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Lenovo Mission Critical Server PortfolioKathy Holoman
July 2015 @techiewahoo
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• Fast, agile and resilient enterprise performance: flexible award-winning design, and advanced RAS
• Mission critical capabilities: for diverse workloads and infrastructures and popular platforms for major ISVs
• Scalability: configurations suitable for entry level up to large enterprise environments
Lenovo Mission Critical Server Portfolio
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x3850 X6
Flex System X6 Compute Nodes
x3950 X6
x3750 M4OLTP & Enterprise
DatabasesBusiness Analytics
ERP, CRM &Business Logic
Enterprise Virtualization
Databases That Require Fast I/O
High Performance/Low Latency Apps
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Lenovo Mission Critical Servers
Lenovo X6 servers deliver superior performance, agility and resiliency:
Superior application performance with 24 world record benchmarks
Agile system design that can grow with your business needs
Innovative design that accommodates multiple generations of processors in the same chassis
Lenovo X6 systems host the world’s largest SAP HANA system at 100TB
Advanced resiliency features that drive superior availability and automation
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Lenovo servers gain highest reliability rating
1 ITIC 2015-2016 Reliability Survey, July 2015 2 Based on percentage per install population of Lenovo servers versus percentage per install population of HP ProLIant servers3 Based on percentage per install population of Lenovo servers versus percentage per install population of Oracle x86 servers
ITIC Global Server Hardware, Reliability Report- 2015-2016
Downtime of more than four (4) hours on each server hardware platform (2015)
HP ProLiant has
10XFailure rate2HP Integrity
Fujitsu Primergy
IBM Power System i, p
11%10%
6%4%4%
3%3%3%
2%2%
1%1%
0%
Oracle x86HP ProLiant Servers
Dell PowerEdgeOracle SPARC
Fujitsu SPARCToshiba Magnia
Fujitsu Priequest
Cisco UCS
Lenovo Servers
IBM System z
Oracle x86 has
11XFailure rate3
#1 x86 server; #1 Reliability x86 Rating1
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Lenovo servers gain #1 customer satisfaction score
TBR Satisfaction Indices Rank
Overall Customer Satisfaction #1
Service Satisfaction #1
Product Satisfaction #1
Sales Responsiveness #1
1 TBR 1Q15 Customer Satisfaction Survey, May 2015, http://www.lenovo.com/images/products/system-x/pdfs/white-papers/tbr_x86servers_top_csat_1q15_wp.pdf
#1for 13 out of 15 quarters for 22 elementsacross service, product and sales indices#1 Customer Satisfaction Rating1
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X6 Family highlights
24Winning benchmarks
- World’s largest SAP HANA system at 100TB
- SAP HANA market leader: >50% share
Up to 56%1
Faster compute performance than previous generation
FIRSTModular rack design to that accommodates multiple generations of processors in the same chassis
FIRST Features On Demand
I/O scalability and only 8-socket Intel®
Xeon® Blade offering
1Based on Lenovo calculations of Intel Corporation internal information: E7-4800/8800 v2 vs E7-4800/8800 v3 SKU stack descriptions
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X6 world records up to May 2015
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#1 TPC-E* – as of Feb 16, 20141
#1 SPECvirt_sc2013** – as of Feb 20, 20142
#1 SAP® Applications Sales & Distribution 2-Tier 4-S*** – as of Feb 18, 20143
#1 @1000GB non-clustered TPC-H* – as of Apr 15, 20144
#1 SAP Applications Sales & Distribution 2-Tier 8-S – as of June 16, 20146
#1 SPECvirt_sc2013** – as of May 20145
#1 SPECvirt_sc2013** – as of Nov 20147
#1 TPC-E – as of Nov 25, 20148
#1 SAP BW-EML – as of Mar 16, 201510
#1 @10,000GB non-clustered TPC-H* – as of Apr 6, 201511
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,11 Detailed information about all of these benchmarks and their respective company trademarks can be found on the next two pages.
7 Winning Performance Measures in STAC-M3 -- as of Jan 20159
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X6 world records: May 2015
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12, 13, 14, 15 16,17 Detailed information about all of these benchmarks and their respective company trademarks can be found on the next two pages.
