Lenovo ThinkAgile appliances powered by Nutanix

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1 Different Innovates Better Lenovo ThinkAgile appliances powered by Nutanix Portfolio Guide Powered by Intel Xeon processor Scalable family

2 Contents Future-defined data center The benefits of hyperconverged Why Lenovo? Why Nutanix? ThinkAgile SX for Nutanix vs. ThinkAgile HX Series ThinkAgile SX for Nutanix ThinkAgile SXN 3000 Series ThinkAgile HX Series HX 1000 Series HX 2000 Series HX 3000 Series HX 5000 Series HX 7000 Series Nutanix software Nutanix Acropolis Nutanix Prism Performance acceleration Capacity optimization Data protection and security HX Series, Nutanix Software Editions Networking ThinkAgile Network Orchestrator Manage the physical and virtual from one single pane of glass Case Studies Electrica Furnizare s.a. Heartland Jiffy Lube Parallels PartnerIT V-GRASS

3 Future-defined data center Data centers of tomorrow will be designed as fluid resources that can immediately adapt to the evolving needs of the business. These resources will be managed as a service through software that is tightly integrated with hardware that is simpler to deploy and manage. Lenovo ThinkAgile offers this capability today. Lenovo ThinkAgile is a portfolio of premium offerings built on rock-solid Lenovo ThinkSystem platforms that seamlessly integrate infrastructure and applications into simple solutions with breakthrough time-to-value and drastically reduced business risk. ThinkAgile adapts to changing IT needs while reducing complexity and cost, created by silos in traditional IT. Pre-integrated, prebuilt and pretested offerings accelerate application deployment and add robust capabilities to your data center faster. Innovations such as flash-based architectures and pay as you grow scalability enable reliable, cost-effective performance that expands as the need arises, for immediate business value with a low total cost of ownership. IT agility with software defined infrastructure built on Lenovo ThinkSystem Co-innovation with ecosystem partners to work within existing environments TCO savings through simple to deploy and manage, integrated solutions Engineered and validated to simplify the user experience Transformative experience throughout the product lifecycle Software-defined networking allowing the network switches to be controlled from Prism Better end-to-end experience from deployment to management and support 3

4 Simple. Better value. More reliable. Lenovo hyperconverged infrastructure with Nutanix software sets IT departments free It s a long word for an easy idea. Hyperconverged infrastructure 1 combines x86- based compute, networking, and storage in simple, single appliances. They scale easily as you grow: just add another appliance. Costs are lower than legacy systems. And you can manage their entire infrastructure through a single, intuitive interface. Now, the industry leader in server reliability and the market leader in hyperconvergence software have joined forces to bring these benefits to data centers of all sizes. The Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series hyperconverged offering is designed for easy deployment and manageability in scale-out clusters, integrating Nutanix software on to Lenovo s highly reliable and scalable servers. In addition to the state-of-the-art Lenovo hyperconverged appliances, Lenovo ThinkAgile SX for Nutanix integrates networking and management infrastructure into a single rack-level turnkey system, optimized for larger deployments intended to scale multiple data centers. The benefits of hyperconverged Simplify IT Infrastructure and Accelerate Time-to-Value Simplify infrastructure Lenovo hyperconverged infrastructure disappears into the background, so you can focus on your core business. Eliminate IT silos Using many kinds of servers, hypervisors, and storage requires IT departments to spend most of their time on maintenance. Lenovo hyperconverged infrastructure helps merge these silos, reducing complexity. Scale flexibly Each Lenovo ThinkAgile appliance powered by Intel technology is a flexible building block of fully integrated and tested compute, storage, and preloaded virtualization management software. This enables scale-out clusters to easily support your growth. 1. Also known as web-scale infrastructure and software-defined data centre 2. ITIC Global Server Hardware, Server OS Reliability Report 4

5 Reduce IT management time Lenovo ThinkAgile appliance clusters automatically pool compute and storage into a single, shared virtual structure. Resources are utilised more efficiently, and everything is managed through a single interface. Time spent on IT management is dramatically reduced. Deliver greater reliability Lenovo servers with the latest Intel Xeon processors received the #1 reliability rating among all x86 servers worldwide in the ITIC Global Server Hardware and OS Reliability Survey 2. ThinkAgile SX for Nutanix and HX Series appliances are built on these proven Lenovo servers. Shrink IT footprints With compute, storage and virtualization combined in one appliance, IT is much more space and energy-efficient. You could save up to 61% on power and space 3. Enjoy the best of cloud Lenovo hyperconverged infrastructure with Nutanix software delivers the agility and economics of the public cloud, without sacrificing the security and control of an on-premises data center. Make time for innovation With Lenovo hyperconverged infrastructure powered by Nutanix, IT departments can stop running around putting out fires and start innovating with valuable new services. Lower TCO With easy deployment, significant management savings, a smaller footprint and no more silos, TCO is much lower. Time-to-value is also much faster. Watch Nutanix CEO explain about partnering with Lenovo for a vision of the future defined data center 3. Source: ESG white paper Quantifying the Value of Simplified IT Infrastructure with Lenovo Converged HX Series Appliances December

6 Why Lenovo? To gain a competitive advantage you need to build your data center on the very best appliances out there. Lenovo hyperconverged appliances are built on proven Lenovo servers, ranked #1 industry-wide in reliability and customer satisfaction and backed by worldclass services and support. #1 in customer satisfaction Lenovo HX appliances exceed the evolving demands enterprises place on them, including hardware quality, reliability, performance, and efficiency to reduce total cost of ownership. That s why Lenovo is #1 in customer satisfaction in TBR s Corporate IT Buying Behaviour and Customer Satisfaction Study for x86-based Servers 6. The world s most reliable servers Lenovo x86 servers deliver the highest availability among all Intel x86-based systems, according to the ITIC Global Server Hardware, Reliability report ( ). 6. Lenovo keeps #1 position in customer satisfaction, read more at TBR 2H16 Customer Satisfaction x86-based Study, December

7 Proven networking Lenovo Top of Rack ethernet switches are low-latency, high-throughput devices optimized for data center operation, including standard redundancy in power and cooling. The Cloud Networking Operating System (CNOS) is designed from the ground up to be open and programmable, and allows for the switches to be controlled from the Prism management system using a built in API called the Lenovo Network Orchestrator. All speeds from 1GB to 100GB are supported. World record breaking performance Lenovo has long been a leader in innovation, offering some of the world s fastest systems to support your mission-critical applications. The Lenovo System x3850 X6 server, for example, holds 17 world record benchmark results 7. Security built-in Lenovo servers are designed to integrate and embed security by default. We employ rigorous business processes, product design, and supply chain controls to ensure our products meet the most stringent customer requirements. We believe we have the most transparent, auditable, and secure supply chain in the server industry. Strategic relationships Unlike our major competitors, Lenovo does not have a proprietary software business and remains more open for industry leading partnerships. Because of this, Lenovo s customers can benefit from an open standards strategy that allows them to grow and change their IT systems as needed. Supporting success Lenovo is the reliability leader, but occasionally issues arise, and sometimes you may need help tackling your most complex IT projects. With Lenovo, you can access a full suite of flexible services to help you run a successful IT organization. You can also use Lenovo professional services to help you deploy complex solutions or enable the latest technologies. You can realize the value of your IT solution faster, and you can maximise the value of your deals. 7. x3850 X6: 17 #1 benchmark results, Lenovo Press, 7

