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Lenovo ThinkSystem Blade System
Customer Deck
2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Patrick Moakley Director of Marketing
June 2017
2 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Agenda
bullCustomer Challenges
bullThe ThinkSystem Blade Portfolio
bullBlade Workloads
bullThe ThinkSystem Blade Portfolio
bullCustomer References
3
Todayrsquos Challenges
25B ndash The number of things on the Internet of Things by 20202
5 milliseconds ndash The expiration time for Algorithmic trading data3
$179001 ndash Cost per rack per year for space and power
1 Power cost $17K per year per rack Real Estate costs $900 rackyear
2 Gartner The Impact of IoT on IT Operations and Bimodal Strategy by Sanjit Ganguli page 6
3 Gartner Your Digital Business Is DOA Without APM page 5
4 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
The Pillars of ThinkSystem Blades
Proven Time in market
Multiple CPU Generations
Ready for tomorrow
Efficient Save time money
Eliminate clutter
Reduce OPEX
Flexible Faster resource management
Non-disruptive scalability
Choice of storage
5 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
ThinkSystem Blade Systems Workloads
Large-Scale
Virtualization Virtualization amp VDI
SN550
2P Half Wide
Blade System
SN850
2-4P Full Wide
Blade System
Private amp Hybrid
Cloud
Mid-sized
Databases
6 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Lenovo Flex System
The orchestration platform for conducting business
bull Flexible
bull Efficient
bull Proven
7 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Lenovo Flex System Delivers
The orchestration platform for conducting business
Efficient XClarity2 reduces time amp steps for common tasks
Integrated chassis reduces cables by 92
80 more dense than 2U 4P systems
Save up to $25003 per rack per year in power costs
Flexible Move VMrsquos 25 times faster than Cisco UCS1
Zero downtime networking scalability
SASSATANVMe amp M2 storage choices
Proven Shipping since 2012
Supports four generations of CPUs concurrently
1Q 2018- will support new 25Gb switches
8 2017 Lenovo Internal NDA Required
ThinkSystem Blade Portfolio ndash Next Generation Flex
Up to 7 4P or
Up to 14 2P servers per chassis
804 more dense than rack environments
TPM 20 Security
New 4x 10GbE LOM- no mezz card needed
New 25G switch amp mezz card
SN550 2P frac12 Wide SN850 4P Full Wide
C1Q 2018
9 2017 Lenovo Internal All rights reserved
Lenovo ThinkSystem Blades
ThinkSystem SN550 ‒ Succeeds x240 M5
‒ Bronze Silver Gold Platinum CPUs up to 165W
‒ 28 core CPUs with faster memory (2666MHz)
‒ 24 DIMM Slots 15TB max memory
ThinkSystem SN850
‒ Succeeds x440 x480 X6
‒ Gold amp Platinum CPUs up to 165W
‒ 28 core CPUs with faster memory (2666MHz)
‒ 48 DIMM Slots 3TB max memory
‒ High performance mesh topology
SN550 2P frac12 Wide
SN850 4P Full Wide
128GB DIMMs available 1Q 2018
10 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Conclusion ThinkSystem Blade Systems
SN550 SN850
bullFlexible
bullEfficient
bullProven
11
Lenovo Flex System in Action Gulftainer Setting sail for easier expansion with SAP S4HANA MACH and Lenovo
Customer success summary With its sights set on becoming one of the worldrsquos major container terminal operators
how could Gulftainer ensure that it could set up new sites quickly and easily The
company migrated its SAP business applications and Marine and Container Handling
(MACH) system to SAP S4 HANA deploying two Lenovo System servers to support
the mission-critical environment as well as Lenovo Flex System at its corporate office in
Sharjah UAE and the Khorfakkan Container Terminal to support its Terminal Operating
System (TOS) Today Gulftainer can scale its server infrastructure as and when needed
to meet demanding growth requirements while deeper insight into operations improves
business decision-making
ldquoWith Lenovo System x and
Flex System we have gained
innovative solutions that will enable
us to meet future demandrdquo
