure 2. Front view of the ThinkAgile VX650 V3 with 2.5-inch drives

The following figure shows the front of the VX650 V3 with 3.5-inch drives.

Front view of the ThinkAgile VX with 3.5-inch drives
Figure 3. Front view of the ThinkAgile VX650 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.

Rear view of the ThinkAgile VX650 V3 (configuration with eight PCIe slots)
Figure 4. Rear view of the VX650 V3systems (configuration with eight PCIe slots)

The following figure shows the locations of key components inside the systems.

Internal view of the ThinkAgile VX650 V3

Figure 5. Internal view of the VX650 V3 systems

 

Standard specifications

The ThinkAgile VX650 V3 are based on the ThinkSystem SR650 V3 server.

The following table provides an overview comparison between the VX systems.

Table 1. Comparison of features
  VX650 V3 IS VX650 V3 CN VX650V3 DPU IS VX650V3 DPU CN VX650 V3 CN for SAP HANA VX650 V3-DPU SAP HANA Certified Node
VX offering type Integrated System Certified Node Integrated System Certified Node Certified Node Certified Node
Target workloads Compute heavy Compute heavy Network Heavy, Edge Network Heavy, Edge SAP HANA SAP HANA
Base MTM 7D6WCTO1WW 7D6WCTO2WW 7D6WCTO4WW 7D6WCTO5WW 7D6WCTO3WW 7D6WCTO6WW
Form Factor 2U 2U 2U 2U 2U 2U
Base platform SR650 V3 SR650 V3 SR650 V3 SR650 V3 SR650 V3 SR650 V3
Max Cluster Size 64 Hosts 64 Hosts 64 Hosts 64 Hosts 64 Hosts 64 hosts
CPU 1x or 2x Intel Xeon SP Gen 5 (Emerald Rapids) or Gen 4
(Sapphire Rapids)
1x or 2x Intel Xeon SP Gen 5 (Emerald Rapids) or Gen 4
(Sapphire Rapids)
2x Intel Xeon SP Gen 5 (Emerald Rapids) or Gen 4
(Sapphire Rapids)
2x Intel Xeon SP Gen 5 (Emerald Rapids) or Gen 4
(Sapphire Rapids)
2x Intel Xeon SP Gen 4 (Sapphire Rapids) 2x Intel Xeon SP Gen 4 (Sapphire Rapids)
Memory 32x DDR5 5600 MHz
(8TB maximum)
32x DDR5 5600 MHz
(8TB maximum
32x DDR5 5600 MHz
(8TB maximum
32x DDR5 5600 MHz
(8TB maximum
32x DDR5 4800 MHz
(8TB maximum
32x DDR5 4800 MHz
(8TB maximum
Drive Bays *32 x 2.5" 
*20 x 3.5"
*32 x 2.5" 
*20 x 3.5"
*32 x 2.5" 
*20 x 3.5"
*32 x 2.5" 
*20 x 3.5"
*32 x 2.5"  *32 x 2.5" 
Drive configurations All Flash
Hybrid
All Flash
Hybrid
All Flash
Hybrid
All Flash
Hybrid
All Flash All Flash
Disk groups 1 - 5 1 - 5 1-5 1-5 2-4 2-4
HBA 4350-xi
440-xi
4350-xi
440-xi
4350-xi
440-xi
4350-xi
440-xi
4350-xi
440-xi
4350-xi
440-xi
Boot drives 2x M.2 SATA
2x 7mm hot-swap
2x M.2 SATA
2x 7mm hot-swap
2x M.2 SATA
2x 7mm hot-swap
2x M.2 SATA
2x 7mm hot-swap
2x M.2 SATA
2x 7mm hot-swap
2x M.2 SATA
2x 7mm hot-swap
OCP networking 1x OCP 3.0 adapter
1Gb, 10Gb, 25Gb
1x OCP 3.0 adapter
1GB, 10Gb, 25Gb
None None 1x OCP 3.0 adapter
1GB, 10Gb, 25Gb
None
PCIe networking Up to 8x adapters
1Gb, 10Gb BASE-T, 10Gb, 25Gb, 100Gb, 200Gb
Up to 8x adapters
1Gb, 10Gb BASE-T, 10Gb, 25Gb, 100Gb, 200Gb
Up to 8x adapters
1Gb, 10Gb BASE-T, 10Gb, 25Gb, 100Gb, 200Gb
Up to 8x adapters
1Gb, 10Gb BASE-T, 10Gb, 25Gb, 100Gb, 200Gb
Up to 8x adapters
1Gb, 10Gb BASE-T, 10Gb, 25Gb, 100Gb, 200Gb
Up to 8x adapters
1Gb, 10Gb BASE-T, 10Gb, 25Gb, 100Gb, 200Gb
DPU- Smart NIC None None **2x NVIDIA Bluefield-2 DPU with dual ports of 25GbE **2x NVIDIA Bluefield-2 DPU with dual ports of 25GbE None **2x NVIDIA Bluefield-2 DPU with dual ports of 25GbE
GPUs 3x DW GPU up to 300W each
8x SW GPU up to 75W each
6x SW GPU up to 150W each
3x DW GPU up to 300W each
8x SW GPU up to 75W each
6x SW GPU up to 150W each
None None None None
Hypervisor ESXi 8.0u2 (Factory Installed)
ESXi 7.0 U3 (Factory Installed)
ESXi 8.0u2 (Factory Installed)
ESXi 7.0 U3 (Factory Installed)
ESXi 8.0u2 (Factory Installed) ESXi 8.0u2 (Factory Installed) ESXi 8.0u2 (Factory Installed) ESXi 8.0u2 (Factory Installed)

* Note: 40 drives and Certified Node Lemans under evaluation

** Requires ESXi 8.0u3 or later for 2 DPUs

The following table lists the standard specifications.

Table 2. Standard specifications
Components Specification
Machine types 7D6W - 3 year warranty
Form factor 2U rack.
Cluster Size With Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series & VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), you need a minimum of 4 nodes to create a management domain cluster. 
With Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series & VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF), you can create a vSAN cluster with a minimum 3 hosts and a maximum of 64 hosts. Requires vSAN 7.0 and later releases.
Processor Supports one or two 5th generation Intel Xeon Scalable processor (formerly codenamed "Emerald Rapids") or 4th-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processor (formerly codenamed "Sapphire Rapids"). Supports up to 64 cores per 5th generation processor and up to 60 cores per 4th generation processor, core speeds of up to 3.9 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 5600 MHz at 1 DPC and up to 4400 MHz at 2 DPC.
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

Up to 20x 3.5-inch or 40x 2.5-inch  hot-swap drive bays:

  • Front bays can be 3.5-inch (8 or 12 bays) or 2.5-inch (8, 16 or 24 bays)
  • Middle bays can be 3.5-inch (4 bays) or 2.5-inch (8 bays)
  • Rear bays can be 3.5-inch (2 or 4 bays) or 2.5-inch (4 or 8 bays)
  • Combinations of SAS/SATA, NVMe, or AnyBay (supporting SAS, SATA or NVMe) are available

The server also supports these drives for OS boot or drive storage:

  • Two 7mm drives at the rear of the server (in addition to any 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch drive bays)
  • Internal M.2 module supporting up to two M.2 drives

Note: EDSFF drive bays are currently not supported.

Storage controller
  • Up to 12x Onboard NVMe ports
  • NVMe Retimer Adapter
  • 12 Gb SAS/SATA non-RAID: 440-8i and 440-16i HBAs
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, 25GbE and 100GbE 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.

DPU Support Supports up to 2x  NVIDIA Bluefield-2 Data Processing Unit (DPU) with dual ports of 25GbE with dedicated models
GPU support Supports up to 8x single-wide GPUs or up to 3x 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) single-rotor or 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. Optional 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

All ThinkAgile VX Series products (Integrated Systems and Certified Nodes) will support the following Primary Software Stack (3-year & 5-year terms) and Add-Ons.

Primary Software

  1.  VMware Cloud Foundation 5 (VCF)
  2.  VMware vSphere Foundation 8 (VVF)

Add-On Options (requires purchase of a Primary Software version)

  1. VMware vSAN 8 (for capacity over TiB allocation from primary SKU)
  2. VMware Live Recovery
  3. VMware Firewall (requires VCF)
  4. VMware Firewall with Advanced Threat Prevention (requires VCF)
  5. VMware Avi Load Balancer
  6. VMware Private AI Foundation (requires VCF)
Hypervisors VMware ESXi. See Operating system support section for details.
Limited warranty Three-year or one-year (model dependent) customer-replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty with 9x5 next business day (NBD).
Service and support Optional service upgrades are available through Lenovo Services: 4-hour or 2-hour response time, 6-hour fix time, 1-year or 2-year warranty extension, software support for Lenovo hardware and some third-party applications.
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

To ensure that the controlled GPUs and accelerators are only sold in the supported markets, the following configure-to-order base machine-type models (CTO MTMs) are selectable in DCSC:

  • Standard Open models are available in all markets worldwide. Controlled GPUs cannot be configured using these models. These are CTO1WW models.
  • GPU Controlled models are used to order any of the controlled GPUs and accelerators. Controlled models are not available in affected markets. If you start from a controlled model, your configuration must include a controlled GPUs.

Note:

  • For all models listed in the GPU Controlled models column, one of the controlled GPUs must be selected in the DCSC configurator. DCSC will display an error if you configuration does not include one of the controlled GPUs.
  • It is highly recommended to engage a Lenovo representative early in a project that includes the ThinkAgile VX Series Integrated Systems and Certified Nodes

The following table lists the base CTO models.

Table 3. CTO base models
Server model Standard Open models GPU Controlled models
  These CTO models are available in all markets. Configurations based on these MTMs cannot include controlled GPUs. These CTO models are not available in affected markets. Configurations based on these MTMs must include controlled GPUs.
ThinkAgile VX650 V3 Integrated System 7D6WCTO1WW 7D6WCTOAWW
ThinkAgile VX650 V3 Certified Node 7D6WCTO2WW 7D6WCTOBWW
ThinkAgile VX650 V3 SAP HANA Certified Node 7D6WCTO3WW None
ThinkAgile VX650 V3-DPU Integrated System 7D6WCTO4WW None
ThinkAgile VX650 V3-DPU Certified Node 7D6WCTO5WW None
ThinkAgile VX650 V3-DPU SAP HANA Certified Node 7D6WCTO6WW None

CTO models for NVIDIA Bluefield SmartNIC DPUs

The VX650 V3 supports the new VMware vSphere Distributed Services Engine (DSE) using the NVIDIA Bluefield SmartNIC Data Processing Unit (DPU). This solution improves the performance of VMware vSphere by offloading tasks from server CPUs to the DPU thereby making data center applications more efficient.

VMware vSphere Distributed Services Engine is only available in CTO builds using the DPU-specific models listed in the following table.

For more information, see the DPU adapter section.

Table 4. Base CTO models for VX650 V3 with NVIDIA Bluefield SmartNIC DPU support
Machine Type/Model Description
7D6WCTO4WW ThinkAgile VX650 V3 DPU - 3 year Warranty

Comparison with the ThinkSystem SR650 V3

The ThinkAgile VX650 V3 are based on the ThinkSystem SR650 V3 server, however there are key differences:

  • No onboard SATA controller support
  • Persistent Memory not supported
  • RAID adapter supported for boot only
  • VROC RAID support for boot only
  • No SATA HDDs
  • Encryption not supported on SED drives
  • Fibre Channel support for data migration only
  • No InfiniBand support
  • Drives are categorized as Cache or Capacity drives and are formed as disk groups (up to 5 disk groups for OSA configurations.  ESA configurations only consist of a storage tier, no cache drives or disk groups required

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 VX650 V3, see the DCSC configurator:
https://dcsc.lenovo.com

Processors

The VX650 V3 supports processors in either the 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processor family or the 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processor family. 

Topics in this section:

5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors

The VX650 V3 systems support the following processors. The systems support 1 or 2 processors installed.

For details about these options, including configuration rules, see the SR650 V3 product guide:
https://lenovopress.com/lp1601-thinksystem-sr650-v3-server#processors

Table 5. Emerald Rapids Processor choices
Part number Feature Description Maximum supported
VX650 V3 IS
VX650 V3 CN
VX650 V3 SAP HANA CN
VX650 V3-DPU IS
VX650 V3-DPU CN
VX650 V3-DPU SAP HANA CN
None BYVT Intel Xeon Bronze 3508U 8C 125W 2.1GHz Processor 1 1 1 1 1 1
None BYW3 Intel Xeon Silver 4509Y 8C 125W 2.6GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BYW4 Intel Xeon Silver 4510 12C 150W 2.4GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BYVS Intel Xeon Silver 4510T 12C 115W 2.0GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BYVP Intel Xeon Silver 4514Y 16C 150W 2.0GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BYW6 Intel Xeon Silver 4516Y+ 24C 185W 2.2GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BYVU Intel Xeon Gold 5512U 28C 185W 2.1GHz Processor 1 1 1 1 1 1
None BYVW Intel Xeon Gold 5515+ 8C 165W 3.2GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BYW7 Intel Xeon Gold 5520+ 28C 205W 2.2GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BYVX Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y 16C 195W 2.8GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BYWK Intel Xeon Gold 6530 32C 270W 2.1GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BYW0 Intel Xeon Gold 6534 8C 195W 3.9GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BYVQ Intel Xeon Gold 6538N 32C 205W 2.1GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BYW8 Intel Xeon Gold 6538Y+ 32C 225W 2.2GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BYVY Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y 24C 250W 2.9GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BYW1 Intel Xeon Gold 6544Y 16C 270W 3.6GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BYVR Intel Xeon Gold 6548N 32C 250W 2.8GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BYVZ Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+ 32C 250W 2.5GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BYW9 Intel Xeon Gold 6554S 36C 270W 2.2GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BYVV Intel Xeon Gold 6558Q 32C 350W 3.2GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BYW5 Intel Xeon Platinum 8558 48C 330W 2.1GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BYWA Intel Xeon Platinum 8558P 48C 350W 2.7GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BYWE Intel Xeon Platinum 8558U 48C 300W 2.0GHz Processor 1 1 1 1 1 1
None BYW2 Intel Xeon Platinum 8562Y+ 32C 300W 2.8GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BYWF Intel Xeon Platinum 8568Y+ 48C 350W 2.3GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BYWG Intel Xeon Platinum 8570 56C 350W 2.1GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BYWD Intel Xeon Platinum 8571N 52C 300W 2.4GHz Processor 1 1 1 1 1 1
None BYWH Intel Xeon Platinum 8580 60C 350W 2.0GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BYWC Intel Xeon Platinum 8581V 60C 270W 2.0GHz Processor 1 1 1 1 1 1
None BYWJ Intel Xeon Platinum 8592+ 64C 350W 1.9GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BYWB Intel Xeon Platinum 8592V 64C 330W 2.0GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2

4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors

 

The VX650 V3 systems support the following processors. The systems support 1 or 2 processors installed.