8 Why Nutanix? Nutanix software is at the heart of Lenovo ThinkAgile appliances. It converges the entire data center stack including compute, storage, storage networking and virtualization into a single, Lenovo Intel Xeon based system (known as a node) deployed in scale-out clusters. VIRTUALIZATION VIRTUALIZATION SERVER SERVER CONVERGED COMPUTER, STORAGE & VIRTUALIZATION CONVERGED COMPUTER, STORAGE & VIRTUALIZATION STORAGE NETWORK STORAGE NETWORK STORAGE STORAGE IT is simplified. Complex and expensive legacy infrastructure is replaced by simple appliances that enable enterprises to start small and scale one node at a time. Nutanix software running on each node distributes all operating functions across the cluster for superior performance and resilience. The results include reduced electrical power and space, simpler storage, and built-in virtualization that shifts IT focus back to applications. It s no surprise, that Nutanix is the leader in hyperconverged infrastructure with a 52% share of the global market Nutanix Secures Commanding 52% Share of Hyperconverged Market, 8

9 Key benefits Some of the key business benefits of Lenovo HX Series include: Lower costs: Enterprises can achieve a 40%-60% reduction in overall CapEx and OpEx Faster time-to-value: Enterprises can speed up time-to-value in buying, deploying, and managing by 24% Smaller footprint: Lenovo HX infrastructure can help reduce power, cooling, and space by up to 61% 5 How Nutanix makes IT infrastructure invisible Nutanix hyperconvergence software is built on the principle that the most transformative technologies are the ones we don t even think about. We rarely notice them. They just work, enabling us to focus on more important things. With Lenovo HX Series powered by Nutanix software, IT infrastructure becomes invisible. You can focus on running your business instead of fixing problems. So, what does this invisible infrastructure actually look like? It deploys faster In just 30 to 60 minutes, Lenovo HX Series is ready to run any workload. It s simple to use Manage everything with an interface designed to be as intuitive as consumer applications. It scales forever A single Lenovo HX cluster can have an unlimited number of nodes. You can scale up from one server to an endless number, with predictable performance. It s versatile You can run any workload, at any scale, on any part of your infrastructure. Silos are eliminated. It s resilient Run mission-critical applications on self-healing infrastructure, built for always - on operation. Lenovo ThinkAgile powered by Nutanix software turns the data center into a turnkey solution which gives you more time to drive real innovation. Watch this explainer video to better understand how Nutanix software works 5. ESG white paper Quantifying the Value of Simplified IT Infrastructure with Lenovo Converged HX Series Appliances Powered by Intel Xeon processor Scalable family 9

10 ThinkAgile SX for Nutanix vs. ThinkAgile HX Series One size does not fit all, so identifying the correct solution for your business needs is key. Lenovo Series ThinkAgile SX for Nutanix ThinkAgile HX Series Form Factor Turnkey HCI rack-scale solution Hyperconverged building block Platform ThinkAgile HX Series Nodes Highly reliable Lenovo hardware Hypervisors Supported Networking Shipping Nutanix Acropolis VMware ESXi Microsoft Hyper-V Automated networking integration with ThinkAgile Network Orchestrator on Lenovo CNOS switches Factory integrated, tested system Nutanix Acropolis VMware ESXi Microsoft Hyper-V Gbit and 10Gbit Top of Rack switches with Prism Integration Factory integrated, tested appliance Scalability Rack-level Grow as you go Target Workloads Larger deployments Enterprise Mixed workloads Virtual desktop High performance database Big Data & analytics Cloud applications Smaller deployments to start SMB & ROBO Business applications Virtual desktop Private/Hybrid Cloud 10

11 ThinkAgile SX for Nutanix Turnkey hyperconverged rack-scale system for maximum agility and simplicity Designed for easy deployment and manageability, the Lenovo ThinkAgile SX for Nutanix seamlessly integrates state-of-the-art Lenovo hyperconverged appliances, Lenovo networking, and premier management infrastructure into a single turnkey, virtualization-ready system. Collaborating with Nutanix, Lenovo has created a best-of-breed integrated solution that gives you the freedom to focus on IT innovation and develop new capabilities to delight your customers. Based on industry-leading, highly reliable Lenovo servers powered by Intel Xeon processors, the ThinkAgile SX for Nutanix incorporates: Lenovo HX Series appliances with optimized hyperconverged software from Nutanix Lenovo Ethernet switches with industry-unique Lenovo ThinkAgile Network Orchestrator for dynamic, on-the-fly configuration updates in response to virtual network changes from the Prism management console Elegant, one-click virtualization, automation and management software Full backing by a Lenovo single point of contact for premier onsite and post deployment support Re-think virtualization and traditional infrastructure with the Lenovo ThinkAgile HX and SX for Nutanix solutions 11

12 ThinkAgile SXN 3000 Series The turnkey Lenovo ThinkAgile SX for Nutanix (SXN) is designed to interwork seamlessly with your existing infrastructure, to reduce deployment effort, increase your uptime, and save you time and money. The ThinkAgile SXN supports tight integration with Lenovo networking for enhanced performance thanks to the unique ThinkAgile Network Orchestrator on the Lenovo CNOS switches. Lenovo Series ThinkAgile SXN3000 Series with 42U Rack ThinkAgile SXN3000 Series with 25U Rack Compute Nodes (Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series Appliance) Processor Memory (TruDDR4 2666MHz) Networking Storage Capacity Hypervisors Supported Systems Management License Options 4-32 nodes of HX1320, HX1520-R, HX3320, HX3520-G, HX5520, HX5520-C, HX7520, HX3720 for total 36U rack space 4-16 nodes of HX1320, HX1520-R, HX3320, HX3520-G, HX5520, HX5520-C, HX7520, for total 16U rack space Up to 2 x Intel Xeon Platinum processors, up to 205W, perthinkagile HX Up to 3TB* in 24x slots, using 128GB* DIMMs; per ThinkAgile HX 1x1Gbps Lenovo G8052 RackSwitch (Management) Choice of 2x 10Gbps Lenovo G8272 RackSwitch (SFP+) (data + storage) or 2x 10Gbps Lenovo NE1072T (10Base-T) (data + storage) Industry-unique Lenovo ThinkAgile Network Orchestrator for automated, on-the-fly switch configuration 4-24 bays; 3-20x HDDs, up to 24x SSDs, per ThinkAgile HX Nutanix Acropolis VMware ESXi Microsoft Hyper-V Nutanix Acropolis OS Lenovo XClarity Integrator for Prism** Nutanix Prism Lenovo XClarity Pro (included by default), Nutanix Pro and Ultimate *1.5TB available at GA; 128GB available prior to GA via special bid, **Available in a future release 12