mdashVinay Sharma Group IT Head
Gulftainer
Solution components Applications
bull SAP S4HANA
bull Marine and Container Handling
Hardware
bull Lenovo Solution for SAP HANA
bull Lenovo System x servers with Intelreg Xeon reg
E7 family of processors
bull Lenovo Flex System with Intel Xeon E5 family
of processors
Case Study
2017 Lenovo All rights reserved
13 13 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
14 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS
RESERVED
Citations
1 ldquoIBMreg Flex Systemreg Network Architecture VM Migration and Aggregate Network Performance versus Cisco UCSrdquo Tolly Report 214104 copy 2014 TOLLY ENTERPRISES LLC
2 httpwwwlenovocomimagesproductssystem-xpdfswhite-papersxclarity_admin_flex_system_wppdf
3 $2500 per rack per year Flex 15 less power consumption compared to IBM BladeCenter average per rack cost of power is $17000 httpswwwenergystargoviapartnersprod_developmentdownloadsDC_Energy_Metricspdf
4 80 more dense than rack environments 14 2P7 4P Flex nodes + 4 switches (2 each Ethernet amp Fibre Channel) in 10U 14 2P7 4P rack systems + 4 switches = 18U
2 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Agenda
bullCustomer Challenges
bullThe ThinkSystem Blade Portfolio
bullBlade Workloads
bullThe ThinkSystem Blade Portfolio
bullCustomer References
3
Todayrsquos Challenges
25B ndash The number of things on the Internet of Things by 20202
5 milliseconds ndash The expiration time for Algorithmic trading data3
$179001 ndash Cost per rack per year for space and power
1 Power cost $17K per year per rack Real Estate costs $900 rackyear
2 Gartner The Impact of IoT on IT Operations and Bimodal Strategy by Sanjit Ganguli page 6
3 Gartner Your Digital Business Is DOA Without APM page 5
4 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
The Pillars of ThinkSystem Blades
Proven Time in market
Multiple CPU Generations
Ready for tomorrow
Efficient Save time money
Eliminate clutter
Reduce OPEX
Flexible Faster resource management
Non-disruptive scalability
Choice of storage
5 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
ThinkSystem Blade Systems Workloads
Large-Scale
Virtualization Virtualization amp VDI
SN550
2P Half Wide
Blade System
SN850
2-4P Full Wide
Blade System
Private amp Hybrid
Cloud
Mid-sized
Databases
6 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Lenovo Flex System
The orchestration platform for conducting business
bull Flexible
bull Efficient
bull Proven
7 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Lenovo Flex System Delivers
The orchestration platform for conducting business
Efficient XClarity2 reduces time amp steps for common tasks
Integrated chassis reduces cables by 92
80 more dense than 2U 4P systems
Save up to $25003 per rack per year in power costs
Flexible Move VMrsquos 25 times faster than Cisco UCS1
Zero downtime networking scalability
SASSATANVMe amp M2 storage choices
Proven Shipping since 2012
Supports four generations of CPUs concurrently
1Q 2018- will support new 25Gb switches
8 2017 Lenovo Internal NDA Required
ThinkSystem Blade Portfolio ndash Next Generation Flex
Up to 7 4P or
Up to 14 2P servers per chassis
804 more dense than rack environments
TPM 20 Security
New 4x 10GbE LOM- no mezz card needed
New 25G switch amp mezz card
SN550 2P frac12 Wide SN850 4P Full Wide
C1Q 2018
9 2017 Lenovo Internal All rights reserved
Lenovo ThinkSystem Blades
ThinkSystem SN550 ‒ Succeeds x240 M5
‒ Bronze Silver Gold Platinum CPUs up to 165W
‒ 28 core CPUs with faster memory (2666MHz)
‒ 24 DIMM Slots 15TB max memory
ThinkSystem SN850
‒ Succeeds x440 x480 X6
‒ Gold amp Platinum CPUs up to 165W
‒ 28 core CPUs with faster memory (2666MHz)
‒ 48 DIMM Slots 3TB max memory
‒ High performance mesh topology
SN550 2P frac12 Wide
SN850 4P Full Wide
128GB DIMMs available 1Q 2018
10 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Conclusion ThinkSystem Blade Systems
SN550 SN850
bullFlexible
bullEfficient
bullProven
11
