Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series Integrated System Instruction Manual
- June 12, 2024
- Lenovo
Table of Contents
- Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series Integrated System
- Product Information: ThinkAgile VX Series
- Product Usage Instructions
- vSAN Hyperconverged Architecture
- Buying vs. Building Infrastructure
- Flexibility and Choice
- ThinkAgile Advantage Support
- VX 3000 Series Specifications – Intel
- References
- Read User Manual Online (PDF format)
- Download This Manual (PDF format)
Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series Integrated System
Product Information: ThinkAgile VX Series
The Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series is a hyperconverged infrastructure solution designed to simplify IT infrastructure and accelerate time-to-value. Powered by VMware vSAN, the VX Series offers preconfigured and pretested models that are optimized for bringing a new VMware hyperconverged environment online. It can be seamlessly integrated into existing VMware environments, making it suitable for businesses of all sizes, including SMBs, large enterprises, remote office/branch office (ROBO) setups, retail stores, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), and enterprise applications.
By pooling compute, storage, and virtualization resources into a single node, the VX Series enables efficient utilization and management of resources. It eliminates the need for expensive IT overprovisioning by allowing businesses to pay for additional resources only when needed. The platform offers flexibility and choice with support for both all-flash and hybrid configurations.
Lenovo ThinkAgile Advantage is included with all ThinkAgile platforms, providing setup, configuration, and training services to get the system operational quickly. Lenovo servers have a proven track record of performance innovation and reliability, holding numerous world records on industry- standard benchmarks. In fact, Lenovo servers have held the #1 reliability rating among all x86 server brands worldwide for 7 consecutive years, according to the ITIC Global Server Hardware and OS Reliability Survey.
Product Usage Instructions
- Choose the appropriate ThinkAgile VX Series model based on your business requirements and use-case.
- If integrating into an existing VMware environment, ensure compatibility and plan for seamless integration.
- Upon delivery of the VX Series, Lenovo Services will set up and configure the solution for you.
- Take advantage of the training provided by Lenovo Services to familiarize yourself with the system.
- Connect the VX Series to your network and power it on.
- Follow the provided documentation to access the VX Series management interface.
- Use the management interface to monitor and manage the compute, storage, and virtualization resources.
- If additional resources are needed, contact Lenovo to scale up the VX Series.
- Maintain regular backups of your data to ensure data protection.
- Refer to the user manual for troubleshooting steps or contact Lenovo Support for assistance if any issues arise.
vSAN Hyperconverged Architecture
Differentiating yourself from the competition is vital in today’s fast-moving
business environment. To support your business, IT systems must be simple,
agile, and cost-effective so you can meet your customers’ requirements to
always be online. Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series enables you to meet these
requirements by focusing on the business outcome you require, rather than on
building your infrastructure.
ThinkAgile VX Series, powered by VMware vSAN, is available in several models.
Each is preconfigured, pretested, and optimized to provide the simplest way to
bring a new VMware hyperconverged environment online. VX Series can integrate
easily into an existing VMware environment. Designed for any size business
from SMBs through large enterprises, VX Series can be used as infrastructure
for remote office/branch office (ROBO) and retail stores as well as virtual
desktop infrastructure (VDI) and enterprise applications.
Buying vs. Building Infrastructure
Typically, VMware vSAN installation is very much a do-it-yourself project.
Customers must configure, test, debug, optimize and validate on their own.
However, ThinkAgile VX Series eliminates all of that time and effort by
completing those steps before it leaves the factory.
VX Series arrives with the hardware configured, software installed, and the
option of having Lenovo professional services to integrate it into your
environment. This makes VX Series easy to deploy, provides faster time-to-
value, and reduces your costs. VX Series includes powerful lifecycle
management capabilities via vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM). vLCM speeds
deployment, simplifies patching and updating software, and offers task
automation. This enables you to free up valuable personnel for more productive
tasks.
VX Series is simple to manage and operate. With compute, storage, and
virtualization resources integrated into a single node, it enables you to
dramatically simplify your infrastructure by pooling multiple sets of node
resources into a single virtual structure for more efficient utilization and
management. Plus, the infrastructure scales rapidly to meet the growing needs
of your business.
There is no need for expensive IT overprovisioning. You can wait until you actually need additional resources before paying for them.
Flexibility and Choice
ThinkAgile VX Series comes in a wide range of platforms and provides the flexibility to configure the system you need to meet any use-case. Both all- flash and hybrid platforms are supported.
- VVXX 22000000 SSeerriieess — General-purpose 1U 1-node platform optimized small and medium businesses.
- VVXX 33000000 SSeerriieess — General-purpose 1U and 2U 1-node platform and 2U 4-node platform optimized for compute-heavy applications, such as VDI. The VX3530-G 2U 1-node platform is available with GPU hardware for accelerating graphics-intensive VDI deployments.
