Lenovo ThinkAgile VX650 V4 Hyperconverged System

The Lenovo ThinkAgile VX650 V4 are 2-socket 2U systems that feature the Intel® Xeon® 6 Scalable processors (formerly code named "Granite Rapids").  The latest Lenovo ThinkAgile VX V4 Series systems are backed by the power of Intel® Xeon® 6 processors to deliver more cores, higher memory bandwidth, and enhanced AI acceleration in every core. These systems are designed to make AI accessible with new servers that are purpose-built and optimized to maximize performance and efficiency for wide range of targeted workloads, from compute-intensive AI to general-purpose data services while flexibly matching the specific workloads needs of any business. ThinkAgile VX V4 Series systems also support hardware accelerators like Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) and Data Processing Unit (DPU) cards for maximum performance and increased zero trust security capabilities. The ThinkAgile VX650 V4 provides up to 86  cores and support for the new PCIe 5.0 standard for I/O, the VX650 V4 offers the ultimate in two-socket performance in a 2U form factor.  Lenovo offers a unique, software-defined approach to hyperconvergence, leveraging the hypervisor to deliver compute, storage and management in a tightly integrated solution stack based on VMware software.

Suggested uses: AI Inference, virtualization, VDI, Databases, ERP

Figure 1. Lenovo ThinkAgile VX650 V4 with 2.5-inch drive bays

ThinkAgile VX features

The ThinkAgile VX650 V4 offer the following key features:

• Factory-integrated, pre-validated 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.
• Fully tested and validated for vSAN compliance with VMware and includes the latest supported firmware levels integrated at factory.
• Provide quick and convenient path to implement a implement a private or hybrid cloud environment powered by VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) or VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) software stacks. Purchasing the software licenses through Lenovo provides a "one stop shop" and a single point of contact from Lenovo for purchasing, deploying, and supporting the solution.
• Meet various workload demands with performance-optimized all NVMe storage configurations.
• They also come with deployment delivered by Lenovo Professional Services and VMware software licenses.*
• Three and Five-year hardware warranty, bundled with Premier Support in supported countries that provides a 24x7 Single Point of Support, problem reporting and resolution.

The VMware software running on ThinkAgile VX650 V4 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 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 V4 are based on the ThinkSystem SR650 V4 and have the following hardware features:

Scalability and performance

The VX650 V4 offer numerous features to boost performance, improve scalability and reduce costs: 

• Supports one or two Intel Xeon 6700-series or 6500-series processors with Performance-cores (P-cores)
  • Up to 86 cores and 172 threads
  • Core speeds of up to 4 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 6400 MHz
  • Supports 2 DIMMs per channel operating at 5200 MHz
  • Supports 1 MRDIMM per channel operating at 8000 MHz
  • Using 256GB 3D RDIMMs, the server supports up to 8TB of system memory
• Support for MRDIMMs for increased memory bandwidth with memory bus speeds of up to 8000 MHz. 
• Supports up to 10x single-width GPUs or 2x 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 24x 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.
• Support for up to 24x E3.S NVMe drives, a new form factor drive for high-density and high-performance storage.
• 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 M.2 drives for convenient operating system boot functions or data storage. M.2 drives in a RAID-1 configuration can be internally mounted or can be mounted at the front or rear of the server as hot-swap drives.
• Support NVIDIA Bluefield-3 Data Processing Unit (DPU) with dual ports of 200GbE 
• Up to 10x PCIe slots (rear accessible), plus two slots dedicated to OCP 3.0 adapters.
• The server has up to two dedicated industry-standard OCP 3.0 slots supporting a variety of Ethernet network adapters. A simple-swap mechanism with a thumbscrew and pull-tab enables tool-less installation and removal of the adapter. The adapter supports shared BMC network sideband connectivity to enable out-of-band systems management.
• The server offers PCI Express 5.0 I/O expansion capabilities that doubles the theoretical maximum bandwidth of PCIe 4.0 (32GT/s in each direction for PCIe Gen 5, compared to 16 GT/s with PCIe Gen 4 and 8 GT/s with PCIe Gen 3). A PCIe 5.0 x16 slot provides 128 GB/s bandwidth, enough to support a dual-port 200GbE network connection.