SAP HANA BW-EML Scale out @10 Billion records 4-processor world record17
SAP HANA BW-EML Scale out @1 Billion records 4-processor world record12
TPC-H* @ 3000 GB 4-processor world record13
SPECvirt_sc2013** 4-processor world record14
SAP SD 2-Tier*** (Windows) 4-processor world record14
ANSYS FLUENT x86 4-processor world record for single x86 server on the fluidized_bed_2m compared to a baseline as tested by Intel16
TPC-E* 4-processor world record15
Benchmarks LegendX6 Rack 4PX6 Rack 8PFlex X6 Compute Node 4PFlex X6 Compute Node 8P
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X6 Awards
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•IF Design Award 2015- Product Discipline Category- Click Here
•Finalist: IDEA 2014- Industrial Design Category- Click Here
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Largest SAP HANA system runs on Lenovo X6
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World’s largest in-memory system at100TB of memory
Located at Bay Area Internet SolutionsSanta Clara, CA, US
Spans 17 racks with high bandwidthinterconnect that includes Lenovo X6 Mission Critical servers, storage andSAP HANA cluster including failover
Video demo here.
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Lenovo XClarity™ Management for X6 servers
Reduce Complexity
Speed Response
Enhance Availability
Expand integration
Delivered as a virtual appliance Agent free Configuration patterns and profiles
Intuitive interface Firmware out of compliance notifications Re-apply saved configurations Discovery & inventory, monitoring
Predictive Failure Rolling updates with no downtime Audit trails and NIST, FIPS compliance
Packaged integration to VMware & Microsoft PowerShell CLI REST APIs
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External Automation & Management Tools
Hardware Systems
REST APIs & Integrators
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Lenovo XClarity™ available in two editions
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Centralized resource management solution
Deploy Lenovo infrastructure faster and with less effort
REST APIs and PowerShell support
Software bundle includes– Lenovo XClarity Administrator
– Lenovo XClarity Integrator for Microsoft System Center
– Lenovo XClarity Integrator for VMware vCenter
Increases workload availability in the cluster
Portfolio
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Positioning: Lenovo Mission Critical Rack Servers
General Database Virtualization HPC and Financial Trading
x3750 M4 Streamlined 4-socket, E5 v2 2U
offering with a design that is optimized for price/ performance and density
Entry 4-Socket, 2U
General applications growing from 2 CPU to 4 CPU
Dense computing applications
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x3850 X6Enterprise 4-socket , E7 v3 4U
offering with maximum performance, reliability and scalability
Large enterprise and mission critical databases and workloads
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x3950 X6
Scale-up, mission-critical applications
Maximum performance and capacity
Enterprise Virtualization Enterprise Database In-Memory Database Business Analytics Business Logic, CRM, ERP
Enterprise 8-Socket, E7 v3 8U server offering maximum performance, reliability and scalability
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Enterprise 8-Socket, 8U
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Positioning: Flex System X6 Compute Nodes
Virtualization General Database VDI
x280 X6 2-socket entry E7 v2 system
with large memory capacity
Entry 2S, Full-Wide
Ideal for workloads such as large virtual machines requiring more memory per VM
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x480 X6Enterprise 4-socket E7 v3
offering with maximum performance, reliability and scalability
Large enterprise and mission critical databases and workloads
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Enterprise 4S, Full-Wide 2X High
x880 X6
Scale-up, mission-critical applications
Maximum performance and capacity
Enterprise Virtualization Enterprise Databases In-Memory Database Business Analytics
Enterprise 8-Socket, E7 v3 server offering maximum performance, reliability and scalability
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Lenovo X6 Rack Servers
Target Workloads
x3850 X6
OLTP & Enterprise
DatabasesERP, CRM
Business LogicBusiness Analytics
Enterprise Virtualization
Characteristics
Latest Intel Xeon E7-4800/8800 v3 processors
Capability to run large databases & highly virtualized systems, supporting
many more virtual machines (VMs) per server – with no degradation
A variety of flash technologies that drive faster application performance
Scalable design that avoids “rip and replace”
Advanced RAS features that facilitate enterprise deployment and drive
maximum mission-critical availability
x3950 X6
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4U rack server 4-socket Intel Xeon E7-4800/8800 v3 w/ DDR3
and DDR4 Memory (up to 6TB) Up to 72 cores per server Up to 30.72TB storage Advanced RAS Features Unique modular Book Design