- VVXX 55000000 SSeerriieess — Storage-dense 2U 1-node platform optimized for long-term, high-capacity storage requirements.
- VVXX 77000000 SSeerriieess — 2U and 4U platforms optimized for the highest-performance workloads, such as databases and collaboration.
Scalability and Performance
Based on Lenovo ThinkSystem platforms that incorporate Intel® Xeon® Platinum
processor family CPU´s or AMD EPYC™ 7003 Series Processors, VX Series allows
you to start small, with as few as three nodes, and scale either by adding
more storage capacity or by adding nodes one at a time. This enables you to
scale capacity and performance easily and without disruption to day-to-day
operations. All-flash models support inline de-duplication, compression, and
encryption to give you an optimized, secure, high-performance platform with
maximum usable capacity.
Fast Time-to-Business Use
All ThinkAgile platforms are delivered with Lenovo ThinkAgile Advantage.
Lenovo Services will set up and configure your new solution and provide any
training you need to get the system operational. Your VX Series will be up and
running productively in hours instead of days or weeks. Once your VX Series is
deployed, you’ll have the utmost in productivity. After all, ThinkSystem
servers currently hold more than 240 world records on industry-standard
benchmarks.* And dating back to 2001, Lenovo servers have achieved more than
500 world record results, demonstrating a history of performance innovation.
Greater Reliability
A successful hyperconverged solution requires reliable server platforms.
Because servers perform both the compute and pooled-storage missions, uptime
is more important than ever.
For 7 years in a row, Lenovo servers have held the #1 reliability rating among
all x86 server brands worldwide, according to the latest ITIC Global Server
Hardware and OS Reliability Survey. The independent survey polled hundreds of
global businesses and Lenovo servers continue to rank at the top.
ThinkAgile Advantage Support
If you need support, Lenovo ThinkAgile Advantage gives you a direct phone line to a team of experts who support only ThinkAgile solutions. The experts will rapidly diagnose any hardware or software issues and remain with you as the single-point-of-contact throughout the entire support process.
Bottom Line
ThinkAgile VX Series enables you to simplify your IT infrastructure and drive
down costs through the combination of preloaded easy-to-use software on
powerful, extremely reliable hardware. All VX Series models are backed by
world-class Lenovo services and support.
The perfect complement to the VX Series, Lenovo’s comprehensive data center
services portfolio spans the entire lifecycle of your Lenovo IT assets. Tailor
your data center services to meet specific business needs and response-time
targets with preconfigured support levels. Service options include assessment
workshops, hardware installation, enterprise server software support, managed
services, health checks, and more.
VX 2000 Series Specifications – Intel
The ThinkAgile VX 2000 Series model is available as a 1U form factor. The
VX2000 series is designed to provide optimum performance and capacity for
small and medium-sized business.
| Model | VX2330 |
|---|---|
| Target Audience | Small and medium-sized businesses |
| Form Factor | 1U |
| Processor | Up to 2x 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, up to |
270W
Memory| 32x 128GB DIMMs at 3200 MHz
GPU| None
Drive Bays| 4x 3.5″ SAS/SATA
4x 3.5″ NVMe
Number of Disk Groups| 1
Storage Options| 3x 900GB – 8TB HDDs
Software Preloaded| VMware ESXi, vSAN
Systems Management| Single pane of glass with Lenovo XClarity Integrator for
VMware vCenter and VMware vSphere. Integrated management offering for
discovery, monitoring, firmware updates, configurations, and workload
migration.
License Options| VMware vSphere Standard, Enterprise or Enterprise Plus with
Operations Management; VMware vSAN Standard, Advanced, Enterprise; HCI Kit
Advanced; VMware Cloud Foundation Standard, Enterprise, Advanced HCI Kit
Enterprise; 3- or 5-year support subscription
Warranty Support| 3- or 5-year customer-replaceable unit and onsite service,
next business day 9×5; optional service upgrades
Support| Lenovo ThinkAgile Advantage
VX 2000 Series Specifications – AMD
The ThinkAgile VX 2000 Series model is available as a 1U form factor. The
VX2000 series is designed to provide optimum performance and capacity for
small and medium-sized business.
| Model | VX2375 |
|---|---|
| Target Audience | Small and medium-sized businesses |
| Form Factor | 1U |
| Processor | 2x 64 Core AMD EPYC™ 7003 Series Processors |
| Memory | 32x Up to 256GB DIMMs at 3200 MHz |
| GPU | None |
| Drive Bays | 4x 3.5″ SAS/SATA |
4x 3.5″ NVMe
Number of Disk Groups| 1
Storage Options| 3x 900GB – 8TB HDDs
Software Preloaded| VMware ESXi, vSAN
Systems Management| Single pane of glass with Lenovo XClarity Integrator for
VMware vCenter and VMware vSphere. Integrated management offering for
discovery, monitoring, firmware updates, configurations, and workload
migration.