13 ThinkAgile HX Series Designed to simplify infrastructure and accelerate time-to-value Lenovo s ThinkAgile HX Series is an appliance-based hyperconverged solution that fully integrates Lenovo x86 servers with core Nutanix software to provide: Application mobility Distributed storage fabric and a hypervisor (all part of Nutanix Acropolis) System management software (Nutanix Prism to manage the cluster and virtual machines and Lenovo XClarity to manage the hardware resources) Lenovo s hyperconverged solutions leverage virtualization and software-defined storage to natively collapse core storage, compute, and networking functions into a single pool of resources that are deployed as a scale-out cluster. Ideal for all virtual applications, HX Series appliances deliver extreme reliability, dependable security, extensive and predictable scalability, simplified management, and faster time-to-value. At the same time, it reduces total cost of ownership (TCO), which enables your IT Client to focus on innovation and deliver value to your business. Powered by Intel Xeon processor Scalable family 13

14 A model for every business requirement The Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series family includes a variety of models optimized to meet growing business and enterprise needs. HX 1000 Series for remote office/branch office environments HX 2000 Series for small and medium-sized businesses HX 3000 Series for compute-heavy workloads HX 5000 Series for storage-heavy requirements HX 7000 Series for high-performance requirements Ready in 60 minutes Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series appliances come pre-loaded with the Nutanix Acropolis hybrid cloud operating system, a powerful scale-out data fabric for storage, compute and virtualization. Acropolis combines feature-rich software-defined storage with built-in virtualization in a turnkey hyperconverged infrastructure solution. With Acropolis, you can: Be ready to run any enterprise application in less than 60 minutes Eliminate the need for costly standalone storage Simplify virtualization management Lower virtualization costs by up to 80% IT management made easy Deploy infrastructure much faster and with less effort. All HX Series appliances feature hardware management by Lenovo XClarity, and software management by Nutanix Prism. 14

15 Lenovo XClarity: manage hardware like software Lenovo XClarity is a fast, flexible and scalable hardware management app that makes deployment of HX hyperconverged systems faster and easier. Simplify XClarity removes complexity from hardware infrastructure. Administrators can find information and accomplish critical tasks faster through a single, simple dashboard. Accelerate With XClarity, you can automate and scale hardware deployment. Time to market is reduced, and administrators time is freed up to spend on other high-value projects. Integrate You can integrate XClarity into your own IT applications, using the REST API or Integrator plug-ins for common apps. With integrations, you can manage your HX appliances from anywhere. Nutanix Prism One-click management for enterprise computing. Nutanix Prism gives administrators a simple and elegant way to manage virtual environments. Powered by advanced data analytics and heuristics, Prism simplifies and streamlines common workflows within a data center in a single management solution. Run the XClarity Simulator online Understand the difference between Lenovo ThinkAgile products and traditional IT infrastructure 15

16 Product HX1320 HX1520-R HX2320-E HX2720-E HX3320 HX3520-G HX3720 HX5520 HX5520-C HX7520 Form Factor (U) & Density GPU enabled Scalability Min. CPU per system Workloads Diagram Legend Form Factor (U) & Density Workloads 1U 2U 2U 4 Nodes Big Data Branch Office Storage expander GPU enabled Min. CPU per system VDI 3D VDI Business Applications No. of supported GPU cards Min no. of CPU / Upgrade option available Min/Max no. of CPU / No upgrade option available Enterprise Applications SMB Business Applications Understand the difference between Lenovo ThinkAgile products and traditional IT infrastructure Discover the HX Series hot-spots in high definition, from any angle with the Lenovo 3D Tour 16

17 ThinkAgile HX 1000 Series The 1U 1-node ThinkAgile HX 1000 Series appliance is engineered for light-tomedium workloads, such as business applications and VDI, and optimised for remote office/branch office (ROBO) environments and replication target. HX1320 specification Lenovo Models HX1320 Form Factor 1U Processor Up to 2x Intel Xeon Gold processors, up to 125W Memory (True DDR4 2667) 64GB, 96GB, 192GB, 384GB Drive Bays 4 x 3,5 Hybrid - Cache Options 2x 480GB, 960GB, 1.92TB Hybrid - Capacity Options 2x 4TB, 6TB, 8TB HDD All Flash Options 4x 480GB SSD GPU N/A Dual-port NIC 10GbE ports 2-6 Dual-port NIC 10G-BaseT 2-4 ports Dual-port NIC 25GbE ports 0-2 Hypervisor Supported Nutanix Acropolis preloaded VMware ESXi (preloaded)*** Microsoft Hyper-V 2016 Systems Management Lenovo XClarity (hardware) Nutanix Prism (software) Licence Options Nutanix Starter, Pro or Ultimate Warranty Lenovo 3-year or 5-year limited hardware warranty Target Workloads Remote office/branch office (ROBO) Replication target Learn More ***VMware ESXi hypervisor preload and Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 R2 hypervisor support available at a later date. Discover the HX Series hot-spots in high definition, from any angle with the Lenovo 3D Tour Powered by Intel Xeon processor Scalable family 17

18 HX1520-R specification Lenovo Models HX1520-R Form Factor 1U Processor 2x Intel Xeon Platinum processors, up to 150W Memory (True DDR4 2667) 192GB, 384GB, 768GB Drive Bays x 3,5 Hybrid - Cache Options 2x 480GB, 960GB, 1.92TB Hybrid - Capacity Options 2x 4TB, 6TB, 8TB HDD All Flash Options - GPU N/A Dual-port NIC 10GbE ports 2-8 Dual-port NIC 10G-BaseT 2-4 ports Dual-port NIC 25GbE ports 0-4 Hypervisor Supported Nutanix Acropolis preloaded VMware ESXi (preloaded)*** Microsoft Hyper-V 2016 Systems Management Lenovo XClarity (hardware) Nutanix Prism (software) Licence Options Nutanix Starter, Pro or Ultimate Warranty Lenovo 3-year or 5-year limited hardware warranty Target Workloads Remote office/branch office (ROBO) Replication target Learn More ***VMware ESXi hypervisor preload and Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 R2 hypervisor support available at a later date. Discover the HX Series hot-spots in high definition, from any angle with the Lenovo 3D Tour 18