Lenovo Flex System in Action Gulftainer Setting sail for easier expansion with SAP S4HANA MACH and Lenovo
Customer success summary With its sights set on becoming one of the worldrsquos major container terminal operators
how could Gulftainer ensure that it could set up new sites quickly and easily The
company migrated its SAP business applications and Marine and Container Handling
(MACH) system to SAP S4 HANA deploying two Lenovo System servers to support
the mission-critical environment as well as Lenovo Flex System at its corporate office in
Sharjah UAE and the Khorfakkan Container Terminal to support its Terminal Operating
System (TOS) Today Gulftainer can scale its server infrastructure as and when needed
to meet demanding growth requirements while deeper insight into operations improves
business decision-making
ldquoWith Lenovo System x and
Flex System we have gained
innovative solutions that will enable
us to meet future demandrdquo
mdashVinay Sharma Group IT Head
Gulftainer
Solution components Applications
bull SAP S4HANA
bull Marine and Container Handling
Hardware
bull Lenovo Solution for SAP HANA
bull Lenovo System x servers with Intelreg Xeon reg
E7 family of processors
bull Lenovo Flex System with Intel Xeon E5 family
of processors
Case Study
2017 Lenovo All rights reserved
13 13 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
14 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS
RESERVED
Citations
1 ldquoIBMreg Flex Systemreg Network Architecture VM Migration and Aggregate Network Performance versus Cisco UCSrdquo Tolly Report 214104 copy 2014 TOLLY ENTERPRISES LLC
2 httpwwwlenovocomimagesproductssystem-xpdfswhite-papersxclarity_admin_flex_system_wppdf
3 $2500 per rack per year Flex 15 less power consumption compared to IBM BladeCenter average per rack cost of power is $17000 httpswwwenergystargoviapartnersprod_developmentdownloadsDC_Energy_Metricspdf
4 80 more dense than rack environments 14 2P7 4P Flex nodes + 4 switches (2 each Ethernet amp Fibre Channel) in 10U 14 2P7 4P rack systems + 4 switches = 18U
3
Todayrsquos Challenges
25B ndash The number of things on the Internet of Things by 20202
5 milliseconds ndash The expiration time for Algorithmic trading data3
$179001 ndash Cost per rack per year for space and power
1 Power cost $17K per year per rack Real Estate costs $900 rackyear
2 Gartner The Impact of IoT on IT Operations and Bimodal Strategy by Sanjit Ganguli page 6
3 Gartner Your Digital Business Is DOA Without APM page 5
4 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
The Pillars of ThinkSystem Blades
Proven Time in market
Multiple CPU Generations
Ready for tomorrow
Efficient Save time money
Eliminate clutter
Reduce OPEX
Flexible Faster resource management
Non-disruptive scalability
Choice of storage
5 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
ThinkSystem Blade Systems Workloads
Large-Scale
Virtualization Virtualization amp VDI
SN550
2P Half Wide
Blade System
SN850
2-4P Full Wide
Blade System
Private amp Hybrid
Cloud
Mid-sized
Databases
6 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Lenovo Flex System
The orchestration platform for conducting business
bull Flexible
bull Efficient
bull Proven
7 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Lenovo Flex System Delivers
The orchestration platform for conducting business
Efficient XClarity2 reduces time amp steps for common tasks
Integrated chassis reduces cables by 92
80 more dense than 2U 4P systems
Save up to $25003 per rack per year in power costs
Flexible Move VMrsquos 25 times faster than Cisco UCS1
Zero downtime networking scalability
SASSATANVMe amp M2 storage choices
Proven Shipping since 2012
Supports four generations of CPUs concurrently
1Q 2018- will support new 25Gb switches
8 2017 Lenovo Internal NDA Required
ThinkSystem Blade Portfolio ndash Next Generation Flex
Up to 7 4P or
Up to 14 2P servers per chassis
804 more dense than rack environments
TPM 20 Security
New 4x 10GbE LOM- no mezz card needed
New 25G switch amp mezz card