License Options| VMware vSphere Standard, Enterprise or Enterprise Plus with
Operations Management; VMware vSAN Standard, Advanced, Enterprise; HCI Kit
Advanced; VMware Cloud Foundation Standard, Enterprise, Advanced HCI Kit
Enterprise; 3- or 5-year support subscription
Warranty Support| 3- or 5-year customer-replaceable unit and onsite service,
next business day 9×5; optional service upgrades
Support| Lenovo ThinkAgile Advantage
VX 3000 Series Specifications – Intel
The ThinkAgile VX 3000 Series models are available as a 1U, 2U or 2U4N form factor with GPUs. All VX 3000 Series models are engineered for compute-heavy workloads (business applications and VDI) and are available in all-flash and hybrid models.
| Model | VX3330 | VX3530-G | VX3720 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Target Audience | Compute-heavy, high-performance virtualization, and VDI | ||
| Form Factor | 1U | 2U | 2U 4N |
| Processor | Up to 2x 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, up to | ||
| 270W | Up to 2x 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, up to 270W | Up |
to 2x Intel® Xeon® Gen 1 Platinum processors, up to 165W
Memory| 32x 128GB DIMMs at 3200 MHz| 32x 128GB DIMMs at 3200 MHz| 16x slots,
2933Mhz TruDDR4
GPU| None| 3x DW GPU up to 300W each 8x SW GPU up to 75W each 6x SW GPU up to
150W each| None
Drive Bays| 12x 2.5″ SAS/SATA
12x 2.5″ NVMe
| 24 x 2.5″ (HS)| 4x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA 2x 2.5-inch AnyBay HS
Cache Drive Options| 1 or 2x 400GB, 800GB, 1600GB| 1 or 2x 400GB, 800GB,
1600GB| Hybrid: Up to 12 TB (5x 2.4 TB HDDs).
All Flash: Up to 38.4 TB (5x 7.68 TB SSDs)
Number of Disk Groups| 1 or 4| Up to 5| 1 or 2
Software Preloaded| VMware ESXi, vSAN
Systems Management| Single pane of glass with Lenovo XClarity Integrator for
VMware vCenter and VMware vSphere. Integrated management offering for
discovery, monitoring, firmware updates, configurations, and workload
migration
License Options| VMware vSphere Standard, Enterprise or Enterprise Plus with
Operations Management; VMware vSAN Standard, Advanced, Enterprise; HCI Kit
Advanced, HCI Kit Enterprise; VMware Cloud Foundation Standard, Enterprise,
Advanced; 3- or 5-year support subscription
Warranty Support| 3-year customer-replaceable unit and onsite service, next
business day 9×5; optional service upgrades
Support| Lenovo ThinkAgile Advantage
VX 3000 Series Specifications – AMD
The ThinkAgile VX 3000 Series model, featuring the latest AMD EPYC processors
is available as a 1U or 2U form factor with GPUs. All VX 3000 Series models
are engineered for compute-heavy workloads (business applications and VDI) and
are available in all-flash and hybrid models.
| Model | VX3375 | VX3575-G |
|---|---|---|
| Target Audience | Compute-heavy, high-performance virtualization, and VDI | |
| Form Factor | 1U | 2U |
| Processor | 2x 64 Core AMD EPYC™ 7003 Series Processors | |
| Memory | 32x Up to 256GB DIMMs at 3200 MHz | 32x 128GB DIMMs at 3200 MHz |
| GPU | None | Up to 8 NVIDIA GPUs |
| Drive Bays | 12x 2.5″ SAS/SATA | 24x 2.5″ SAS/SATA |
| Cache Drive Options | 5x 800GB – 7.68TB SSDs | 5x 800GB – 7.68TB SSDs |
| Number of Disk Groups | Up to 5x | |
| Storage Options | HDDs: 14x up to 8TB SSDs: 14x up to 8TB | |
| Software Preloaded | VMware ESXi, vSAN | |
| Systems Management | Single pane of glass with Lenovo XClarity Integrator for |
VMware vCenter and VMware vSphere. Integrated management offering for
discovery, monitoring, firmware updates, configurations, and workload
migration.