19 ThinkAgile HX 2000 Series ThinkAgile HX 2000 Series appliances are available in 1U 1-node and 2U 4-node form factors and are engineered with small to medium businesses (SMBs) in mind. HX2320-E specification Lenovo Models HX2320-E Form Factor 1U Processor Up to 2 x Intel Xeon Gold processors, up to 125W Memory (True DDR4 2667) 96GB, 192GB, 384GB, 768GB Drive Bays 8 x 2,5 Hybrid - Cache Options 1-2x 960GB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB Hybrid - Capacity Options 6-7x 1TB HDD, 2TB HDD All Flash Options 6-7x 960GB SSD, 1.92TB SSD, 3.84TB SSD GPU N/A Dual-port NIC 10GbE ports 2-6 Dual-port NIC 10G-BaseT 2-4 ports Dual-port NIC 25GbE ports 0-2 Hypervisor Supported Nutanix Acropolis preloaded VMware ESXi (preloaded)*** Microsoft Hyper-V 2016 Systems Management Lenovo XClarity (hardware) Nutanix Prism (software) Licence Options Nutanix Xpress Warranty Lenovo 3-year or 5-year limited hardware warranty Target Workloads Small and medium businesses Learn More ***VMware ESXi hypervisor preload and Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 R2 hypervisor support available at a later date. Discover the HX Series hot-spots in high definition, from any angle with the Lenovo 3D Tour 19

20 HX2720-E specification Lenovo Models HX2720-E Form Factor 2U 4-Node Processor Up to 2 x Intel Xeon Gold processors, up to 125W Memory (True DDR4 2667) 96GB, 192GB, 384GB, 768GB Drive Bays 6x 2.5 Hybrid - Cache Options 1-2x 480GB, 960GB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB Hybrid - Capacity Options 4-5x 1TB HDD, 2TB HDD All Flash Options 4-5x 960GB SSD, 1.92TB SSD, 3.84TB SSD GPU N/A Dual-port NIC 10GbE ports 2-4 Dual-port NIC 10G-BaseT 2-4 ports Dual-port NIC 25GbE ports 0-2 Hypervisor Supported Nutanix Acropolis preloaded VMware ESXi (preloaded)*** Microsoft Hyper-V 2016 Systems Management Lenovo XClarity (hardware) Nutanix Prism (software) Licence Options Nutanix Xpress Warranty Lenovo 3-year or 5-year limited hardware warranty Target Workloads Small and medium businesses Learn More ***VMware ESXi hypervisor preload and Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 R2 hypervisor support available at a later date. Discover the HX Series hot-spots in high definition, from any angle with the Lenovo 3D Tour 20

21 ThinkAgile HX 3000 Series ThinkAgile HX 3000 Series appliances are available in 1U 1-node, 2U 1-node, and 2U 4-node form factors, All HX 3000 Series models are engineered for computeheavy workloads (business applications and VDI) and offer rack-dense, all-flash (-F) and GPU (-G) models. HX3320 specification Lenovo Models HX3320 Form Factor 1U Processor 2x Intel Xeon Platinum processors, up to 165W Memory (True DDR4 2667) 192GB, 384GB, 768GB, 1536GB Drive Bays 10 or 12 x 2,5 Hybrid - Cache Options 2-4x 480GB, 960GB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB Hybrid - Capacity Options 6-8x 1TB HDD, 2TB HDD All Flash Options 10x 480GB SSD, 960GB SSD, 1.92TB SSD, 3.84TB SSD GPU N/A Dual-port NIC 10GbE ports 2-8 Dual-port NIC 10G-BaseT 2-4 ports Dual-port NIC 25GbE ports 0-4 Hypervisor Supported Nutanix Acropolis preloaded VMware ESXi (preloaded)*** Microsoft Hyper-V 2016 Systems Management Lenovo XClarity (hardware) Nutanix Prism (software) Licence Options Nutanix Starter, Pro or Ultimate Warranty Lenovo 3-year or 5-year limited hardware warranty Target Workloads General virtualization and VDI Learn More ***VMware ESXi hypervisor preload and Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 R2 hypervisor support available at a later date. Discover the HX Series hot-spots in high definition, from any angle with the Lenovo 3D Tour 21

22 HX3520-G specification Lenovo Models HX3520-G Form Factor 2U Processor 2 x Intel Xeon Platinum processors, up to 125W Memory (True DDR4 2667) 192GB, 384GB, 768GB, 1536GB Drive Bays 16 x 2,5" Hybrid - Cache Options 2-4x 480GB, 960GB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB Hybrid - Capacity Options 12-14x 1TB HDD, 2TB HDD All Flash Options 16x 480GB SSD, 960GB SSD, 1.92TB SSD, 3.84TB SSD GPU 1x or 2x M60 Dual-port NIC 10GbE ports 2-6 Dual-port NIC 10G-BaseT 2-4 ports Dual-port NIC 25GbE ports 0-2 Hypervisor Supported Nutanix Acropolis preloaded VMware ESXi (preloaded)*** Microsoft Hyper-V 2016 Systems Management Lenovo XClarity (hardware) Nutanix Prism (software) Licence Options Nutanix Starter, Pro or Ultimate Warranty Lenovo 3-year or 5-year limited hardware warranty Target Workloads General virtualization and VDI Learn More ***VMware ESXi hypervisor preload and Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 R2 hypervisor support available at a later date. Discover the HX Series hot-spots in high definition, from any angle with the Lenovo 3D Tour Powered by Intel Xeon processor Scalable family 22

23 HX3720 specification Lenovo Models HX3720 Form Factor 2U 4-Node Processor 2 x Intel Xeon Platinum processors, up to 165W Memory (True DDR4 2667) 192GB, 384GB, 768GB Drive Bays 6x 2.5 Hybrid - Cache Options 2x 480GB, 960GB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB Hybrid - Capacity Options 4x 1TB HDD, 2TB HDD All Flash Options 6x 480GB SSD, 960GB SSD, 1.92TB SSD, 3.84TB SSD GPU N/A Dual-port NIC 10GbE ports 2-4 Dual-port NIC 10G-BaseT 2 ports Dual-port NIC 25GbE ports 0-2 Hypervisor Supported Nutanix Acropolis preloaded VMware ESXi (preloaded)*** Microsoft Hyper-V 2016 Systems Management Lenovo XClarity (hardware) Nutanix Prism (software) Licence Options Nutanix Starter, Pro or Ultimate Warranty Lenovo 3-year or 5-year limited hardware warranty Target Workloads General virtualization and VDI Learn More ***VMware ESXi hypervisor preload and Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 R2 hypervisor support available at a later date. Discover the HX Series hot-spots in high definition, from any angle with the Lenovo 3D Tour 23