For details about these options, including configuration rules, see the SR650 V3 product guide:
https://lenovopress.com/lp1601-thinksystem-sr650-v3-server#processors

Table 6. Sapphire Rapids Processor choices
Part number Feature Description Maximum supported
VX650 V3 IS
VX650 V3 CN
VX650 V3 SAP HANA CN
VX650 V3-DPU IS
VX650 V3-DPU CN
VX650 V3-DPU SAP HANA CN
None BXHX Intel Xeon 5423N 20C 145W 2.1GHz Processor 1 1 1 1 1 1
None BXHY Intel Xeon 5433N 20C 160W 2.3GHz Processor 1 1 1 1 1 1
None BYQK Intel Xeon 6403N 24C 185W 1.9GHz Processor 1 1 1 1 1 1
None BYQH Intel Xeon 6423N 28C 195W 2.0GHz Processor 1 1 1 1 1 1
None BYQJ Intel Xeon 6433N 32C 205W 2.0GHz Processor 1 1 1 1 1 1
None BYQG Intel Xeon 6443N 32C 195W 1.6GHz Processor 1 1 1 1 1 1
None BQ68 Intel Xeon Bronze 3408U 8C 125W 1.8GHz Processor 1 1 No 1 1 No
None BQ64 Intel Xeon Silver 4410T 10C 150W 2.7GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BQ67 Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y 12C 150W 2.0GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BQ69 Intel Xeon Silver 4416+ 20C 165W 2.0GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BQ6J Intel Xeon Gold 5411N 24C 165W 1.9GHz Processor 1 1 No 1 1 No
None BU1V Intel Xeon Gold 5412U 24C 185W 2.1GHz Processor 1 1 No 1 1 No
None BQ63 Intel Xeon Gold 5415+ 8C 150W 2.9GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BQ6L Intel Xeon Gold 5416S 16C 150W 2.0GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BQ6H Intel Xeon Gold 5418N 24C 165W 1.8GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BQ66 Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y 24C 185W 2.0GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BQ65 Intel Xeon Gold 5420+ 28C 205W 2.0GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BPPD Intel Xeon Gold 6414U 32C 250W 2.0GHz Processor 1 1 No 1 1 No
None BQ6C Intel Xeon Gold 6416H 18C 165W 2.2GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BQ6B Intel Xeon Gold 6418H 24C 185W 2.1GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BQ6G Intel Xeon Gold 6421N 32C 185W 1.8GHz Processor 1 1 No 1 1 No
None BPQF Intel Xeon Gold 6426Y 16C 185W 2.5GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BQ6F Intel Xeon Gold 6428N 32C 185W 1.8GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BPPC Intel Xeon Gold 6430 32C 270W 2.1GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BPQC Intel Xeon Gold 6434 8C 195W 3.7GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BQ6E Intel Xeon Gold 6434H 8C 195W 3.7GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BQ6K Intel Xeon Gold 6438M 32C 205W 2.2GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BQ6D Intel Xeon Gold 6438N 32C 205W 2.0GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BQ62 Intel Xeon Gold 6438Y+ 32C 205W 2.0GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BPQE Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y 24C 225W 2.6GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BPQB Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y 16C 270W 3.6GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BQ6A Intel Xeon Gold 6448H 32C 250W 2.4GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BPQD Intel Xeon Gold 6448Y 32C 225W 2.1GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BPPM Intel Xeon Gold 6454S 32C 270W 2.2GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BPPH Intel Xeon Platinum 8444H 16C 270W 2.9GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BPPG Intel Xeon Platinum 8450H 28C 250W 2.0GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BPPB Intel Xeon Platinum 8452Y 36C 300W 2.0GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BPPF Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H 32C 270W 2.1GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BPPT Intel Xeon Platinum 8458P 44C 350W 2.7GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BPPN Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H 40C 330W 2.2GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BPPQ Intel Xeon Platinum 8460Y+ 40C 300W 2.0GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BPPK Intel Xeon Platinum 8461V 48C 300W 2.2GHz Processor 1 1 No 1 1 No
None BPQA Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y+ 32C 300W 2.8GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BPPU Intel Xeon Platinum 8468 48C 350W 2.1GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BPPE Intel Xeon Platinum 8468H 48C 330W 2.1GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BPPP Intel Xeon Platinum 8468V 48C 330W 2.4GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BN0N Intel Xeon Platinum 8470 52C 350W 2.0GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BPPJ Intel Xeon Platinum 8470N 52C 300W 1.7GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BPPR Intel Xeon Platinum 8471N 52C 300W 1.8GHz Processor 1 1 No 1 1 No
None BN0M Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+ 56C 350W 2.0GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BPPS Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H 60C 350W 1.9GHz Processor 2 2 2 2 2 2

Memory

5th Generation Memory options

The VX650 V3 systems support the following 5th generation 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

Table 7. Emerald Rapids Memory options
Part number Feature Description Maximum supported
VX650 V3 IS
VX650 V3 CN
VX650 V3 SAP HANA CN
VX650 V3-DPU IS
VX650 V3-DPU CN
VX650 V3-DPU SAP HANA CN
RDIMMs - 5600 MHz
4X77A90991 BZ4U ThinkSystem 32GB TruDDR5 Performance+ 5600MHz (2Rx8) RDIMM 32 32 32 32 32 32
4X77A90992 BZ4V ThinkSystem 64GB TruDDR5 Performance+ 5600MHz (2Rx4) 10x4 RDIMM 32 32 32 32 32 32
4X77A88050 BWJF ThinkSystem 32GB TruDDR5 5600MHz (1Rx4) 9x4 RDIMM 32 32 32 32 32 32
4X77A88053 BWHT ThinkSystem 64GB TruDDR5 5600MHz (2Rx4) 9x4 RDIMM 32 32 32 32 32 32
4X77A88640 BX8Z ThinkSystem 96GB TruDDR5 5600MHz (2Rx4) 9x4 RDIMM 32 32 32 32 32 32
4X77A88049 BWHW ThinkSystem 32GB TruDDR5 5600MHz (1Rx4) 10x4 RDIMM 32 32 32 32 32 32
4X77A88052 BWHS ThinkSystem 64GB TruDDR5 5600MHz (2Rx4) 10x4 RDIMM 32 32 32 32 32 32
4X77A88639 BX8Y ThinkSystem 48GB TruDDR5 5600MHz (1Rx4) 10x4 RDIMM 32 32 32 32 32 32
4X77A88058 BWHV ThinkSystem 96GB TruDDR5 5600MHz (2Rx4) RDIMM 32 32 32 32 32 32
4X77A88087 BWJE ThinkSystem 16GB TruDDR5 5600MHz (1Rx8) RDIMM 32 32 32 32 32 32
4X77A88051 BWJC ThinkSystem 32GB TruDDR5 5600MHz (2Rx8) RDIMM 32 32 32 32 32 32
4X77A88056 BWSL ThinkSystem 24GB TruDDR5 5600MHz (1Rx8) RDIMM 32 32 32 32 32 32
4X77A88057 BWJD ThinkSystem 48GB TruDDR5 5600MHz (2Rx8) RDIMM 32 32 32 32 32 32
3DS RDIMMs - 5600 MHz
4X77A88054 BWHU ThinkSystem 128GB TruDDR5 5600MHz (4Rx4) 3DS RDIMM 32 32 32 32 32 32

4th Generation Memory options

The VX650 V3 systems support the following 4th generation 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

Table 8. Sapphire Rapids Memory options
Part number Feature Description Maximum supported
VX650 V3 IS
VX650 V3 CN
VX650 V3 SAP HANA CN
VX650 V3-DPU IS
VX650 V3-DPU CN
VX650 V3-DPU SAP HANA CN
RDIMMs
4X77A77029 BKTL ThinkSystem 16GB TruDDR5 4800MHz (1Rx8) RDIMM 32 32 32 32 32 32
4X77A87033 C1HB ThinkSystem 48GB TruDDR5 4800MHz (2Rx8) RDIMM 32 32 32 No 32 32
4X77A77030 BNF6 ThinkSystem 32GB TruDDR5 4800MHz (1Rx4) 10x4 RDIMM 32 32 32 32 32 32
4X77A77483 BNW5 ThinkSystem 32GB TruDDR5 4800MHz (1Rx4) 9x4 RDIMM 32 32 32 32 32 32
4X77A77031 BKTM ThinkSystem 32GB TruDDR5 4800MHz (2Rx8) RDIMM 32 32 32 32 32 32
4X77A77032 BNF9 ThinkSystem 64GB TruDDR5 4800MHz (2Rx4) 10x4 RDIMM 32 32 32 32 32 32
4X77A77033 BKTN ThinkSystem 64GB TruDDR5 4800MHz (2Rx4) 9x4 RDIMM 32 32 32 32 32 32
4X77A87034 BZC2 ThinkSystem 96GB TruDDR5 4800MHz (2Rx4) RDIMM 32 32 32 No 32 32
3DS RDIMMs
4X77A77034 BNFC ThinkSystem 128GB TruDDR5 4800MHz (4Rx4) 3DS RDIMM v2 32 32 32 32 32 32
CTO Only BY8F ThinkSystem 128GB TruDDR5 4800MHz (4Rx4) 3DS RDIMM v1 32 32 32 32 32 32
4X77A77035 BNF8 ThinkSystem 256GB TruDDR5 4800MHz (8Rx4) 3DS RDIMM v2 32 32 No 32 32 No

Disk Groups

The following table lists the supported Disk Groups for each VX system.

Table 9. Disk Groups
Drive Selection Rules VX650 V3 IS VX650 V3 CN VX650 V3 SAP HANA CN VX650V3 DPU IS VX650V3 DPU CN VX650 V3-DPU SAP HANA Certified Node
Model Type Hybrid (HY)
All Flash (AF)
Hybrid (HY)
All Flash (AF)
All Flash (AF) Hybrid (HY)
All Flash (AF)
Hybrid (HY)
All Flash (AF)
All Flash (AF)
Maximum number of drives 32 32 32 32 32 32
Number of Disk Groups 1 - 5 1 - 5 2-4 1 - 5 1 - 5 2-4
Number of Cache Drives per Disk Group 1 1 1 1 1 1
Number of Capacity Drives per Disk Group 2 - 7 2 - 7 2-7 2 - 7 2 - 7 2-7
Allowed Capacity Drive Quantities:        
1 Disk Group (1 Cache Drive) 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 Not Supported 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 Not Supported
2 Disk Groups (2 Cache Drives) 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 or 14 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 or 14 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 or 14 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 or 14 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 or 14 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 or 14
3 Disk Groups (3 Cache Drives) 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 or 21 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 or 21 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 or 21 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 or 21 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 or 21 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 or 21
4 Disk Groups (4 Cache Drives) 8, 12, 16, 20, 24 or 28 8, 12, 16, 20, 24 or 28 8, 12, 16, 20, 24 or 28 8, 12, 16, 20, 24 or 28 8, 12, 16, 20, 24 or 28 8, 12, 16, 20, 24 or 28
5 Disk Groups (5 Cache Drives) 10, 15, 20, 25 10, 15, 20, 25 Not Supported 10, 15, 20, 25 10, 15, 20, 25 Not Supported

Internal storage

The VX650 V3 have three drive bay zones and supports up to 20x 3.5-inch or 40x 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays or a combination of drive bays, depending on the selected chassis and backplane configuration. The server also supports configurations without any drive bays if desired.

The three drive bay zones are as follows:

  • Front:
    • Up to 12x 3.5-inch hot-swap bays, or
    • Up to 24x 2.5-inch hot-swap bays
  • Middle:
    • 4x 3.5-inch hot-swap bays, or
    • 8x 2.5-inch hot-swap bays
  • Rear:
    • Up to 4x 3.5-inch hot-swap bays, or
    • Up to 8x 2.5-inch hot-swap bays
    • Also supports 2x 7mm hot-swap drives bays

All drives are hot-swap and are accessible from the front, from the rear, or from drive bays that are located in the middle of the server (accessible when you remove the top cover of the server).

The server also supports one or two M.2 drives, installed in an M.2 adapter internal to the server.

For details about NVMe drives  see the the SR650 V3 product guide:  https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp1601-thinksystem-sr650-v3-server#nvme-drive-support

For details about these options, including configuration rules, see the SR650 V3 product guide:
https://lenovopress.com/lp1601-thinksystem-sr650-v3-server#internal-storage

Table 10. Drive backplanes
Part number Feature Description Maximum supported
VX650 V3 IS
VX650 V3 CN
VX650 V3 SAP HANA CN
VX650 V3-DPU IS
VX650 V3-DPU CN
VX650 V3-DPU SAP HANA CN
Front 3.5-inch drive backplanes
None B8L3 ThinkSystem 1U/2U 4x3.5" SAS/SATA Backplane 1 1 No 1 1 No
None B8LP ThinkSystem 2U 8x3.5" SAS/SATA Backplane 1 1 No 1 1 No
None BPL8 ThinkSystem 2U 8x3.5" SAS/SATA+4 AnyBay Backplane 1 1 No 1 1 No
None BPL9 ThinkSystem 2U 8x3.5" SAS/SATA+4 NVMe Backplane 1 1 No 1 1 No
None B8LT ThinkSystem 2U 12x3.5" SAS/SATA Backplane 1 1 No 1 1 No
Front 2.5-inch drive backplanes
None B8LV ThinkSystem 2U 4x2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane 1 1 1 1 1 1
None B8LU ThinkSystem 2U 8x2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane 3 3 3 3 3 3
None BH8B ThinkSystem 2U/4U 8x2.5" AnyBay Backplane 3 3 3 3 3 3
None BH8D ThinkSystem 2U/4U 8x2.5" NVMe Backplane 3 3 3 3 3 3
Integrated Diagnostics Panel (for 2.5-inch configurations with 8 or 16 bays only)
None BMJA ThinkSystem 2U 16x2.5" Front Operator Panel v2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mid - 3.5-inch drive backplanes
None BCQK ThinkSystem 2U 4x3.5" SAS/SATA Middle Backplane 1 1 No 1 1 No
Mid - 2.5-inch drive backplanes
None BDY7 ThinkSystem 2U 4x2.5" Middle NVMe Backplane 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BCQL ThinkSystem 2U 4x2.5" SAS/SATA Middle Backplane 2 2 2 2 2 2
Rear - 3.5-inch drive backplanes
None BAG7 ThinkSystem 2U 2x3.5" SAS/SATA Rear Backplane 1 1 No 1 1 No
Rear - 2.5-inch drive backplanes
None B97X ThinkSystem 2U 8x2.5" SAS/SATA Rear Backplane 1 1 1 1 1 1

For OS boot functions, the systems also support one or two 7mm hot-swap drives at the rear of the server, or one or two M.2 drives installed on an adapter internal to the server. The following table lists the supported controllers/enablement kits for M.2 and 7mm 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

 

Table 11. Boot Drive Enablement
Part number Feature Description Maximum supported
VX650 V3 IS
VX650 V3 CN
VX650 V3 SAP HANA CN
VX650 V3-DPU IS
VX650 V3-DPU CN
VX650 V3-DPU SAP HANA CN
M.2 enablement kits
4Y37A09750 B8P9 ThinkSystem M.2 NVMe 2-Bay RAID Adapter 1 1 1 1 1 1
4Y37A90063 BYFF ThinkSystem M.2 RAID B540i-2i SATA/NVMe Adapter 1 1 1 1 1 1
7mm enablement kits
4XH7A61058 B8P3 ThinkSystem 2U 7mm Drive Kit w/ NVMe RAID 1 1 1 1 1 1
4Y37A90062 BYFG ThinkSystem 7mm SATA/NVMe 2-Bay Rear Hot-Swap RAID Enablement Kit 1 1 1 1 1 1

Controllers for internal storage

The VX650 V3 support the following storage controller options.