SN550 2P frac12 Wide SN850 4P Full Wide
C1Q 2018
9 2017 Lenovo Internal All rights reserved
Lenovo ThinkSystem Blades
ThinkSystem SN550 ‒ Succeeds x240 M5
‒ Bronze Silver Gold Platinum CPUs up to 165W
‒ 28 core CPUs with faster memory (2666MHz)
‒ 24 DIMM Slots 15TB max memory
ThinkSystem SN850
‒ Succeeds x440 x480 X6
‒ Gold amp Platinum CPUs up to 165W
‒ 28 core CPUs with faster memory (2666MHz)
‒ 48 DIMM Slots 3TB max memory
‒ High performance mesh topology
SN550 2P frac12 Wide
SN850 4P Full Wide
128GB DIMMs available 1Q 2018
10 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Conclusion ThinkSystem Blade Systems
SN550 SN850
bullFlexible
bullEfficient
bullProven
11
Lenovo Flex System in Action Gulftainer Setting sail for easier expansion with SAP S4HANA MACH and Lenovo
Customer success summary With its sights set on becoming one of the worldrsquos major container terminal operators
how could Gulftainer ensure that it could set up new sites quickly and easily The
company migrated its SAP business applications and Marine and Container Handling
(MACH) system to SAP S4 HANA deploying two Lenovo System servers to support
the mission-critical environment as well as Lenovo Flex System at its corporate office in
Sharjah UAE and the Khorfakkan Container Terminal to support its Terminal Operating
System (TOS) Today Gulftainer can scale its server infrastructure as and when needed
to meet demanding growth requirements while deeper insight into operations improves
business decision-making
ldquoWith Lenovo System x and
Flex System we have gained
innovative solutions that will enable
us to meet future demandrdquo
mdashVinay Sharma Group IT Head
Gulftainer
Solution components Applications
bull SAP S4HANA
bull Marine and Container Handling
Hardware
bull Lenovo Solution for SAP HANA
bull Lenovo System x servers with Intelreg Xeon reg
E7 family of processors
bull Lenovo Flex System with Intel Xeon E5 family
of processors
Case Study
2017 Lenovo All rights reserved
13 13 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
14 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS
RESERVED
Citations
1 ldquoIBMreg Flex Systemreg Network Architecture VM Migration and Aggregate Network Performance versus Cisco UCSrdquo Tolly Report 214104 copy 2014 TOLLY ENTERPRISES LLC
2 httpwwwlenovocomimagesproductssystem-xpdfswhite-papersxclarity_admin_flex_system_wppdf
3 $2500 per rack per year Flex 15 less power consumption compared to IBM BladeCenter average per rack cost of power is $17000 httpswwwenergystargoviapartnersprod_developmentdownloadsDC_Energy_Metricspdf
4 80 more dense than rack environments 14 2P7 4P Flex nodes + 4 switches (2 each Ethernet amp Fibre Channel) in 10U 14 2P7 4P rack systems + 4 switches = 18U
4 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
The Pillars of ThinkSystem Blades
Proven Time in market
Multiple CPU Generations
Ready for tomorrow
Efficient Save time money
Eliminate clutter
Reduce OPEX
Flexible Faster resource management
Non-disruptive scalability
Choice of storage
5 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
ThinkSystem Blade Systems Workloads
Large-Scale
Virtualization Virtualization amp VDI
SN550
2P Half Wide
Blade System
SN850
2-4P Full Wide
Blade System
Private amp Hybrid
Cloud
Mid-sized
Databases
6 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Lenovo Flex System
The orchestration platform for conducting business
bull Flexible
bull Efficient
bull Proven
7 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Lenovo Flex System Delivers
The orchestration platform for conducting business
Efficient XClarity2 reduces time amp steps for common tasks
Integrated chassis reduces cables by 92
80 more dense than 2U 4P systems
Save up to $25003 per rack per year in power costs
Flexible Move VMrsquos 25 times faster than Cisco UCS1
Zero downtime networking scalability
SASSATANVMe amp M2 storage choices
Proven Shipping since 2012
Supports four generations of CPUs concurrently
1Q 2018- will support new 25Gb switches