24 ThinkAgile HX 5000 Series The 2U 1-node ThinkAgile HX 5000 Series appliances are engineered for storageheavy workloads (Big Data and enterprise applications) and offer a high-capacity model. HX5520 specification Lenovo Models HX5520 Form Factor 2U Processor 2 x Intel Xeon Platinum processors, up to 165W Memory (True DDR4 2667) 192GB, 384GB, 768GB, 1536GB Drive Bays 12 or 14x 3,5 Hybrid - Cache Options 2x 480GB, 960GB, 1.92TB Hybrid - Capacity Options 10x 4TB, 6TB, 8TB HDD All Flash Options 12x 960GB SSD, 1.92TB SSD GPU N/A Dual-port NIC 10GbE ports 2-8 Dual-port NIC 10G-BaseT 2-4 ports Dual-port NIC 25GbE ports 0-4 Hypervisor Supported Nutanix Acropolis preloaded VMware ESXi (preloaded)*** Microsoft Hyper-V 2016 Systems Management Lenovo XClarity (hardware) Nutanix Prism (software) Licence Options Nutanix Starter, Pro or Ultimate Warranty Lenovo 3-year or 5-year limited hardware warranty Target Workloads Big Data and high capacity Learn More ***VMware ESXi hypervisor preload and Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 R2 hypervisor support available at a later date. Discover the HX Series hot-spots in high definition, from any angle with the Lenovo 3D Tour 24

25 HX5520-C specification Lenovo Models HX5520-C Form Factor 2U Processor 1 x Intel Xeon Gold processor, up to 130W Memory (True DDR4 2667) 64GB, 96GB Drive Bays 12 or 14x 3,5 Hybrid - Cache Options 2x 480GB, 960GB, 1.92TB Hybrid - Capacity Options 10x 4TB, 6TB, 8TB HDD All Flash Options - GPU N/A Dual-port NIC 10GbE ports 2-6 Dual-port NIC 10G-BaseT 2-4 ports Dual-port NIC 25GbE ports 0-4 Hypervisor Supported Nutanix Acropolis preloaded VMware ESXi (preloaded)*** Microsoft Hyper-V 2016 Systems Management Lenovo XClarity (hardware) Nutanix Prism (software) Licence Options Nutanix Starter, Pro or Ultimate Warranty Lenovo 3-year or 5-year limited hardware warranty Target Workloads Big Data and high capacity Learn More ***VMware ESXi hypervisor preload and Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 R2 hypervisor support available at a later date. Discover the HX Series hot-spots in high definition, from any angle with the Lenovo 3D Tour 25

26 ThinkAgile HX 7000 Series The 2U 1-node ThinkAgile HX 7000 Series appliance is engineered for highperformance workloads (enterprise applications and databases) and optimized for I/O intensive operation. HX7520 specification Lenovo Models HX7520 Form Factor 2U Processor 2 x Intel Xeon Platinum processors, up to 165W Memory (True DDR4 2667) 192GB, 384GB, 768GB, 1536GB Drive Bays 24 x 2,5 Hybrid - Cache Options 4-8x 480GB, 960GB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB Hybrid - Capacity Options 16-20x 1TB HDD, 2TB HDD All Flash Options 24x 480GB SSD, 960GB SSD, 1.92TB SSD, 3.84TB SSD GPU N/A Dual-port NIC 10GbE ports 2-8 Dual-port NIC 10G-BaseT 2-4 ports Dual-port NIC 25GbE ports 0-4 Hypervisor Supported Nutanix Acropolis preloaded VMware ESXi (preloaded)*** Microsoft Hyper-V 2016 Systems Management Lenovo XClarity (hardware) Nutanix Prism (software) Licence Options Nutanix Starter, Pro or Ultimate Warranty Lenovo 3-year or 5-year limited hardware warranty Target Workloads Databases and high performance Learn More ***VMware ESXi hypervisor preload and Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 R2 hypervisor support available at a later date. Discover the HX Series hot-spots in high definition, from any angle with the Lenovo 3D Tour 26

27 Nutanix software The Nutanix software that ships with ThinkAgile appliances has two components: Acropolis and Prism. Nutanix Acropolis is a hybrid cloud operating system with enterprise storage and virtualization services, and the ability for applications to move seamlessly across hypervisors and back-up data to cloud providers. According to IDC, 80% of enterprises are currently or plan to run more than one hypervisor in the next months 8. Nutanix Prism is a single management console that uses advanced data analytics and heuristics to simplify and streamline common workflows, eliminating the need for separate management solutions for servers, storage networks, storage and virtualization. 8. IDC, Market-Analysis Perspective: Worldwide Software-Defined Compute,

28 The Nutanix Xtreme Computing Platform software is comprised of 2 key parts: Scale-out Capabilities Acropolis Space Efficiency One-click Infrastructure Management Prism One-click Operational Insights Data Protection & Security Data Services Automated Data Tiering Management Services Disaster Recovery One-click Remediation Prism Acropolis Infrastructure Management Monitor and manage multiple clusters, alerts, storage and performance Operational Insights Visual dashboard that provides at-aglance summary of application and infrastructure state Planning Predictive analysis engine to forecast capacity needs of applications running on a Nutanix cluster App Mobility Fabric (AMF) Allows applications and data to move freely between runtime environments AHV (Acropolis Hypervisor) Natively built virtualization solution, integrated management through Prism Distributed Storage Fabric (DSF) Simplifies storage and data management for virtual environments How Nutanix software is deployed A Lenovo ThinkAgile SX and HX cluster is 100% software defined. Each node in a cluster runs the Nutanix AHV hypervisor, and the Nutanix software operates as a virtual machine called the Controller VM (CVM) that runs on every node in the cluster. This allows Nutanix systems to be hypervisor agnostic. The CVM includes Nutanix Prism management functions and Acropolis data services functions. 28

29 Nutanix Acropolis Acropolis has three major components: Distributed Storage Fabric (DSF) The Acropolis Distributed Storage Fabric is designed to simplify storage and data management for virtual environments. By pooling flash and hard disk drive storage across a Nutanix cluster and exporting it out to the virtualization layer as iscsi, NFS and SMB shares, DSF eliminates the need for SAN and NAS solutions. Enterprise storage services for applications, eliminating the need for separate solutions from vendors such as NetApp, EMC, and HPE Includes a comprehensive set of capabilities for performance acceleration, data reduction, data protection, and much more Full support for VMware vsphere, Microsoft Hyper-V and Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor Nutanix AHV hypervisor Nutanix AHV hypervisor was built from the ground up to provide a much simpler and more scalable hypervisor and associated management platform by leveraging the software intelligence of the hyperconverged architecture. AHV changes the core building block of the virtualized data center from LUNs and volumes to the application and liberates virtualization from the domain of specialists making it simple and easily manageable by anyone from DevOps teams to DBAs. Natively built virtualization solution Based on the proven Linux KVM hypervisor, AHV is hardened to meet the most stringent enterprise scaling, data protection and security requirements Integrated management through Prism App Mobility Fabric (AMF) The Acropolis App Mobility Fabric (AMF) is a collection of powerful technologies built into the Nutanix solution that allows applications and data to move freely between runtime environments. AMF includes a broad range of capabilities for migrating between different environments, including: Between Nutanix-based clusters Between Nutanix-based systems supporting different hypervisor environments Nutanix-based systems to a public cloud infrastructure Infrastructure resilience The Nutanix Acropolis DSF makes ThinkAgile appliances fault resistant, with no single points of failure and no bottlenecks. 29