Availability and serviceability

The VX650 V4 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 which can enable two 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 (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 3 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 3 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 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 V4:

• The server includes XClarity Controller 3 (XCC3) to monitor server availability.  XCC3 Premier is included to provide remote control (keyboard video mouse) functions, support for the mounting of remote media files (ISO and IMG image files), boot capture and power capping. XCC3 Premier also offers additional features such as Neighbor Groups, System Guard, a CNSA-compliant security mode, a FIPS 140-3-compliant mode, and enhanced NIST 800-193 support.
• 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 SSDs, as well as 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 V4 offer the following energy-efficiency features to save energy, reduce operational costs, and increase energy availability:

• The server supports advanced Lenovo Neptune Core direct-water cooling (DWC) capabilities, where heat from key components is removed from the rack and the data center using an open loop and coolant distribution units, resulting in lower energy costs:
  • Processor Neptune Core Module uses liquid cooling to remove heat from the processors
• 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.

The ThinkAgile VX650 V4 are based on the ThinkSystem SR650 V4 server.

The following table provides an overview of  the ThinkAgile VX 650 V4 systems.

The following table lists the standard specifications.

Factory-integrated models  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.

The following table lists the base CTO models.

The ThinkAgile VX650 V4 are based on the ThinkSystem SR650 V4 server, however there are key differences: 

• No HBA support
• No vROC support
• RAID adapter supported for boot only
• Encryption not supported on SED drives
• Fibre Channel support for data migration only
• No InfiniBand support
• ESA configurations only consist of a storage tier, no cache drives or disk groups required

For details about the ThinkSystem SR650 V4, see the SR650 V4 product guide:
https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp2127-thinksystem-sr650-v4-server

To verify what specific hardware components are supported with the VX650 V4, see the DCSC configurator:
https://dcsc.lenovo.com

The ThinkAgile VX650 V4 supports processors 6th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processor family.

• 6th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors
• Lenovo Processor Neptune Core Module - Open-loop liquid cooling

6th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors

The VX650 V4 systems support the following processors. The systems support 1 or 2 processors installed.

For details about these options, including configuration rules, see the SR650 V4 product guide:
https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp2127-thinksystem-sr650-v4-server#processors

*Minimum of 16 cores is required for ESA configurations.

With the Processor Neptune Core Module, all heat generated by the processors is removed from the server using water. This means that the server fans and data center air conditioning units only need to remove the heat generated by the other components. This results in lower air conditioning costs and it enables the use of slower fans which results in lower overall power consumption.

Internal testing has shows a 63% fan power saving per node and 24.7% rack-level power saving with the use of open-loop liquid cooling. Power savings are configuration dependent.

The following figure shows the Lenovo Processor Neptune Core Module.

Figure 5. Lenovo Processor Neptune Core Module

The Processor Neptune Core Module also includes a leak detection module which can detect a leakage of more than 0.5ml (about 10 drops) along the length of the tube and then issue an event to the XClarity Controller. XCC will then post an error to the System Event Log and enable further actions. Once the liquid evaporates, a further event is issue to XCC.

The Processor Neptune Core Module is only available in CTO orders, not as a field upgrade. Ordering information is listed in the following table.

6th Generation Memory options

The VX650 V4 systems support the following 6th generation memory options. The VX650 V4 uses Lenovo TruDDR5 memory operating at up to 8800 MHz. The server supports up to 32 DIMMs with 2 processors. The processors have 8 memory channels and support 2 DIMMs per channel (DPC). The server supports up to 8TB of memory using 32x 256GB RDIMMs and two processors. The server also supports up to 12x CXL memory DIMMs (6 per CPU) which are installed in E3.S 2T drive bays.

DIMMs operate at the following speeds, up to the memory bus speed of the processor selected. See the Processor features section for specifics.