8 2017 Lenovo Internal NDA Required
ThinkSystem Blade Portfolio ndash Next Generation Flex
Up to 7 4P or
Up to 14 2P servers per chassis
804 more dense than rack environments
TPM 20 Security
New 4x 10GbE LOM- no mezz card needed
New 25G switch amp mezz card
SN550 2P frac12 Wide SN850 4P Full Wide
C1Q 2018
9 2017 Lenovo Internal All rights reserved
Lenovo ThinkSystem Blades
ThinkSystem SN550 ‒ Succeeds x240 M5
‒ Bronze Silver Gold Platinum CPUs up to 165W
‒ 28 core CPUs with faster memory (2666MHz)
‒ 24 DIMM Slots 15TB max memory
ThinkSystem SN850
‒ Succeeds x440 x480 X6
‒ Gold amp Platinum CPUs up to 165W
‒ 28 core CPUs with faster memory (2666MHz)
‒ 48 DIMM Slots 3TB max memory
‒ High performance mesh topology
SN550 2P frac12 Wide
SN850 4P Full Wide
128GB DIMMs available 1Q 2018
10 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Conclusion ThinkSystem Blade Systems
SN550 SN850
bullFlexible
bullEfficient
bullProven
11
Lenovo Flex System in Action Gulftainer Setting sail for easier expansion with SAP S4HANA MACH and Lenovo
Customer success summary With its sights set on becoming one of the worldrsquos major container terminal operators
how could Gulftainer ensure that it could set up new sites quickly and easily The
company migrated its SAP business applications and Marine and Container Handling
(MACH) system to SAP S4 HANA deploying two Lenovo System servers to support
the mission-critical environment as well as Lenovo Flex System at its corporate office in
Sharjah UAE and the Khorfakkan Container Terminal to support its Terminal Operating
System (TOS) Today Gulftainer can scale its server infrastructure as and when needed
to meet demanding growth requirements while deeper insight into operations improves
business decision-making
ldquoWith Lenovo System x and
Flex System we have gained
innovative solutions that will enable
us to meet future demandrdquo
mdashVinay Sharma Group IT Head
Gulftainer
Solution components Applications
bull SAP S4HANA
bull Marine and Container Handling
Hardware
bull Lenovo Solution for SAP HANA
bull Lenovo System x servers with Intelreg Xeon reg
E7 family of processors
bull Lenovo Flex System with Intel Xeon E5 family
of processors
Case Study
2017 Lenovo All rights reserved
13 13 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
14 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS
RESERVED
Citations
1 ldquoIBMreg Flex Systemreg Network Architecture VM Migration and Aggregate Network Performance versus Cisco UCSrdquo Tolly Report 214104 copy 2014 TOLLY ENTERPRISES LLC
2 httpwwwlenovocomimagesproductssystem-xpdfswhite-papersxclarity_admin_flex_system_wppdf
3 $2500 per rack per year Flex 15 less power consumption compared to IBM BladeCenter average per rack cost of power is $17000 httpswwwenergystargoviapartnersprod_developmentdownloadsDC_Energy_Metricspdf
4 80 more dense than rack environments 14 2P7 4P Flex nodes + 4 switches (2 each Ethernet amp Fibre Channel) in 10U 14 2P7 4P rack systems + 4 switches = 18U
5 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
ThinkSystem Blade Systems Workloads
Large-Scale
Virtualization Virtualization amp VDI
SN550
2P Half Wide
Blade System
SN850
2-4P Full Wide
Blade System
Private amp Hybrid
Cloud
Mid-sized
Databases
6 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Lenovo Flex System
The orchestration platform for conducting business
bull Flexible
bull Efficient
bull Proven
7 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Lenovo Flex System Delivers
The orchestration platform for conducting business
Efficient XClarity2 reduces time amp steps for common tasks
Integrated chassis reduces cables by 92
80 more dense than 2U 4P systems
Save up to $25003 per rack per year in power costs
Flexible Move VMrsquos 25 times faster than Cisco UCS1
Zero downtime networking scalability
SASSATANVMe amp M2 storage choices
Proven Shipping since 2012
Supports four generations of CPUs concurrently
1Q 2018- will support new 25Gb switches
8 2017 Lenovo Internal NDA Required