30 Tunable redundancy With tunable redundancy, each Nutanix container is configured with a Replication Factor (RF) of two or three. RF=2 ensures that two copies of data are maintained at all times, allowing the cluster to survive the failure of a single node or drive. When RF is set to 3 (RF=3), three copies of the data are maintained in a cluster, providing resilience against two simultaneous failures. Data path redundancy Data path redundancy ensures high availability in the event a Nutanix Controller VM (CVM) becomes unavailable or needs to be brought down for upgrade. If a CVM becomes unavailable for any reason, Nutanix CVM autopathing automatically re-routes requests to a healthy CVM on another node. This failover is fully transparent to the hypervisor and applications. Data path redundancy is possible because every node in a cluster has access to all copies of data - I/O requests can be serviced immediately by any node in the system. 30

31 Integrity checks Acropolis has a variety of features to proactively identify and fix issues related to data consistency and integrity, bit rot failures, and hard disk corruption. Detection of silent data corruption and repair of data consistency errors Automatic data integrity checks during every read Automatic isolation and recovery during drive failures Availability domains Availability domains offer greater protection from hardware failures by allowing Lenovo HX clusters to survive the failure of a node or block (multi-node enclosure). Availability domains are created based on the granularity at which failures are likely to occur. With DSF, data replicas will be written to other blocks in the cluster to ensure that in the case of a block failure or planned downtime, the data remains available. This is true for both RF2 and RF3 scenarios, as well as in the case of a block failure. An easy comparison would be node awareness, where a replica would need to be replicated to another node which will provide protection in the case of a node failure. Block awareness further enhances this by providing data availability assurances in the case of block outages. 31

32 Nutanix Prism Nutanix Prism provides an easy way to manage Lenovo ThinkAgile SX and HX Series appliance environments end to end. Prism combines multiple aspects of data center management into a single, intuitive, consumer-grade console that lets IT admins manage infrastructure and virtualization, gain access to operational insights, and fix problems all with a few clicks. Just as Acropolis creates a data plane that spans the entire cluster, Prism creates a cluster-wide management plane. High availability is built right into the product. In addition to the Prism interface, all management capabilities are exposed through REST APIs, PowerShell, and through the Command Line Interface (CLI) to facilitate integration and automation. The Prism approach Prism is designed for an uncluttered experience with an intuitive user interface that simplifies and streamlines common data center workflows, eliminating the need to have different management tools for different tasks. Prism enhances productivity through features such as: Instant Search: Integrated search to query and perform actions quickly Capacity Planning: Prism s predictive analysis engine forecasts the capacity needs of applications running on a Nutanix cluster, giving the IT team the ability to proactively understand and to plan for infrastructure needs Customizable Operations Dashboard: Visual dashboard gives an at-a-glance summary of application and infrastructure state Integrated management with One-Click Simplicity: Infrastructure management, operational insights, and problem remediation can be accomplished easily With the Prism central dashboard, multiple clusters can be monitored and managed including consolidated alerts, available storage, performance in terms of both bandwidth and IOPS, and more. 32

33 Performance acceleration The Nutanix Acropolis Distributed Storage Fabric (DSF) built into Lenovo ThinkAgile appliances includes a number of capabilities that enhance performance. Intelligent tiering DSF continually monitors data access patterns and optimizes data placement on either the SSD or HDD tier, achieving the best performance without administrator intervention. The SSD tier provides maximum performance for hot data and random I/O, while the HDD tier provides maximum capacity and economy for cold data and sequential I/O. Data locality DSF ensures that as much of a VM s data as possible is stored on the node where the VM is running. This negates the need for read I/O to go through the network. Keeping data local optimizes performance and minimizes network congestion. Every VM s data is served locally from the CVM and stored preferentially on local storage. When a VM is moved from one node to another using vmotion or Live Migration (or during an HA event), the migrated VM s data automatically follows the VM in the background based on read patterns. 33

34 Automatic disk balancing Automatic disk balancing ensures that data is distributed uniformly across the entire cluster. Any node in an HX Series cluster can utilise storage resources across the cluster, without requiring time-consuming and error-prone manual rebalancing. VM Flash Mode VM Flash Mode pins specific VMs or vdisks to the cluster-wide SSD tier, so that IOPS and latency-sensitive workloads can be mixed with other workloads in a single cluster, without compromising on performance. VM Flash Mode gives finegrained control over I/O performance. For instance, all database transaction logs can be pinned in flash. Or all financial data can be pinned in flash during quarterend reporting. Shadow Clones Shadow Clones significantly improve performance by caching virtual machine data across an HX Series cluster. Unique to Nutanix, Shadow Clones benefit scenarios where there are multiple VMs reading a single source of data, such as deployment servers and repositories. VDI deployments, where many linked clones forward read requests to a central master (e.g. Citrix MCS Master VM or VMware View replica disks), are an ideal example. With Shadow Clones, Nutanix actively monitors vdisk access trends. If there are requests originating from more than two remote Controller VMs (CVMs), as well as the local CVM, and all of the requests are read I/O, the vdisk will be marked as immutable. Once the disk has been marked immutable, the vdisk is then cached locally by each CVM so read operations are now satisfied locally by direct-attached storage resources. 34

35 Capacity optimization The Nutanix Acropolis Distributed Storage Fabric (DSF) also incorporates a wide range of storage optimization technologies that work together to make efficient use of the available capacity in a cluster. Deduplication Two types of data deduplication accelerate application performance and optimize storage capacity. Performance-tier deduplication removes duplicate data in the content cache (SSD and memory) to reduce the footprint of an application s working set. In addition, global post-process MapReduce deduplication reduces repetitive data in the capacity tier to increase the effective storage capacity of a cluster. Both forms of deduplication can be easily configured and managed at vdisk granularity. When deduplication is enabled, data is fingerprinted on ingest using a SHA-1 hash. Deduplication operations are software-driven and leverage the hardware-assist capabilities of the Intel chipset for the SHA-1 fingerprint generation. Because SHA-1 is a strong hash, deduplication is performed based on a fingerprint match. Compression Data can be compressed inline as it is written to the system, or post process after the data has been written. Inline and post process compression is intelligently determined based on sequential or random access patterns to enable optimal performance. Post process compression is executed as a series of MapReduce jobs. DSF uses the Google Snappy compression algorithm, providing good compression ratios with minimal computational overhead and extremely fast compression and decompression rates. EC-X Nutanix-powered HX Series systems include an innovative erasure coding technology - Nutanix EC-X - that provides resilience and can increase usable capacity by up to 75%. EC-X reduces the capacity cost of replication factor (RF) without taking away any of the resilience benefits and with no impact on write performance. EC-X encodes a strip of data blocks on different nodes and calculates parity. In the event of a disk or node failure, parity is used to calculate any missing data blocks. DSF uses an extent group as the data block, and each data block in a strip must be on a different node and belong to a different vdisk. The number of data and parity blocks in a strip is configured based on the desired number of failures to withstand. 35

