ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge

The ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge is designed for deploying highly available, hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) from Nutanix on purpose-built Lenovo edge servers in the remote offices/branch offices (ROBO) and at the edge. It is half the width and significantly shorter than a traditional server, making it ideal for deployment in tight spaces. It can be mounted on a wall, stacked on a shelf or mounted in a rack. The ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge Solution delivers fully validated and integrated Lenovo hardware and firmware that is certified for Nutanix. The ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge puts increased processing power, storage and network closer to where data is generated, allowing actions resulting from the analysis of that data to take place more quickly.  Nutanix brings the benefits of web-scale technologies to enterprise applications through enterprise storage, data protection, infrastructure resilience, management and analytics, and security.

Suggested uses: edge computing (IoT, AI, machine learning), retail, healthcare, finance, video security,  telecommunications, manufacturing, distribution

Figure 1. ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge

Customers looking for computing solutions at the edge of their networks often have to compromise -- to use either datacenter-class equipment which is too large and power hungry, or PC based equipment which can't run their enterprise level applications. The ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge fits the space between those two extremes. Its compact design, low power usage, and high performance are just the right combination for edge locations. The ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge can be wall mounted, stacked on a shelf or installed in a rack. It is also designed to operate in rugged environments, up to 45°C.

The ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge is a purpose-built server that is half the width and significantly shorter than a traditional server, making it ideal for deployment in tight spaces. The small footprint with integrated AC/DC can be mounted on a wall, ceiling, in a rack or placed on a desk.

The ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge puts increased processing power, storage and network closer to where data is generated, allowing actions resulting from the analysis of that data to take place more quickly. The server has wired connections for 1GbE, and 10GbE/25GbE.

Since these edge servers are typically deployed outside of secure data centers, they include technology that encrypts the data stored on the device if it is tampered with, only enabling authorized users to access it.

The ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge offer the following key features

• Built on a proven and reliable Lenovo ThinkEdge server purpose-built server that is half the width and significantly shorter than a traditional server, making it ideal for deployment in tight spaces. It can be mounted on a wall, stacked on a shelf or mounted in a rack.
• Deliver fully validated and integrated hardware and firmware that is certified with Nutanix software.
• Preloaded with Nutanix software and ready for out-of-box deployment (software licenses are not included).
• Provides comprehensive hardware management with advanced systems management capabilities with XClarity.
• Provide flexibility in using the existing Nutanix term-based software licenses and active support contracts or purchasing new software licenses and support contracts from Nutanix.
• GPU support to enable AI inferencing and data visualization scenarios, virtual desktops and graphics intensive applications.
• Offer optional Lenovo Professional Services to get customers up and running quickly

The Nutanix software running on the ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge delivers the following key features:

• A natively integrated solution for data protection and continuous availability at VM granularity that gives administrators an affordable range of options to meet the recovery point objectives (RPO) and recovery time objectives (RTO) for different applications.
• A fault resistant platform, with no single point of failure and no bottlenecks with shared-nothing architecture, where all data, metadata and services are distributed to all nodes within the cluster, that is built to detect, isolate and recover from failures anywhere in the system.
• An intuitive user-centric management experience to simplify every aspect of the IT infrastructure lifecycle and provide a single pane of glass to monitor and control Nutanix clusters, with simplified workflows and rich automation for common administrative tasks.
• Powerful security features, such as two-factor authentication and data-at-rest encryption, with a security development lifecycle that is integrated into product development to help customers meet the most stringent security requirements.

Scalability and performance

The ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge offers numerous features to boost performance, improve scalability and reduce costs:

• Support a single processor from the Intel Xeon D Processor family. Supports processors up to 16 cores, core speeds of up to 2.1 GHz, and TDP ratings of up to 100W.
• Intelligent and adaptive system performance with Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 allows processor cores to run at maximum speeds during peak workloads by temporarily going beyond processor TDP.
• Intel Hyper-Threading Technology boosts performance for multithreaded applications by enabling simultaneous multithreading within each processor core, up to two threads per core.
• Intel Virtualization Technology integrates hardware-level virtualization hooks that allow operating system vendors to better use the hardware for virtualization workloads.
• Support for up to 4 TruDDR4 memory DIMMs and up to 256 GB of memory using 64 GB DIMMs.
• Up to 8 M.2 data drives -- NVMe -- provide efficient and rugged storage for edge workloads.
• Supports 2 M.2 NVMe drives for OS boot and applications, allowing the convenience of separating application code from the hypervisor.
• The use of NVMe drives increased performance over SATA drives, in terms of throughput, bandwidth, and latency.
• 10GbE/25GbE SFP28 I/O board to support low and high-speed networking to back-end servers.
• One PCIe 4.0 x16 slot for a GPU in the 4 NVMe drive configuration.
• Support for the NVIDIA A2 or NVIDIA L4 for enhanced AI workloads at the edge of your network.

Availability and serviceability

The ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge provides many features to simplify serviceability and increase system uptime:

• Supports remote management, including remote control functions down to the UEFI level (most models) makes managing the edge servers easy even without onsite IT personnel.
• ECC memory and memory RAS features including Single Device Data Correction (SDDC, also known as Chipkill)
• RAID redundancy for greater system uptime.
• Remote management can be performed by using wireless connectivity.
• Built-in XClarity Controller 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 collects and saves service data to USB key drive or remote CIFS share folder, for troubleshooting and to
  reduce service time.
• Auto restart in the event of a loss of AC power
• Support for the XClarity Administrator Mobile app running on a supported smartphone and connected to the server through the service-enabled USB port, enables additional local systems management functions.
• Three-year customer-replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty, 9 x 5 next business day. Optional service upgrades are available.

Manageability and security

Systems management features simplify local and remote management of the ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge:

• The server includes XClarity Controller 2 (XCC2) to monitor server availability. Included 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.
• Lenovo XClarity Administrator offers comprehensive hardware management tools that help to increase uptime, reduce costs and improve productivity through advanced server management capabilities.
• IT Administrators can securely claim and activate the ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge remotely through the ThinkShield Key Vault Portal, available on the web. They can also manage and unlock their global IoT edge fleet for initial operation and in case of tamper. The ThinkShield Edge Mobile Management app enables Edge Users to securely claim and activate the ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge in an easy to use Web UI.
• New 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.
• Integrated Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 support enables advanced cryptographic methods, such as digital signatures and remote attestation.
• 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.

The following figure shows the architectural block diagram of the ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge system, showing the major components and connections.

Figure 5. ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge system board - architectural block diagram

The system board connects to a network module which provides all wired connections. One network modules is offered, 25G/10G IO Board Module. The block diagrams are shown in the following figures. All wired connections are at the front of the server.

Figure 6. ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge network module - architectural block diagrams

The following table lists the standard specifications.

Note: *Planned Maximum for CY4Q2024 30.72TB using 8x 3.84TB M.2 NVMe SSD drives

Factory-integrated models of the integrated systems and certified nodes are configured by using the Lenovo Data Center Solution Configurator (DCSC), http://dcsc.lenovo.com

During the configuration process, you are selecting one of the base Configure-to-Order (CTO) models first, and then you are adding components (processors, memory, drives, and network adapters) to the selected model according to the output from the Nutanix Sizer tool, http://services.nutanix.com/

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. These models are classified under US Government ECCN regulations and have limited market and customer availability

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.
• You are required to engage a Lenovo representative in the project that includes the ThinkAgile HX Series Integrated Systems. ThinkAgile HX Certified Nodes do not have this requirement.

The following table lists the base CTO models.

The ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge supports processors in the Intel Xeon D-2700 family of processors (formerly codenamed "Icelake D"). The server supports one processor and the processor is soldered on the system board.

The table below lists the supported processors.

All supported processors have the following characteristics:

• AI capable: Intel AVX-512, VNNI, OpenVINO
• Intel Turbo Boost 3.1
• Intel Hyper-Threading Technology 
• Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-c, VT-x, VT-d) 
• Intel AES New Instructions
• Intel Trusted Execution Technology
• Converged Boot Guard (CBnT)
• Intel Software Guard Extensions (SGX)
• Intel Boot Guard
• Faster Boot with Slim Bootloader
• Time Coordinated Computing (TCC)

* The second feature code is for CTO orders from NA and LA geographies, and for Brazil
**12C processor supports - 20C to 65C degree configuration. The other processors support 0C-55C degree configuration only

The following table lists the features of the supported processors.

Note: 10/25GbE I/O module LAN speed depends on CPU ethernet mode, 4x 10GbE (max 50 G) or 4x 25GbE (max 100G)
Note: 20-core processor support: The processors listed here have up to 16 cores. The server also supports 20-core processors, however these are currently only available via special bid/CORE. Please contact your Lenovo sales representative.
. 

The server uses processors with 4 memory channels and supports 1 DIMM per channel, for a total of 4 DIMMs. The server supports up to 256GB of memory using 4x 64 GB RDIMMs.

The following table lists the memory options that are available for the server.

Lenovo TruDDR4 memory uses the highest quality components that are sourced from Tier 1 DRAM suppliers and only memory that meets the strict requirements of Lenovo is selected. It is compatibility tested and tuned to maximize performance and reliability. From a service and support standpoint, Lenovo TruDDR4 memory automatically assumes the system warranty, and Lenovo provides service and support worldwide.

The following rules apply when selecting the memory configuration:

• DIMM installation sequence 1, 4, 2 & 3
• One DIMM per channel only
• Three DIMMs are not supported
• The server supports RDIMMs
• Mix of 2Rx4 and 2Rx8 based DIMMs across channels are not supported
• Mix of 16GB 2Rx8 & 32GB 2Rx8 across channels are supported
• Mix of 32GB 2Rx4 & 64GB 2Rx4 across channels are supported
• Memory mirroring and memory rank sparing are not supported
• Server supports Independent mode
• Rank sparing, ADDC, channel mirroring, hemisphere modes, and 2LM are not supported with Software Guard Extensions (SGX)
• Extended Temperature DIMM must selected with 12 Core MB
• Extended Temperature DIMM support -20C to 65C degree configuration while other DIMM support 0-55C only. 
• ThinkSystem 32GB TruDDR4 3200 MHz (2Rx4 1.2V) RDIMM Extended Temperature not allow to mix with other DIMMs even across channel.
• ThinkSystem 32GB TruDDR4 3200 MHz (2Rx4 1.2V) RDIMM Extended Temperature must select with 12Core MB_CPU

The following memory protection technologies are supported:

• ECC detection/correction

The ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge  supports riser cage (or riser assembly) for I/O and storage.

The ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge has a riser cage that supply M.2 adapter or space for Geotracking. The following figure shows the location of the riser cage.

Figure 7. Location of riser cage ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge

The two halves of the riser, referred to as "wings", support M.2 data drive adapter depending on the riser. The left wing is on the left side and the right wing is on the right side as viewed from the front of the server. You must select a riser card in the server.

The following are images of the supported riser cage 

Figure 8. ThinkEdge SE360 V2 Riser Assembly (M.2 Riser) (feature BS5H)

Riser Assembly (M.2 Riser + PCIe Riser): The left wing offers a PCIe 4.0 x16 full high half length slot for supported adapters and right wing support up to 4x 2280/22110 NVMe M.2 drives.

Figure 9. ThinkEdge SE360 V2 Riser Assembly (M.2 Riser + PCIe Riser) (feature BS5F)

Riser Assembly (M.2 Riser + PCIe Riser) w/ Geotracking: The left wing have space for Geotracking with one PCIe 4.0 x16 Low Profile slot for supported adapters and right wing support up to 4x 2280/22110 NVMe M.2 drives.

Figure 10. ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge Riser Assembly (M.2 Riser + PCIe Riser) w/ Geotracking (feature BS5G)

The internal storage of the ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge server is implemented as M.2 NVMe drives. The drives are defined as either boot drives or data drives, based on their intended use in the server.

Internal drives are as follows:

• Data drives are installed in left wing or right wing of riser cage and in bottom M.2 adapter. System can support up to 8x NVMe M.2 data drives total.
• Left wing: up to 4x M.2 PCIe 4.0 drives with M.2 adapter.
• Right wing: up to 4x M.2 PCIe 4.0 drives with M.2 adapter.

Note: Left wing and right wing M.2 adapter design use one M.2 holder to assembly M.2 SSD on top/bottom side, which means M.2 SSD length must be the same as 2280/22110 that assembled on one holder.

Boot drives are installed on I/O module with dedicated slot, either one or two 2280 NVMe M.2 drives are supported.

The ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge supports the following for internal storage:

• Onboard NVMe controller supporting RAID 1 (with Intel VROC RAID support) - boot drives

Intel VROC onboard RAID

Intel VROC (Virtual RAID on CPU) is a feature of the Intel processor that enables RAID support.

There are two separate functions of VROC in the ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge:

• Intel VROC NVMe RAID

VROC NVMe RAID offers RAID support for any NVMe drives directly connected to the ports on the server's system board. On the ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge, it implements RAID level 1. RAID 1 is limited to 2 drives per array.

The following options are available as follows:

• Included VROC Standard, feature code BR9B/BS7M, to support  RAID 1.

VROC Standard or Premium are fulfilled as a Feature on Demand (FoD) license and is activated via the XCC management processor user interface.

VROC Premium is only needed on the ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge for RAID-5 support with NVMe drives. You do not need the VROC Premium license upgrade under any of the following conditions:

• If you are using RAID 0, 1 or 10 with NVMe drives, you do not need VROC Premium.

The following table lists the supported drive options.

• All SED drives are not available in China

The use of M.2 drives in high temperature and high shock & vibration conditions is described in the Operating Environment section.

The network ports on the front of the ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge  are provided by a Network Module, a board that plugs into the system board by a dedicated connector. See the Internal view for the location of the cable. The Network Modules are listed in the following table.

The 10/25GbE I/O network module has the following characteristics:

• 10/25GbE SFP28 I/O module board
  • Two USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A connectors
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C connector (supporting display)
  • USB 2.0 Gen 1 Type-C connector with Lenovo XClarity Controller (XCC) management
  • One XCC system management port (1GbE RJ-45)
  • Four 10/25GbE SFP28 connectors
  • 10G/25G port don’t support 10M/100M bps
  • Two 2.5GbE RJ-45 connectors not supported in ThinkAgile HX

The 10/25GbE I/O network module is shown in the following figure.

Figure 11. Ports of the available 10/25GbE I/O network module

The block diagrams of the Network Modules are shown in the System architecture section.

The following are the supported transceivers for the Network Modules.

The following table lists additional supported GPUs that can be installed in the PCIe slot when the PCIe Riser (feature BS5J, BS5F, BS5D, BS5E, or BS5G) is selected.

The ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge server has two non-hot swap 80mm dual motor fan solution, supports N+1 redundancy.

The ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge supports one power input path for the following components and options:

• Internal AC power source input (0°C to 55°C)
  • Details regarding the use of internal AC power supply:

   ▪️One AC power input source is supported only.
   ▪️Internal AC Power supply does not support power redundancy or hot swap.
   ▪️Power supply does not include a line cord. See the next section for available power cords.

Ordering information is listed in the following table.

The ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge support the following hypervisors that are installed on the 2x M.2 SSDs configured in a RAID-1 drive group:

• Nutanix AHV 20230302.300
• VMware ESXi 7.0 U3

The following table lists the hypervisors available for selection.

Configuration notes:

• The ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge supports the Nutanix Software Starter, Pro and Ultimate Editions.
• The ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge require the AOS version 6.8 or later.
• The ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge can be deployed as a single-node cluster, a dual-node cluster, or as a cluster of 3 or more nodes.
  • Dual-node clusters require a witness VM located outside of the cluster.
  • The following Nutanix software features are not supported on single- and dual-node clusters:
    • Cluster expansion
    • Replication Factor 3
    • Deduplication
    • Erasure Coding
    • Acropolis File Services
    • Acropolis Block Services
    • Synchronous replication
    • Metro availability

For the information on appliance firmware levels, hypervisor versions, and software versions that have been tested for interoperability, refer to the Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series Best Recipes:
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/ht505413

The ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge contains an integrated service processor, XClarity Controller (XCC), which provides advanced control, monitoring, and alerting functions. The XCC is based on the Pilot4 XE401 baseboard management controller (BMC) using a dual-core ARM Cortex A9 service processor.

Topics in this section:

• Activation
• Local management
• Lenovo XClarity Mobile
• Remote management
• Lenovo XClarity Administrator
• Lenovo XClarity Essentials
• Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager

The buttons on the front of the server:

• Power button
• Identification button - turns on the LED housed within the button as well as passing the signal to the XCC for display remotely in XClarity Administrator
• NMI reset pinhole - sends a NMI signal to the processor thereby causing a blue-screen trap of the operating system

The LEDs on the front of the server are as follows:

• Power LED (green) - indicated activation and power status, as follows:
  • Off - Server does not have power applied
  • Fast flash (4 times per second) - Either server has just had power applied and is not ready to be powered on yet, or the server has not been activated yet
  • Slow flash (once per second) - Server is ready to be powered on
  • On solid - Server is powered on
• Security LED - (green) - indicates system security status.
  • Solid on - the server is operating with security enabled
  • Blinking - the server is in lockdown mode. Activate or unlock the system for operation or activation. See activate or unlock system.
  • Off - No security feature is enabled on the server.

The front of the server also houses an information pull-out tab (also known as the network access tag). See Figure 2 for the location. A label on the tab shows the network information (MAC address and other data) to remotely access the XCC service processor.

Remote management

Remote server management is provided through industry-standard interfaces:

• Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Version 2.0
• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Version 3 (no SET commands; no SNMP v1)
• Common Information Model (CIM-XML)
• Representational State Transfer (REST) support
• Redfish support (DMTF compliant)
• Web browser - HTML 5-based browser interface (Java and ActiveX not required) using a responsive design (content optimized for device being used - laptop, tablet, phone) with NLS support

The ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge offers a MicroSD card port on the system board to enable the use of a MicroSD card for additional storage for use with the XCC2 controller. XCC2 can use the storage as a Remote Disc on Card (RDOC) device (up to 32GB of storage). It can also be used to store firmware updates (including N-1 firmware history) for ease of deployment.

Tip: Without a MicroSD card installed, the XCC2 controller will have 100MB of available RDOC storage.

Ordering information for the supported Micro SD card is listed in the following table.

Because Lenovo XClarity Administrator does not require any agent software to be installed on the managed endpoints, there are no CPU cycles spent on agent execution, and no memory is used, which means that up to 1GB of RAM and 1 - 2% CPU usage is saved, compared to a typical managed system where an agent is required.

Lenovo XClarity Administrator is an optional software component for the HX360 V2 Edge. The software can be downloaded and used at no charge to discover and monitor the HX360 V2 Edge and to manage firmware upgrades.

If software support is required for Lenovo XClarity Administrator, or premium features such as configuration management and operating system deployment are required, Lenovo XClarity Pro software subscription should be ordered. Lenovo XClarity Pro is licensed on a per managed system basis, that is, each managed Lenovo system requires a license.

The following table lists the Lenovo XClarity software license options.

For more information, refer to the Lenovo XClarity Administrator Product Guide:
http://lenovopress.com/tips1200

For more information about all the available Lenovo XClarity Integrators, see the Lenovo XClarity Administrator Product Guide: https://lenovopress.com/tips1200-lenovo-xclarity-administrator

XCC2 Platinum

The XCC2 service processor in the ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge includes an upgrade to a Platinum level of features. Compared to the XCC functions of ThinkSystem and earlier systems, Platinum adds the same features as Enterprise and Advanced levels in ThinkSystem, plus additional features.

XCC2 Platinum adds the following Enterprise and Advanced functions:

• Remotely viewing video with graphics resolutions up to 1600x1200 at 75 Hz with up to 23 bits per pixel, regardless of the system state
• Remotely accessing the server using the keyboard and mouse from a remote client
• International keyboard mapping support
• Syslog alerting
• Redirecting serial console via SSH
• Component replacement log (Maintenance History log)
• Access restriction (IP address blocking)
• Lenovo SED security key management
• Displaying graphics for real-time and historical power usage data and temperature
• Boot video capture and crash video capture
• Virtual console collaboration - Ability for up to 6 remote users to be log into the remote session simultaneously
• Remote console Java client
• Mapping the ISO and image files located on the local client as virtual drives for use by the server
• Mounting the remote ISO and image files via HTTPS, SFTP, CIFS, and NFS
• Power capping
• System utilization data and graphic view
• Single sign on with Lenovo XClarity Administrator
• Update firmware from a repository
• License for XClarity Energy Manager

XCC2 Platinum also adds the following features that are new to XCC2:

• System Guard - Monitor hardware inventory for unexpected component changes, and simply log the event or prevent booting
• Enterprise Strict Security mode - Enforces CNSA 1.0 level security
• Neighbor Group - Enables administrators to manage and synchronize configurations and firmware level across multiple servers

Ordering information is listed in the following table. XCC2 Platinum is a software license upgrade - no additional hardware is required.

With XCC Platinum, for CTO orders, you can request that System Guard be enabled in the factory and the first configuration snapshot be recorded. To add this to an order, select feature code listed in the following table. The selection is made in the Security tab of the DCSC configurator.

For more information about System Guard, see https://pubs.lenovo.com/xcc2/NN1ia_c_systemguard

LXEM is a licensed product. A single-node LXEM license is included with the XClarity Controller Enterprise upgrade as described in the Remote Management section. If your server does not have the XCC Enterprise upgrade, Energy Manager licenses can be ordered as shown in the following table.

Topics in this section:

• Security features
• Security Pack
• Intel Transparent Supply Chain

Security features

The ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge offers a number of security features, both electronic and physical.

Electronic security features include:

• Automatic actions on tamper detection in the event of an intrusion or movement, the server can be configured in XCC to perform actions, including server shutdown and disabling remote access to the XCC from the network ports.
• Self-encrypting (SED) are supported on M.2 and 2.5" SSD. M.2 drives that ensure data is secured when the drives are powered off
• Administrator password and a power-on password in UEFI
• Root of Trust (RoT) module providing Platform Firmware Resiliency (PFR) and Onboard Trusted Platform Module (TPM) supporting TPM 2.0 enables advanced cryptographic functionality in the operating system and applications.
•  For China users, the server has an internal TCM port that supports a Nationz TPM 2.0 module. Available CTO only.
• The server is NIST SP 800-147B compliant.