For details about these options, including configuration rules, see the SR650 V3 product guide:
https://lenovopress.com/lp1601-thinksystem-sr650-v3-server#controllers-for-internal-storage

Table 12. Controllers for internal storage
Part number Feature Description Maximum supported
VX650 V3 IS
VX650 V3 CN
VX650 V3 SAP HANA CN
VX650 V3-DPU IS
VX650 V3-DPU CN
VX650 V3-DPU SAP HANA CN
SAS/SATA HBA - PCIe 4.0
None BM50 ThinkSystem 440-16i SAS/SATA PCIe Gen4 12Gb HBA 2 2 2 2 2 2
None BM51 ThinkSystem 440-8i SAS/SATA PCIe Gen4 12Gb HBA 4 4 4 4 4 4
4Y37A09725 B8P1 ThinkSystem 440-16i SAS/SATA PCIe Gen4 12Gb Internal HBA 1 1 1 1 1 1
SAS/SATA HBA - PCIe 3.0
4Y37A72481 BJHJ ThinkSystem 4350-16i SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA 2 2 2 2 2 2
4Y37A72480 BJHH ThinkSystem 4350-8i SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA 4 4 4 4 4 4
NVMe adapters
4C57A65446 B98C ThinkSystem 4-Port PCIe Gen4 NVMe Retimer Adapter 3 3 3 3 3 3

Internal drive options

This section lists the supported drives:

Configuration Note:

  • VMware will no longer support higher capacity hard drives greater than 8TB
  • Express Storage Architecture (ESA) supports a minimum of 1 drives and a maximum of 24 drives.  Please reference the vSAN ESA ReadyNode Hardware Guidance for additional requirements.
  • VX650 V3 SAP HANA nodes support All Flash (OSA) configurations only. ESA is not supported with VX650 V3 SAP HANA nodes.
  • VMware vSAN certification for Generic NVMe drives: The drives are listed in the VMware Compatibility Guide (VCG) under the drive vendor company name instead of Lenovo. To check a drive for vSAN certification, search the VCG using the Supplier part number. Part numbers can be found using the Product Guide for the corresponding Drive Family on Lenovo Press https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/servers/options/drives#sort=last_update

Boot drives

The VX650 V3 systems support the following drive for boot functions.

Table 13. Boot drives
Part number Feature Description Maximum supported
VX650 V3 IS
VX650 V3 CN
VX650 V3 SAP HANA CN
VX650 V3-DPU IS
VX650 V3-DPU CN
VX650 V3-DPU SAP HANA CN
7mm 6 Gb SATA SSDs
4XB7A82264 BQ1U ThinkSystem 7mm 5400 PRO 240GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD 2 2 2 2 2 2
4XB7A82265 BQ1V ThinkSystem 7mm 5400 PRO 480GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD 2 2 2 2 2 2
4XB7A82266 BQ1W ThinkSystem 7mm 5400 PRO 960GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD 2 2 2 2 2 2
4XB7A17106 BK79 ThinkSystem 7mm S4520 240GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD 2 2 2 2 2 2
4XB7A17107 BK7A ThinkSystem 7mm S4520 480GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD 2 2 2 2 2 2
4XB7A17108 BK7B ThinkSystem 7mm S4520 960GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD 2 2 2 2 2 2
7mm PCIe 4.0 NVMe Drives
4XB7A82853 BPZ4 ThinkSystem 7mm U.3 7450 PRO 960GB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 2 2 2 2 2 2
4XB7A82855 BPZ5 ThinkSystem 7mm U.3 7450 PRO 1.92TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 2 2 2 2 2 2
4XB7A82856 BPZ6 ThinkSystem 7mm U.3 7450 PRO 3.84TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 2 2 2 2 2 2
M.2 6 Gb SATA SSDs
4XB7A82286 BQ1Z ThinkSystem M.2 5400 PRO 240GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb NHS SSD 2 2 1 2 2 2
4XB7A82287 BQ1Y ThinkSystem M.2 5400 PRO 480GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb NHS SSD 2 2 2 2 2 2
4XB7A82288 BQ20 ThinkSystem M.2 5400 PRO 960GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb NHS SSD 2 2 2 2 2 2
4XB7A89422 BYF7 ThinkSystem M.2 ER3 240GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb NHS SSD 2 2 2 2 2 2
4XB7A90049 BYF8 ThinkSystem M.2 ER3 480GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb NHS SSD 2 2 2 2 2 2
4XB7A90230 BYF9 ThinkSystem M.2 ER3 960GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb NHS SSD 2 2 2 2 2 2
M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe Drives
4XB7A13999 BKSR ThinkSystem M.2 7450 PRO 960GB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 NHS SSD 2 2 2 2 2 2
4XB7A90102 BXMH ThinkSystem M.2 PM9A3 960GB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 NHS SSD 2 2 2 2 2 2

Internal drives for VX650 V3 Integrated System

The following table lists the drives support in the VX650 V3 Integrated System. For both All Flash Storage and Hybrid Storage configurations, drives are classified as either Cache drives, Capacity drives, or both.

Configuration Note:  CORE needed for 40 dive configurations and needed for 3.5" Mixed USE NVMe drives.

Table 14. Drives supported in the VX650 V3 Integrated System
Part number Feature Description All Flash All Flash Hybrid
ESA Cache Capacity Cache Capacity
2.5-inch hot-swap 12 Gb SAS HDDs
7XB7A00027 AUM1 ThinkSystem 2.5" 1.2TB 10K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512n HDD No No No No 32
7XB7A00028 AUM2 ThinkSystem 2.5" 1.8TB 10K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD No No No No 32
4XB7A83970 BRG7 ThinkSystem 2.5" 2.4TB 10K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD v2 No No No No 32
2.5-inch hot-swap 24 Gb SAS SSDs
4XB7A80318 BNWC ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 960GB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A80319 BNWE ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 1.92TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A80320 BNWF ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 3.84TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A80321 BP3E ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 7.68TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A80322 BP3J ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 15.36TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A80323 BP3D ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 30.72TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A80340 BNW8 ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1655 800GB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD No 32 32 32 No
4XB7A80341 BNW9 ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1655 1.6TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD No 32 32 32 No
4XB7A80342 BNW6 ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1655 3.2TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD No 32 32 32 No
4XB7A80343 BP3K ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1655 6.4TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD No 32 32 32 No
2.5-inch hot-swap 6 Gb SAS SSDs
4XB7A82289 BQ21 ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 MAX 480GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 32 No
4XB7A82290 BQ24 ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 MAX 960GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 32 No
4XB7A82291 BQ22 ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 MAX 1.92TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 32 No
4XB7A82292 BQ23 ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 MAX 3.84TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 32 No
4XB7A82258 BQ1Q ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 240GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A82259 BQ1P ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 480GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A82260 BQ1R ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 960GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A82261 BQ1X ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 1.92TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A82262 BQ1S ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 3.84TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A82263 BQ1T ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 7.68TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A17101 BA7G ThinkSystem 2.5" S4520 480GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A17102 BA7H ThinkSystem 2.5" S4520 960GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A17103 BA7J ThinkSystem 2.5" S4520 1.92TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A17104 BK77 ThinkSystem 2.5" S4520 3.84TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A17105 BK78 ThinkSystem 2.5" S4520 7.68TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A17125 BA7Q ThinkSystem 2.5" S4620 480GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 32 32 32 No
4XB7A17126 BA4T ThinkSystem 2.5" S4620 960GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 32 32 32 No
4XB7A17127 BA4U ThinkSystem 2.5" S4620 1.92TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 32 32 32 No
4XB7A17128 BK7L ThinkSystem 2.5" S4620 3.84TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 32 32 32 No
4XB7A13941 BMGD ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5520 1.92TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32 No No
2.5-inch hot-swap PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs
4XB7A13942 BMGE ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5520 3.84TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32 No No
4XB7A13943 BNEF ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5520 7.68TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32 No No
4XB7A13631 BNEQ ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5520 15.36TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32 No No
4XB7A17129 BNEG ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5620 1.6TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 32 32 32 No
4XB7A17130 BNEH ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5620 3.2TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 32 32 32 No
4XB7A17133 BNEZ ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5620 6.4TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 32 32 32 No
4XB7A17136 BA4V ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5620 12.8TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32 No No
4XB7A17158 BKKY ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5800X 400GB Write Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 32 32 No No
4XB7A17159 BKKZ ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5800X 800GB Write Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 32 32 No No
4XB7A17160 BMM8 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5800X 1.6TB Write Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 32 32 No No
4XB7A79639 BNF1 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 MAX 800GB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 32 32 No No
4XB7A13967 BNEJ ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 MAX 1.6TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 32 32 No No
4XB7A13970 BNEY ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 MAX 3.2TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 32 32 No No
4XB7A13971 BNEL ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 MAX 6.4TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 32 32 No No
4XB7A84056 BRG0 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 MAX 12.8TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 28 No 28 No No
4XB7A79646 BNF3 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 PRO 960GB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A79647 BNF2 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 PRO 1.92TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32 No No
4XB7A79648 BNF5 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 PRO 3.84TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32 No No
4XB7A79649 BNF4 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 PRO 7.68TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32 No No
4XB7A83097 BQAV ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 PRO 15.36TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 28 No 28 No No
4XB7A95055 C2BV ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 MAX 1.6TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 36 36 No No
4XB7A95056 C2BW ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 MAX 3.2TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 36 36 No No
4XB7A95057 C2BF ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 MAX 6.4TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 36 36 No No
4XB7A95058 C2BX ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 MAX 12.8TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 No 36 No No
4XB7A95050 C2BR ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 PRO 1.92TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 No 36 No No
4XB7A95051 C2BS ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 PRO 3.84TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 No 36 No No
4XB7A95052 C2BT ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 PRO 7.68TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 No 36 No No
4XB7A95053 C2BU ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 PRO 15.36TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 No 36 No No
3.5-inch hot-swap 12 Gb SAS HDDs
7XB7A00042 AUU5 ThinkSystem 3.5" 2TB 7.2K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512n HDD No No No No 20
7XB7A00043 AUU6 ThinkSystem 3.5" 4TB 7.2K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512n HDD No No No No 20
7XB7A00044 AUU7 ThinkSystem 3.5" 6TB 7.2K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD No No No No 20
7XB7A00045 B0YR ThinkSystem 3.5" 8TB 7.2K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD No No No No 20
3.5-inch hot-swap 24 Gb SAS SSDs
4XB7A80324 BNWD ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1653 960GB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A80325 BNWG ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1653 1.92TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A80326 BNWH ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1653 3.84TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A80327 BP3F ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1653 7.68TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A80328 BP3H ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1653 15.36TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A80345 BNWA ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1655 1.6TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD No 20 20 20 No
4XB7A80346 BNWB ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1655 3.2TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD No 20 20 20 No
4XB7A80347 BP3G ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1655 6.4TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD No 20 20 20 No
3.5-inch hot-swap 6 Gb SAS SSDs
4XB7A17119 BA7L ThinkSystem 3.5" S4520 480GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A17120 BA7M ThinkSystem 3.5" S4520 960GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A17121 BA7N ThinkSystem 3.5" S4520 1.92TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A17122 BK7F ThinkSystem 3.5" S4520 3.84TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A17123 BK7G ThinkSystem 3.5" S4520 7.68TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A17137 BA4W ThinkSystem 3.5" S4620 480GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 20 20 20 No
4XB7A17138 BA4X ThinkSystem 3.5" S4620 960GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 20 20 20 No
4XB7A17139 BA4Y ThinkSystem 3.5" S4620 1.92TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 20 20 20 No
4XB7A17140 BK7P ThinkSystem 3.5" S4620 3.84TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 20 20 20 No
3.5-inch hot-swap PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs
4XB7A13632 BNES ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5520 1.92TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No No 12 No No
4XB7A76777 BNET ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5520 3.84TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No No 12 No No
4XB7A76778 BNEU ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5520 7.68TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No No 12 No No
4XB7A76779 BNF0 ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5520 15.36TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No No 12 No No
4XB7A17141 BNEK ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5620 1.6TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 12 12 No No
4XB7A17143 BNEM ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5620 3.2TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 12 12 No No
4XB7A17144 BNEN ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5620 6.4TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 12 12 No No
4XB7A17148 BNEP ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5620 12.8TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No No 12 No No
4XB7A17161 BMM7 ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5800X 400GB Write Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 12 12 No No
4XB7A17162 BMM5 ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5800X 800GB Write Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 12 12 No No
4XB7A77070 BMM6 ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5800X 1.6TB Write Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 12 12 No No

Internal drives for VX650 V3 Certified Node

The following table lists the drives support in the VX650 V3 Certified Node. For both All Flash Storage and Hybrid Storage configurations, drives are classified as either Cache drives, Capacity drives, or both.

Configuration Note:  CORE needed for 40 dive configurations and needed for 3.5" Mixed USE NVMe drives.

