A short, but powerful introduction to Lenovo's blade servers: Flex System. Topics covered include Flex's advanced chassis and compute node design, integrated networking, storage options and management via Lenovo XClarity.

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Lenovo Blade Servers: Flex System
Customer Presentation
Patrick Moakley, Director of Product Marketing Flex Systems
March, 2016
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Purpose Driven
Innovation
Choice &
Flexibility
Customer
Experience
Evolution requires a new kind of data center partner
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1 TBR 4Q15 Customer Satisfaction Survey, January 2016, January 2016,
http://www.lenovo.com/images/products/system-x/pdfs/white-papers/tbr_x86servers_top_csat_4q15_wp.pdf
TBR Satisfaction Indices Rank
Overall Customer Satisfaction #1
Service Satisfaction #1
Product Satisfaction #1
Sales Responsiveness #1
Overall Customer Satisfaction, #1 in 22 elements
across service, product and sales indices
“Many Dell customers perceived
Dell servers to be inefficient,
an attribute other vendors’
customers did not mention”
“HP customers cited
unresponsive sales staff and
lack of server reliability as
reasons to not repurchase”
Lenovo Servers Dominate in Customer Satisfaction
in customer
satisfaction overall
in 2014 and 20151
#1
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Lenovo servers achieve highest reliability rating
http://www.lenovo.com/images/products/system-x/pdfs/white-papers/itic_2016_reliability_wp.pdf
ITIC Global Server Hardware, Reliability Report
2015-2016
Lenovo: of 11, 3 years running
Oracle 1#
1HP 01#Dell 9#
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New expansion for open and flexible solutions
Joint development for superior customer experience
“Lenovo and Nutanix to Bring Hyperconverged
Infrastructure to Global Enterprises”
“SAP and Lenovo Plan to Bring Advanced
Solutions to the New Digital Economy”
“Lenovo and Red Hat Expand Trusted
Portfolio of Cloud Offerings”
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Blade Gen 1
• Higher density for space
optimization
• Ease of deployment and 1-to-
many management
• Great solution for when
complete solution is desired
Rack
• Feature 2 post & 4 post rack
mounting
• Datacenter workhorse
• Great solution for when
multiple servers needed or
space is a premium
Tower
• Typically larger chassis for
more drives and card
expansion
• Used when no rack available
or fewer servers required
• Great solution for branch &
remote locations
A refresher on Server form factors
Dense
• High density optimizes space
• Application provides
management or availability
• Great solution for High
Performance Computing or
large web / content provider
farms
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Lenovo Flex System
Flex is the Highest Capability Blade Systems in the Industry, designed to:
 Save money by running the same workloads on less hardware
 Support the next decade of compute, storage and networking technologies
 Deliver workloads in a easily managed platform
 Run mission-critical workloads in a blade environment
 Upgrade and scale easily, with minimal disruptions to datacenter operations
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Lenovo Flex System Is:
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 Agile
 Move virtual machines faster for better management
 Pay-as-you-grow, non-disruptive networking scalability
 Efficient
 Zoned, adaptive cooling reduces OPEX costs
 More VMs per blade than competition
 Converged
 Integrated design reduces clutter, saves money
 Scalable switching means fewer network devices to manage

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Flex System Portfolio

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Flex System Highlights
92% Less
Cabling vs.
comparable rack
configuration
22% Better
2P Virtualization consolidation
performance1
FIRST
(and only) 8-Processor
blade server available
50% More
DIMM slots: x240 M5 vs. HPE BL460
FIRST
Pay-as-you-grow I/O
scalability

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Flex System is…
x880 X6
x440
x480 X6
x240 M5
Enterprise Chassis w/
AC and DC power
Ethernet – iSCSI – Fibre Channel
FCoE – InfiniBand
Open Interoperability with SANs
including EMC VNX,
Storwize® V7000, V3700
No compromise portfolio across servers, networking & storage
2P
4P
8P
Carrier-Grade Chassis
w/ DC power
Chassis
Networking
Storage
Servers

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Flex System Compute Node Portfolio
 VDI
 Private Cloud
 Mail/Messaging
 Telco
x240 M5
 Flagship 2-Processor E5 v4 with
large DDR4 memory capacity,
optimized for density. NEBS 3
certified E5 v3 CPU choices
Entry 2-Processor, Half-Wide
 Ideal for workloads that
require more and faster
memory like virtualization
 Customers with NEBS/ETSI
or ASHRAE requirements
RightChoiceWorkloadsValueProp
 Large Virtualization
 Midrange Databases
 Business Process/Back Office
x440
 Cost effective, 4-Processor E5
v2 offering with maximum
memory capacity
 Midrange to large databases
and workloads
 Memory intensive workloads
RightChoiceWorkloadsValueProp
Midrange 4-Processor, Full-Wide
x880 X6 &
x480 X6
 Scale-Up, mission-critical
applications
 Maximum performance and
capacity
 Enterprise Virtualization
 Enterprise Database
 In-Memory Database
 Business Analytics
 OLTP
 Scalable 2 to 8-Processor
E7 v3 server offering
maximum performance,
reliability and scalability
RightChoiceWorkloadsValueProp
Enterprise 2 to 8 Processor, Full
Wide, up to 4X High
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Details