Ordering information for the security components is listed in the following table.

Physical security features:

• Lockable top / bottom cover
• Front security bezel with key lock (optional, available as a field upgrade). See Security bezel.
• Intrusion detection. See Intrusion switch. 
• Motion detection

  The server has an onboard G-sensor accelerometer (disabled by default) that will generate an event if the server is moved. As part of the setup process in XCC, you specify the orientation of the server - desktop, ceiling or wall mount. You can also specify the sensitivity of the motion detection. The motion detection feature is standard. 

• Support for a Kensington lock and cable

  The server has a slot on the rear side of the server which a customer-supplied Kensington lock and cable can be attached to, to help prevent theft of the server.

The following image shows Kensington lock in the rear of the SE360 V2.

Figure 13. Kensington lock in the back of the ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge

• Intrusion arm/disarm feature

  The security keylock can be used as an electronic switch to disarm the intrusion switch detection, so that authorized servicing of the hardware can be performed without triggering the security actions.

  Front bezel with key lock

• Optional component that mounts on the front of the server that restricts access to networking connectors on the front of the server. See Mounting components for more information.

For additional information, see ThinkEdge Security, available from: https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp1725-thinkedge-security

Note: Customers who purchased server with former firmware prior to November 2023, can seamlessly upgrade to latest firmware to take advantage of latest security features or contact your local Lenovo sales representative or business partner.

Security Pack

The Security Pack is the collection of security and activation features of the HX360 V2 Edge:

• Enablement of local Self-encrypting (SED) authentication key (AK) management
• Mandatory claiming and activation process to identify the owner of HX360 V2 Edge when the server is first delivered/powered on

Notes:

• The Security Pack features setting cannot be changed after the system leaves the factory. For example, if you select feature BLZ2 to enable the Security Pack features, then the system will require activation before it can be first used. Similarly, if your system was configured in the factory with Security Pack disabled, you cannot enable it at a later time.
• Customers can use the ThinkShield Portal to determine which of their systems have Security Pack enabled or disabled (you will see "Standard" if the system has Security Pack disabled).

The ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge is designed to be used in a variety of locations -- wall, ceiling, table top -- as well as in a rack.

In this section:

• Mounting components
• Desktop mount
• Stacked mount
• Wall or ceiling mount
• 1U rack installation
• Short-depth 2U rack installation

Mounting components

Many of the mounting options share the same components.

Node sleeve

The node sleeve, shown below, holds the ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge server when mounted on the wall. The server is then slid into the node sleeve and secured with additional thumbscrews.

Figure 14. Node sleeve

Security bezel

The security bezel is an optional component that mounts on the front of the node sleeve to help prevent physical access to the front components of the server. The bezel includes a lock-and-key mechanism for security. The bezel and filter help cover the PCIe slot area and the network area to reduce the dust that can enter the server through the front air holes.

Security bezel can prevent LAN cable plug or unplug after installed in node sleeve.

ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge supports two types of security bezel to support different I/O module board.

Figure 15. Security Bezel 

The following image shows the supported mounting / installation options for the ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge server.

Figure 16. Installation options for ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge

The following table shows a list of components for mounting server, bezel and airflow. 

Desktop mount

Desktop mounting has the server oriented horizontally with self-adhesive rubber pads mounted to its underside.

• Air flow of node system in this mount type can be front to rear or rear to front. 
• Rear to front air flow can select airflow sensor to check rear dust filter status.

Figure 17. ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge  with Rubber Feet option 

The following table shows a list of components for mounting server and airflow. 

Wall or ceiling mount

The ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge can be mounted on a wall or the ceiling, using the node sleeve. When wall mounted, the server needs to be installed into the node sleeve first. 

When wall/ceiling mounted, the node sleeve can be mounted directly on the wall/ceiling. A DIN mount kit is needed for DIN rail.
Air flow of node system in this mount type must be rear to front and can select airflow sensor to check rear dust filter status.

The components needed for a wall or ceiling mount are shown in the following table. See the Mounting components section for details about the node sleeve and security bezel.

The DIN Rail and ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge inside node sleeve is shown in the following figure.

Figure 18. DIN Rail Kit and mounted node

Short-depth 2U rack installation

Two ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge servers can also be mounted in a short-depth rack or a 2-post rack. In such a configuration, the servers occupy 2U of rack space. The components are mounted in the ThinkEdge SE360 V2 2U2N Enclosure, machine type 7DBN.

The following figure shows two ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge servers installed in the 2U2N Enclosure.

Figure 19. ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge 2U2N Enclosure

The following table lists the components used in the 2U rack installation.  

The following table summarizes the specifications of the available rail kits

The ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge supports the following operating systems:

• Nutanix AHV 20230302.3002
• VMware ESXi 7.0 U3

Summary of the environmental specifications of ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge server. 

Topics in this section:

• Acoustical noise emissions
• Acoustical mode
• Ambient temperature management
• Environment
• Shock and vibration
• Particulate contamination
• Airflow
• Dust filter

Acoustical noise emissions

The server has the following acoustic noise emissions declaration:

• Sound power level (L_WAd)
  • Idling:
    • Min: 5.4 Bel
    • Typical: 5.4 Bel
    • Max: 5.5 Bel
  • Operating:
    • Min: 5.7 Bel
    • Typical: 6.1 Bel
    • Max: 7.2 Bel
• Sound pressure level (L_pAm):
  • Idling:
    • Min: 43.6 dBA
    • Typical: 43.6 dBA
    • Max: 44.5 dBA
  • Operating:
    • Min 45.8 dBA
    • Typical: 50.0 dBA
    • Max: 61.1 dBA

NOTE:

• These sound levels were measured in controlled acoustical environments according to procedures specified by ISO7779 and are reported in accordance with ISO 9296. The operating profile is represented by 80% CPU TDP or 70%/30% storage read/write or 100% GPU workload.
• The declared acoustic sound levels are based on the specified configurations, which may change depending on configuration/conditions.
  • Min: 1x 80W CPU, 2x 16GB RDIMMs, 1GbE I/O module board, 1 x NVMe M.2 boot drive , 2x SATA SSDs, 2x NVMe M.2 data drives, DC power module board (PMB), no dust filter, rear-to-front fan direction
  • Typical: 1x 80W CPU, 4x 16GB RDIMMs, 10/25GbE I/O module board, 1 x NVMe M.2 boot drive, 1x NVIDIA A2 GPU, 4x NVMe M.2 data drives, no dust filter, DC power module board (PMB), rear-to-front fan direction
  • Max: 1x 100W CPU, 4x 64GB RDIMMs, 10/25GbE I/O module board, 2 x NVMe M.2 boot drives, 2x NVIDIA A2 GPU, 2x NVMe M.2 data drives, DC power module board (PMB), no dust filter, rear-to-front fan direction
• Government regulations (such as those prescribed by OSHA or European Community Directives) may govern noise level exposure in the workplace and may apply to you and your server installation. The actual sound pressure levels in your installation depend upon a variety of factors, including the number of racks in the installation; the size, materials, and configuration of the room; the noise levels from other equipment; the room ambient temperature, and employee's location in relation to the equipment. Further, compliance with such government regulations depends on a variety of additional factors, including the duration of employees' exposure and whether employees wear hearing protection. Lenovo recommends that you consult with qualified experts in this field to determine whether you are in compliance with the applicable regulations.

Acoustical mode

ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge  supports three acoustic modes with different acoustic performance.