ThinkSystem Blade Portfolio ndash Next Generation Flex
Up to 7 4P or
Up to 14 2P servers per chassis
804 more dense than rack environments
TPM 20 Security
New 4x 10GbE LOM- no mezz card needed
New 25G switch amp mezz card
SN550 2P frac12 Wide SN850 4P Full Wide
C1Q 2018
9 2017 Lenovo Internal All rights reserved
Lenovo ThinkSystem Blades
ThinkSystem SN550 ‒ Succeeds x240 M5
‒ Bronze Silver Gold Platinum CPUs up to 165W
‒ 28 core CPUs with faster memory (2666MHz)
‒ 24 DIMM Slots 15TB max memory
ThinkSystem SN850
‒ Succeeds x440 x480 X6
‒ Gold amp Platinum CPUs up to 165W
‒ 28 core CPUs with faster memory (2666MHz)
‒ 48 DIMM Slots 3TB max memory
‒ High performance mesh topology
SN550 2P frac12 Wide
SN850 4P Full Wide
128GB DIMMs available 1Q 2018
10 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Conclusion ThinkSystem Blade Systems
SN550 SN850
bullFlexible
bullEfficient
bullProven
11
Lenovo Flex System in Action Gulftainer Setting sail for easier expansion with SAP S4HANA MACH and Lenovo
Customer success summary With its sights set on becoming one of the worldrsquos major container terminal operators
how could Gulftainer ensure that it could set up new sites quickly and easily The
company migrated its SAP business applications and Marine and Container Handling
(MACH) system to SAP S4 HANA deploying two Lenovo System servers to support
the mission-critical environment as well as Lenovo Flex System at its corporate office in
Sharjah UAE and the Khorfakkan Container Terminal to support its Terminal Operating
System (TOS) Today Gulftainer can scale its server infrastructure as and when needed
to meet demanding growth requirements while deeper insight into operations improves
business decision-making
ldquoWith Lenovo System x and
Flex System we have gained
innovative solutions that will enable
us to meet future demandrdquo
mdashVinay Sharma Group IT Head
Gulftainer
Solution components Applications
bull SAP S4HANA
bull Marine and Container Handling
Hardware
bull Lenovo Solution for SAP HANA
bull Lenovo System x servers with Intelreg Xeon reg
E7 family of processors
bull Lenovo Flex System with Intel Xeon E5 family
of processors
Case Study
2017 Lenovo All rights reserved
13 13 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
14 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS
RESERVED
Citations
1 ldquoIBMreg Flex Systemreg Network Architecture VM Migration and Aggregate Network Performance versus Cisco UCSrdquo Tolly Report 214104 copy 2014 TOLLY ENTERPRISES LLC
2 httpwwwlenovocomimagesproductssystem-xpdfswhite-papersxclarity_admin_flex_system_wppdf
3 $2500 per rack per year Flex 15 less power consumption compared to IBM BladeCenter average per rack cost of power is $17000 httpswwwenergystargoviapartnersprod_developmentdownloadsDC_Energy_Metricspdf
4 80 more dense than rack environments 14 2P7 4P Flex nodes + 4 switches (2 each Ethernet amp Fibre Channel) in 10U 14 2P7 4P rack systems + 4 switches = 18U
6 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Lenovo Flex System
The orchestration platform for conducting business
bull Flexible
bull Efficient
bull Proven
7 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Lenovo Flex System Delivers
The orchestration platform for conducting business
Efficient XClarity2 reduces time amp steps for common tasks
Integrated chassis reduces cables by 92
80 more dense than 2U 4P systems
Save up to $25003 per rack per year in power costs
Flexible Move VMrsquos 25 times faster than Cisco UCS1
Zero downtime networking scalability
SASSATANVMe amp M2 storage choices
Proven Shipping since 2012
Supports four generations of CPUs concurrently
1Q 2018- will support new 25Gb switches
8 2017 Lenovo Internal NDA Required
ThinkSystem Blade Portfolio ndash Next Generation Flex
Up to 7 4P or
Up to 14 2P servers per chassis
804 more dense than rack environments
TPM 20 Security
New 4x 10GbE LOM- no mezz card needed
New 25G switch amp mezz card
SN550 2P frac12 Wide SN850 4P Full Wide
C1Q 2018