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Customer Benefits- Both
 Midplane wired to support 100 Gb –
ready for tomorrow’s workloads
 14 Half-Wide or 7 Full-Wide Nodes –
built for density
 Zoned, adaptive cooling across
chassis, switching, & power supplies –
saves power & money
 NEBS 3, ASHRAE 4, ETSI compliant
 Earthquake zone 4
 Additional cooling features
 Additional dust filtering options
Enterprise or Carrier-Grade:
Designed for the next decade of technology
Flex System Chassis
Flex System
Carrier-Grade Chassis
Flex System
Enterprise Chassis
Customer Benefits- Carrier-Grade

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Flex Chassis- Density With a Bonus
 Scalable Chassis with:
 Up to 14 2–processor servers
 Six redundant power supplies vs. 28 for rack
 No extra space needed for KVM or switches
 Oh, and those cables….
40% more dense than 1U Rack Servers
Rack Flex
OK, a little exaggerated
92%
Reduction
in cables
10U
4 Cables
14U
56 Cables
14 Flex Servers
14 Rack Servers

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Flex Networking – Integration Drives Performance
 Flex Supports All Major Protocols
 Ethernet
 Converged FCoE
 Native Fibre
 Infiniband
 Integrated Switching = Higher Performance
 Server nodes & switches connected to chassis
midplane
 Servers communicate directly with each other
 No routing up to the TOR, then back down
 Up to 80% greater throughput1
 2.5 times faster VM migration2
Chassis Rear View
Switch 1 Switch 2 Switch 3 Switch 4
RedundantCMM’s
Higher performance with cost savings that grow as you scale

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Flex Networking-Unmatched I/O Flexibility & Scalability
* Compared to HP Virtual Connect 10/10D
** Using the Flex x240 M5 compute node
Pay-as-you-grow
Scalability
Unlock additional ports with a
software key, instead of removing &
adding more switches.
• Up to 25% less expensive*
• Up to 66% less management*
• Up to 55% lower power*
Industry first
New!
Industry first
New!
“Upgrade-in-place”, not “rip-and-replace”
Flexible port
mapping
Reallocate internal and external
ports as needed
• Convert between port speeds:
• 1G, 10G, 40G for selected ports
• Up to 74% less expensive*
Flex System
Interconnect Fabric
Scalability – Build a 9 chassis
POD or Cluster
• Scale up to 126** nodes
• Zero down time for upgrades
• Manage up to 9 switches as one
Base 10 x 1GbE ports Add 10x1GbE and/or Add 4x10GbE
Start here Ready when needed

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Customer Benefits
 24 DIMM slots, up to 1.5 TB* of memory
runs more workloads on same # of blades
 2-processor Intel E5–2600 v4 with up to 44
cores per node for greater performance
 Up to 14 x240 M5s in a 10U chassis for
density, power savings, & cable reduction
 Dual TPM 1.2 chips, delivering greater
onboard security
 XClarity management deploys resources
faster with fewer admin steps.
2-Processor, high memory node built for density
Flex System x240 M5
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Customer Benefits
 Cost-effective 4–processor solution
with lower cost per VM
 Intel E5–4600v2 with up to 48 cores
per node for high-end virtualization
 Low Power, High Performance & High
Frequency processor choices
 48 DIMM slots, up to 1.5 TB of
memory for midrange database
 Up to 7 x440 in a chassis for greater
density than 4P rack servers
Cost-effective 4-Processor database engine
Flex System x440
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Customer Benefits
 Up to 192 DIMM slots, up to 6.1 TB of memory
in a scalable compute node for in-memory apps
 Xeon E7–4800/8800 v3 CPUs with up to
288 cores per 8P node for mission-critical apps
 Supports eXFlash DIMMs, memory channel
storage for ultra fast database performance
 FlexNode capability- repurpose an 8P into two
4P or four 2P systems as your needs change
Scalable 2 to 8-processor, blade built for mission critical workloads
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Flex System X6 Nodes
2 processors
4 processors
8 processors

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1. http://www.principledtechnologies.com/Lenovo/XClarity_Administrator_management_comparison_0615.pdf,
http://www.principledtechnologies.com/Lenovo/XClarity_Administrator_management_comparison_0915.pdf
Lenovo XClarity
Simplified, repeatable system deployment
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Mobile
App
HTML5 User
Interface
▪ Discover ▪ Define ▪ Deliver
▪ Optimize Power
Scripting
IT Application Integration
XClarity Integrators and
REST APIs
Lenovo Infrastructure
Fast
• Define systems in software using patterns
• Provision systems in up to 75% less time1
Agile
• Anywhere management from Android and
iOS devices
• Control and optimize system power usage
and temperature
Interoperable
• Control systems from external IT applications by
integrating with REST APIs to automate end-to-end
orchestration and service management tasks