• RDIMMs and 3DS RDIMMs:
  • 1 DIMM per channel: Up to 6400 MHz
  • 2 DIMMs per channel using RDIMMs: Up to 5200 MHz
• MRDIMMs (support for MRDIMMs is processor-model dependent)
  • 1 DIMM per channel: 8000 MHz
• CXL 2.0 DIMMs - installs in E3.S 2T front drive bays
  • Up to 12 DIMMs per server (6 per CPU)

For details about these options, including configuration rules, see the SR650 V4 product guide:
https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp2127-thinksystem-sr650-v4-server#memory

The VX650 V4 has three drive bay zones and supports up to 16x 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 with E3.S 1T and E3.S 2T drive bays including support for CXL memory in the E3.S 2T form factor. The server supports configurations without any drive bays if desired.

The drive bay zone is as follows:

• Front:
  • Up to 24x 2.5-inch hot-swap bays, or
  • Up to 16x E3.S 1T or 12x E3.S 2T hot-swap drive bays (or a mix of 1T/2T drive 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, in three possible locations, configuration dependent:

• Installed in an M.2 adapter internal to the server (non-hot-swap)
• Hot-swap in the rear of the server
• Hot-swap in the front of the server

For details about NVMe drives  see the the SR650 V4 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 V4 product guide:
https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp2127-thinksystem-sr650-v4-server#internal-storage

For OS boot functions, the systems also support one M.2 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 boot drives.

For details about these options, including configuration rules, see the SR650 V4 product guide:
https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp2127-thinksystem-sr650-v4-server#internal-storage

This section lists the supported drives:

• Boot drives
• Internal drives for VX650 V4

Configuration Note:

• 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.
• VMware vSAN certification for Generic NVMe drives: The drives are listed in the Broadcom Compatibility Guide (BCG) 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 V4 systems support the following drive for boot functions.

Internal drives for VX650 V4

The following table lists the drives support in the VX650 V4. 

The VX650 V4 systems support the following networking options.

For details about these options, including configuration rules, see the SR650 V4 product guide:
https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp2127-thinksystem-sr650-v4-server#i-o-expansion
https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp2127-thinksystem-sr650-v4-server#network-adapters

The ThinkAgile VX650 V4 systems support the following GPU options.

For details about these options, including configuration rules, see the SR650 V4 product guide:
https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp2127-thinksystem-sr650-v4-server#gpu-adapters

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.

The ThinkAgile VX650 V4 supports the following operating systems:

• ESXi  9.0 (Factory Installed)
• ESXi 8.0u3 (Factory Installed)

Configuration Note:

On the ThinkAgile VX650 V4, 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 tool 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 Broadcom Compatibility Guide (BCG) under the drive vendor company name instead of Lenovo. To check a drive for vSAN certification, search the BCG 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

**Phase 1 of VX650 V4 will not be shipped with the VX Deployer (FC: BLA3) and customer will have the ability to select the preferred version of ESXi to be factory installed. Phase 2 delivery will ship with this factory installed feature.

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 have the flexibility to choose “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 tool used to simplify and automate the deployment of Lenovo ThinkAgile VX systems within your VMware environment. 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://prowessconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/lenovo-thinkagile-vx-hci-easy-deployment-operation-vmware-1.pdf

The VX650 V4 has a 3 or 5-year warranty based on the machine type:

• 7DG6 - 3 or 5 year warranty

The ThinkAgile VX System can be configured with a three- or five-year hardware warranty with 24x7.  In available countries, 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.

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

The ThinkAgile VX Solutions 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 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.

For more information, refer to the Data Center Implementation Services web page:
https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/data-center/services/implementation-services/

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1. Think AI Weekly: Simplifying AI Deployments with ThinkAgile
   2025-04-11 | 54 minutes | Employees Only
   Details
   Think AI Weekly: Simplifying AI Deployments with ThinkAgile
   
   

   Please view this session to hear Adam Mandelbloom, Technical Marketing Manager for ISG explain these topics:
   
   -Overall value proposition of ThinkAgile in AI solutions
   -Use cases for ThinkAgile HX
   -Use cases for ThinkAgile VX and MX
   
   Tags: Artificial Intelligence (AI), ThinkAgile

   Published: 2025-04-11
   Length: 54 minutes
   

   Start the training:
   Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
   

   Course code: DTAIW137
2. Family Portfolio: ThinkAgile Systems
   2025-02-06 | 45 minutes | Employees and Partners
   Details
   Family Portfolio: ThinkAgile Systems
   
   

   This course covers the foundational components of the ThinkAgile family, including server configurations, key system differences, and the unique features of the HX, MX, and VX product families.
   