Table 15. Drives supported in the VX650 V3 Certified Node
Part number Feature Description All Flash All Flash Hybrid
ESA Cache Capacity Cache Capacity
2.5-inch hot-swap 12 Gb SAS HDDs
7XB7A00027 AUM1 ThinkSystem 2.5" 1.2TB 10K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512n HDD No No No No 32
7XB7A00028 AUM2 ThinkSystem 2.5" 1.8TB 10K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD No No No No 32
4XB7A83970 BRG7 ThinkSystem 2.5" 2.4TB 10K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD v2 No No No No 32
2.5-inch hot-swap 24 Gb SAS SSDs
4XB7A80318 BNWC ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 960GB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A80319 BNWE ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 1.92TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A80320 BNWF ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 3.84TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A80321 BP3E ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 7.68TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A80322 BP3J ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 15.36TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A80323 BP3D ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 30.72TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A80340 BNW8 ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1655 800GB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD No 32 32 32 No
4XB7A80341 BNW9 ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1655 1.6TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD No 32 32 32 No
4XB7A80342 BNW6 ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1655 3.2TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD No 32 32 32 No
4XB7A80343 BP3K ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1655 6.4TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD No 32 32 32 No
2.5-inch hot-swap 6 Gb SAS SSDs
4XB7A82289 BQ21 ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 MAX 480GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 32 No
4XB7A82290 BQ24 ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 MAX 960GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 32 No
4XB7A82291 BQ22 ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 MAX 1.92TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 32 No
4XB7A82292 BQ23 ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 MAX 3.84TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 32 No
4XB7A82258 BQ1Q ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 240GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A82259 BQ1P ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 480GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A82260 BQ1R ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 960GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A82261 BQ1X ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 1.92TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A82262 BQ1S ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 3.84TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A82263 BQ1T ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 7.68TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A17101 BA7G ThinkSystem 2.5" S4520 480GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A17102 BA7H ThinkSystem 2.5" S4520 960GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A17103 BA7J ThinkSystem 2.5" S4520 1.92TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A17104 BK77 ThinkSystem 2.5" S4520 3.84TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A17105 BK78 ThinkSystem 2.5" S4520 7.68TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A17125 BA7Q ThinkSystem 2.5" S4620 480GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 32 32 32 No
4XB7A17126 BA4T ThinkSystem 2.5" S4620 960GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 32 32 32 No
4XB7A17127 BA4U ThinkSystem 2.5" S4620 1.92TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 32 32 32 No
4XB7A17128 BK7L ThinkSystem 2.5" S4620 3.84TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 32 32 32 No
4XB7A13941 BMGD ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5520 1.92TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32 No No
2.5-inch hot-swap PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs
4XB7A13942 BMGE ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5520 3.84TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32 No No
4XB7A13943 BNEF ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5520 7.68TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32 No No
4XB7A13631 BNEQ ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5520 15.36TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32 No No
4XB7A17129 BNEG ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5620 1.6TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 32 32 32 No
4XB7A17130 BNEH ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5620 3.2TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 32 32 32 No
4XB7A17133 BNEZ ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5620 6.4TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 32 32 32 No
4XB7A17136 BA4V ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5620 12.8TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32 No No
4XB7A17158 BKKY ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5800X 400GB Write Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 32 32 No No
4XB7A17159 BKKZ ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5800X 800GB Write Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 32 32 No No
4XB7A17160 BMM8 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5800X 1.6TB Write Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 32 32 No No
4XB7A79639 BNF1 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 MAX 800GB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 32 32 No No
4XB7A13967 BNEJ ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 MAX 1.6TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 32 32 No No
4XB7A13970 BNEY ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 MAX 3.2TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 32 32 No No
4XB7A13971 BNEL ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 MAX 6.4TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 32 32 No No
4XB7A84056 BRG0 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 MAX 12.8TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 28 No 28 No No
4XB7A79646 BNF3 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 PRO 960GB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A79647 BNF2 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 PRO 1.92TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32 No No
4XB7A79648 BNF5 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 PRO 3.84TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32 No No
4XB7A79649 BNF4 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 PRO 7.68TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32 No No
4XB7A83097 BQAV ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 PRO 15.36TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 28 No 28 No No
4XB7A95055 C2BV ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 MAX 1.6TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 36 36 No No
4XB7A95056 C2BW ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 MAX 3.2TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 36 36 No No
4XB7A95057 C2BF ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 MAX 6.4TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 36 36 No No
4XB7A95058 C2BX ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 MAX 12.8TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 No 36 No No
4XB7A95050 C2BR ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 PRO 1.92TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 No 36 No No
4XB7A95051 C2BS ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 PRO 3.84TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 No 36 No No
4XB7A95052 C2BT ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 PRO 7.68TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 No 36 No No
4XB7A95053 C2BU ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 PRO 15.36TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 No 36 No No
3.5-inch hot-swap 12 Gb SAS HDDs
7XB7A00042 AUU5 ThinkSystem 3.5" 2TB 7.2K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512n HDD No No No No 20
7XB7A00043 AUU6 ThinkSystem 3.5" 4TB 7.2K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512n HDD No No No No 20
7XB7A00044 AUU7 ThinkSystem 3.5" 6TB 7.2K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD No No No No 20
7XB7A00045 B0YR ThinkSystem 3.5" 8TB 7.2K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD No No No No 20
3.5-inch hot-swap 24 Gb SAS SSDs
4XB7A80324 BNWD ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1653 960GB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A80325 BNWG ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1653 1.92TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A80326 BNWH ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1653 3.84TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A80327 BP3F ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1653 7.68TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A80328 BP3H ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1653 15.36TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A80345 BNWA ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1655 1.6TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD No 20 20 20 No
4XB7A80346 BNWB ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1655 3.2TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD No 20 20 20 No
4XB7A80347 BP3G ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1655 6.4TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD No 20 20 20 No
3.5-inch hot-swap 6 Gb SAS SSDs
4XB7A17119 BA7L ThinkSystem 3.5" S4520 480GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A17120 BA7M ThinkSystem 3.5" S4520 960GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A17121 BA7N ThinkSystem 3.5" S4520 1.92TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A17122 BK7F ThinkSystem 3.5" S4520 3.84TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A17123 BK7G ThinkSystem 3.5" S4520 7.68TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A17137 BA4W ThinkSystem 3.5" S4620 480GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 20 20 20 No
4XB7A17138 BA4X ThinkSystem 3.5" S4620 960GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 20 20 20 No
4XB7A17139 BA4Y ThinkSystem 3.5" S4620 1.92TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 20 20 20 No
4XB7A17140 BK7P ThinkSystem 3.5" S4620 3.84TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 20 20 20 No
3.5-inch hot-swap PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs
4XB7A13632 BNES ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5520 1.92TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No No 12 No No
4XB7A76777 BNET ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5520 3.84TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No No 12 No No
4XB7A76778 BNEU ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5520 7.68TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No No 12 No No
4XB7A76779 BNF0 ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5520 15.36TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No No 12 No No
4XB7A17141 BNEK ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5620 1.6TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 12 12 No No
4XB7A17143 BNEM ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5620 3.2TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 12 12 No No
4XB7A17144 BNEN ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5620 6.4TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 12 12 No No
4XB7A17148 BNEP ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5620 12.8TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No No 12 No No
4XB7A17161 BMM7 ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5800X 400GB Write Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 12 12 No No
4XB7A17162 BMM5 ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5800X 800GB Write Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 12 12 No No
4XB7A77070 BMM6 ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5800X 1.6TB Write Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 12 12 No No

Internal drives for VX650 V3 SAP HANA Certified Node

The following table lists the drives support in the VX650 V3 SAP HANA Certified Node. For All Flash Storage configurations, drives are classified as either Cache drives, Capacity drives, or both.

Configuration Note:  CORE needed for 40 dive configurations

Table 16. Drives supported in the VX650 V3 SAP HANA Certified Node
Part number Feature Description All Flash All Flash
ESA Cache Capacity
2.5-inch hot-swap 24 Gb SAS SSDs
4XB7A80318 BNWC ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 960GB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 32
4XB7A80319 BNWE ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 1.92TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 32
4XB7A80320 BNWF ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 3.84TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 32
4XB7A80321 BP3E ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 7.68TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 32
4XB7A80322 BP3J ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 15.36TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 32
4XB7A80323 BP3D ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 30.72TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 32
4XB7A80340 BNW8 ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1655 800GB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD No 32 32
4XB7A80341 BNW9 ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1655 1.6TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD No 32 32
4XB7A80342 BNW6 ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1655 3.2TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD No 32 32
4XB7A80343 BP3K ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1655 6.4TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD No 32 32
2.5-inch hot-swap 6 Gb SAS SSDs
4XB7A82289 BQ21 ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 MAX 480GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32
4XB7A82290 BQ24 ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 MAX 960GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32
4XB7A82291 BQ22 ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 MAX 1.92TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32
4XB7A82292 BQ23 ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 MAX 3.84TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32
4XB7A82258 BQ1Q ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 240GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32
4XB7A82259 BQ1P ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 480GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32
4XB7A82260 BQ1R ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 960GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32
4XB7A82261 BQ1X ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 1.92TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32
4XB7A82262 BQ1S ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 3.84TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32
4XB7A82263 BQ1T ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 7.68TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32
4XB7A17101 BA7G ThinkSystem 2.5" S4520 480GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32
4XB7A17102 BA7H ThinkSystem 2.5" S4520 960GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32
4XB7A17103 BA7J ThinkSystem 2.5" S4520 1.92TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32
4XB7A17104 BK77 ThinkSystem 2.5" S4520 3.84TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32
4XB7A17105 BK78 ThinkSystem 2.5" S4520 7.68TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32
4XB7A17125 BA7Q ThinkSystem 2.5" S4620 480GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 32 32
4XB7A17126 BA4T ThinkSystem 2.5" S4620 960GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 32 32
4XB7A17127 BA4U ThinkSystem 2.5" S4620 1.92TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 32 32
4XB7A17128 BK7L ThinkSystem 2.5" S4620 3.84TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 32 32
4XB7A13941 BMGD ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5520 1.92TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32
2.5-inch hot-swap PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs
4XB7A13942 BMGE ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5520 3.84TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32
4XB7A13943 BNEF ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5520 7.68TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32
4XB7A13631 BNEQ ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5520 15.36TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32
4XB7A17129 BNEG ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5620 1.6TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 32 32
4XB7A17130 BNEH ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5620 3.2TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 32 32
4XB7A17133 BNEZ ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5620 6.4TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 32 32
4XB7A17136 BA4V ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5620 12.8TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32
4XB7A17158 BKKY ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5800X 400GB Write Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 32 32
4XB7A17159 BKKZ ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5800X 800GB Write Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 32 32
4XB7A17160 BMM8 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5800X 1.6TB Write Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 32 32
4XB7A79639 BNF1 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 MAX 800GB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 32 32
4XB7A13967 BNEJ ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 MAX 1.6TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 32 32
4XB7A13970 BNEY ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 MAX 3.2TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 32 32
4XB7A13971 BNEL ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 MAX 6.4TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 32 32
4XB7A84056 BRG0 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 MAX 12.8TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 28 No 28
4XB7A79646 BNF3 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 PRO 960GB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No No 32
4XB7A79647 BNF2 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 PRO 1.92TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32
4XB7A79648 BNF5 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 PRO 3.84TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32
4XB7A79649 BNF4 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 PRO 7.68TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32
4XB7A83097 BQAV ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 PRO 15.36TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 28 No 28
4XB7A95055 C2BV ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 MAX 1.6TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 36 36
4XB7A95056 C2BW ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 MAX 3.2TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 36 36
4XB7A95057 C2BF ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 MAX 6.4TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 36 36
4XB7A95058 C2BX ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 MAX 12.8TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 No 36
4XB7A95050 C2BR ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 PRO 1.92TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 No 36
4XB7A95051 C2BS ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 PRO 3.84TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 No 36
4XB7A95052 C2BT ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 PRO 7.68TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 No 36
4XB7A95053 C2BU ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 PRO 15.36TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 No 36

Internal drives for VX650 V3 DPU Integrated System

The following table lists the drives support in the VX650 V3 DPU Integrated System. For both All Flash Storage and Hybrid Storage configurations, drives are classified as either Cache drives, Capacity drives, or both.

Configuration Note:  CORE needed for 40 dive configurations and needed for 3.5" Mixed USE NVMe drives.

Table 17. Drives supported in the VX650 V3 DPU Integrated System
Part number Feature Description All Flash All Flash Hybrid
ESA Cache Capacity Cache Capacity
2.5-inch hot-swap 12 Gb SAS HDDs
7XB7A00027 AUM1 ThinkSystem 2.5" 1.2TB 10K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512n HDD No No No No 32
7XB7A00028 AUM2 ThinkSystem 2.5" 1.8TB 10K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD No No No No 32
4XB7A83970 BRG7 ThinkSystem 2.5" 2.4TB 10K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD v2 No No No No 32
2.5-inch hot-swap 24 Gb SAS SSDs
4XB7A80318 BNWC ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 960GB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A80319 BNWE ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 1.92TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A80320 BNWF ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 3.84TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A80321 BP3E ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 7.68TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A80322 BP3J ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 15.36TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A80323 BP3D ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 30.72TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A80340 BNW8 ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1655 800GB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD No 32 32 32 No
4XB7A80341 BNW9 ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1655 1.6TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD No 32 32 32 No
4XB7A80342 BNW6 ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1655 3.2TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD No 32 32 32 No
4XB7A80343 BP3K ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1655 6.4TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD No 32 32 32 No
2.5-inch hot-swap 6 Gb SAS SSDs
4XB7A82289 BQ21 ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 MAX 480GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 32 No
4XB7A82290 BQ24 ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 MAX 960GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 32 No
4XB7A82291 BQ22 ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 MAX 1.92TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 32 No
4XB7A82292 BQ23 ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 MAX 3.84TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 32 No
4XB7A82258 BQ1Q ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 240GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A82259 BQ1P ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 480GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A82261 BQ1X ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 1.92TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A82262 BQ1S ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 3.84TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A82263 BQ1T ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 7.68TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A17101 BA7G ThinkSystem 2.5" S4520 480GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A17102 BA7H ThinkSystem 2.5" S4520 960GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A17103 BA7J ThinkSystem 2.5" S4520 1.92TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A17104 BK77 ThinkSystem 2.5" S4520 3.84TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A17105 BK78 ThinkSystem 2.5" S4520 7.68TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A17125 BA7Q ThinkSystem 2.5" S4620 480GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 32 32 32 No
4XB7A17126 BA4T ThinkSystem 2.5" S4620 960GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 32 32 32 No
4XB7A17127 BA4U ThinkSystem 2.5" S4620 1.92TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 32 32 32 No
4XB7A17128 BK7L ThinkSystem 2.5" S4620 3.84TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 32 32 32 No
4XB7A13941 BMGD ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5520 1.92TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32 No No
2.5-inch hot-swap PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs
4XB7A13942 BMGE ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5520 3.84TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32 No No
4XB7A13943 BNEF ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5520 7.68TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32 No No
4XB7A13631 BNEQ ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5520 15.36TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32 No No
4XB7A17129 BNEG ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5620 1.6TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 32 32 32 No
4XB7A17130 BNEH ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5620 3.2TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 32 32 32 No
4XB7A17133 BNEZ ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5620 6.4TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 32 32 32 No
4XB7A17136 BA4V ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5620 12.8TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32 No No
4XB7A17158 BKKY ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5800X 400GB Write Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 32 32 No No
4XB7A17159 BKKZ ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5800X 800GB Write Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 32 32 No No
4XB7A17160 BMM8 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5800X 1.6TB Write Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 32 32 No No
4XB7A79639 BNF1 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 MAX 800GB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 32 32 No No
4XB7A13967 BNEJ ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 MAX 1.6TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 32 32 No No
4XB7A13970 BNEY ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 MAX 3.2TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 32 32 No No
4XB7A13971 BNEL ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 MAX 6.4TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 32 32 No No
4XB7A84056 BRG0 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 MAX 12.8TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 28 No 28 No No
4XB7A79646 BNF3 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 PRO 960GB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A79647 BNF2 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 PRO 1.92TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32 No No
4XB7A79648 BNF5 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 PRO 3.84TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32 No No
4XB7A79649 BNF4 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 PRO 7.68TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32 No No
4XB7A83097 BQAV ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 PRO 15.36TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 28 No 28 No No
3.5-inch hot-swap 12 Gb SAS HDDs
7XB7A00042 AUU5 ThinkSystem 3.5" 2TB 7.2K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512n HDD No No No No 20
7XB7A00043 AUU6 ThinkSystem 3.5" 4TB 7.2K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512n HDD No No No No 20
7XB7A00044 AUU7 ThinkSystem 3.5" 6TB 7.2K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD No No No No 20
7XB7A00045 B0YR ThinkSystem 3.5" 8TB 7.2K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD No No No No 20
3.5-inch hot-swap 24 Gb SAS SSDs
4XB7A80324 BNWD ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1653 960GB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A80325 BNWG ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1653 1.92TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A80326 BNWH ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1653 3.84TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A80327 BP3F ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1653 7.68TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A80328 BP3H ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1653 15.36TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A80345 BNWA ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1655 1.6TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD No 20 20 20 No
4XB7A80346 BNWB ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1655 3.2TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD No 20 20 20 No
4XB7A80347 BP3G ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1655 6.4TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD No 20 20 20 No
3.5-inch hot-swap 6 Gb SAS SSDs
4XB7A17119 BA7L ThinkSystem 3.5" S4520 480GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A17120 BA7M ThinkSystem 3.5" S4520 960GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A17121 BA7N ThinkSystem 3.5" S4520 1.92TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A17122 BK7F ThinkSystem 3.5" S4520 3.84TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A17123 BK7G ThinkSystem 3.5" S4520 7.68TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A17137 BA4W ThinkSystem 3.5" S4620 480GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 20 20 20 No
4XB7A17138 BA4X ThinkSystem 3.5" S4620 960GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 20 20 20 No
4XB7A17139 BA4Y ThinkSystem 3.5" S4620 1.92TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 20 20 20 No
4XB7A17140 BK7P ThinkSystem 3.5" S4620 3.84TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 20 20 20 No
3.5-inch hot-swap PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs
4XB7A13632 BNES ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5520 1.92TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No No 12 No No
4XB7A76777 BNET ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5520 3.84TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No No 12 No No
4XB7A76778 BNEU ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5520 7.68TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No No 12 No No
4XB7A76779 BNF0 ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5520 15.36TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No No 12 No No
4XB7A17141 BNEK ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5620 1.6TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 12 12 No No
4XB7A17143 BNEM ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5620 3.2TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 12 12 No No
4XB7A17144 BNEN ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5620 6.4TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 12 12 No No
4XB7A17148 BNEP ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5620 12.8TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No No 12 No No
4XB7A17161 BMM7 ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5800X 400GB Write Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 12 12 No No
4XB7A17162 BMM5 ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5800X 800GB Write Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 12 12 No No
4XB7A77070 BMM6 ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5800X 1.6TB Write Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 12 12 No No

Internal drives for VX650 V3 DPU Certified Node

The following table lists the drives support in the VX650 V3 DPU Certified Node. For both All Flash Storage and Hybrid Storage configurations, drives are classified as either Cache drives, Capacity drives, or both.