• Disabled: The server operates at default fan speeds.

• Mode 1: The operation of system fans is optimized to lower the overall noise level of the server.

  • Mode 1 supports ambient temperature lower than 35°C.

  • In Mode 1, the server operates with sound pressure level of 50 dBA at 25°C.

  • Performance degradation may occur at heavy workloads.

• Mode 2: The operation of system fans is optimized to lower the overall noise level of the server further than Mode 1.

  • Mode 2 supports configurations with 4-core or 8-core processor at ambient temperature lower than 35°C.

  • In Mode 2, the server operates with sound pressure level of 45 dBA at 25°C.

  • Performance degradation may occur at heavy workloads.

To change the acoustic mode, enter the Setup Utility and go to System settings > Operating Modes > Acoustic mode.

Ambient temperature management

• Most of the configurations of ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge support operating at temperature of 55°C or lower. Specific configuration supports operating at -20°C to 45°C. See Environment for the details of configuration supporting extended operation temperature.
• The following components can operate at temperature of 55°C or lower and require proper ambient temperature to prevent performance degradation:
  • When one of the following components is installed, keep ambient temperature lower than 45°C for proper operation. If the ambient temperature is over 45°C, performance degradation or throttled event might occur.
  • 16 core processor
  • NVMe M.2 drives
• When one of the following drives is installed in Slot 7 to 10 (M.2 Bay 6 to 9) with heavy workload, keep ambient temperature lower than 40°C for proper operation. If the ambient temperature is over 40°C, performance degradation or throttled event might occur.
  • NVMe M.2 drives
• When a 300W external power adapter is installed, keep ambient temperature lower than 40°C to prevent performance degradation. If the ambient temperature is over 40°C, performance degradation or throttled event might occur.
• The following components can operate at temperature of 50°C or lower. Keep ambient temperature lower than 45°C to prevent performance degradation:
  • ThinkSystem NVIDIA A2 16GB PCIe Gen4 Passive GPU
  • ThinkSystem NVIDIA L4 PCIe Gen4 Passive GPU

For CTO orders, specify the operational temperature requirement and the shock & vibration requirement, by selecting the feature codes listed in the following table. Selecting the higher temperature and shock/vibration values will ensure the correct heat/vibration tolerant components are selected.

Environment

ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge complies with ASHRAE Class A4 specifications. System performance may be impacted when operating temperature is outside AHSARE A4 specification or fan failed condition with ambient temperature over 25°C

• ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge is supported in the following environment:
  • Air temperature:
    • Operating
    •  ASHARE Class H1: 5°C to 25°C (41°F to 77°F); the maximum ambient temperature decreases by 1°C for every 500 m (1640 ft) increase in altitude above 900 m (2,953 ft).
    • ASHARE Class A2: 10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F); the maximum ambient temperature decreases by 1°C for every 300 m (984 ft) increase in altitude above 900 m (2,953 ft).
    • ASHARE Class A3: 5°C to 40°C (41°F to 104°F); the maximum ambient temperature decreases by 1°C for every 175m (574 ft) increase in altitude above 900 m (2,953 ft).
    • ASHARE Class A4: 5°C to 45°C (41°F to 113°F); the maximum ambient temperature decreases by 1°C for every 125m (410 ft) increase in altitude above 900 m (2,953 ft).
  • Server off: 5°C to 45°C (41°F to 113°F)
    • Extended operation temperature (with limited configuration):
      • Server on: -20°C to 65°C (-4°F to 149°F), to 70°C for 16 hours(158°F)
      • Server off: -20°C to 65°C (-4°F to 149°F)

Notes: The configurations with one of the following PCIe adapters do not comply with IP3X standard:

• ThinkSystem Qualcomm Cloud AI 100
• ThinkSystem Intel Flex 140 12GB Gen4 Passive GPU
• ThinkSystem Intel X710-T4L 10GBase-T 4-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter
• ThinkSystem Intel E810-DA2 10/25GbE SFP28 2-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter

Attention: Airborne particulates and reactive gases acting alone or in combination with other environmental factors
such as humidity or temperature might pose a risk to the server. For information about the limits for particulates and gases, see “SE360 V2 user guide”.

The following table indicates what environmental conditions (ambient temperature) are supported with supported options, such as: processors, memory, the M.2 drives and GPUs.

Shock and vibration

Particulate contamination

• ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge supports a dust filter installed at rear of the node. The dust filter has a Minimum Efficiency Rating Value (MERV) of 5, per ASHRAE 52.2-2017 / 80% Average Arrestance per ASHRAE 52.1-1992.

• SE360 V22U2N Enclosuresupports a set of dust filters installed in the front shipping bracket. The dust filter set has a Minimum Efficiency Rating Value (MERV) of 5, per ASHRAE 52.2-2017 / 80% Average Arrestance per ASHRAE 52.1-1992.

• ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge complies with IP3X Ingress Protection per ANSI/IEC60529-2020 Degrees of Protection Provided by Enclosures (IP Code)

• Note: The configurations with one of the following PCIe adapters do not comply with IP3X standard:

  • ThinkSystem Qualcomm Cloud AI 100

  • ThinkSystem Intel Flex 140 12GB Gen4 Passive GPU

  • ThinkSystem Intel X710-T4L 10GBase-T 4-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter

  • ThinkSystem Intel E810-DA2 10/25GbE SFP28 2-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter

Attention: Airborne particulates (including metal flakes or particles) and reactive gases acting alone or in combination with other environmental factors such as humidity or temperature might pose a risk to the device that is described in this document.

Risks that are posed by the presence of excessive particulate levels or concentrations of harmful gases include damage that might cause the device to malfunction or cease functioning altogether. This specification sets forth limits for particulates and gases that are intended to avoid such damage. The limits must not be viewed or used as definitive limits, because numerous other factors, such as temperature or moisture content of the air, can influence the impact of particulates or environmental corrosives and gaseous contaminant transfer. In the absence of specific limits that are set forth in this document, you must implement practices that maintain particulate and gas levels that are consistent with the protection of human health and safety. If Lenovo determines that the levels of particulates or gases in your environment have caused damage to the device, Lenovo may condition provision of repair or replacement of devices or parts on implementation of appropriate remedial measures to mitigate such environmental contamination. Implementation of such remedial measures is a customer responsibility.

Notes:

¹ANSI/ISA-71.04-1985.Environmental conditions for process measurement and control systems: Airborne contaminants. Instrument Society of America, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, U.S.A.

²The derivation of the equivalence between the rate of copper corrosion growth in the thickness of the corrosion product in Å/month and the rate of weight gain assumes that Cu₂S and Cu₂O grow in equal proportions

.³The derivation of the equivalence between the rate of silver corrosion growth in the thickness of the corrosion product in Å/month and the rate of weight gain assumes that Ag₂S is the only corrosion product.

⁴The deliquescent relative humidity of particulate contamination is the relative humidity at which the dust absorbs enough water to become wet and promote ionic conduction.

⁵Surface debris is randomly collected from 10 areas of the data center on a 1.5 cm diameter disk of sticky electrically conductive tape on a metal stub. If examination of the sticky tape in a scanning electron microscope reveals no zinc whiskers, the data center is considered free of zinc whiskers.

Airflow

The SE360 V2 supports two types of air-flow which can be front to rear (F2R) or rear to front(R2F)

Rear dust filter and air flow sensor when SE360 V2 server is setup as R2F

Dust filter

ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge supports a dust filter installed at rear of the node. The dust filter has a Minimum Efficiency Rating Value (MERV) of 5, per ASHRAE 52.2-2017 / 80% Average Arrestance per ASHRAE 52.1-1992.

The ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge server can be configured with three-, four, or five-year hardware warranty and various levels of service coverage with a well-defined scope of services, including service hours, response time, term of service, and service agreement terms and conditions.

The base warranty provides 9x5 Next Business Day response with parts delivered. Lenovo’s additional support services provide a sophisticated, unified support structure for a customer's data center, with an experience consistently ranked number one in customer satisfaction worldwide.

For more information refer to the Lenovo Support Plan - ThinkAgile HX Certified Nodes
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/HT510301

Hardware warranty

The ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge has a 3-year warranty:

• 7DJD – 3-year warranty

The HX360 V2 Edge 2U2N Enclosure have the following warranty:

• 7DJ7 - 3-year warranty

For more information, consult the brochure Lenovo Operational Support Services for Data Centers Services.

For custom Hardware Installation and Deployment Services, please contact the Lenovo Professional Services team for sizing and pricing:

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The HX360 V2 Edge conforms to the following standards:

The following table lists the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units that are offered by Lenovo.

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the UPS category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/ups

The following table lists the power distribution units (PDUs) that are offered by Lenovo.

For more information, see the Lenovo Press documents in the PDU category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/pdu

The ThinkAgile HX360 V2 Edge supports installation in a rack when mounted in the 2U E2 Enclosure. See Mounting options for details.

The following table lists the supported KVM consoles.

The following table lists the available KVM switches and the options that are supported with them.

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the KVM Switches and Consoles category:
http://lenovopress.com/servers/options/kvm

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    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
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    

    Course code: DCLDS103r3
19. Think AI Weekly: School Safety at the Edge
    2024-05-13 | 60 minutes | Employees Only
    Details
    Think AI Weekly: School Safety at the Edge
    
    

    Join Alejandro Perez, ISG/IDG Edge Business Development, Allen Holmes with ISG AI Business Development, and Lauren Allen ISG/IDG Go To Market Strategist as they discuss school security, AI computer vision and Lenovo ThinkEdge School solutions.
    • AI solution capabilities for campus safety
    • Safety solutions with ThinkEdge SE70 and SE450
    • Walkthrough of La Jolla and other use cases

    Published: 2024-05-13
    Length: 60 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    

    Course code: DTAIW103
20. Partner Technical Webinar - Thinkagile HX Update
    2024-05-08 | 60 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Partner Technical Webinar - Thinkagile HX Update
    
    

    In this 60-minute replay, Adam Mandelbloom, Technical Product Manager - ISG SDI, educated us with an update on Thinkagile HX. He also touched on “What’s New” as well as gave HX strategic positioning.

    Published: 2024-05-08
    Length: 60 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    

    Course code: 042624
21. VTT: HCI at the Edge and Dick's Sporting Goods_May 2024
    2024-05-08 | 60 minutes | Employees Only
    Details
    VTT: HCI at the Edge and Dick's Sporting Goods_May 2024
    
    

    Join Adam Mandlebloom, ISG SDI Technical Product Manager, and Bryan Maskrey, ISG Technical Sales, as they explore Lenovo HCI solutions at the Edge and how one such solution is being positioned to resolve business challenges at a national retail company, Dick’s Sporting Goods. Topics covered will include
    • Hyperconverged Edge to Cloud today, and looking forward
    • ThinkAgile for AI/ML - Cost effective GPU utilization
    • Local Cluster Management integration
    • Decision points and architecting the solution for Dick’s Sporting Goods

    Published: 2024-05-08
    Length: 60 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    

    Course code: DVEDG212
22. 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
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    

    Course code: DVCLD211
23. 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
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    

    Course code: DVDAT209
24. 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
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    

    Course code: DSTOO201
25. VTT: Management of Low-End Edge - March 2024
    2024-03-13 | 64 minutes | Employees Only
    Details
    VTT: Management of Low-End Edge - March 2024
    
    

    XClarity Orchestrator supports the management of both ISG XCC-based servers and IDG low-end edge devices. This session will cover the architecture of the current solution, along with a demo. In addition, a proposed new architecture for future support of low-end edge devices will be covered

    Published: 2024-03-13
    Length: 64 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    

    Course code: DVSYS207
26. 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
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    

    Course code: DCLDT2001r3
27. Lenovo HX Business Conversations
    2024-03-06 | 20 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Lenovo HX Business Conversations
    
    

    This course covers business conversations for Lenovo HX Hyperconverged solutions.
    Course objectives:
    • Identify a potential Lenovo HX opportunity
    • Conduct effective discovery to reveal the customer’s data center needs
    • Probe the customer
    • Ensure the customer knows you understand their issue(s)

    Published: 2024-03-06
    Length: 20 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    

    Course code: DCGHXB001
28. Whats new with ThinkAgile HX AI-Ready solutions and enabling edge to cloud
    2024-02-15 | 70 minutes | Employees Only
    Details
    Whats new with ThinkAgile HX AI-Ready solutions and enabling edge to cloud
    
    

    Join Scott Ellis, Nutanix Solution Architect, Ritu Jain, Lenovo Product Manager and Adam Mandelbloom, Lenovo Technical Product Manager for a discussion on why many customers are looking for VMware alternatives these days, ThinkAgile HX is a compelling choice, learn how easy it is to migrate from VMWare to Nutanix and some of the benefits it can provide. Another hot topic these days is Artificial intelligence, and many times this takes place at the edge. Learn how Lenovo and Nutanix solve these challenges with compelling edge to cloud solutions.

    Published: 2024-02-15
    Length: 70 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    

    Course code: DVCLD209
29. Business Problems Addressed with Lenovo Data & Analytics Solutions
    2024-01-31 | 20 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Business Problems Addressed with Lenovo Data & Analytics Solutions
    
    

    Data is the quantities, characters, or symbols on which operations are performed by a computer, which is then stored and transmitted in the form of electrical signals and recorded on magnetic, optical, solid state, or mechanical recording media. All different types of organizations rely more and more on their data to gain valuable insights and improve their business. As expected, they will have challenges with gaining this insight. In this course we will discuss those challenges and problems our customers face and describe how Lenovo Data and Analytics Solutions can help customers solve each problem.
    
    After completing this training, you will be able to define the following common problems for databases and big data and describe how Lenovo can help customers solve each problem: scalability, management, performance, protection, security, knowledge/skill, and technology evolution.
    
    After completing this training, you will be able to define the following common problems for databases and big data and describe how Lenovo can help customers solve each problem: scalability, management, performance, protection, security, knowledge/skill, and technology evolution.

    Published: 2024-01-31
    Length: 20 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    

    Course code: DSOLP200
30. 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
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    

    Course code: SXSW1101r2
31. Family Introduction: Edge Servers
    2024-01-22 | 18 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Family Introduction: Edge Servers
    
    

    This course introduces the concept of edge servers. Edge servers are used at the edge of an IoT environment, where they perform pre-processing of data, and data forwarding to core environments.
    Course Objectives:
    • Describe the Internet of Things (IoT)
    • Define an edge server
    • Discuss edge server features

    Published: 2024-01-22
    Length: 18 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    

    Course code: SXXW1105
32. Partner Technical Webinar - Tech World 23 Review
    2023-12-22 | 60 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Partner Technical Webinar - Tech World 23 Review
    
    

    In this 60-minute replay, Kenny James, Lenovo Channel Sales Engineering Director, joined us to give a Channel CTO’s perspective on this year's Tech World 2023 conference where the theme was AI for All.

