how lenovo and nutanix are delivering the invisible infrastructure

Invisible Infrastructure with the Lenovo Converged HX SeriesNutanix ApplianceMike Dilio, WW Product Marketing Manager

January 2016

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The Best IT Infrastructure IsInfrastructure You Can’t See

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Complexity of Legacy Infrastructure

Networking

AdaptersServers

Storage

Hypervisor

Switches

…

SAN/NASStorage Network

Centralized Storage

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Lenovo Choice: Invisible Infrastructure

Networking

Hypervisor…

Lenovo HX ApplianceWith Nutanix

Networking

AdaptersServers

Storage

Hypervisor

Switches

…KVMAHV*

AHV* = built-in Acropolis Hypervisor2016 Lenovo. All rights reserved.

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Enterprise Infrastructure with Web-Scale Virtues


• Agility• Predictable scale• Lower TCO

Public Cloud

Web-scale Infrastructure

All of the benefits of Public Cloud & Enterprise Data Center computing

• SLAs• Privacy and control• Wide range of

workloads

Enterprise Data Center

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HX Series Advantages

Preloaded, fully tested, integrated datacenter

buildingblocks

SimpleTo Deploy

Ease ofManagement

Lower Opex and

Capex

IndustryLeading

Reliability

Smallerfootprint

Limitless Scalability2016 Lenovo. All rights reserved.

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Lenovo HX Appliance Solutions for the Data Center


VDI

Branch Office

Data Protection & Disaster Recovery

Big Data

Private & Hybrid Clouds

Unified Comm

Enterprise Databases

Business Applications

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Lenovo Converged HX Series Nutanix ApplianceSimplify IT Infrastructure and Accelerate Time-to-Value

Simplicity Simplify IT Infrastructure through Lenovo and Nutanix common vision which significant reduces time and resources to maintain

Reduced Cost Reduce cost and accelerate time to value with the combination of Lenovo x86 platform and Nutanix software

Reliability Deliver greater reliability with Lenovo servers – coupled with ease of use and high performance

Compute Heavy

Storage Heavy

High-Performance

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Lenovo servers achieve highest reliability rating

Lenovo: of 11 3 years running1

Dell: of 111

HP: of 111

#1#9

Oracle: #11 of 111

1 ITIC 2015-2016 Reliability Survey, July 2015 http://www.lenovo.com/images/products/system-x/pdfs/white-papers/itic_2015_reliability_wp.pdf

#10 ITIC Global Server Hardware, Reliability Report- 2015-2016

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Lenovo servers gain #1 customer satisfaction score

TBR Satisfaction Indices Rank

Overall Customer Satisfaction #1Service Satisfaction #1Product Satisfaction #1Sales Responsiveness #1

1 TBR 2Q15 Customer Satisfaction Survey, August 2015, http://www.lenovo.com/images/products/system-x/pdfs/white-papers/tbr_x86servers_top_csat_2q15_wp.pdf

#1 for 14 out of 16 quarters for 22 elementsacross service, product and sales indices#1 Customer Satisfaction Rating1

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Lenovo Converged HX Series Portfolio

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Lenovo Converged HX Series

Storage-heavy Workloads: HX5500

High Performance Workloads: HX7500

Compute-heavy Workloads: HX3500

Lenovo and Nutanix Partnership

Deliver best-in-class appliance to combat IT challenges

Ideal for all virtual applications

Extreme reliability, dependable security

Predictable scalability

Simplified Management

Faster time-to-value

The focus of the Lenovo HX Series is threefold: 1) Simplify IT infrastructure 2) Reduce costs and accelerate time to value 3) Deliver greater reliability

Details

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Lenovo Converged HX3500

Target Workloads

HX3500

Characteristics

2U design with 8 x 2.5” drives. HDD & SDD

1 x 2.5” SSD boot drive

10GbE dual port Ethernet NIC (optional 2nd)

Redundant hot swap power supplies

Engineered for compute-heavy workloads

Optimized for VDI and smaller workloads

VDIBusiness Applications

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Target Workloads

HX5500

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Characteristics



10GbE dual port Ethernet NIC (optional 2nd)


Engineered for storage-heavy workloads

Optimized for virtualization and big data

Big Data

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Target Workloads

HX7500

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Characteristics



2 x 10GbE dual port Ethernet NIC


Engineered for high-performance workloads

Optimized for Databases & I/O Intensive

Enterprise Applications

Software

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The Nutanix Xtreme Computing Platform software is comprised of 2 key parts:

Nutanix Software

AcropolisData

Services

PrismManagement

Services

One-click Infrastructure Management

One-click Operational

Insights

One-click Remediation

Scale-outCapabilities

AutomatedData

Tiering

DataProtection& Security

DisasterRecovery

SpaceEfficiency

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The Lenovo HX Series currently supports 2 hypervisors:• Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor (built-in at no additional charge)• VMware ESXi Hypervisor

ESXi AHV

Hypervisor Support

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Hardware Management: Lenovo XClarity Administrator or Lenovo XClarity Pro

Lenovo XClarity is a single, centralized point of management for the Lenovo hardware that speeds up data center operations by automating tasks, providing detailed hardware system inventory information and status, and performing real-time hardware monitoring, fault detection and alert handling/forwarding.

Nutanix Software Editions

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HX Series Nutanix Software Editions

Ultimate1. Offers full suite of Nutanix

software capabilities to tackle complex infrastructure challenges

2. Ideal for multi-site deployments and for meeting advanced security needs

Pro1. Adds rich data services,

along with resilience and management features

2. Ideal for enterprises running multiple apps on a Nutanix cluster or with large-scale single workload deployments

Starter1. Core set of Nutanix

software functionality with every model

2. Ideal for small deployments with a limited set of workloads

3. No license key required


Lenovo Warranty & Services


Lenovo Warranty & Professional ServicesSingle point of support through Lenovo

Lenovo owns the support contact with the clientSoft hand off to Nutanix for any SW related issues

3 year and 5 year warranty for the appliance Additional 1 year available for clients that purchased 3 year (max 5 year)

Professional ServicesNutanix Cluster Services (add-on: Managed Services of Cluster Services)Professional Services Offerings:

1) Design and Implementation for RedHat CloudForms2) Design and Implementation for VMware SDDC3) Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (leveraging Nutanix technology)


Proposed Services Offerings

Professional ServicesProfessional Services Delivered

Deployment Services for Nutanix ClustersMigration Services for Nutanix ClustersDesign and Implementation for VDI on Nutanix ClustersHealth Check for Nutanix ClustersTechnical Resource Management on Nutanix ClustersManaged Services for Nutanix Clusters

Nutanix DeliveredWorkload Deployment and Optimization Services on Nutanix ClustersDevelopment and Integration Services for Nutanix APIsPrivate Cloud Automation Services on Nutanix Clusters (VMware vCAC & Microsoft HyperV)

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Lenovo’s Comprehensive Global Network

Customer Contact LocationsDepot and/or Parts Centers Customer Contact LocationsParts Centers

Sao Paulo, Brazil

India

Australia

Malaysia

Beijing

Hong KongJapan

Korea

Philippines

Toronto, CanadaMemphis, TN

Mexico

Johannesburg

Netherlands

Norway

IsraelSwitzerlandGreece

Dubai

Poland Russia

TaiwanEgyptDallas, TXZhu Hai

Turkey

Colombia

Argentina

Atlanta, GARomania

Istanbul

Slovakia

114 Development

Labs

11 Global

Research Labs

10,000+ IT Support Specialists

160 Countries

42 Contact Centers

35 Languages

3,000 Field Service Locations

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Summary

The Lenovo HX Series with Nutanix software, powered by Intel® Xeon® processors,

enables you to simplify your IT infrastructure and focus on the applications that power your business

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Nutanix Software Features

Infrastructure Resilience

Enterprise Storage

Data protection

Management & Analytics

Adds for Pro Edition Adds for Ultimate Edition

MapReduce Compression

MapReduce De-duplication

Tunable Data Path Redundancy 2 or 3Availability domains

Metro Availability

Time StreamVSS Integration

Multiple Site DR

Prism CentralRest APIs

Unlimited Cluster Size Unlimited Cluster Size

Data-At-Rest Encryption

Cloud Connect

Cluster ShieldSecurity

Starter Edition

Cluster limited to 12 nodes

Heterogeneous Clusters Data TieringInline CompressionInline Performance De-duplication

Data Path Redundancy fixed at 2

1-1 Replication & Disaster RecoveryBi-directional Replication & DROnline Cluster Grow/Shrink

Prism ElementPulseCluster HealthOne-click Upgrades

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