x3850 X6Design faster analytics engines, rein in IT sprawl, support more VMs and deliver information with high reliability
Benefits
Unique modular book design that accommodates up to three generations of processor technology
Choice of flash technologies including NVMe and eXFlash memory channel storage for superior performance
Advanced RAS features
Lenovo XClarity for simplified, centralized management based on open standards
OLTP & Enterprise
DatabasesERP, CRM
Business LogicBusiness Analytics
Enterprise Virtualization
1 ITIC 2014-2015 Reliability Survey, May 2014, http://www.lenovo.com/images/products/system-x/pdfs/analyst-reports/XSL03126USEN.PDF
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8U rack server 8-socket Intel Xeon E7-8800 v3 w/ DDR3 and
DDR4 Memory (up to 12TB) Up to 144 cores per server Up to 61.44TB storage Advanced RAS Features Unique Modular Book Design
x3950 X6Reliably manage huge workloads, support more VMs with no degradation and drive massive analytics projects
Benefits
Unique modular book design that accommodates up to three generations of processor technology
Choice of flash technologies including NVMe and eXFlash memory channel storage for superior performance
Advanced RAS features Lenovo XClarity for simplified, centralized
management based on open standards FlexNode capability that enables the server to be
run as two 4S servers or one 8S server
OLTP & Enterprise
DatabasesERP, CRM
Business LogicBusiness Analytics
Enterprise Virtualization
1 ITIC 2014-2015 Reliability Survey, May 2014, http://www.lenovo.com/images/products/system-x/pdfs/analyst-reports/XSL03126USEN.PDF
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4S & 8S X6 Rack Server innovation: “book” design
Save on generational upgrade: X6 rack servers accommodate multiple generations of processor technology in one chassis, thereby preserving your investment in storage and networking
Build your ideal solution: Award-winning “book” design features three types of modules – one for each of the major subsystems in the server (Compute Book, Storage Book, I/O Book)
Compute Book
Optional I/O Book (full or half-length)
Applies to 4S and 8S X6 rack models
Storage Book
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8S X6 rack innovation: FlexNode (partitioning)
Transform 8-socket system into two 4-socket systems and back again:
X6 FlexNode (partitioning) enables x3950 X6 systems to operate as
- One combined system (8-Socket)
- Two independent systems (two 4-Socket systems)
1 x 4-Socket Node
1 x 8-Socket Node
1 x 4-Socket Node
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Feature Why it matters
Intel® Xeon® E7-4800/8800 v3 processors The latest Intel EX technology that provides up to ~56% increase in performance vs. previous generation systems
Two memory options: DDR3 and DDR4 DDR3 offers a lower cost alternative, while the latest memory technology, DDR4, increases performance
Ability to upgrade Lenovo-branded E7 v3 x3850/3950 X6 units
Accommodate multiple generations of processors (e.g., E7 v2 and E7V3) in the same X6 chassis
Unique “book” server design with no top cover (lidless)
Pay-as-you-grow capability (start with 2P and grow) and front and rear service and maintenance while in rack
Support for NVMe PCIe SSDs A storage alternative that delivers low latency and higher IOPS than SAS or SATA drives
New ethernet adapter options: 4x10GbE SFP+ and 2x40GbE ML2 Mezz LOM adapters
X6 offers a variety of options that meet the needs of your applications; lower power requirements, low latency and higher bandwidth.
2.5 SSD/HDDs (max 8), 1.8” SSDs (max 16), NVMe PCIe SSD (max 4) or mix and match
Versatile internal storage configurations for diverse workloads
Maintain MT6241, (like Lenovo-branded models) No need for re-certification
Lenovo XClarity Simplified, centralized server management
x3850 X6 highlights
56%Better performance than
previous generation1
Better Performance Than
Previous Generation
Up to
1Based on Lenovo calculations of Intel Corporation internal information: E7-4800/8800 v2 vs E7-4800/8800 v3 SKU stack descriptions
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Feature Why it matters
Intel® Xeon® E7-8800 v3 processors The latest Intel EX technology that provides up to ~18% increase in performance vs. previous generation systems
Two memory options: DDR3 and DDR4 DDR3 offers a lower cost alternative, while the latest memory technology, DDR4, increases performance
Ability to upgrade Lenovo-branded E7 v3 x3850/3950 X6 units
Accommodate multiple generations of processors (e.g., E7 v2 and E7V3) in the same X6 chassis
Unique “book” server design with no top cover (lidless)
Pay-as-you-grow capability (start with 2P and grow) and front and rear service and maintenance while in rack
Support for NVMe PCIe SSDs A storage alternative that delivers low latency and higher IOPS than SAS or SATA drives
New ethernet adapter options: 4x10GbE SFP+ and 2x40GbE ML2 Mezz LOM adapters
X6 offers a variety of options that meet the needs of your applications; lower power requirements, low latency and higher bandwidth.