   By the end of this course, you should be able to:
   - List the ThinkSystem and ThinkEdge servers that the ThinkAgile family is based on
   - Explain the difference between Certified Nodes and Integrated Systems
   - List two features each of the HX, MX, and VX families
   
   Tags: ThinkAgile, ThinkSystem

   Published: 2025-02-06
   Length: 45 minutes
   

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

   Course code: SXSW2150
3. ThinkAgile VX - How to sell
   2024-12-18 | 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.
   
   Course Objectives:
   1. Find out more about the competitive advantage of ThinkAgile VX.
   2. Learn about the hardware and software solutions in the ThinkAgile VX line.
   3. Understand the business needs and how you can sell more.
   
   Tags: ThinkAgile, VMware

   Published: 2024-12-18
   Length: 15 minutes
   

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

   Course code: DVXS100
4. Selling On Prem Value - Private Cloud and Private AI
   2024-12-13 | 40 minutes | Employees Only
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   Selling On Prem Value - Private Cloud and Private AI
   
   

   This course provides Lenovo Sellers with a series of five videos that are designed to help you better articulate our joint value in the Private Cloud and Private AI solution opportunity. After completing this course, Lenovo Sellers should be prepared to elevate customer discussions by transitioning from product features to explaining value-driven benefits, enabling a deeper understanding of the strategic impact for their business.
   
   Tags: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Industry solutions, Technology solutions, ThinkAgile, VMware

   Published: 2024-12-13
   Length: 40 minutes
   

   Start the training:
   Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
   

   Course code: DVMB101
5. Partner Technical Webinar - Data Center 101 - Why HCI? Why 3-tier?
   2024-11-14 | 60 minutes | Employees and Partners
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   Partner Technical Webinar - Data Center 101 - Why HCI? Why 3-tier?
   
   

   October 11, 2024 – In this 60-minute webinar Alex Docherty, Channel Technical Strategist, discussed When to HCI vs 3 Tier.
   
   Tags: ThinkAgile, ThinkSystem

   Published: 2024-11-14
   Length: 60 minutes
   

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

   Course code: 101124
6. ThinkAgile Solutions for AI - Security and Compliance Considerations
   2024-10-01 | 15 minutes | Employees and Partners
   Details
   ThinkAgile Solutions for AI - Security and Compliance Considerations
   
   

   This course, tailored specifically for Lenovo and its partner technical sellers, is designed to equip participants with essential knowledge and skills to effectively assess security measures and address compliance considerations for ThinkAgile Solutions for AI.
   
   Upon completion of this training, you will be able to:
   • Describee security features of ThinkAgile for AI data protection.
   • Explain how to mitigate risk and address compliance considerations in AI deployments.
   
   Last Updated: September 2024
   
   Tags: Artificial Intelligence (AI), High-Performance Computing (HPC), ThinkAgile

   Published: 2024-10-01
   Length: 15 minutes
   

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

   Course code: DCLDAI203
7. Integration of ThinkAgile and AI
   2024-09-11 | 25 minutes | Employees and Partners
   Details
   Integration of ThinkAgile and AI
   
   

   Designed specifically for Lenovo and its partner technical sellers, this course aims to equip you with the knowledge and skills to effectively communicate the integration of ThinkAgile Solutions and AI.
   
   Upon completion of this training, you will be able to:
   •Highlight the advantages of using ThinkAgile for AI workloads
   •Explore how ThinkAgile platforms are specifically optimized for AI
   
   Last Updated: September 2024
   
   Tags: Artificial Intelligence (AI), ThinkAgile

   Published: 2024-09-11
   Length: 25 minutes
   

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

   Course code: DCLDAI204
8. Key Features of Lenovo ThinkAgile Solutions for AI
   2024-09-10 | 15 minutes | Employees and Partners
   Details
   Key Features of Lenovo ThinkAgile Solutions for AI
   
   

   Designed specifically for Lenovo and its partner technical sellers, this course aims to equip you with the knowledge and skills to effectively communicate the key features of ThinkAgile Solutions for AI. By completing this course, you'll be better prepared to understand customer needs and present the most suitable AI solutions, ensuring successful engagements and driving value for your clients.
   