    Published: 2023-12-22
    Length: 60 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    

    Course code: 121523
33. Basics of the Edge Ecosystem for Sellers
    2023-12-15 | 20 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Basics of the Edge Ecosystem for Sellers
    
    

    The purpose of this learning module is to familiarize Lenovo field sales, inside sales and partners with the Edge ecosystem and how Lenovo fits into the Edge space.
    
    • Explain the basics of an Edge Ecosystem
    • Articulate the inherent challenges of Edge Computing
    • Present how Lenovo fits in the Edge Ecosystem

    Published: 2023-12-15
    Length: 20 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    

    Course code: DTEF101
34. The 10-minute Edge conversation for Lenovo Sellers
    2023-12-14 | 20 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    The 10-minute Edge conversation for Lenovo Sellers
    
    

    The purpose of this course is to enable sellers to have a 10 to 15-minute customer conversation addressing the relevancy of Edge solutions to the customer business.
    
    Learning Objectives:
    
    • Prepare for the initial customer conversation
    • Hold a 10-minute Edge Operational Technology (OT) conversation
    • Take the appropriate steps to progress the sale

    Published: 2023-12-14
    Length: 20 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    

    Course code: DTEF103
35. Intel and Lenovo Bringing AI Everywhere
    2023-12-13 | 50 minutes | Employees Only
    Details
    Intel and Lenovo Bringing AI Everywhere
    
    

    Join Patrick Cassleman of Intel as he discusses how Lenovo and Intel can partner to help customers develop and deploy sustainable AI hardware and software from the edge to the cloud. Patrick will discuss Intel’s full AI portfolio, plus available features and tools to help your customers attain sustainable AI.

    Published: 2023-12-13
    Length: 50 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    

    Course code: DVEDG209
36. 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
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    

    Course code: SXXW2523a
37. VTT: Lenovo in the Era of the Edge-June 2023
    2023-12-04 | 60 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    VTT: Lenovo in the Era of the Edge-June 2023
    
    

    Join Richard Jenkins from the Lenovo Edge Computing Business Development group as he discusses how Lenovo fits in the era of the Edge. Topics covered in this VTT session include:
    - customer use cases at the Edge
    - the needed consortium to build an Edge Solution
    - Lenovo edge portfolio
    - The advantages of LOC-A and XClarity at the Edge

    Published: 2023-12-04
    Length: 60 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    

    Course code: DVEDG201
38. 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
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    

    Course code: DSTOO100
39. Intro to Edge: 3Ws of Edge Computing for Lenovo Sellers
    2023-09-14 | 13 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Intro to Edge: 3Ws of Edge Computing for Lenovo Sellers
    
    

    This course provides fundamental concepts and a learning foundation for those who are new to the data center and to computing at the Edge. It defines where is the Edge, identifies what are the business drivers for edge computing, and discusses why is edge computing important to Lenovo. September 2023

    Published: 2023-09-14
    Length: 13 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    

    Course code: DTEF100
40. Lenovo Solutions for the Edge - Who Are the Customers?
    2023-09-14 | 25 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Lenovo Solutions for the Edge - Who Are the Customers?
    
    

    This course is focused on enabling sellers to identify opportunities for Lenovo Edge and Edge AI Solutions. Topics include a general overview of the Lenovo Edge portfolio and recognizing how edge computing can benefit customers.
    
    Course Objectives:
    • Identify Lenovo Edge Opportunities
    • Recognize how an Edge solution would benefit your customer
    • Provide a general overview of Lenovo solutions at the Edge
    • Identify key points for your customer Edge conversation

    Published: 2023-09-14
    Length: 25 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    

    Course code: DTEF102
41. A Seller's Guide to Nutanix OEM 2.0
    2023-08-24 | 90 minutes | Employees Only
    Details
    A Seller's Guide to Nutanix OEM 2.0
    
    

    In this Sales Team webinar, Mike Tilt, Ritu Jain and Brandon Saxton will cover the new Nutanix 2.0 pricing and packaging options to guide sellers on what the different types of offers, sales process and how to sell Nutanix 2.0. You will get an overview of OEM 2.0, Sales Process, PNP Pricing and Zone Information, and additional resources on Upgrade & Renewal SKUs and process.
    
    Course Objectives
    • Defining Nutanix 2.0 Pricing and Packaging
    • Describing OEM 2.0 Sales Process
    • Identifying resources and support

    Published: 2023-08-24
    Length: 90 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    

    Course code: DSXNS101
42. Empowering Technical Sellers: Excelling In Transactional Workloads
    2023-08-18 | 60 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Empowering Technical Sellers: Excelling In Transactional Workloads
    
    

    This training abstract outlines a comprehensive program designed to equip technical sellers with the knowledge and expertise required to effectively promote and sell Lenovo and Nutanix solutions for transactional workloads. By focusing on the unique capabilities and advantages of Lenovo and Nutanix infrastructure in handling high-performance transactional applications, this training program empowers technical sellers to engage with customers, understand their specific workload requirements, and articulate the value proposition of Lenovo and Nutanix offerings in this domain.
    The training program encompasses the following key areas:
    1. Transactional Workloads Overview:
    2. Lenovo and Nutanix Solutions for Transactional Workloads:
    3. Product Portfolio Deep Dive:
    4. Addressing Customer Requirements:
    5. Solution Positioning and Sales Techniques:
    6. Competitor Analysis:
    Through this training, technical sellers will acquire the expertise necessary to engage with customers, understand their transactional workload requirements, and effectively position Lenovo and Nutanix solutions as the ideal choice for high-performance, mission-critical applications. By understanding the intricacies of Lenovo and Nutanix offerings in the transactional workload space, technical sellers will be empowered to drive successful sales engagements, build strong customer relationships, and contribute to the growth and success of their organization.

    Published: 2023-08-18
    Length: 60 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    

    Course code: DHXD201
43. Empowering Technical Sellers: Accelerating Lenovo and Nutanix Cloud Native-Container Application Solutions
    2023-08-18 | 60 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Empowering Technical Sellers: Accelerating Lenovo and Nutanix Cloud Native-Container Application Solutions
    
    

    This training abstract outlines a comprehensive program specifically designed to equip technical sellers with the knowledge and expertise needed to effectively promote and sell Lenovo and Nutanix cloud native/container application solutions. By focusing on the integration of Lenovo and Nutanix technologies with modern application development practices, this training enables tech sellers to engage with customers, understand their requirements, and articulate the unique value proposition of Lenovo and Nutanix offerings in the cloud native and containerization landscape.
    The training encompasses the following key areas:
    1. Cloud Native and Containerization Fundamentals:
    2. Lenovo and Nutanix Solutions Overview:
    3. Product Portfolio Deep Dive:
    4. Addressing Customer Needs:
    5. Solution Positioning and Sales Techniques:
    6. Competitor Analysis:
    7. Technical Demonstration and Proof-of-Concept:
    Throughout the training, tech sellers will gain the expertise necessary to engage with customers, understand their unique requirements, and effectively position Lenovo and Nutanix solutions as the go-to choice for cloud native and containerized application needs. By learning the intricacies of Lenovo and Nutanix offerings, technical sellers will be equipped to drive successful sales engagements, strengthen customer relationships, and contribute to the overall growth and success of the organization.

    Published: 2023-08-18
    Length: 60 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    

    Course code: DHXC201
44. ThinkAgile Accelerating Cloud Agility: HX Series Technical Presentation
    2023-07-28 | 40 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    ThinkAgile Accelerating Cloud Agility: HX Series Technical Presentation
    
    

    Amalu Santhosh, Lenovo Technical Product Manager, reviews the ThinkAgile HX product portfolio. She will walk you through a technical deep dive into HX workloads and discuss technical details and performance of the latest ThinkAgile HX solutions.