Configuration Note:  CORE needed for 40 dive configurations and needed for 3.5" Mixed USE NVMe drives.

Table 18. Drives supported in the VX650 V3 DPU Certified Node
Part number Feature Description All Flash All Flash Hybrid
ESA Cache Capacity Cache Capacity
2.5-inch hot-swap 12 Gb SAS HDDs
7XB7A00027 AUM1 ThinkSystem 2.5" 1.2TB 10K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512n HDD No No No No 32
7XB7A00028 AUM2 ThinkSystem 2.5" 1.8TB 10K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD No No No No 32
4XB7A83970 BRG7 ThinkSystem 2.5" 2.4TB 10K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD v2 No No No No 12
2.5-inch hot-swap 24 Gb SAS SSDs
4XB7A80318 BNWC ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 960GB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A80319 BNWE ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 1.92TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A80320 BNWF ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 3.84TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A80321 BP3E ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 7.68TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A80322 BP3J ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 15.36TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A80323 BP3D ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 30.72TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A80340 BNW8 ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1655 800GB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD No 32 32 32 No
4XB7A80341 BNW9 ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1655 1.6TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD No 32 32 32 No
4XB7A80342 BNW6 ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1655 3.2TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD No 32 32 32 No
4XB7A80343 BP3K ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1655 6.4TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD No 32 32 32 No
2.5-inch hot-swap 6 Gb SAS SSDs
4XB7A82289 BQ21 ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 MAX 480GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 32 No
4XB7A82290 BQ24 ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 MAX 960GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 32 No
4XB7A82291 BQ22 ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 MAX 1.92TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 32 No
4XB7A82292 BQ23 ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 MAX 3.84TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 32 No
4XB7A82258 BQ1Q ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 240GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A82259 BQ1P ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 480GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A82261 BQ1X ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 1.92TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A82262 BQ1S ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 3.84TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A82263 BQ1T ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 7.68TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A17101 BA7G ThinkSystem 2.5" S4520 480GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A17102 BA7H ThinkSystem 2.5" S4520 960GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A17103 BA7J ThinkSystem 2.5" S4520 1.92TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A17104 BK77 ThinkSystem 2.5" S4520 3.84TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A17105 BK78 ThinkSystem 2.5" S4520 7.68TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A17125 BA7Q ThinkSystem 2.5" S4620 480GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 32 32 32 No
4XB7A17126 BA4T ThinkSystem 2.5" S4620 960GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 32 32 32 No
4XB7A17127 BA4U ThinkSystem 2.5" S4620 1.92TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 32 32 32 No
4XB7A17128 BK7L ThinkSystem 2.5" S4620 3.84TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 32 32 32 No
4XB7A13941 BMGD ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5520 1.92TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32 No No
2.5-inch hot-swap PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs
4XB7A13942 BMGE ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5520 3.84TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32 No No
4XB7A13943 BNEF ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5520 7.68TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32 No No
4XB7A13631 BNEQ ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5520 15.36TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32 No No
4XB7A17129 BNEG ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5620 1.6TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 32 32 32 No
4XB7A17130 BNEH ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5620 3.2TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 32 32 32 No
4XB7A17133 BNEZ ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5620 6.4TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 32 32 32 No
4XB7A17136 BA4V ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5620 12.8TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32 No No
4XB7A17158 BKKY ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5800X 400GB Write Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 32 32 No No
4XB7A17159 BKKZ ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5800X 800GB Write Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 32 32 No No
4XB7A17160 BMM8 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5800X 1.6TB Write Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 32 32 No No
4XB7A79639 BNF1 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 MAX 800GB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 32 32 No No
4XB7A13967 BNEJ ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 MAX 1.6TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 32 32 No No
4XB7A13970 BNEY ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 MAX 3.2TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 32 32 No No
4XB7A13971 BNEL ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 MAX 6.4TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 32 32 No No
4XB7A84056 BRG0 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 MAX 12.8TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 28 No 28 No No
4XB7A79646 BNF3 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 PRO 960GB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No No 32 No No
4XB7A79647 BNF2 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 PRO 1.92TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32 No No
4XB7A79648 BNF5 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 PRO 3.84TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32 No No
4XB7A79649 BNF4 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 PRO 7.68TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32 No No
4XB7A83097 BQAV ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 PRO 15.36TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 28 No 28 No No
4XB7A95055 C2BV ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 MAX 1.6TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 36 36 No No
4XB7A95056 C2BW ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 MAX 3.2TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 36 36 No No
4XB7A95057 C2BF ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 MAX 6.4TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 36 36 No No
4XB7A95058 C2BX ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 MAX 12.8TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 No 36 No No
4XB7A95050 C2BR ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 PRO 1.92TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 No 36 No No
4XB7A95051 C2BS ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 PRO 3.84TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 No 36 No No
4XB7A95052 C2BT ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 PRO 7.68TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 No 36 No No
4XB7A95053 C2BU ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 PRO 15.36TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 No 36 No No
3.5-inch hot-swap 12 Gb SAS HDDs
7XB7A00042 AUU5 ThinkSystem 3.5" 2TB 7.2K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512n HDD No No No No 20
7XB7A00043 AUU6 ThinkSystem 3.5" 4TB 7.2K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512n HDD No No No No 20
7XB7A00044 AUU7 ThinkSystem 3.5" 6TB 7.2K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD No No No No 20
7XB7A00045 B0YR ThinkSystem 3.5" 8TB 7.2K SAS 12Gb Hot Swap 512e HDD No No No No 20
3.5-inch hot-swap 24 Gb SAS SSDs
4XB7A80324 BNWD ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1653 960GB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A80325 BNWG ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1653 1.92TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A80326 BNWH ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1653 3.84TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A80327 BP3F ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1653 7.68TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A80328 BP3H ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1653 15.36TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A80345 BNWA ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1655 1.6TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD No 20 20 20 No
4XB7A80346 BNWB ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1655 3.2TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD No 20 20 20 No
4XB7A80347 BP3G ThinkSystem 3.5" PM1655 6.4TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD No 20 20 20 No
3.5-inch hot-swap 6 Gb SAS SSDs
4XB7A17119 BA7L ThinkSystem 3.5" S4520 480GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A17120 BA7M ThinkSystem 3.5" S4520 960GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A17121 BA7N ThinkSystem 3.5" S4520 1.92TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A17122 BK7F ThinkSystem 3.5" S4520 3.84TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A17123 BK7G ThinkSystem 3.5" S4520 7.68TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 20 No No
4XB7A17137 BA4W ThinkSystem 3.5" S4620 480GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 20 20 20 No
4XB7A17138 BA4X ThinkSystem 3.5" S4620 960GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 20 20 20 No
4XB7A17139 BA4Y ThinkSystem 3.5" S4620 1.92TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 20 20 20 No
4XB7A17140 BK7P ThinkSystem 3.5" S4620 3.84TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 20 20 20 No
3.5-inch hot-swap PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs
4XB7A13632 BNES ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5520 1.92TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No No 12 No No
4XB7A76777 BNET ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5520 3.84TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No No 12 No No
4XB7A76778 BNEU ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5520 7.68TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No No 12 No No
4XB7A76779 BNF0 ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5520 15.36TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No No 12 No No
4XB7A17141 BNEK ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5620 1.6TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 12 12 No No
4XB7A17143 BNEM ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5620 3.2TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 12 12 No No
4XB7A17144 BNEN ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5620 6.4TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 12 12 No No
4XB7A17148 BNEP ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5620 12.8TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No No 12 No No
4XB7A17161 BMM7 ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5800X 400GB Write Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 12 12 No No
4XB7A17162 BMM5 ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5800X 800GB Write Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 12 12 No No
4XB7A77070 BMM6 ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5800X 1.6TB Write Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 12 12 No No

Internal drives for VX650 V3-DPU SAP HANA Certified Node

The following table lists the drives support in the VX650 V3-DPU SAP HANA Certified Node. For All Flash Storage configurations, drives are classified as either Cache drives, Capacity drives, or both.

Configuration Note:  CORE needed for 40 dive configurations

Table 19. Drives supported in the VX650 V3-DPU SAP HANA Certified Node
Part number Feature Description All Flash All Flash
ESA Cache Capacity
2.5-inch hot-swap 24 Gb SAS SSDs
4XB7A80318 BNWC ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 960GB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 40
4XB7A80319 BNWE ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 1.92TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 40
4XB7A80320 BNWF ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 3.84TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 40
4XB7A80321 BP3E ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 7.68TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 40
4XB7A80322 BP3J ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 15.36TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 40
4XB7A80323 BP3D ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1653 30.72TB Read Intensive SAS 24Gb HS SSD No No 40
4XB7A80340 BNW8 ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1655 800GB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD No 40 40
4XB7A80341 BNW9 ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1655 1.6TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD No 40 40
4XB7A80342 BNW6 ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1655 3.2TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD No 40 40
4XB7A80343 BP3K ThinkSystem 2.5" PM1655 6.4TB Mixed Use SAS 24Gb HS SSD No 40 40
2.5-inch hot-swap 6 Gb SAS SSDs
4XB7A82289 BQ21 ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 MAX 480GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 40
4XB7A82290 BQ24 ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 MAX 960GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 40
4XB7A82291 BQ22 ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 MAX 1.92TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 40
4XB7A82292 BQ23 ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 MAX 3.84TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 40
4XB7A82258 BQ1Q ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 240GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 40
4XB7A82259 BQ1P ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 480GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 40
4XB7A82260 BQ1R ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 960GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 40
4XB7A82261 BQ1X ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 1.92TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 32
4XB7A82262 BQ1S ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 3.84TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 40
4XB7A82263 BQ1T ThinkSystem 2.5" 5400 PRO 7.68TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 40
4XB7A17101 BA7G ThinkSystem 2.5" S4520 480GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 40
4XB7A17102 BA7H ThinkSystem 2.5" S4520 960GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 40
4XB7A17103 BA7J ThinkSystem 2.5" S4520 1.92TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 40
4XB7A17104 BK77 ThinkSystem 2.5" S4520 3.84TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 40
4XB7A17105 BK78 ThinkSystem 2.5" S4520 7.68TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD No No 40
4XB7A17125 BA7Q ThinkSystem 2.5" S4620 480GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 40 40
4XB7A17126 BA4T ThinkSystem 2.5" S4620 960GB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 40 40
4XB7A17127 BA4U ThinkSystem 2.5" S4620 1.92TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 40 40
4XB7A17128 BK7L ThinkSystem 2.5" S4620 3.84TB Mixed Use SATA 6Gb HS SSD No 40 40
4XB7A13941 BMGD ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5520 1.92TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32
2.5-inch hot-swap PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs
4XB7A13942 BMGE ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5520 3.84TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32
4XB7A13943 BNEF ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5520 7.68TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32
4XB7A13631 BNEQ ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5520 15.36TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32
4XB7A17129 BNEG ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5620 1.6TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 32 32
4XB7A17130 BNEH ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5620 3.2TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 32 32
4XB7A17133 BNEZ ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5620 6.4TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 32 32
4XB7A17136 BA4V ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5620 12.8TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32
4XB7A17158 BKKY ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5800X 400GB Write Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 32 32
4XB7A17159 BKKZ ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5800X 800GB Write Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 32 32
4XB7A17160 BMM8 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.2 P5800X 1.6TB Write Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 32 32
4XB7A79639 BNF1 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 MAX 800GB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No 32 32
4XB7A13967 BNEJ ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 MAX 1.6TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 32 32
4XB7A13970 BNEY ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 MAX 3.2TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 32 32
4XB7A13971 BNEL ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 MAX 6.4TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 32 32
4XB7A84056 BRG0 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 MAX 12.8TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 28 No 28
4XB7A79646 BNF3 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 PRO 960GB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD No No 32
4XB7A79647 BNF2 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 PRO 1.92TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32
4XB7A79648 BNF5 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 PRO 3.84TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32
4XB7A79649 BNF4 ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 PRO 7.68TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 32 No 32
4XB7A83097 BQAV ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7450 PRO 15.36TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 28 No 28
4XB7A95055 C2BV ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 MAX 1.6TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 36 36
4XB7A95056 C2BW ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 MAX 3.2TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 36 36
4XB7A95057 C2BF ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 MAX 6.4TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 36 36
4XB7A95058 C2BX ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 MAX 12.8TB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 No 36
4XB7A95050 C2BR ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 PRO 1.92TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 No 36
4XB7A95051 C2BS ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 PRO 3.84TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 No 36
4XB7A95052 C2BT ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 PRO 7.68TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 No 36
4XB7A95053 C2BU ThinkSystem 2.5" U.3 7500 PRO 15.36TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 HS SSD 36 No 36