   In this course, you will learn how to:
   • Present compute capabilities for AI processing
   • Articulate optimized storage solutions with ThinkAgile for high-speed AI performance
   • Identify essential networking considerations for ThinkAgile AI workloads
   • Present ThinkAgile AI Ready solutions
   
   Last Updated: September 2024
   
   Tags: Artificial Intelligence (AI), ThinkAgile

   Published: 2024-09-10
   Length: 15 minutes
   

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

   Course code: DCLDAI201
9. ThinkAgile Solutions for AI - Sales Strategies and Messaging
   2024-09-06 | 15 minutes | Employees and Partners
   Details
   ThinkAgile Solutions for AI - Sales Strategies and Messaging
   
   

   This course is designed exclusively for Lenovo and its partner technical sales teams, with the goal of empowering you with the knowledge and strategies necessary to effectively engage customers in conversations about ThinkAgile Solutions for AI.
   
   In this course, you'll learn how to:
   • Identify customer pain points.
   • Recommend ThinkAgile Solutions for AI tailored to those needs. And lastly,
   • Communicate the benefits of ThinkAgile for AI to key stakeholders.
   
   Last Updated: September 2024
   
   Tags: Artificial Intelligence (AI), ThinkAgile

   Published: 2024-09-06
   Length: 15 minutes
   

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

   Course code: DCLDAI202
10. Position Lenovo ThinkAgile Solutions for AI
    2024-08-19 | 10 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Position Lenovo ThinkAgile Solutions for AI
    
    

    Designed specifically for Lenovo and partner technical sellers, this course aims to equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively evaluate and position ThinkAgile Solutions for AI to your customers. By completing this course, you will be better prepared to understand customer needs and present the most suitable AI solutions, ensuring successful engagements and driving value for your clients.
    
    In this course, you will learn how to position ThinkAgile Solutions for AI to your customers by:
    •Evaluating the key challenges in the enterprise landscape
    •Advocating the value proposition of ThinkAgile Hyper-Converged Infrastructure
    •Exploring use cases of ThinkAgile in AI environments
    •Implementing ThinkAgile-based AI deployments
    
    Tags: Artificial Intelligence (AI), ThinkAgile

    Published: 2024-08-19
    Length: 10 minutes
    

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

    Course code: DCLDAI200
11. Lenovo VTT Cloud Architecture - Unlock Gen AI with VMware Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA
    2024-07-16 | 60 minutes | Employees Only
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    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.
    
    Tags: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud, Nvidia, ThinkAgile, VMware

    Published: 2024-07-16
    Length: 60 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    

    Course code: DVCLD214
12. 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
    
    Tags: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud, Microsoft, Nutanix, ThinkAgile, VMware

    Published: 2024-06-21
    Length: 60 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    

    Course code: DTAO101
13. 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.
    
    Tags: Cloud, Microsoft, Nutanix, Technical Sales, VMware

    Published: 2024-06-13
    Length: 60 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    

    Course code: DVCLD213
14. 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
    
    Tags: SAP, ThinkAgile, ThinkEdge, ThinkSystem

    Published: 2024-06-04
    Length: 60 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    

    Course code: DSAPF101
15. 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.
    
    Tags: Advanced DataCenter, DataCenter Products, ThinkAgile, ThinkEdge, ThinkSystem

    Published: 2024-05-29
    Length: 20 minutes
    

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

    Course code: SXXW1110r7
16. VTT Cloud Architecture: NVIDIA Using Cloud for GPUs and AI
    2024-05-22 | 60 minutes | Employees Only
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    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.
    
    Tags: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud, Nvidia, Software Defined Infrastruture (SDI), Technical Sales

    Published: 2024-05-22
    Length: 60 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    

    Course code: DVCLD212
17. 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
    
    Tags: Cloud, Technology solutions

    Published: 2024-05-20
    Length: 25 minutes
    

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

    Course code: DCLDS103r3
18. VTT Cloud and Edge Architecture: Principal Consultant Overview
    2024-04-10 | 50 minutes | Employees Only
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    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.
    