    Published: 2023-07-28
    Length: 40 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    

    Course code: DHXT201
45. 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
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    

    Course code: DCLDS104r2
46. What's New with Nutanix 2.0? Portfolio and Licensing
    2023-06-08 | 15 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    What's New with Nutanix 2.0? Portfolio and Licensing
    
    

    Nutanix has updated and simplified their licensing for our joint customers. This course is created to give sales and partners representatives an overview for the recent Nutanix licensing changes and their current options.
    
    Course Objectives:
    
    After completing this course, you should be able to:
    
    • Describe the new Nutanix licensing rollout
    • List the new pricing and packaging options

    Published: 2023-06-08
    Length: 15 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    

    Course code: DHXL001
47. 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
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    

    Course code: 033123
48. 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
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    

    Course code: 021023
49. Family Portfolio: ThinkAgile HX
    2022-12-13 | 20 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Family Portfolio: ThinkAgile HX
    
    

    This course is designed to give Lenovo sales an introduction to Lenovo ThinkAgile HX appliances. This course also includes why a customer should choose Lenovo for their hyperconverged products.
    
    Course objectives:
    • Learn to identify products and features within the ThinkAgile HX family
    • Describe Lenovo innovations that the ThinkAgile HX family uses
    • Recognize when a specific product or products should be selected

    Published: 2022-12-13
    Length: 20 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    

    Course code: SXSW2109r3
50. ThinkAgile HX Seller Presentation
    2022-11-01 | 25 minutes | Employees Only
    Details
    ThinkAgile HX Seller Presentation
    
    

    Join Ritu Jain, Worldwide Product Manager for ThinkAgile, as she shares how ThinkAgile HX unique values, routes to market, how to position HX, and competitive landscape.
    By the end of this training, you should be able to:
    • Describe the ThinkAgile HX advantages
    • Discover the routes to market & models available to sell
    • Explain the HX solution positioning

    Published: 2022-11-01
    Length: 25 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    

    Course code: DHXSP101
51. ThinkAgile HX Customer Presentation
    2022-10-31 | 25 minutes | Employees Only
    Details
    ThinkAgile HX Customer Presentation
    
    

    Join Ritu Jain, Worldwide ThinkAgile Product Manager for ThinkAgile, as she shares trends shaping cloud deployment models, customer Hybrid cloud strategy and how ThinkAgile HX is helping customers in their journey.
    
    By the end of this training, you should be able to:
    • Describe the ThinkAgile HX Solution
    • Discover the trends in the cloud industry
    • Explain how HX is helping customers with evolving trends

    Published: 2022-10-31
    Length: 25 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    

    Course code: DHXCP101
52. Data Infrastructure Management - DM Series Storage
    2022-10-28 | 25 minutes | Employees Only
    Details
    Data Infrastructure Management - DM Series Storage
    
    

    This course provides a technical overview of the ThinkSystem DM series products. Course DDMO101 – Lenovo ThinkSystem DM & DE Series Overview is recommended prior to this course.
    
    By the end of this course, you should be able to:
    • Recognize the components of the Lenovo Data Management portfolio
    • Discuss the features of the Lenovo Data Management components
    • Describe the features of the SnapCenter software components

    Published: 2022-10-28
    Length: 25 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    

    Course code: DDM200
53. Lenovo ThinkAgile HX VDI Solution
    2022-08-26 | 10 minutes | Employees Only
    Details
    Lenovo ThinkAgile HX VDI Solution
    
    

    In this lightboard video, Eric Kern whiteboards Lenovo's ThinkAgile HX VDI Solution. Sellers will learn how it works and customer benefits. Updated August 26th, 2022.
    Objectives for this course:
    • Understand how the VDI solution leverages the ThinkAgile HX platform with Citrix.
    • Describe what actions a system administrator can perform in the Citrix portal.
    • Explain how to manage the system remotely from a cloud infrastructure with Citrix.

    Published: 2022-08-26
    Length: 10 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    

    Course code: DSVC129
54. Lenovo's value-added Solutions Software and SDI -ThinkAgile HX - Best practices for Selling Software/ SDI Process
    2022-08-23 | 60 minutes | Employees Only
    Details
    Lenovo's value-added Solutions Software and SDI -ThinkAgile HX - Best practices for Selling Software/ SDI Process
    
    

    ThinkAgile HX is one of the most important parts of the ThinkAgile Lenovo Portfolio of SDI, Software Defined Infrastructure but it can be challenging to manage the deal registration and quoting for ThinkAgile HX. Listen in on Part 1 of this recent North America webinar where Mike Tilt, Sales Engineer Director, discusses the overview of ThinkAgile HX sales process and how to obtain Deal protection. He also discusses best practices for interactions with Nutanix sellers and shares personal experiences as a former SDI focused seller.

    Published: 2022-08-23
    Length: 60 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    

    Course code: DCLDO121
55. Lenovo's value-added Solutions Software and SDI -ThinkAgile HX - Best practices for Selling Software/ SDI Process
    2022-08-23 | 60 minutes | Employees Only
    Details
    Lenovo's value-added Solutions Software and SDI -ThinkAgile HX - Best practices for Selling Software/ SDI Process
    
    

    In this Part 2, a continuation of a recent North American Webinar, Mike Tilt, Sales Engineer Director, continues discussion of ThinkAgile HX sales process and dives into VLS. He also discusses best practices for interactions with Nutanix sellers and shares personal experiences as a former SDI focused seller.

    Published: 2022-08-23
    Length: 60 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    

    Course code: DCLDO122
56. Lenovo TruScale for Hosted Desktops with Nutanix
    2022-08-22 | 15 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Lenovo TruScale for Hosted Desktops with Nutanix
    
    

    By exemplifying the case of a customer who wants to move to a remote desktop public cloud solution, this 15-minute course offers an overview of the Lenovo TruScale for Hosted Desktops with Nutanix solution, including benefits, architecture, and value proposition.

    Published: 2022-08-22
    Length: 15 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    

    Course code: DSOLO109
57. Lenovo's value-added Solutions Software and SDI - ThinkAgile HX Licensing Update from Nutanix
    2022-08-22 | 60 minutes | Employees Only
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    Lenovo's value-added Solutions Software and SDI - ThinkAgile HX Licensing Update from Nutanix
    
    

    In this continuous series of recorded webinar for ThinkAgile, Ed Stickney, Nutanix Worldwide OEM Sales Strategy and Enablement Leader, reviews with the North American region the recent changes made to the Nutanix simplified licensing model and how it benefits your customers. He also discusses how the new licensing maps to the current licensing and how you can migrate your customers to the new licensing. Ed also provides you valuable feedback from audience questions.

    Published: 2022-08-22
    Length: 60 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    

    Course code: DCLDO120

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For more information, see these resources:

• Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series
  https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/data-center/software-defined-infrastructure/ThinkAgile-HX-Series/p/WMD00000326

• Interactive 3D Tour of ThinkAgile HX Series offerings:
  https://lenovopress.com/lp0454-lenovo-thinkagile-hx-series-interactive-3d-tour

• Lenovo Data Center Solution Configurator (DCSC):
  http://dcsc.lenovo.com
• Lenovo ThinkAgile product publications (user manuals):
  https://thinkagile.lenovofiles.com/help/index.jsp
• Nutanix documentation
  https://my.nutanix.com/
• Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series Best Recipes
  https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/HT515725
• Lenovo Data Center Support
  http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com