2.5 SSD/HDDs (max 16), 1.8” SSDs (max 32), NVMe PCIe SSD (max 8) or mix and match
Versatile internal storage configurations for diverse workloads
Maintain MT6241, (like Lenovo-branded models) No need for re-certification
Lenovo XClarity Simplified, centralized server management
x3950 X6 highlights
1Based on Lenovo calculations of Intel Corporation internal information: E7-4800/8800 v2 vs E7-4800/8800 v3 SKU stack descriptions
18%Better performance than
previous generation1
Better Performance Than
Previous Generation
Up to
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Flex X6 Compute Nodes
Target Workloads
Flex x440 X6 Compute Node
OLTP & Enterprise
DatabasesERP, CRM
Business LogicBusiness Analytics
Enterprise Virtualization
Characteristics
Flex x880 X6 Compute Node
Latest Intel Xeon E7-4800 v3 (4S) or E7-8800 v3 (8S) processors
Capability to run large databases & highly virtualized systems, supporting
many more virtual machines (VMs) per server – with no degradation
eXFlash memory channel stoage for faster application performance
Scalable design that avoids “rip and replace”
Advanced RAS features that facilitate enterprise deployment and drive
maximum mission-critical availability
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4U blade server 4-socket Intel Xeon E7-4800 v3 w/ DDR3
Memory (up to 6TB) Dense core count: up to 72 cores per server Up to 21.9TB internal storage Advanced RAS Features Unique blade design
Flex x480 X6 Compute Node Scale performance, manage large databases and reliably make information available in real-time
Benefits
Blade architecture enables highest density Lenovo XClarity for simplified, centralized management
based on open standards Scalability connectors facilitate pay-as-you-grow scenarios
and support larger virtual machines and databases eXFlash memory channel storage enables support of more
virtual machines per server (no degradation) Integrates 10Gb Ethernet Integrated Virtual Fabric enabling
multiple protocols for a more flexible I/O solution Has native Fibre-channel support for high speed SAN
connectivity
OLTP & Enterprise
DatabasesERP, CRM
Business LogicBusiness Analytics
Enterprise Virtualization
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Benefits
Blade architecture enables highest density Lenovo XClarity for simplified, centralized management
based on open standards Scalability connectors facilitate pay-as-you-grow scenarios
and support larger virtual machines and databases eXFlash memory channel storage enables support of
more virtual machines per server (no degradation) Integrates 10Gb Ethernet Integrated Virtual Fabric
enabling multiple protocols for a more flexible I/O solution Has native Fibre-channel support for high speed SAN
connectivity FlexNode capability that enables the server to be run as
two 4S servers or one 8S server
8U blade server 8-socket Intel Xeon E7-8800 v3 w/ DDR3
Memory (up to 12TB) Up to 144 cores per server Up to 34.4TB internal storage Advanced RAS Features Unique blade design; first 8-socket x86 blade on
the market
Flex x880 X6 Compute Node Reliably manage huge workloads, support more VMs with no degradation and drive massive analytics projects
OLTP & Enterprise
DatabasesERP, CRM
Business LogicBusiness Analytics
Enterprise Virtualization
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Flex X6 Compute Nodes innovation: scalable systems
Reduce cost and scale system as business need grows:
Scalability connectors enable pay-as-you-grow scenarios in the form of scalable 2 to 8-processor blade servers built for mission critical workloads
2 processors
4 processors
8 processors
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Flex X6 Compute Nodes: networking
• 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
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Integration drives performance – you get higher performance with cost savings that increase as you scale up
1IBM® Flex System® Network Architecture: VM Migration and Aggregate Network Performance versus Cisco UCS” Tolly Report #214104 © 2014 TOLLY ENTERPRISES, LLC2IBM® Flex System® Network Architecture: VM Migration and Aggregate Network Performance versus Cisco UCS” Tolly Report #214104 © 2014 TOLLY ENTERPRISES, LLC
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Feature Why it matters
Intel® Xeon® E7-4800 v3 processors up to 2.2GHz, up to 1600 MHz memory access, 14 cores per processor
The latest Intel EX technology that provides up to ~56% increase in performance
eXFlash memory channel storage/ Delivers 12.8TB of ultra-low latency flash storage for superior performance speed
Scalability: scale to 4 processors max Accommodate pay-as-you-grow scenarios
Features on Demand and I/O scalability Provides RAID support
Support for numerous operating systems Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Vmware vSphere
Front scalability connector Enables customers to scale from a 2-socket compute node all the way up to an 8-socket compute node
Up to 9.6TB of internal storage (8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA HDDs) or up to 12.8TB (2 x 2.5-inch SSDs) or 25TB (32 x 1.8-inch eXFlash SSDs); Plus up to 9.4TB (24 eXFlash DIMMs)
Enables versatile internal storage configurations for diverse workloads