36 Data protection and security Data protection HX Series appliances powered by Nutanix offer natively integrated data protection and continuous availability at the VM level. A range of options is available to meet the recovery point objective (RPO, defines the maximum amount of data you are willing to lose) and recovery time objective (RTO, defines how much time you have to recover if an IT failure occurs) of different applications. RPO RTO Nutanix Feature Minutes Hours Minutes Hours Time Stream (Snap Shots) Cloud Connect (AWS/Azure Back-up) Minor Incidents Minutes Zero Minutes Zero Async Replication Sync Replication Major Incidents Security Nutanix Acropolis is hardened by default. It utilises the principle of least privilege, and delivers a true defence-in-depth model. Its custom security baseline exceeds the requirements of the U.S. Department of Defense. Nutanix combines features such as two-factor authentication and data-at-rest encryption with a security development lifecycle. This is integrated into product development to help meet the most stringent security requirements. Nutanix systems are certified across a broad set of evaluation programs to ensure compliance with the strictest standards. 36

37 HX Series Nutanix Software Editions Starter Pro Ultimate Cluster limited to 12 nodes Enterprise Storage Heterogeneous Clusters Data Tiering Inline Compression Inline Performance De-duplication Infrastructure Resilience Data Path Redundancy fixed at 2 Unlimited Cluster Size + MapReduce Compression + MapReduce De-duplication + Tunable Data Path Redundancy 2 or 3 + Availability domains Unlimited Cluster Size - - Data protection 1-1 Replication & Disaster Recovery Bi-directional Replication & DR Online Cluster Grow/Shrink + Time Stream + VSS Integration + Cloud Connect + Multiple Site DR + Metro Availability Security - + Cluster Shield + Data-at-rest Encryption Management & Analytics Prism Element Pulse Cluster Health One-click Upgrades + Prism Central + Rest APIs - 37

38 Networking Lenovo open CNOS switches reduce data center OpEx via external interfaces that connect to the most-used data center management applications, to automate virtual configuration changes. Supported applications include: VMware Log Insight collects logs and events from the switch to find the root cause of issues and produces reports on symptoms across multiple devices and vendors OpenStack provides interrelated components that control diverse pools of processing, storage, and networking resources throughout a data center Nutanix Prism automates VLAN changes in Lenovo hyperconverged solutions Ansible automation delivers simple IT automation that ends repetitive tasks and frees up DevOps teams for more strategic work This enables you to use the management software you prefer and avoid vendor lock-in. 38

39 Features Lenovo ThinkSystem NE1032* Lenovo ThinkSystem NE1032T* Lenovo ThinkSystem NE1072T* Performance 100% line rate performance, 1.44Tbps nonblocking switching throughput (full duplex), 1Bpps 100% line rate performance, 1.44Tbps nonblocking switching throughput (full duplex), 1Bpps 100% line rate performance, 1.44Tbps nonblocking switching throughput (full duplex), 1Bpps Interface Configurations 32x 10Gb Ethernet SFP+ ports 24x 10GBase-T + 8x 10Gb SFP+ Ethernet ports 48x 10GBase-T + 6x 40Gb QSFP+ Ethernet ports Latency <1.0 µs 0.76 µs (SFP+) or 2.3 µs (10GBASE-T) 0.7 µs (QSFP+) or 2.4 µs (10GBASE-T) Virtualization vlag VM-aware network automation and integration vlag VM-aware network automation and integration vlag VM-aware network automation and integration Cooling Front-to-rear or rearto-front cooling, redundant hot-swappable field-replaceable fans with variable speed to reduce power draw Front-to-rear or rear-tofront cooling, redundant hot-swappable fieldreplaceable fans with variable speed to reduce power draw Front-to-rear or rear-tofront cooling, redundant hot-swappable fieldreplaceable fans with variable speed to reduce power draw Power Dual load-sharing hot-swap internal power modules, 50-60Hz, V AC autoswitching per module Dual load-sharing hot-swap internal power modules, 50-60Hz, V AC autoswitching per module Dual load-sharing hot-swap internal power modules, 50-60Hz, V AC autoswitching per module Management Software Supported Lenovo XClarity VMware OpenStack Lenovo XClarity VMware OpenStack Lenovo XClarity VMware OpenStack Automation / API Ansible, Python, REST, Telemetry Ansible, Python, REST, Telemetry Ansible, Python, REST, Telemetry Warranty 3-year warranty, customer replaceable unit and onsite, next business day 9x5, opt. service upgrade available 3-year warranty, customer replaceable unit and onsite, next business day 9x5, opt. service upgrade available 3-year warranty, customer replaceable unit and onsite, next business day 9x5, opt. service upgrade available *requires the AHV and software version or higher 39

40 Lenovo Models G8296 G8272 G8052 Performance 100% line rate performance, 2.56Tbps nonblocking switching throughput 100% line rate performance, 1.44Tbps nonblocking switching throughput 176Gbps nonblocking switching throughput Ports 86 x 10GbE SFP+ 10 x 40GbE QSFP+ 48 x 10GbE SFP+ 6 x 40GbE QSFP+ 48 x 1GbE RJ-45 4 x 10GbE SFP+ Latency 0.6 µs 0.6 µs 1.8 µs Virtualization / SDN VMready Virtual Fabric OpenFlow VXLAN VMready Virtual Fabric OpenFlow VXLAN VMready OpenFlow Availability vlag, Hot-swap redundant power/fans vlag Hot-swap redundant power/fans vlag Hot-swap redundant power/fans Other DCB/CEE DCB/CEE Stacking Power Dual load-sharing hotswap internal power modules, 50-60Hz, V AC autoswitching per module Dual load-sharing hotswap internal power modules, 50-60Hz, V AC autoswitching per module Dual load-sharing hotswap internal power modules, 50-60Hz, V AC autoswitching per module Warranty 3-year warranty, customer replaceable unit and onsite, next business day 9x5, opt. service upgrade available 3-year warranty, customer replaceable unit and onsite, next business day 9x5, opt. service upgrade available 3-year warranty, customer replaceable unit and onsite, next business day 9x5, opt. service upgrade available 40