Network adapters

The VX650 V3 systems 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

Table 20. OCP network adapters
Part number Feature Description Maximum supported
VX650 V3 IS
VX650 V3 CN
VX650 V3 SAP HANA CN
VX650 V3-DPU IS
VX650 V3-DPU CN
VX650 V3-DPU SAP HANA CN
Gigabit Ethernet
4XC7A88428 BW97 ThinkSystem Intel I350 1GbE RJ45 4-Port OCP Ethernet Adapter V2 1 1 1 No No No
4XC7A08235 B5T1 ThinkSystem Broadcom 5719 1GbE RJ45 4-port OCP Ethernet Adapter 1 1 1 No No No
4XC7A08277 B93E ThinkSystem Intel I350 1GbE RJ45 4-port OCP Ethernet Adapter 1 1 1 No No No
10 Gb Ethernet
4XC7A08236 B5ST ThinkSystem Broadcom 57416 10GBASE-T 2-port OCP Ethernet Adapter 1 1 1 No No No
4XC7A08240 B5T4 ThinkSystem Broadcom 57454 10GBASE-T 4-port OCP Ethernet Adapter 1 1 1 No No No
4XC7A08278 BCD5 ThinkSystem Intel X710-T2L 10GBASE-T 2-port OCP Ethernet Adapter 1 1 1 No No No
4XC7A80268 BPPY ThinkSystem Intel X710-T4L 10GBase-T 4-Port OCP Ethernet Adapter 1 1 1 No No No
25 Gb Ethernet
4XC7A08237 BN2T ThinkSystem Broadcom 57414 10/25GbE SFP28 2-Port OCP Ethernet Adapter 1 1 1 No No No
4XC7A62582 BE4T ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 Lx 10/25GbE SFP28 2-Port OCP Ethernet Adapter 1 1 1 No No No
4XC7A80567 BPPW ThinkSystem Broadcom 57504 10/25GbE SFP28 4-Port OCP Ethernet Adapter 1 1 1 No No No
4XC7A08294 BCD4 ThinkSystem Intel E810-DA2 10/25GbE SFP28 2-Port OCP Ethernet Adapter 1 1 1 No No No
4XC7A80269 BP8L ThinkSystem Intel E810-DA4 10/25GbE SFP28 4-Port OCP Ethernet Adapter 1 1 1 No No No
100 Gb Ethernet
4XC7A08243 BPPX ThinkSystem Broadcom 57508 100GbE QSFP56 2-Port OCP Ethernet Adapter 1 1 1 No No No
Table 21. PCIe network adapters
Part number Feature Description Maximum supported
VX650 V3 IS
VX650 V3 CN
VX650 V3 SAP HANA CN
VX650 V3-DPU IS
VX650 V3-DPU CN
VX650 V3-DPU SAP HANA CN
Gigabit Ethernet
7ZT7A00535 AUZW ThinkSystem I350-T4 PCIe 1Gb 4-Port RJ45 Ethernet Adapter 8 8 8 8 8 8
7ZT7A00484 AUZV ThinkSystem Broadcom 5719 1GbE RJ45 4-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter 8 8 8 8 8 8
10GBASE-T Ethernet
7ZT7A00496 AUKP ThinkSystem Broadcom 57416 10GBASE-T 2-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter 8 8 8 8 8 8
4XC7A08245 B5SU ThinkSystem Broadcom 57454 10GBASE-T 4-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter 8 8 8 8 8 8
4XC7A80266 BNWL ThinkSystem Intel X710-T2L 10GBase-T 2-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter 8 8 8 8 8 8
4XC7A79699 BMXB ThinkSystem Intel X710-T4L 10GBase-T 4-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter 8 8 8 8 8 8
25 Gb Ethernet
4XC7A08238 BK1H ThinkSystem Broadcom 57414 10/25GbE SFP28 2-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter 8 8 8 8 8 8
4XC7A80566 BNWM ThinkSystem Broadcom 57504 10/25GbE SFP28 4-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter 6 6 6 6 6 6
4XC7A08295 BCD6 ThinkSystem Intel E810-DA2 10/25GbE SFP28 2-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter 8 8 8 8 8 8
4XC7A80267 BP8M ThinkSystem Intel E810-DA4 10/25GbE SFP28 4-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter 6 6 6 6 6 6
4XC7A62580 BE4U ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 Lx 10/25GbE SFP28 2-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter 8 8 8 8 8 8
100 Gb Ethernet
4XC7A08297 BK1J ThinkSystem Broadcom 57508 100GbE QSFP56 2-port PCIe 4 Ethernet Adapter 6 6 6 6 6 6
4XC7A08248 B8PP ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 Dx 100GbE QSFP56 2-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter 6 6 6 6 6 6
4C57A14177 B4R9 ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 HDR100/100GbE QSFP56 1-port PCIe VPI Adapter 6 6 6 6 6 6
4C57A14178 B4RA ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 HDR100/100GbE QSFP56 2-port PCIe VPI Adapter 6 6 6 6 6 6
HDR and NDR200 InfiniBand (200 GbE)
4C57A15326 B4RC ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 HDR/200GbE QSFP56 1-port PCIe 4 VPI Adapter 6 6 6 6 6 6

DPU adapters

The ThinkAgile VX650 V3 supports DPUs for VMware Cloud Foundation using the NVIDIA Bluefield-2 Data Processing Unit (DPU). This solution provides zero-trust security and accelerate workloads by improving performance with increased throughput and lower latency by offloading NSX Firewall rules applied at the DPU compute layer thereby making data center applications more efficient.
In addition to these key features, the VX650 V3 now supports up to 2x NVIDIA Bluefield-2 Data Processing Units (DPUs) that provides:

  • High Availability and Redundancy - Customers can configure the DPUs in an Active-Standby state to enhance redundancy. In this mode, if the active DPU fails, all traffic seamlessly fails over to the standby DPU, ensuring that there is no disruption in service. This configuration is perfect for mission-critical applications where uptime is paramount.
  • Enhanced Performance - Both DPUs operate independently, providing maximum throughput. This configuration is ideal for environments where performance is critical, as it takes full advantage of the increased bandwidth with twice the capacity.

This feature is available in CTO builds using the following DPU-specific models:

Table 22. DPU Models
Machine Type/Model Description
7D6WCTO5WW ThinkAgile VX650 V3-DPU Integrated System
7D6WCTO5WW ThinkAgile VX650 V3-DPU Certified Node
7D6WCTO5WW ThinkAgile VX650 V3-DPU SAP HANA Certified Node

 

The DPU solution comprises of two primary components:

  • NVIDIA BlueField-2 full-height half-length (FHHL) PCIe adapter (feature BRPK)
  • OCP adapter to provide the necessary NC-SI connectivity to the XCC management processor of the server (feature BSH7)

The NVIDIA Bluefield-2 DPU has 8x ARM processor cores, 32GB onboard DDR4 ECC memory, and 2x 25GbE SFP56 ports. The purpose-built hardware-acceleration engines, embedded crypto and secure boot capabilities, and a software stack powered by the NVIDIA DOCA framework provide breakthrough data center performance, efficiency and security for software-defined storage, networking, and management of workloads.
Ordering information is listed in the following table. Both components are required.

For more details on DPU's, see the article https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp1733-secure-and-accelerate-your-infrastructure-nvidia-bluefield-2-vx-series

Table 23. DPU adapters
Part number Feature NVIDIA Part Number Description Maximum supported
VX650 V3-DPU IS
VX650 V3-DPU CN
VX650 V3-DPU SAP HANA CN
CTO Only* BRPK MBF2H532C-AECOT ThinkSystem NVIDIA BlueField-2 25GbE SFP56 2-Port PCIe Ethernet DPU w/BMC & Crypto 2 2 2
CTO Only* BSH7 None ThinkSystem OCP Enablement Kit for Distributed Services Engine 1 1 1
4XC7B02131* C6MG** None ThinkSystem NVIDIA BlueField-2 25GbE SFP56 2-Port PCIe Ethernet DPU w/BMC & Crypto 1 1 1
4X97B02130* C6MH** None ThinkSystem Adapter NC-SI Cable-270mm 1 1 1

*These adapters and components are only available CTO and only available using DPU-specific CTO model numbers

**Customers can purchase single DPU configurations and upgrade them to a dual DPU configuration at a later date. For more details, please reach out to your Lenovo Sales Representative. The listed part numbers are compatible and supported with the DPU specific CTOs mentioned above only.

Configuration Note:

  • The DSE solution requires the OCP adapter; as a result, no other OCP networking adapters are supported.
  • Single DPU configuration requires VMware vSphere 8.0 U1 or later
  • Dual DPU configuration requires VMware vSphere 8.0 U3 or later

GPU adapters

The VX650 V3 systems 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

Table 24. GPU adapters
Part number Feature Description Maximum supported
VX650 V3 IS
VX650 V3 CN
VX650 V3 SAP HANA CN
VX650 V3-DPU IS
VX650 V3-DPU CN
VX650 V3-DPU SAP HANA CN
4X67A76720 BMT9 ThinkSystem NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB PCIe Active GPU 3 3 No No No No
4X67A76726 BNFD ThinkSystem NVIDIA RTX A4500 20GB PCIe Active GPU 3 3 No No No No
4X67A76581 BQZR ThinkSystem NVIDIA A30 24GB PCIe Gen4 Passive GPU w/o CEC 3 3 No No No No
4X67A71310 BFT0 ThinkSystem NVIDIA RTX A6000 48GB PCIe Active GPU 3 3 No No No No
4X67A72593 BQZQ ThinkSystem NVIDIA A40 48GB PCIe Gen4 Passive GPU w/o CEC 3 3 No No No No
4X67A84823 BT87 ThinkSystem NVIDIA L40 48GB PCIe Gen4 Passive GPU 3 3 No No No No
CTO Only BQZU ThinkSystem NVIDIA A16 64GB Gen4 PCIe Passive GPU w/o CEC 3 3 No No No No
4X67A76715 BQZP ThinkSystem NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe Gen4 Passive GPU w/o CEC 3 3 No No No No
4X67A82257 BR9U ThinkSystem NVIDIA H100 80GB PCIe Gen5 Passive GPU 3 3 No No No No
Single-wide GPUs
4X67A79778 BMXE ThinkSystem NVIDIA T400 4GB PCIe Active GPU 6 6 No No No No
4X67A79777 BMXD ThinkSystem NVIDIA T1000 8GB PCIe Active GPU 6 6 No No No No
4X67A81547 BQZT ThinkSystem NVIDIA A2 16GB PCIe Gen4 Passive GPU w/o CEC 8 8 No No No No
4X67A84824 BS2C ThinkSystem NVIDIA L4 24GB PCIe Gen4 Passive GPU 8 8 No No No No

Fibre Channel host bus adapters

Table 25. Fibre Channel host bus adapters
Part number Feature Description Maximum supported
VX650 V3 IS
VX650 V3 CN
VX650 V3 SAP HANA CN
VX650 V3-DPU IS
VX650 V3-DPU CN
VX650 V3-DPU SAP HANA CN
64 Gb Fibre Channel HBAs
4XC7A77485 BLC1 ThinkSystem Emulex LPe36002 64Gb 2-port PCIe Fibre Channel Adapter 8 8 8 8 8 8
32 Gb Fibre Channel HBAs
4XC7A76498 BJ3G ThinkSystem Emulex LPe35000 32Gb 1-port PCIe Fibre Channel Adapter v2 8 8 8 8 8 8
4XC7A76525 BJ3H ThinkSystem Emulex LPe35002 32Gb 2-port PCIe Fibre Channel Adapter V2 8 8 8 8 8 8
4XC7A08279 BA1G ThinkSystem QLogic QLE2770 32Gb 1-Port PCIe Fibre Channel Adapter 8 8 8 8 8 8
4XC7A08276 BA1F ThinkSystem QLogic QLE2772 32Gb 2-Port PCIe Fibre Channel Adapter 8 8 8 8 8 8
16 Gb Fibre Channel HBAs
01CV840 ATZV Emulex 16Gb Gen6 FC Dual-port HBA 8 8 8 8 8 8
01CV830 ATZU Emulex 16Gb Gen6 FC Single-port HBA 8 8 8 8 8 8
01CV760 ATZC QLogic 16Gb Enhanced Gen5 FC Dual-port HBA 8 8 8 8 8 8
01CV750 ATZB QLogic 16Gb Enhanced Gen5 FC Single-port HBA 8 8 8 8 8 8

 

Operating system support

The ThinkAgile VX650 V3 Integrated System supports the following operating systems:

  • ESXi 7.0u3 (Factory Installed)
  • ESXi 8.0u2 (Factory Installed)
  • ESXi 8.0u3 (Factory Installed)

The ThinkAgile VX650 V3 Certified Node supports the following operating systems:

  • ESXi 7.0u3 (Factory Installed)
  • ESXi 8.0u1 (Factory Installed)
  • ESXi 8.0u2 (Factory Installed)
  • ESXi 8.0u3 (Factory Installed)

The ThinkAgile VX650 V3 SAP Certified Node supports the following operating systems:

  • ESXi 7.0u3 (Factory Installed)
  • ESXi 8.0u1 (Factory Installed)
  • ESXi 8.0u2 (Factory Installed)
  • ESXi 8.0u3 (Factory Installed)

The ThinkAgile VX650 V3 DPU Integrated System supports the following operating systems:

  • ESXi 8.0u2 (Factory Installed)
  • ESXi 8.0u3(Factory Installed)

The ThinkAgile VX650 V3 DPU Certified Node supports the following operating systems:

  • ESXi 8.0u2 (Factory Installed)
  • ESXi 8.0u3 (Factory Installed)

The ThinkAgile VX650 V3-DPU  SAP Certified Node supports the following operating systems:

  • ESXi 7.0u3 (Factory Installed)
  • ESXi 8.0u2 (Factory Installed)
  • ESXi 8.0u3 (Factory Installed)

Configuration Note:

On the Integrated Systems, the ESXi version to be installed is selected on the ThinkAgile VX Deployer. The system ships out of the factory with the Feature Code (FC) BLA3 which includes the Lenovo custom image with the VX Deployer SW installed as a VM. The customer can then use the VX deployer SW to select the ESXi version of their choice and follow the step-by-step installation process to deploy/install/activate/configure vSphere, vSAN, vCenter, LXCi (HSM), etc. Once the deployer completes its activity, the customer follows the regular management flow using vCenter.

VMware vSAN certification for Generic NVMe drives: The drives are listed in the VMware Compatibility Guide (VCG) under the drive vendor company name instead of Lenovo. To check a drive for vSAN certification, search the VCG using the Supplier part number. Part numbers can be found using the Product Guide for the corresponding Drive Family on Lenovo Press https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/servers/options/drives#sort=last_update

For further details, including any restrictions, see the OS Interoperability Guide:
https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/osig#term=vx&support=all

Software

ThinkAgile VX Series offerings are available with the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) primary software stack options.  Licenses can be purchased through flexible term subscription-based models with 3-year or 5-year durations. In addition to the primary stack options, advanced service add-on options are available for features like vSAN additional capacity, Live Recovery, Firewall with Advanced Threat Prevention, Avi Load Balancer and Private AI Foundation. 

Customers who have purchased VMware Licenses directly from Broadcom or an approved distributor can receive the experience of the certified node by choosing “Customer has VMware by Broadcom Software License” in their DCSC configuration.

Lenovo offers the following VMware software license and support options for ThinkAgile VX Series systems:

  • Primary Software
  1. VMware Cloud Foundation  (VCF)
  2. VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF)
  • Add-On Options (requires purchase of a Primary Software version)
  1. VMware vSAN (for capacity over TiB allocation from primary SKU)
  2. VMware Live Recovery
  3. VMware vDefend Firewall Bundle (requires VCF)
  4. VMware vDefend Firewall with Advanced Threat Prevention Bundle (requires VCF)
  5. VMware Avi Load Balancer
  6. VMware Private AI Foundation (requires VCF)

For details and ordering information, see the VMware Software Solution Product Guide:
https://lenovopress.com/lp1265-vmware-software-solution-product-guide

Configuration notes:

  • VMware software licenses that are available for selection include  3-year, or 5-year software support (matches the duration of the selected solution-level warranty period).
  • The quantity of processor core count-based licenses is derived by the configuration tool based on the number of processors selected.
  • The quantity of VM-based licenses is specified based on VM requirements.

ThinkAgile VX Deployer Tool

The ThinkAgile VX Deployer tool is a web-based UI used to simplify and automate the deployment of Lenovo ThinkAgile VX systems within VMware vSAN clusters. The ThinkAgile VX Deployer tool can install and configure the following software:

VMware ESXi

VMware ESXi is a bare-metal hypervisor that the ThinkAgile VX Deployer tool installs on the hardware of each host in the cluster. ESXi translates requests between the physical and virtual resources, making virtualization possible.

VMware vCenter Server

VMware vCenter Server is a management console that provides a centralized platform for controlling VMware vSphere environments. One service that runs in VMware vCenter Server is VMware vLCM, which provides centralized and simplified management to install software, maintain that software through updates and upgrades, and decommission it.

Lenovo® XClarity Integrator

Lenovo XClarity Integrator is the hardware support manager (HSM) used by vCenter for firmware upgrades. Lenovo XClarity Integrator fully integrates with VMware vLCM to give the VMware vCenter Server software visibility into Lenovo hardware. The interface for the ThinkAgile VX Deployer tool is a straightforward web-based installation wizard with three top-level options:

  • Install a new cluster (using the wizard).
  • Add nodes to an existing cluster (using the wizard).
  • Use a configuration file to install a new cluster or add nodes to an existing cluster.