Lenovo XClarity Simplified, centralized server management
Flex System x480 X6 highlights
1Based on Lenovo calculations of Intel Corporation internal information: E7-4800/8800 v2 vs E7-4800/8800 v3 SKU stack descriptions
56%Better performance than
previous generation1
Better Performance Than
Previous Generation
Up to
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Feature Why it matters
Intel® Xeon® E7-8800 v3 processors up to 3.2GHz, up to 1600 MHz memory access, 18 cores per processor
The latest Intel EX technology provides up to ~18% increase in performance
eXFlash memory channel storage/ Delivers 12.8TB of ultra-low latency flash storage for superior performance speed
Scalability: scale to 8 processors max Accommodate pay-as-you-grow scenarios
Features on Demand and I/O scalability Provides RAID support
Support for numerous operating systems Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Vmware vSphere
Front scalability connector Enables customers to scale from a 2-socket compute node all the way up to an 8-socket compute node
Up to 9.6TB of internal storage (8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA HDDs) or up to 12.8TB (2 x 2.5-inch SSDs) or 25TB (32 x 1.8-inch eXFlash SSDs); Plus up to 9.4TB (24 eXFlash DIMMs)
Enables versatile internal storage configurations for diverse workloads
Lenovo XClarity Simplified, centralized server management
First x86 8-socket blade servers Provide the capability for high capacity, high performance workloads and applications such as analytics and large databases
Flex System x880 X6 highlights
1Based on Lenovo calculations of Intel Corporation internal information: E7-4800/8800 v2 vs E7-4800/8800 v3 SKU stack descriptions
18%Better performance than
previous generation1
Better Performance Than
Previous Generation
Up to
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X3750 M4
Target Workloads
x3750 M4
High Performance Low Latency Apps
Databases that Require Fast I/O Analytics Virtualization
Characteristics
Intel Xeon E5-4600 v2 processors Support for up to 48 DIMMs and mix and match internal storage (SSDs, HDDs) Predictive Failure Analysis and Light Path Diagnostics Unique 2+2 pay-as-you-grow processing and memory expansion 5+3 PCIe socket design Mezzanine LOM socket provides a choice of networking options
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2U rack server 4-socket Intel Xeon E5-4600 v2 w/ up to
1.5TB Memory 4-, 6- 8-,10-or 12-core processors Up to 25.6TB internal storage (HDDs or SSDs) Unique ultra-dense design
x3750 M4Get exceptional flexibility and performance in a streamlined dense 2U, 4-socket design
Benefits
#1 Reliability1 built-in for exceptional uptime, reduced costs
Unique 2+2 pay-as-you-grow processing and memory expansion decreases costs and manages growth
5+3 PCIe socket design: pay for I/O capabilities as needed
Support on a number of operating systems: Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Vmware vSphere to integrate into many environments
Balance of computational power, high IOP local storage and fast I/O to external SAN storage
. 1 ITIC 2014-2015 Reliability Survey, May 2014, http://www.lenovo.com/images/products/system-x/pdfs/analyst-reports/XSL03126USEN.PDF
High Performance Low Latency Apps
Databases that Require Fast I/O Analytics Virtualization
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X3750 M4: Socket & Memory Expansion Tray
A socket and memory tray expansion provides unique expandability to grow from 2-sockets (24 DIMMs) to 4-sockets (48 DIMMs)
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Customer References & Summary
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GrECo JLT GroupSupporting rapid business growth with improved performance and lower costs
Client success summaryAfter opening two new international branches in 2013, and with plans to keep growing across Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe, major insurance broker GrECo JLT recognized the need to reorganize its central data warehouse to cope with increased demand. By consolidating its server landscape and migrating its Microsoft SQL Server software to a single System x server from Lenovo, GrECo JLT improved performance levels by 20 percent and reduced licensing costs by 90 percent.
“We minimized total IT costs considerably because we are saving approximately 90 percent in database licensing costs.”
— Gerhard Blümel, Deputy Head of IT Operations and Database Administrator, GrECo JLT
Solution components
Hardware• System x3950 X6
Software• Microsoft SQL Server 2014
Standard Edition• Microsoft Hyper-V
Business Partner• Huermer iT Solution
Insurance
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FixnetixDriving high returns with Lenovo partnership
Client success summaryFixnetix provides low-latency technologies that deliver the trading advantage for investment banks around the world. And to do this, the IT services provider needs the right partner—and the right technology platform—on its side. Using a Lenovo-based infrastructure, including robust System x3650 M4 servers, Fixnetix can offer its clients the ultra-high performance, reliability and efficiency they need to achieve high returns. Inaddition, Lenovo service, scalability and commitment give Fixnetix an edge in the competitive marketplace.