    Tags: Cloud, Services, Sustainability, Technology solutions, TruScale Infrastructure as a Service

    Published: 2024-04-10
    Length: 50 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    

    Course code: DVCLD211
19. 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?
    
    Tags: Data Management, Storage

    Published: 2024-04-10
    Length: 60 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    

    Course code: DVDAT209
20. 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
    
    Tags: Data Management, Storage, ThinkSystem

    Published: 2024-03-14
    Length: 25 minutes
    

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

    Course code: DSTOO201
21. Technical Overview: ThinkAgile HCI and Cloud Platforms
    2024-03-07 | 35 minutes | Employees and Partners
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    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
    
    Tags: Architecture, Engineering & Construction, Cloud, Technical Sales, ThinkAgile

    Published: 2024-03-07
    Length: 35 minutes
    

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

    Course code: DCLDT2001r3
22. 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
    
    Tags: ThinkAgile

    Published: 2024-02-01
    Length: 5 minutes
    

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

    Course code: DVXS101
23. 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
    
    Tags: Sales, Storage

    Published: 2024-01-25
    Length: 15 minutes
    

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

    Course code: SXSW1101r2
24. 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.
    
    Tags: Cloud, Technology solutions, ThinkAgile, ThinkEdge, ThinkSystem

    Published: 2024-01-03
    Length: 30 minutes
    

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

    Course code: DCLDO112r2
25. 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.
    
    Tags: Cloud, Software Defined Infrastruture (SDI), Technology solutions, ThinkAgile, VMware

    Published: 2023-10-11
    Length: 54 minutes
    

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

    Course code: DVCLD205
26. 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.
    
    Tags: Sales

    Published: 2023-09-27
    Length: 20 minutes
    

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

    Course code: DSTOO100
27. VTT Cloud Architecture - Application Migration September 2023
    2023-09-12 | 35 minutes | Employees Only
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    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.
    
    Tags: Cloud, Software Defined Infrastruture (SDI), Technical Sales, VMware

    Published: 2023-09-12
    Length: 35 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    

    Course code: DVCLD204
28. 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.
    
    Tags: Cloud, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), ThinkAgile, VMware

    Published: 2023-08-17
    Length: 60 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    

    Course code: DVCLD203
29. 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.
    
    Tags: ThinkAgile

    Published: 2023-07-28
    Length: 50 minutes
    

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

    Course code: DVXT201
30. 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
    
    Tags: Data Management, SAP, ThinkAgile, ThinkEdge, ThinkSystem

    Published: 2023-07-14
    Length: 60 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    

    Course code: DVDAT202
31. 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
    
    Tags: Cloud, ThinkAgile

    Published: 2023-07-12
    Length: 60 minutes
    

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

    Course code: DVXSV104
32. 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.
    
    Tags: Cloud, Software Defined Infrastruture (SDI), ThinkAgile, VMware

    Published: 2023-07-12
    Length: 90 minutes
    

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    

    Course code: DVCLD202
33. 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
    
    Tags: Cloud

    Published: 2023-07-11
    Length: 40 minutes
    

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

    Course code: DCLDS104r2
34. 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
    
    Tags: Cloud, Nvidia, ThinkAgile, VMware

    Published: 2023-05-26
    Length: 60 minutes
    

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

    Course code: DVXSV102
35. 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
    
    Tags: Cloud, ThinkAgile, VMware

    Published: 2023-05-26
    Length: 10 minutes
    

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

    Course code: DVXSV101
36. Day 0 Operations with ThinkAgile VX
    2023-05-25 | 10 minutes | Employees and Partners
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    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
    
    Tags: Cloud, Technical Sales, ThinkAgile, VMware, XClarity

    Published: 2023-05-25
    Length: 10 minutes
    

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

    Course code: DCVD101

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For more information, see these resources:

• Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series
  https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/data-center/software-defined-infrastructure/ThinkAgile-VX-Series/p/WMD00000340
• ThinkAgile VX - Best Recipes
  http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/HT505302
• VMware documentation
  https://docs.vmware.com/
• ThinkSystem SR650 V4 product guide:
  https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp2127-thinksystem-sr650-v4-server