Prowess testing included all three of these options, plus some key lifecycle-management features in VMware vCenter Server. To view the results of our testing please use the link https://www.lenovo.com/content/dam/lenovo/dcg/global/en/products/software-defined-infrastructure/Prowess_Measuring_the_Ease_of_Deployment_of_ThinkAgile_VX.pdf 

Warranty and Support

The VX650 V3 have a 3-year warranty based on the machine type:

  • 7D6W - 3 year warranty

The ThinkAgile VX Integrated System can be configured with a three- or five-year hardware warranty with 24x7 ThinkAgile Premier Single Point of Support (Lenovo server hardware and VMware software; requires an active software support contract purchased either from VMware or Lenovo) 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 VMware, on behalf of the customer, for software-related problem determination. VMware will contact the customer and will own the software-related problem resolution until closure.

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:

For service definitions, region-specific details, and service limitations, please refer to the following documents:

Software maintenance

The ThinkAgile VX Series Integrated Systems (appliances) or Certified Nodes can include three-, or five-year software subscription (matches the duration of the selected warranty period) that entitles customers to submit service requests to troubleshoot VMware software issues and receive code updates, including fixes, patches, and new software releases.

The Lenovo local support centers perform problem determination and resolution for hardware-related issues and escalate to VMware, on behalf of the customer, for software-related problem determination. Lenovo will contact the customer and will own the software-related problem resolution until closure.

For the VMware by Broadcom license purchased from Lenovo together with the ThinkAgile VX Series Certifed Nodes, software support that is provided by VMware includes Production-level support with 24x7 phone and web coverage with the following target response times (priorities are defined by VMware based on the impact on productivity):

  • Severity 1 (Critical: Substantial loss or disruption of service, significant risk of data loss): 30 minutes
  • Severity 2 (Major: Operations are severely constrained, significant impact): 4 business hours
  • Severity 3 (Minor: Non-critical loss of functionality, minimal impact): 8 business hours
  • Severity 4 (Cosmetic: General questions): 12 business hours

For the VMware software and subscription licenses provided by the customer, software support that is provided by VMware is based on the support level included with these licenses. VMware by Broadcom will contact the customer and will own the software-related problem resolution until closure.

Deployment services

The following optional Lenovo basic installation services are available for the ThinkAgile VX Series Integrated Systems (appliances):

  • Unpacking and inspecting the systems
  • 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)

ThinkAgile VX Integrated Systems include deployment services delivered by Lenovo Professional Services for the ultimate customer experience. However, “Channel Partner Provided” option is also available on DCSC. By choosing this option, Lenovo Customer or Lenovo Business Partner assumes the full responsibility to perform the deployment services for the quoted system. It is strongly recommended that Lenovo Professional Services or approved business partners are used to perform the deployment services.

The following additional Lenovo deployment services are available for the ThinkAgile VX Series with VMware vSphere Foundation solution to get customers up and running quickly. You can use the table below to add these services:

  • Conducting remote preparation and planning
  • Verifying firmware versions and performing firmware updates, if needed
  • Configuring XCC management settings
  • Configuring hypervisor settings
  • Configuring vSAN
  • Configuring VMware vCenter Server and discovering hosts and storage
  • Configuring Lenovo XClarity network settings and performing discovery and inventory
  • Transferring knowledge
  • Developing post-installation documentation

The following Lenovo deployment services are provided with the ThinkAgile VX Series with VMware Cloud Foundation co-engineered solution to get customers up and running quickly:

  • Planning and Design
    • Collect technical details for hardware and VMware environment
    • Plan the architecture based on Customer’s business and tech requirements
    • Fill the VCF Plan, Prepare Workbook
  • Implementation
    • Configure hardware (XCC IP, UEFI), upgrade firmware via OneCLI or BoMC
    • Deploy & Configure ESXi, Cloud Builder & import VCF Workbook, Lenovo xClarity software components
    • Check compliance with VX Best Recipes
  • Handover
    • BAU updates based on VCF releases and VX Best Recipes
    • VMware Async Patch Tool (if required)
  • Readiness Handover
    • Create handover document and knowledge transfer
    • Includes details for each deployed component

The following table lists ThinkAgile Health Check & Deployment offerings are available for ThinkAgile VX 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.
Table 26. ThinkAgile Deployment offerings
Part number Description
Onsite deployment services
5MS7B00082 ThinkAgile VX Onsite Deployment (up to 4 nodes)
5MS7B00083 ThinkAgile VX Onsite Deployment (additional node)
Remote deployment services
5MS7A87711 ThinkAgile VX Remote Deployment (up to 4 nodes)
5MS7A87712 ThinkAgile VX Remote Deployment (additional node)
Remote Health Check
5MS7B00178 ThinkAgile VX 1X Remote Health Check (up to 4 node cluster)
5MS7B00179 ThinkAgile VX 1X Remote Health Check (additional node)
5MS7B00059 ThinkAgile VX 1X Remote Health Check & Update (up to 4 node cluster)
5MS7B00060 ThinkAgile VX 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/

Regulatory compliance

The server conforms to the following standards:

  • ANSI/UL 62368-1
  • IEC 62368-1(CB Certificate and CB Test Report)
  • FCC - Verified to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules, Class A
  • Canada ICES-003, issue 7, Class A
  • CSA C22.2 No. 62368-1
  • CISPR 32, Class A, CISPR 35
  • Japan VCCI, Class A
  • Taiwan BSMI CNS13438, Class A; CNS 14336-1; Section 5 of CNS15663
  • CE, UKCA Mark (EN55032 Class A, EN62368-1, EN55024, EN55035, EN61000-3-2, EN61000-3-3, (EU) 2019/424, and EN50581)
  • Korea KN32, Class A, KN35
  • Russia, Belorussia and Kazakhstan, TP EAC 037/2016 (for RoHS)
  • Australia/New Zealand AS/NZS CISPR 32, Class A; AS/NZS 62368.1
  • China CELP certificate, HJ 2507-2011
  • UL Green Guard, UL2819
  • Energy Star 3.0
  • EPEAT (NSF/ ANSI 426) Bronze
  • China CCC certificate, GB17625.1;GB4943.1;GB/T9254
  • China CECP certificate, CQC3135
  • Japanese Energy-Saving Act

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.

  1. Lenovo VTT Cloud Architecture - Unlock Gen AI with VMware Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA
    2024-07-16 | 60 minutes | Employees Only
    Details
    Lenovo VTT Cloud Architecture - Unlock Gen AI with VMware Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA

    In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, businesses are hungry for the transformative power of Artificial Intelligence (AI). They see AI as the key to streamlining operations and unlocking exciting new opportunities. However, widespread adoption has been hampered by concerns surrounding privacy, the complexity of implementation, and the hefty costs associated with deploying and managing AI solutions at an enterprise level.
    Join Chris Gully and Baker Hull, Solutions Architects from VMware by Broadcom, as they discuss how Lenovo, NVIDIA, and VMware By Broadcom are partnering to deliver a private, secure, scalable, and flexible AI infrastructure solution that helps enterprise customers build and deploy AI workloads within their own private cloud infrastructure, ensure the control of sensitive data and compliance with regulatory requirements, ultimately driving faster time to value and achieving their AI objectives.

    Published: 2024-07-16
    Length: 60 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Course code: DVCLD214
  2. ThinkAgile Roadshow for Account Managers
    2024-06-21 | 60 minutes | Employees Only
    Details
    ThinkAgile Roadshow for Account Managers

    As customers transition through technology refresh and modernize their IT, learn how to win and position ThinkAgile portfolio. Get an overview of current ThinkAgile momentum and strategy along with best practices in product positioning

    Published: 2024-06-21
    Length: 60 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Course code: DTAO101
  3. VTT Cloud Architecture - What next with VMware Discussion
    2024-06-13 | 60 minutes | Employees Only
    Details
    VTT Cloud Architecture - What next with VMware Discussion

    Broadcom's acquisition of VMware has stirred significant interest and concern among customers who rely on VMware for their cloud and on-premises infrastructure needs. This acquisition may prompt customers to explore alternative platforms due to potential changes in service quality, pricing, and product roadmaps. Join John Encizo, Lenovo Field CTO & Principal Technical Consultant for an in-depth look at what it takes to migrate customers to different platforms and considerations for whether they should make the move.

    Published: 2024-06-13
    Length: 60 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Course code: DVCLD213
  4. SAP Webinar for Lenovo Sellers: Lenovo Portfolio Update for SAP Landscapes
    2024-06-04 | 60 minutes | Employees Only
    Details
    SAP Webinar for Lenovo Sellers: Lenovo Portfolio Update for SAP Landscapes

    Join Mark Kelly, Advisory IT Architect with the Lenovo Global SAP Center of Competence as he discusses:
    • Challenges in the SAP environment
    • Lenovo On-premise Solutions for SAP
    • Lenovo support resources for SAP solutions

    Published: 2024-06-04
    Length: 60 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Course code: DSAPF101
  5. Lenovo Data Center Product Portfolio
    2024-05-29 | 20 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Lenovo Data Center Product Portfolio

    This 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: 2024-05-29
    Length: 20 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    Course code: SXXW1110r7
  6. VTT Cloud Architecture: NVIDIA Using Cloud for GPUs and AI
    2024-05-22 | 60 minutes | Employees Only
    Details
    VTT Cloud Architecture: NVIDIA Using Cloud for GPUs and AI

    Join JD Dupont, NVIDIA Head of Americas Sales, Lenovo partnership and Veer Mehta, NVIDIA Solution Architect on an interactive discussion about cloud to edge, designing cloud Solutions with NVIDIA GPUs and minimizing private\hybrid cloud OPEX with GPUs. Discover how you can use what is done at big public cloud providers for your customers. We will also walk through use cases and see a demo you can use to help your customers.

    Published: 2024-05-22
    Length: 60 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Course code: DVCLD212
  7. Start the Conversation – Lenovo Cloud Strategy
    2024-05-20 | 25 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Start the Conversation – Lenovo Cloud Strategy

    The purpose of this course is to help sellers use the Lenovo cloud strategy as a foundation to start the customer cloud conversation.

    Course Objectives:
    • Understand why customers choose the cloud
    • Describe the Lenovo Cloud Strategy
    • Be able to start the customer cloud conversation

    Published: 2024-05-20
    Length: 25 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    Course code: DCLDS103r3
  8. VTT Cloud and Edge Architecture: Principal Consultant Overview
    2024-04-10 | 50 minutes | Employees Only
    Details
    VTT Cloud and Edge Architecture: Principal Consultant Overview

    Join Ruth Miller, Lenovo Principal Consultant, SSG Services for a data-led discussions to examine in detail customer IT environments, highlighting pain points, performance issues, edge and hybrid cloud strategy and carbon reduction capability.
    Examples of workshop deliverables and outcomes will be discussed to illustrate the value of early engagement and discovery.

    Published: 2024-04-10
    Length: 50 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Course code: DVCLD211
  9. VTT Data Management How to sell storage - April 2024
    2024-04-10 | 60 minutes | Employees Only
    Details
    VTT Data Management How to sell storage - April 2024

    In this course, you will know:

    - Why do we sell storage?
    - What are the basics you need to get an opportunity rolling?
    - Why Lenovo for Storage?
    - What is happening in the market today?
    - How to determine traction?

    Published: 2024-04-10
    Length: 60 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Course code: DVDAT209
  10. ThinkAgile VX – How to sell
    2024-03-21 | 15 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    ThinkAgile VX – How to sell

    This module will introduce you to the ThinkAgile VX product line. It also introduces the latest updates to the VMware software packages available with the ThinkAgile VX product line.

    Published: 2024-03-21
    Length: 15 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    Course code: DVXS100
  11. Data management Overview
    2024-03-14 | 25 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Data management Overview

    After completing this course you will be able to:
    1. Know more about the data management trends and challenges
    2. Understand the data management portfolio
    3. Find out how data drives business value

    Published: 2024-03-14
    Length: 25 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    Course code: DSTOO201
  12. Technical Overview: ThinkAgile HCI and Cloud Platforms
    2024-03-07 | 35 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Technical Overview: ThinkAgile HCI and Cloud Platforms

    This 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.

    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

    Published: 2024-03-07
    Length: 35 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    Course code: DCLDT2001r3
  13. ThinkAgile VX in 3 minutes
    2024-02-01 | 5 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    ThinkAgile VX in 3 minutes

    Learn about ThinkAgile VX in under 3 minutes. The business challenges it solves and how it can increase the size of your sales opportunities.

    By the end of this training, you should be able to:

    1) Learn how to sell Lenovo ThinkAgile VX
    2) Describe what differentiates ThinkAgile VX from other VMware offerings

    Published: 2024-02-01
    Length: 5 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    Course code: DVXS101
  14. Lightboard – ThinkAgile VX Enhancements
    2024-01-30 | 10 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Lightboard – ThinkAgile VX Enhancements

    In this Part 2 lightboard video, Srihari Angaluri, Principal Engineer SDI, further discusses high-level enhancements to ThinkAgile VX. He also walks you through Day 0, Day 2 deployment, lifecycle management, and vRealize integration and the value it can provide to your customers.

    By the end of this training, you should be able to:

    1) Understand the key components and functionalities of the Think Agile VX Hyperconverged Infrastructure Portfolio
    2) Apply the knowledge gained to assess and recommend strategies for efficiently deploying and managing VMware vCenter environments using the ThinkAgile VX platform

    Published: 2024-01-30
    Length: 10 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    Course code: DVXS104
  15. Lightboard – ThinkAgile VX Enhancements
    2024-01-30 | 10 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Lightboard – ThinkAgile VX Enhancements

    In this Part One lightboard video, Mike McDermott, Senior Product Manager, SDI walks you through ThinkAgile VX product changes and enhancements. The three different types of ThinkAgile VX offerings are defined and the differences between each, allowing you to understand the best option for your customers.

    By the end of this training, you should be able to:

    1) Describe the key features and benefits of ThinkAgile VX
    2) Effectively communicate the competitive advantages of ThinkAgile VX

    Published: 2024-01-30
    Length: 10 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    Course code: DVXS103
  16. Family Introduction: Converged and Hyperconverged
    2024-01-25 | 15 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Family Introduction: Converged and Hyperconverged

    This course is designed to give Lenovo sales a foundation on the characteristics of the Converged and Hyperconverged family. As an introduction to each family, this course also includes positioning, when to use a family and product, and keywords a client may use when discussing a converged or hyperconverged product.
    Objectives:
    • Family characteristics
    • Priority positioning
    • Product usage
    • Key words and phrases

    Published: 2024-01-25
    Length: 15 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    Course code: SXSW1101r2
  17. VTT Cloud Architecture: Future-Ready AI Infrastructure Edge to Cloud Transformation
    2024-01-09 | 60 minutes | Employees Only
    Details
    VTT Cloud Architecture: Future-Ready AI Infrastructure Edge to Cloud Transformation

    Join Asmaa El Andaloussi, Lenovo Enterprise Architect and Muhammad Toffaha, Lenovo Advisory Technical Consultant as they discuss the digital transformation that is driving the demand for a new class of infrastructure for organization from edge to cloud and are ready to embrace IT modernization and AI. In this session, the main spotlight will be on AI workload on Virtual GPU with ThinkAgile VX paired with VMware Cloud Foundation, featuring state-of-the-art NVIDIA GPUs for high performance.

    Published: 2024-01-09
    Length: 60 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Course code: DVCLD208
  18. Partner Technical Webinar - VxRail Takeout
    2024-01-09 | 60 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Partner Technical Webinar - VxRail Takeout

    in this 60-minute replay, Mat Remillard, Lenovo VMware CTO for NA and former VxRail Architect, presented what VxRail is, where Lenovo’s advantages lie and some use cases where we should target.