“We looked for a partner who has the scaling capabilities, the industry knowledge and the service to meet our needs. Lenovo is that partner.”
— Angelo Preci, Managing Director of North American Operations, Fixnetix
Solution components
Hardware• System x3650 M4
Financial Markets
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Watch the Video
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Fluent Trade TechnologiesRelying on System x to make the most of every microsecond for high-frequency trading
Client success summaryFluent Trade Technologies needed to boost performance for its high-frequency trading clients, improve efficiency and enable rapid responsiveness. By deploying System x3750 M4 servers, the firm has added low-latency power and speed to its trading platform, along with the flexibility to adapt to changing market conditions.
“The System x server’s performance, number of CPU cores, flexibility and density is unmatched.”
— Eric Griffin, IT Director, Fluent Trade Technologies
Solution components
Hardware• System x3750 M4
Financial Markets
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Options ITAdding speed and resiliency with System x
Client success summaryTo deliver high performance for financial trading applications—where microseconds count—Options IT needed a server platform with ultra-low latency, proven reliability and an efficient design. By deploying its financial cloud services on System x servers, the firm’s clients can capitalize on new opportunities with near-instantaneous speed.
“We had about 20 percent growth in the first quarter of this year, and those were deals built around the System x3750 M4 platform.”
— Ken Barnes, Senior Vice President
of Corporate Development, Options IT
Solution components
Hardware• System x3750 M4
Financial Markets
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RedlineCutting time-to-market for profitable trading
Client success summaryRedline Trading Solutions needed the right technology to enable its financial clients to seize fleeting market opportunities faster than the competition. By deploying high-performance System x3750 M4 servers with Redline software, firms can reliably achieve ultra-low latency and extreme performance.
“Lenovo has enormous expertise in tuning systems for low latency, and offers support in financial centers worldwide.”
— Lee Fisher, VP, Technical Marketing, Redline Trading Solutions
Solution components
Hardware• System x3750 M4
Financial Markets
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Technische Universität DarmstadtBoosting supercomputing power and international reputation
Client success summaryTU Darmstadt needed the right supercomputing solution to support the increasingly large and complex simulations required for state-of-the-art research. By deploying a supercomputing environment based on System x technology, the university delivers extreme performance for a broad range of research, paving the way for ground-breaking achievements.
“The highly sophisticated System x supercomputer has enabled us to make huge progress in our research.”
— Dr. Andreas Wolf, Head, High Performance Computing Group, University Computing Center, TU Darmstadt
Solution components
Hardware• System x® iDataPlex® dx360 M4• System x3550 M4• System x3650 M4• System x3750 M4• System x3850 X5
Software• IBM General Parallel File System
(GPFS) • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Education
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SummaryThe Lenovo High End Server Portfolio includes innovative 4- and 8-socket servers in a
choice of form factor with the range of mission critical capabilities needed for a variety of enterprise businesses. These servers offer pay-as-you-scenarios along with high levels of
reliability, availability and service.
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Benchmark Footnotes: Jan 2014 – Apr 2015Each #1 benchmark below ranked #1 on its respective date of publication:
1 #1 TPC-E* – as of Feb 16, 2014, http://www.tpc.org/4067
This benchmark result was published when System x and the X6 family of servers belonged to IBM. Following the official closing of its acquisition on October 1, 2014, Lenovo became the owner of the System x x86 server business including the X6 portfolio of systems.
2 #1 SPECvirt_sc2013** – as of Feb 20, 2014, http://www.spec.org/virt_sc2013/results/res2014q1/virt_sc2013-20140211-00010-perf.html
This benchmark result was published when System x and the X6 family of servers belonged to IBM. Following the official closing of its acquisition on October 1, 2014, Lenovo became the owner of the System x x86 server business including the X6 portfolio of systems.
3 #1 SAP® Applications Sales & Distribution 2-Tier 4-S*** – as of Feb 18, 2014, certification number 2014004. For the latest SAP benchmark results, visit: http://www.sap.com/benchmark . The 25000 SD users result was achieved on the x3850 X6 configured with four Intel® Xeon® Processor E7-4890 v2 processors running at 2.8 GHz with 37 MB L3 cache per processor (4 processors/60 cores/120 threads), 1024 GB memory, 64-bit DB2 10, Microsoft® Windows® Server 2012, and SAP enhancement package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0.