41 ThinkAgile Network Orchestrator Lenovo ThinkAgile Network Orchestrator for Nutanix is a feature of Lenovo CNOS network switch firmware that enables administration through a single pane of glass. It enables seamless integration by creating a communication channel between Prism and the Acropolis hypervisor and the Lenovo switches, attached to the cluster of hyperconverged appliances. ThinkAgile Network Orchestrator benefits: Simplify VM Administration Discovers topology and detects virtual changes Dynamically configures VLANs All controlled from the Prism Graphic User Interface No networking expertise required to automate Reduce Opex and Error Reduced maintenance and errors Eliminate manual recurring CLI VLAN updates Eliminate most inter-departmental information handoffs Limit Network Interruptions No connection interruption during VM moves (VLAN mobility) No maintenance window required Read more in the ThinkAgile Network Orchestrator Reference Architecture 41

42 Manage the physical and virtual from one single pane of glass Deploy and monitor your data center infrastructure with XClarity administrator virtualized data center software. Define and control pools of infrastructure from your choice of interface, be it the intuitive web-based GUI or the XClarity Integrator for Prism. For ThinkSystem networking, XClarity Administrator offers the following features: Monitor hardware and handle alerts, events and logs, including calling home to open problem records and alert IT staff to a problem Policy-based firmware level and update management With XClarity Integrator for Prism, an administrator can leverage Nutanix s Prism Life Cycle Manager to monitor all cluster resources. Firmware updates are easily preformed through a simple one-click option and initiate an update process throughout the entire cluster without any disruptions. 42

43 Electrica Furnizare s.a. Powering better customer services with super-convenient web and mobile apps Supported by Lenovo and Nutanix, we re leading the way in modern, connected customer services. Alexandru Marculet Head of IT and Telecommunications Electrica Furnizare S.A. Background More than 20 years of liberalization has transformed Romania s energy sector. Today, businesses and households are no longer restricted to state-owned companies they can pick and choose energy suppliers as they please to get the best deals and the best services. Electrica Furnizare S.A. is the leading distributor and supplier of electricity in Romania, providing energy and utilities to approximately 3.5 million customers. To deliver the control that customers crave, Electrica launched slick web and mobile apps which enable them to review their account details, track consumption and spend, and pay their bills online. Benefits To ensure smooth and reliable services, Electrica Furnizare S.A. runs Virtual Office on a highly flexible Lenovo Converged HX3500 Appliance, powered by the highperformance Intel Xeon processor family and Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Platform software. Seamless scale-up capacity Significant boost in performance 30% faster response time of the self-service web portal Read the full case study 43

44 Heartland Jiffy Lube Revving up the reliability of its IT services with hyperconverged infrastructure from Lenovo I can sleep soundly knowing that we can rely 100 percent on the Lenovo servers we know that they won t just crash in the middle of the night! Chris Alams Head of IT Heartland Jiffy Lube Background Heartland Automotive Services, dba Heartland Jiffy Lube, is a dynamically growing oil change and car service provider. Operating more than 550 locations and serving almost 5 million guests each year with nearly 5,000 professional teammates, Heartland strives to provide a WOW experience for every valued guest on every visit. Heartland Jiffy Lube found that its diverse and aging IT infrastructure was increasingly impacting operations and employee productivity. To boost availability and reliability, the company implemented a hyperconverged solution to support a hybrid cloud environment radically simplifying its infrastructure. Today, Heartland Jiffy Lube has peace of mind that IT systems will run uninterrupted; all while leaving room for growth. Benefits Working closely with Lenovo, Heartland Jiffy Lube implemented three 2U singlenode Lenovo Converged HX5500 Appliances integrated with Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Platform software and Nutanix AHV, and Intel Solid State Drives, creating a single simplified and streamlined software-defined environment. Easy flexibility and scalability Reduced physical server footprint Dramatic simplification of infrastructure management Performance boost with the Intel Xeon E5 processor family Reduced data centre, power and cooling costs Read the full case study Watch the customer video story 44

45 Parallels Taking the cost and complexity out of desktop virtualization supported by Lenovo-Nutanix hyperconverged infrastructure By joining forces with Lenovo and Nutanix, we re making VDI technology more attainable than ever before. Chris McCoy Worldwide Partner Manager Parallels Background High hardware, licensing and maintenance costs can often discourage small companies or those operating in highly cost-sensitive industries from deploying a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) to streamline IT operations. Parallels is the global leader in cross-platform solutions, helping companies of all sizes to utilize VDI with its innovative, cost-effective solution. Benefits To facilitate the rapid and successful deployment of their solution, Parallels selected the Lenovo Converged HX Series, integrated with Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Platform software and powered by the Intel Xeon E5 family of processors, as the underlying infrastructure for an all-in-one solution. Simplified scalability Shipped with pre-loaded Nutanix Acropolis data services and Prism management tool No need for specialized administrators Reduced costs and complexity of desktop virtualization VDI solutions made more accessible than ever Read the full case study 45

46 PartnerIT Helping clients keep their businesses running smoothly with hyperconverged enterprise cloud infrastructure from Lenovo and Nutanix The Lenovo-Nutanix solution delivers the high levels of reliability and performance we need to keep client services running seamlessly freeing them to focus on running their businesses. Chris Boudreau Co-owner and CTO PartnerIT Background Headquartered in London, Canada, PartnerIT is a regional leader in IT services, offering everything from private cloud to managed print services that help companies big and small get the most out of their IT without breaking the bank. To keep its cloud services running like clockwork even as its clients data exploded, PartnerIT wanted the ability to scale its infrastructure rapidly. By embracing a hyperconverged compute and storage environment PartnerIT boosts performance, increases reliability and enables straightforward scalability helping it provide outstanding services now and in the future. Benefits Working closely with Lenovo, PartnerIT implemented a three-node Lenovo Converged HX3500 Appliance integrated with Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Platform software and powered by the Intel Xeon E5 processor family as the foundation for its new cloud service platform. Flexible, scalable and easy-to manage Significant boost in performance Faster response time Reduced time spent on maintenance Reduced footprint Simplified onboarding of new clients Read the full case study 46

47 V-GRASS Meeting customer demand for the latest fashion trends with Lenovo and SAP Running its SAP application server landscape on Lenovo Converged HX Series appliances and SAP HANA on Lenovo X6 hardware enables V-GRASS to gain deeper insight into changing customer trends helping the company to ensure it always delivers the latest fashions. Background To keep up with changing customer demand, fashion retailer V-GRASS implemented a hyperconverged infrastructure solution from Lenovo and Nutanix to support its SAP environment. Near-instant insight into sales and operations enables the company to react fast to fashion trends and deliver the clothes that customers want, when they want them. Benefits V-GRASS decided to implement six Lenovo Converged HX3310 Appliances with Nutanix software as the foundation of its SAP application landscape. The company also implemented two Lenovo System x3950 X6 servers to support its SAP HANA database, powered by the Intel Xeon E5 and E7 family of processors respectively. High-performance, compute-intensive hardware solution Real-time data analytics Reduced footprint and management costs Read the full case study 47