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Lenovo Enterprise Services
Solutions Services Implementation Services Technology Services
Tackle your most complex challenges
with help from Lenovo Services
professionals experienced in
technology solutions
• Remote Technical Consulting
• Data Center Services
‒ Power and cooling
• Proof of Technology Lab
• Proof of Concept
• Solution Design & Architecture
• Assessments
• Training
Let the Lenovo experts deploy your
equipment and keep it running so
that you can focus on the business
• Factory Integration
• Hardware Installation
• Health Checks
• Deployment
‒ Implementation
‒ Configuration
‒ Integration
‒ Migration
Protect your technology investment
with services that support all of your
operational requirements
• Warranty Service Upgrades
• Post Warranty Services
• YourDrive YourData
• Technical Support Services
‒ Enterprise HW Support
Preferred Access
‒ Enterprise SW Support
• Infrastructure Management Services

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Customer References & Summary

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CET 21
Supporting TV operations across Central and Eastern Europe with Lenovo Flex System
Client success summary
Czech broadcaster CET 21 was having difficulties ensuring adequate performance of its
mission-critical back office workloads on aging Dell hardware. Hosting central business
applications for its holding company to keep televisions going across Central and Eastern
Europe added to the company’s scalability challenges. Addressing these challenges,
CET 21 replaced its outdated data center architecture with a fully-integrated, high-density
Flex System solution from Lenovo, greatly boosting performance and improving
scalability.
“We estimate that
performance has improved
by 100 percent since
replacing our hardware with
Flex System.”
— Karel Kreidl, IT Manager, CET 21
Solution components
Hardware
• Flex SystemTM Enterprise Chassis
• Flex System x240 M5 with Intel
Xeon processors
• Flex System Fabric EN4093R 10Gb
Scalable Switches
• Flex System FC5022 16Gb SAN
Scalable Switches
Software
• Linux
• Microsoft Windows Server
• VMware vSphere
Media & Entertainment
Read the Case Study
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Customer Reference: Europe Airpost
Consolidating Infrastructure Improves Performance and Lower Costs
Client success summary
Europe Airpost is a Paris based airline with a fleet of 21 planes that delivers passengers
and freight, including mail, across France. Because increasing fuel costs and a slow
economy were impacting profitability, the company had to find ways to control costs in
other areas of the business, including IT. By consolidating their infrastructure to Flex, they
not only reduced costs, they also improved their database availability.
“The increased performance
of our solution delivers up to
a 33 percent reduction in
application response times
and enables us to fire up new
virtual resources much faster
than before.”
— Francis Brisedoux, Deputy IT
Director, Europe Airpost
Solution components
Hardware
• Flex System Enterprise Chassis
• 11 x240 Nodes
• 2 EN4093 10Gb Scalable Switches
• 2 Storwize V7000 Storage units
Software
• Oracle® Real Application Cluster
(Oracle RAC)
• VMware with VCenter
Business Partner
• Diademys
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The Top 10 Reasons to Buy Flex System
Reason Why it Matters
1. Designed for the next decade Gen 2 Flex is ready for tomorrow’s workloads, networking and Intel processors.
2. More memory per blade More memory = more workloads/VMs per blade, which = buying less hardware.
3. Scalable 2 to 8-Processors Flex runs mission-critical applications like SAP HANA in a blade environment
4. 40% more dense and 92% less cables Saves space, power and eliminates the jungle of cables compared to 1U rack servers
5. Feature on Demand scalability Upgrade existing switches “in-place” without “rip-&-replace” disruption to datacenter
6. Virtual Switching Flex requires fewer switches to buy and manage as you scale. HP – no virtual switching
7. Lenovo XClarity Management Integrates seamlessly into your datacenter using skills your admins already have
8. Open choice SAN Storage Use the SAN hardware you want and your storage admins know: EMC, IBM, HP NetApp
9. Run without a Top of Rack (TOR) switch Cisco UCS requires expensive TOR’s to buy and manage as you scale
10. Zoned Adaptive Cooling Fans independently self-adjust speed as needed to save power and money
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Summary
Lenovo Flex System is the evolution of blade servers that integrates compute, storage,
networking and management. Flex’s Gen 2 design was developed with the next
generation of these technologies in mind, to protect your investment, increase your
efficiency, improve datacenter agility, and save you money.

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Servers Storage NetworkingSolutions ServicesConverged
• Gain faster business insights
• Simplify IT
• Maximize uptime and security
• Reduce TCO
Unlock your data center’s
potential with Lenovo’s
broad server, software,
and services offerings
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Useful Links
Product Information Datasheets, brochures,
Videos, Case Studies and Papers are all
located in the Lenovo Server & Storage
Resource Library
lenovo.com
For more
information
contact your
Lenovo sales
representative
Tolly Paper referenced within this
presentation.
Six Ways to Drive Cost and Value
Optimization for IT Operations Study on
systems management

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FOOTNOTES
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1.“IBM® Flex System® Network Architecture: VM Migration and Aggregate Network Performance
versus Cisco UCS” Tolly Report #214104 © 2014 TOLLY ENTERPRISES, LLC
2.“IBM® Flex System® Network Architecture: VM Migration and Aggregate Network Performance
versus Cisco UCS” Tolly Report #214104 © 2014 TOLLY ENTERPRISES, LLC