This benchmark result was published when System x and the X6 family of servers belonged to IBM. Following the official closing of its acquisition on October 1, 2014, Lenovo became the owner of the System x x86 server business including the X6 portfolio of systems.
4 #1 @1000GB non-clustered TPC-H* – as of Apr 15, 2014, http://www.tpc.org/3299 This benchmark result was published when System x and the X6 family of servers belonged to IBM. IBM subsequently sold System x and all associated products, services and expertise to Lenovo.
5#1 SPECvirt_sc2013** – as of May 2014, http://www.spec.org/virt_sc2013/results/res2014q2/virt_sc2013-20140528-00011-perf.html
This benchmark result was published when System x and the X6 family of servers belonged to IBM. Following the official closing of its acquisition on October 1, 2014, Lenovo became the owner of the System x x86 server business including the X6 portfolio of systems.
6 #1 SAP Applications Sales & Distribution 2-Tier 8-S – as of June 16, 2014, certification number 2014024. For the latest SAP benchmark results, visit: http://www.sap.com/benchmark . The 49000 SD users result was achieved on the x3950 X6 configured with eight Intel® Xeon® Processors E7-8890 v2 running at 2.8 GHz with 37.5 MB L3 cache per processor (8 processors/120 cores/240 threads), 1024 GB memory, 64-bit DB2 10, Microsoft® Windows® Server 2012, and SAP enhancement package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0.
This benchmark result was published when System x and the X6 family of servers belonged to IBM. Following the official closing of its acquisition on October 1, 2014, Lenovo became the owner of the System x x86 server business including the X6 portfolio of systems.
7 #1 SPECvirt_sc2013** – as of Nov 2014, https://www.spec.org/virt_sc2013/results/res2014q4/virt_sc2013-20141126-00019-perf.html
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8 #1 TPC-E – as of Nov 25, 2014, http://www.tpc.org/40719 7 winning performance measures in STAC-M3**** – as of Jan 21, 2015, https://stacresearch.com/news/2015/01/21/stac-report-kdb-32-nvme-based-intel-ssds-lenovo-system-x3850-x610 #1 SAP Business Warehouse (SAP BW)-Enhanced Mixed Load – as of Mar 16, 2015, certification number 2015007. For the latest SAP benchmark results, visit: http://www.sap.com/benchmark. The 1,542,060 ad-hoc navigation steps per hour result was achieved at the 1-billion record on the Lenovo System x3850 X6-based appliance cluster of 7 nodes, each configured with four Intel® Xeon® E7-4880 v2 family processors with 60 cores and 120 threads, and 1TB memory, running SAP HANA 1.0, the SAP NetWeaver® technology platform 7.4, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 and Lenovo GPFS 3.5.0.23 FPO on local disks. 11 #1 @10,000GB non-clustered TPC-H* – as of Apr 6, 2015, http://www.tpc.org/tpch/results/tpch_result_detail.asp?id=115040601&layout
*TPC Benchmark, TPC-E, tpsE, TPC-H, QppH, QthH and QphH are trademarks of the Transaction Processing Performance Council.**SPEC and the names SPECvirt, SPECvirt_sc, and SPECvirt_sc2013 are trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. Additional product and service names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.***SAP and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP SE (or an SAP affiliate company) in Germany and other countries. All other product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies. Please see http://www.sap.com/corporate-en/legal/copyright/index.epx#trademark for additional trademark information and notices.****STAC and all STAC names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Securities Technology Analysis Center LLC.
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Following the official closing of its acquisition on October 1, 2014, Lenovo became the owner of the System x x86 server business including the X6 portfolio of systems.
Benchmark Footnotes: Jan 2014 – Apr 2015, contd.
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Benchmarks Footnotes: May 2015Each #1 benchmark below ranked #1 as of May 5, 2015:
• 11SAP Business Warehouse (SAP BW)-Enhanced Mixed Load – as of May 5, 2015, certification number 2015011. For the latest SAP benchmark results, visit: http://www.sap.com/benchmark. The 1,992,570 ad-hoc navigation steps per hour result was achieved at the 1-billion record on the Lenovo System x3850 X6-based appliance cluster of 7 nodes, each configured with four Intel® Xeon® E7-8890 v3 family processors with 72 cores and 144 threads, and 1TB memory, running SAP HANA 1.0, the SAP NetWeaver® technology platform 7.4, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 and Lenovo GPFS 3.5.0.23 FPO on local disks.