    Published: 2024-01-09
    Length: 60 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    Course code: 010524
  19. Lenovo Solutions for the Cloud
    2024-01-03 | 30 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Lenovo Solutions for the Cloud

    Understanding your customer's needs around cloud solutions is imperative. This course aims to increase Lenovo and Partner Seller's ability to identify various Lenovo Cloud offerings and services to position related Lenovo Cloud Solutions.

    Published: 2024-01-03
    Length: 30 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    Course code: DCLDO112r2
  20. FY24Q3 Hybrid Cloud Update
    2023-12-11 | 15 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    FY24Q3 Hybrid Cloud Update

    This update is designed to help you discuss the features and customer benefits of Lenovo ThinkAgile systems that use the 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® processors. Lenovo has also introduced a new service, Lenovo TruScale Hybrid Cloud for Edge, which provides agile and reliable infrastructure as a service where you need it, when you need it. New Professional Services for AI with NVIDIA provides customers with expert guidance for designing and implementing tailored AI solutions. Reasons to call your customer and talk about refreshing their infrastructure are also included as a guideline.

    Published: 2023-12-11
    Length: 15 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    Course code: SXXW2523a
  21. VTT Introducing VMware’s vSAN Max - November 2023
    2023-11-22 | 60 minutes | Employees Only
    Details
    VTT Introducing VMware’s vSAN Max - November 2023

    - Introducing vSAN Max powered by vSAN ESA
    - Use cases ideal for vSAN Max
    - vSAN Max Provisioning and Connectivity

    Published: 2023-11-22
    Length: 60 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Course code: DVDAT206
  22. VTT Cloud Architecture - VMware Hybrid Cloud Solutions for Mid-Markets and Enterprises
    2023-11-14 | 80 minutes | Employees Only
    Details
    VTT Cloud Architecture - VMware Hybrid Cloud Solutions for Mid-Markets and Enterprises

    Please join Jeff Huxtable, Lenovo Solutions Marketing Manager, and a number of speakers from Lenovo, VMware and Intel for an open discussion on a high-level overview of the Lenovo and VMware Hybrid Cloud solution and the tools available to properly size, test, and configure the solution. We will review the new Sales Play, deployment ready configurations, “holodeck” POC site, demos/tours, reference architectures, configuration guides, professional services, and technical documents available to you in support of this solution.

    Published: 2023-11-14
    Length: 80 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Course code: DVCLD206
  23. VTT Cloud Architecture: Google Cloud Platform with Anthos on ThinkAgile VX - October 2023
    2023-10-11 | 54 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    VTT Cloud Architecture: Google Cloud Platform with Anthos on ThinkAgile VX - October 2023

    Join Chandrakandh Mouleeswaran, Lenovo Senior Software Engineer and Cristian Ghetau, Lenovo Software Engineer for a discussion on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) with Anthos solution based on the Lenovo ThinkAgile VX VMware vSAN certified platform. They will cover a technical overview of Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) On-prem, which is a containerized workload orchestration software. We will cover the functional aspects of Anthos core components including the Kubernetes, Istio service mesh, Anthos config management, Hybrid and multi-cloud management, and Google cloud marketplace. We will also provide an architecture overview and deployment of Anthos on top of Lenovo ThinkAgile VX hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) platform. Cristian and Chandrakandh will cover customer use cases for Anthos, including Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), Micro-services and Service Mesh, Hybrid Cloud and Multi-cloud management, and Anthos Config Management.

    Published: 2023-10-11
    Length: 54 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    Course code: DVCLD205
  24. VEEAM Solutions Sales Training
    2023-09-27 | 20 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    VEEAM Solutions Sales Training

    In this course you will learn about Hyper-availability for the Always-On Enterprise.

    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.

    Published: 2023-09-27
    Length: 20 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    Course code: DSTOO100
  25. VTT Cloud Architecture - Application Migration September 2023
    2023-09-12 | 35 minutes | Employees Only
    Details
    VTT Cloud Architecture - Application Migration September 2023

    This VTT Cloud Architecture training aims to equip participants with the knowledge necessary to help your customers successfully migrate applications to a cloud infrastructure. With the increasing adoption of cloud computing, organizations are looking to harness the benefits of private and hybrid clouds, such as enhanced security, control, and customization. However, migrating applications to cloud requires careful planning, architectural considerations, and a deep understanding of the migration process.
    In this training, we will delve into cloud infrastructure and learn about the key components involved in application migration. We will explore various migration strategies, including lift-and-shift, re-platforming, and re-architecting, and understand the factors that influence the selection of an appropriate migration approach. We will also cover best practices for evaluating application readiness, assessing dependencies, identifying potential challenges and risks, and solution design considerations.
    We will discuss using migration tools, technologies specific to cloud environments and automation techniques for streamlining the migration process, ensuring minimal disruption to business operations.

    Published: 2023-09-12
    Length: 35 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Course code: DVCLD204
  26. VTT Cloud Architecture - DevOps Cloud Story August 2023
    2023-08-17 | 60 minutes | Employees Only
    Details
    VTT Cloud Architecture - DevOps Cloud Story August 2023

    Understanding how architecture is deployed to support DevOps environment in the cloud. Tanzu/Containers vs VM's. When it best to use each? Modern Application deployment in containers. In the beginning, public cloud IaaS was delivered exclusively via virtual machines. But today, new virtualization methods are taking hold, including containers and serverless computing. As cloud computing principles become more embedded in application development and infrastructure operations, containers and serverless will become increasingly attractive deployment vehicles for code. From requirements to installation.

    Published: 2023-08-17
    Length: 60 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Course code: DVCLD203
  27. ThinkAgile Accelerating Cloud Agility: Understanding ThinkAgile VX
    2023-07-28 | 50 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    ThinkAgile Accelerating Cloud Agility: Understanding ThinkAgile VX

    Brian Faleiro, Lenovo Technical Product Manager, discusses ThinkAgile VX use cases, where the solution can be positioned. He reviews recent technical improvements and discusses deployment and lifecycle management, ‘why ThinkAgile VX’, what are the requirements that customers are looking for and how we are solving those requirements.

    Published: 2023-07-28
    Length: 50 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    Course code: DVXT201
  28. VTT: SAP HANA Transition and Refresh Opportunity - July 2023
    2023-07-14 | 60 minutes | Employees Only
    Details
    VTT: SAP HANA Transition and Refresh Opportunity - July 2023

    In this session, we cover:
    - What Next for SAP Clients?
    - Lenovo Opportunity
    - Lenovo Portfolio for SAP Solutions
    - RISE with SAP

    Published: 2023-07-14
    Length: 60 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Course code: DVDAT202
  29. ThinkAgile VX Series - Technical Presentation
    2023-07-12 | 60 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    ThinkAgile VX Series - Technical Presentation

    Join us in this comprehensive course on ThinkAgile VX Series, where you will gain a deep understanding of its technical overview and components. Dive into the world of Data Processing Units (DPUs) and explore their technical aspects, including their role and benefits. Unlock the potential of ThinkAgile VX Series through a detailed exploration of its versatile use cases, ranging from Hybrid Cloud deployment to VDI, Kubernetes, and AI/ML applications. Moreover, you will learn about effective deployment strategies and lifecycle management processes.

    By the end of this training, you should be able to:
    • Understand the technical overview of ThinkAgile VX Series
    • Gain knowledge about DPU (Data Processing Unit) and its technical aspects
    • Explore various use cases of ThinkAgile VX Series, including Hybrid Cloud deployment, VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure), Kubernetes, and AI/ML (Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning)
    • Describe deployment strategies and lifecycle management processes for ThinkAgile VX Series

    Published: 2023-07-12
    Length: 60 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    Course code: DVXSV104
  30. VTT Cloud Architecture - Why Cloud? July 2023
    2023-07-12 | 90 minutes | Employees Only
    Details
    VTT Cloud Architecture - Why Cloud? July 2023

    Theresa Thompson and Luke Huckaba from VMware discuss the VMware and Lenovo Partnership for cloud solutions addresses common IT constraints, such as slow time to value, limited resources and incompatible systems. Cloud is an enabler of digital business. How do we reduce the operational burden of running and maintaining hardware and software for cloud and prepare our customers for workload migrations and which are suitable for a cloud environment. How to align cloud Initiative outcomes with business goals.

    Published: 2023-07-12
    Length: 90 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Course code: DVCLD202
  31. Cloud and HCI or Somewhere in Between
    2023-07-11 | 40 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Cloud and HCI or Somewhere in Between

    Provides 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.

    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

    Published: 2023-07-11
    Length: 40 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    Course code: DCLDS104r2
  32. Evolve your Data Center with VMware vSphere Distributed Services Engine on Lenovo
    2023-05-26 | 60 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Evolve your Data Center with VMware vSphere Distributed Services Engine on Lenovo

    Join us for an insightful course that explores the evolving data center landscape and the role of VMware Distributed Services Engine (DSE) in conjunction with Lenovo's ThinkAgile VX series and NVIDIA DPUs. Discover how DSE enhances data security and enables efficient management of heterogeneous infrastructure. Learn about the increasing adoption of GPUs, DPUs, and FPGAs in data centers and their impact on next-generation workloads. Explore the use cases and industries leveraging the benefits of DPUs, including financials, healthcare, retail edge, and sovereign cloud deployments. By the end of this course, you will have a comprehensive understanding of DSE and its potential applications in transforming data center operations.

    By the end of this training, you should be able to:
    • Understand the concept of VMware Distributed Services Engine (DSE) and its role in evolving the data center
    • Recognize the impact of new infrastructure devices on data center operations
    • Explore the use cases and industries leveraging the benefits of DPUs

    Published: 2023-05-26
    Length: 60 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    Course code: DVXSV102
  33. Improve Storage Performance with VMware vSAN ESA on Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series
    2023-05-26 | 10 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Improve Storage Performance with VMware vSAN ESA on Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series

    Explore VMware's vSAN 8 release and Lenovo's ThinkAgile VX series in this comprehensive course. Discover how the Express Storage Architecture (ESA) revolutionizes storage by eliminating caching tiers and leveraging storage pools. Learn about hardware requirements, VMware certifications, and Lenovo's Configurator for successful ESA implementation. Enhance your storage performance and optimize your infrastructure. Enroll now to unlock the potential of vSAN 8 and ESA on ThinkAgile VX.

    By the end of this training, you should be able to:
    • Understand the benefits of VMware's vSAN 8 release and Express Storage Architecture (ESA)
    • Recognize the hardware requirements and prerequisites for implementing ESA
    • Explore how Lenovo Think Agile VX series supports the implementation of ESA

    Published: 2023-05-26
    Length: 10 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    Course code: DVXSV101
  34. Day 0 Operations with ThinkAgile VX
    2023-05-25 | 10 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Day 0 Operations with ThinkAgile VX

    Discover the power of the ThinkAgile VX Deployer in this comprehensive course. Learn to easily deploy and configure ThinkAgile VX Integrated Systems using step-by-step instructions and practical demonstrations. Explore key features, such as vCenter configuration, integration with Lenovo XClarity Integrator, and efficient software installations. Master the deployment process, streamline operations, and optimize your cluster environment.

    By the end of this training, you should be able to:
    • Understand the purpose and capabilities of the ThinkAgile VX Deployer
    • Recognize the benefits of using the Lenovo XClarity Integrator
    • Comprehend the steps involved in deploying a cluster with ThinkAgile VX Deployer

    Published: 2023-05-25
    Length: 10 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    Course code: DCVD101
  35. Partner Technical Webinar - HX vs VX vs MX Panelist Discussion
    2023-04-11 | 60 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Partner Technical Webinar - HX vs VX vs MX Panelist Discussion

    In 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
  36. ThinkAgile VX & VMware
    2023-03-07 | 15 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    ThinkAgile VX & VMware

    In this lightboard presentation, Mike McDermott explains the changes done in the last months for the elements of ThinkAgile VX: Ready nodes, Certified Node and Integrated Systems.

    Upon completion of the training, you will be able to:
    • Explain ThinkSystem Ready Node
    • Explain ThinkAgile VX Certified Node
    • Explain ThinkAgile VX Integrated Node
    • Explain Lenovo TruScale

    Published: 2023-03-07
    Length: 15 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    Course code: DVXS118
  37. Family Portfolio: ThinkAgile VX
    2023-02-28 | 20 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Family Portfolio: ThinkAgile VX

    This course is an introduction to Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Integrated Systems (previously called appliances) and Certified Nodes. The course includes systems based on the Intel and AMD Gen4 processors, and includes the new VX naming convention.
    You will learn to identify products and features within the Lenovo ThinkAgile VX family, describe Lenovo innovations that the ThinkAgile VX family uses, and recognize when a specific product or products should be selected.

    Published: 2023-02-28
    Length: 20 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    Course code: SXSW2130r4
  38. Partner Technical Webinar - ThinkAgile V3 Overview and SMB Express
    2023-02-13 | 60 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Partner Technical Webinar - ThinkAgile V3 Overview and SMB Express

    In 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
  39. Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Customer Presentation
    2022-10-31 | 25 minutes | Employees Only
    Details
    Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Customer Presentation

    This presentation serves as an enablement guide on how to pitch ThinkAgile VX to a client. If you are not familiar with ThinkAgile VX, it will also help you learn more about our ThinkAgile VX HCI solution and the market in which it competes.

    By the end of this course, you will be able to:

    • Understand how to pitch ThinkAgile VX to a client.

    • Describe our ThinkAgile VX HCI Solution and the market in which it competes.

    Published: 2022-10-31
    Length: 25 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Course code: DVXCP101
  40. Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Seller Presentation
    2022-10-31 | 23 minutes | Employees Only
    Details
    Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Seller Presentation

    This presentation is an introductory course on how to position and sell ThinkAgile VX, which is Lenovo’s Hyperconverged solution for VMware environments.

    By the end of this course, you will be able to:

    • Understand customer profiles and how to position ThinkAgile VX.

    • Describe the sales process for ThinkAgile VX.

    • Identify sales tactics, tools and resources that can help you win.

    Published: 2022-10-31
    Length: 23 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Course code: DVXSP101
  41. Partner Technical Webinar - ThinkAgile VX vs VxRail
    2022-10-25 | 60 minutes | Partners Only
    Details
    Partner Technical Webinar - ThinkAgile VX vs VxRail

    In this 60-minute replay, Arrow Solution Architect Todd Frederking discussed Lenovo ThinkAgile VX strengths over VxRail and how to capitalize on VxRail weakness. A live demo of the ThinkAgile VX interface was also shared with the audience.

    Published: 2022-10-25
    Length: 60 minutes
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    Course code: 102122
  42. Lenovo's value-added Solutions Software and SDI - ThinkAgile VX Sales Process and Overview
    2022-08-22 | 60 minutes | Employees Only
    Details
    Lenovo's value-added Solutions Software and SDI - ThinkAgile VX Sales Process and Overview

    In this continuous series of recorded webinars for ThinkAgile Portfolio Sales Process, Mike Tilt, Sales Engineer Director, discusses with the North American region, the overview of ThinkAgile VX sales process. He discusses the differences between the two VMware Solution options and reviews common FAQ and audience questions.

    Published: 2022-08-22
    Length: 60 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Course code: DCLDO123
  43. Partner Technical Webinar - sizing ThinkAgile HX & VX
    2022-08-01 | 60 minutes | Partners Only
    Details
    Partner Technical Webinar - sizing ThinkAgile HX & VX

    In 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

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