lenovo mission critical server portfolio

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Lenovo Mission Critical Server PortfolioKathy Holoman

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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


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%

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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


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


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


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


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


X6 Awards

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•IF Design Award 2015- Product Discipline Category- Click Here

•Finalist: IDEA 2014- Industrial Design Category- Click Here

http://www-old.idsa.org/ibm-x3850-and-x3950-x6

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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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS24DJROs7I


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


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


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

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x3850 X6Enterprise 4-socket , E7 v3 4U

offering with maximum performance, reliability and scalability

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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


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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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


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


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



1 ITIC 2014-2015 Reliability Survey, May 2014, http://www.lenovo.com/images/products/system-x/pdfs/analyst-reports/XSL03126USEN.PDF

http://www.lenovo.com/images/products/system-x/pdfs/analyst-reports/XSL03126USEN.PDF


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






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


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


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

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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


x3950 X6 highlights





Previous Generation

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Flex X6 Compute Nodes

Target Workloads

Flex x440 X6 Compute Node

OLTP & Enterprise

DatabasesERP, CRM



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


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




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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







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


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

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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



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


Flex System x480 X6 highlights





Previous Generation

Up to



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


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





Previous Generation

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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


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)


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

Read the Case Study

http://news.lenovo.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=1960


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

Read the Case Study

Watch the Video

http://news.lenovo.com/images/20034/systemx_fixnetix_cs.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIhqCwsciDg


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


Financial Markets

Read the Case Study

http://news.lenovo.com/images/20034/systemx_fluent_trade_technologies_cs.pdf


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


Financial Markets

Read the Case Study

http://news.lenovo.com/images/20034/systemx_options_it_cs.pdf


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


Financial Markets

Read the Case Study

http://news.lenovo.com/images/20034/systemx_redline_cs.pdf


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

Read the Case Study

http://news.lenovo.com/images/20034/systemx_technische_universit%C3%A4t_darmstadt_cs.pdf

http://news.lenovo.com/images/20034/systemx_technische_universit%C3%A4t_darmstadt_cs.pdf

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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


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.


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


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.


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

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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*.







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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