License Options| VMware vSphere Standard, Enterprise or Enterprise Plus with
Operations Management; VMware vSAN Standard, Advanced, Enterprise; HCI Kit
Advanced, HCI Kit Enterprise; VMware Cloud Foundation Standard, Enterprise,
Advanced; 3- or 5-year support subscription
Warranty Support| 3-year customer-replaceable unit and onsite service, next
business day 9×5; optional service upgrades
Support| Lenovo ThinkAgile Advantage
VX 5000 and VX 7000 Series Specifications – Intel
The 2U Lenovo VX 5000 Series model is engineered for storage-heavy workloads
(Big Data/Analytics, email, etc.) and offers a high-capacity model. The 2U
Lenovo VX 7000 Series model is engineered for high-performance workloads (for
example, in-memory databases) and optimized for I/O-intensive operation.
| Model | VX5530 | VX7330-N | VX7530 | VX7820 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target Audience | Big Data/Analytics, email, large databases, and other high- | |||
| capacity storage needs | High-performance workloads such as database, email and | |||
| collaboration | Databases and other high-performance storage | Databases and |
other high-performance storage
Form Factor| 2U| 1U| 2U| 4U
Processor| Up to 2x 3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, up to
270W| 4x Intel® Xeon® Gold or Platinum 2nd Gen processors.
Memory| 32x 128GB DIMMs at 3200 MHz| 48X DIMMs, up to 12 TB
of TruDDR4 memory at 2933 MHz
Drive Bays| 16 x 3.5” (HS)| 12x 2.5″ NVMe| 40x 2.5″ SAS/SATA
32x 2.5″ NVMe
| Up to 24x SFF hot-swap drive bays
Number of Disk Groups| 1x or 5x| 1x or 4x| 1x to 5x| 2x up to 5x
Software Preloaded| VMware ESXi, vSAN
Systems Management| Single pane of glass with Lenovo XClarity Integrator for
VMware vCenter and VMware vSphere. Integrated management offering for
discovery, monitoring, firmware updates, configurations, and workload
migration
License Options| VMware vSphere Standard, Enterprise or Enterprise Plus with
Operations Management; VMware vSAN Standard, Advanced, Enterprise; VMware
Cloud Foundation Standard, Enterprise, Advanced; 3- or 5- year support
subscription
Warranty Support| 3-year customer-replaceable unit and onsite service, next
business day 9×5; optional service upgrades
Support| Lenovo ThinkAgile Advantage
VX 5000 and VX 7000 Series Specifications – AMD
Featuring the latest AMD EPYC™ processors, the 2U Lenovo VX 5000 Series model
is engineered for storage-heavy workloads (Big Data/Analytics, email, etc.)
and offers a high-capacity model. The 2U Lenovo VX 7000 Series model is
engineered for high-performance workloads (for example, in-memory databases)
and optimized for I/O-intensive operation.
Model| VX5575 Integrated System| VX7375 Integrated System| VX7576 Node| VX7575
Integrated System
---|---|---|---|---
Target Audience| Big Data/Analytics, email, large databases, and other high-
capacity storage needs| High-performance workloads and high- capacity storage
needs| High-performance workloads such as database, email and collaboration|
Databases and other high-performance storage
Form Factor| 2U| 1U| 2U| 2U
Processor| 1 or 2x 64 Core AMD EPYC™ 7003 Series Processors
Memory| 32x 128GB DIMMs at 3200 MHz
GPU| None| 3x| Up to 8 NVIDIA GPUs| None
Drive Bays| 16x 3.5″ SAS/SATA| 12x 2.5″ NVMe| 36x 2.5″ SAS/SATA
16x 3.5″ SAS/SATA
32x 2.5″ NVMe
| 36x 2.5″ SAS/SATA
32x 2.5″ NVMe
Number of Disk Groups| Up to 5x| Up to 5x| Up to 5x| Up to 5x
Cache| 800GB – 7.68TB SSDs| 1.6TB – 7.68TB SSDs| | 800GB – 7.68TB SSDs
Storage Options| HDDs: 16x up to 8TB SSDs: 16x up to 7.68TB 36 total drives|
NVMe: 800GB, 1.6TB, 3.2TB, 3.8TB. 7.6TB| | HDDs: 1.2, 1.8, 2.4TB SSDs: 7.68TB
Software Preloaded| VMware ESXi, vSAN
Systems Management| Single pane of glass with Lenovo XClarity Integrator for
VMware vCenter and VMware vSphere. Integrated management offering for
discovery, monitoring, firmware updates, configurations, and workload
migration
License Options| VMware vSphere Standard, Enterprise or Enterprise Plus with
Operations Management; VMware vSAN Standard, Advanced, Enterprise; VMware
Cloud Foundation Standard, Enterprise, Advanced; 3- or 5- year support
subscription
Warranty Support| 3-year customer-replaceable unit and onsite service, next
business day 9×5; optional service upgrades
Support| Lenovo ThinkAgile Advantage
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