• 12TPC-H* @3000GB 4-processor world recordFour-processor Microsoft Windows* world record TPC Benchmark H @3000GB as of May 5, 2015, on Lenovo* System x3850 X6 with four Intel® Xeon® processor E7-8890 v3 (2.5GHz, 4 processors, 72 cores, 144 threads), 3 TB running Windows Server* 2012 R2 SE, SQL Server 2014 Enterprise Edition, 4x 1200GB 10K SAS HDD, 2x 200GB SAS SSD, 6x 3200GB Enterprise io3 Flash PCIe Adapter, 1 ServeRaid* M5210, 1 Dual 10Gb-T Ethernet. Source http://www.tpc.org/3313. Availability: May 26, 2015. Score: 700,392.4 Query per hour H (QphH) @3000GB at a price of $691,524 USD* for a price/performance of $0.99 per QphH @3000GB.
• 13SPECvirt_sc2013* 4-processor world recordFour-processor world record on Lenovo* System x3850 X6 with four Intel® Xeon® processor E7-8890 v3, 2.5 GHz, 2 TB memory (64x Hynix* 32GB DDR4 RDIMM), Red Hat* Enterprise Linux* 6.6 (KVM), 2x LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS-3 3108, 16x 400GB SAS SSD, 1x Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5720 GbE PCIe, 4x Intel 82599ES 10 Gb SFI/SFP+ Network connection; 5 clients. Availability: May-2015. Score: SPECvirt_sc2013* 2655 @ 147 VMs. Result details available at http://www.spec.org/virt_sc2013/results/res2015q2/virt_sc2013-20150430-00025-perf.html
• 14SAP SD* 2-Tier (Windows) 4-processor world record – as of May 5, 2015, certification number 2015010. For the latest SAP benchmark results, visit: http://www.sap.com/benchmark. The 30501 users result was achieved on Lenovo* System x3850 X6 with four Intel® Xeon® processor E7-8890 v3(4 processors/72 cores/144 threads), 2.5 GHz, 1 TB memory; 64-bit DB2 10, Microsoft® Windows® Server 2012, and SAP enhancement package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0.
• 15TPC-E* 4-processor world recordFour-processor Microsoft Windows* world record TPC benchmark E, as of May 5, 2015, on the Lenovo* System x3850 X6 with four Intel® Xeon® processor E7-8890 v3 (2.5GHz, 4 processors, 72 cores, 144 threads), 4 TB TruDDR4, running Windows Server* 2012 SE, SQL Server* 2014 Enterprise Edition, 2x 300GB SAS, 6x 800GB SATA SSD, 223x 400GB SAS SSD. Availability: July 31, 2015. Source http://www.tpc.org/4072. Score: 6964.75 tpsE, at a price of $1,713,135 USD for a price/performance of $245.98 USD/tpsE*.
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Benchmarks Footnotes: May 2015, contd.Each #1 benchmark below ranked #1 as of May 5, 2015:
• 16ANSYS Fluent x86 R16[i] — Fluent software provides the physical modeling capabilities needed to model flow, turbulence, heat transfer, and reactions for a wide range of industrial applications. The System x3850 X6 achieved the highest performance rate ever for a single x86 server on the fluidized_bed_2m benchmark with a score of 4035.5, 19% faster than a similarly configured previous generation system baselined by Intel. Lenovo System x3850 X6 with four Intel® Xeon® processor E7-8890 v3 (2.5GHz, 4 processors, 72 cores, 144 threads), 512GB TruDDR4, running RHEL 6.6, 1x 400GB SAS, compared to a similarly configured system baselined by Intel with four Intel® Xeon® processor E7-4890 v2 (2.8GHz, 4 processors, 60 cores, 120 threads), 512GB DDR3, running RHEL 6.4. Results will be available at http://www.ansys.com/benchmarks when posted by ANSYS.
• 17SAP Business Warehouse (SAP BW)-Enhanced Mixed Load – as of May 5, 2015, certification number 2015018. For the latest SAP benchmark results, visit: http://www.sap.com/benchmark. The 269,960 ad-hoc navigation steps per hour result was achieved at the 10-billion record on the Lenovo System x3850 X6-based appliance cluster of 7 nodes, each configured with four Intel® Xeon® E7-8890 v3 family processors with 72 cores and 144 threads, and 1TB memory, running SAP HANA 1.0, the SAP NetWeaver® technology platform 7.4, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 and Lenovo GPFS 3.5.0.23 FPO on local disks.
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