9 2017 Lenovo Internal All rights reserved
Lenovo ThinkSystem Blades
ThinkSystem SN550 ‒ Succeeds x240 M5
‒ Bronze Silver Gold Platinum CPUs up to 165W
‒ 28 core CPUs with faster memory (2666MHz)
‒ 24 DIMM Slots 15TB max memory
ThinkSystem SN850
‒ Succeeds x440 x480 X6
‒ Gold amp Platinum CPUs up to 165W
‒ 28 core CPUs with faster memory (2666MHz)
‒ 48 DIMM Slots 3TB max memory
‒ High performance mesh topology
SN550 2P frac12 Wide
SN850 4P Full Wide
128GB DIMMs available 1Q 2018
10 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Conclusion ThinkSystem Blade Systems
SN550 SN850
bullFlexible
bullEfficient
bullProven
11
Lenovo Flex System in Action Gulftainer Setting sail for easier expansion with SAP S4HANA MACH and Lenovo
Customer success summary With its sights set on becoming one of the worldrsquos major container terminal operators
how could Gulftainer ensure that it could set up new sites quickly and easily The
company migrated its SAP business applications and Marine and Container Handling
(MACH) system to SAP S4 HANA deploying two Lenovo System servers to support
the mission-critical environment as well as Lenovo Flex System at its corporate office in
Sharjah UAE and the Khorfakkan Container Terminal to support its Terminal Operating
System (TOS) Today Gulftainer can scale its server infrastructure as and when needed
to meet demanding growth requirements while deeper insight into operations improves
business decision-making
ldquoWith Lenovo System x and
Flex System we have gained
innovative solutions that will enable
us to meet future demandrdquo
mdashVinay Sharma Group IT Head
Gulftainer
Solution components Applications
bull SAP S4HANA
bull Marine and Container Handling
Hardware
bull Lenovo Solution for SAP HANA
bull Lenovo System x servers with Intelreg Xeon reg
E7 family of processors
bull Lenovo Flex System with Intel Xeon E5 family
of processors
Case Study
2017 Lenovo All rights reserved
13 13 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
14 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS
RESERVED
Citations
1 ldquoIBMreg Flex Systemreg Network Architecture VM Migration and Aggregate Network Performance versus Cisco UCSrdquo Tolly Report 214104 copy 2014 TOLLY ENTERPRISES LLC
2 httpwwwlenovocomimagesproductssystem-xpdfswhite-papersxclarity_admin_flex_system_wppdf
3 $2500 per rack per year Flex 15 less power consumption compared to IBM BladeCenter average per rack cost of power is $17000 httpswwwenergystargoviapartnersprod_developmentdownloadsDC_Energy_Metricspdf
4 80 more dense than rack environments 14 2P7 4P Flex nodes + 4 switches (2 each Ethernet amp Fibre Channel) in 10U 14 2P7 4P rack systems + 4 switches = 18U
7 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Lenovo Flex System Delivers
The orchestration platform for conducting business
Efficient XClarity2 reduces time amp steps for common tasks
Integrated chassis reduces cables by 92
80 more dense than 2U 4P systems
Save up to $25003 per rack per year in power costs
Flexible Move VMrsquos 25 times faster than Cisco UCS1
Zero downtime networking scalability
SASSATANVMe amp M2 storage choices
Proven Shipping since 2012
Supports four generations of CPUs concurrently
1Q 2018- will support new 25Gb switches
8 2017 Lenovo Internal NDA Required
ThinkSystem Blade Portfolio ndash Next Generation Flex
Up to 7 4P or
Up to 14 2P servers per chassis
804 more dense than rack environments
TPM 20 Security
New 4x 10GbE LOM- no mezz card needed
New 25G switch amp mezz card
SN550 2P frac12 Wide SN850 4P Full Wide
C1Q 2018
9 2017 Lenovo Internal All rights reserved
Lenovo ThinkSystem Blades
ThinkSystem SN550 ‒ Succeeds x240 M5
‒ Bronze Silver Gold Platinum CPUs up to 165W
‒ 28 core CPUs with faster memory (2666MHz)
‒ 24 DIMM Slots 15TB max memory
ThinkSystem SN850
‒ Succeeds x440 x480 X6
‒ Gold amp Platinum CPUs up to 165W
‒ 28 core CPUs with faster memory (2666MHz)
‒ 48 DIMM Slots 3TB max memory
‒ High performance mesh topology
SN550 2P frac12 Wide
SN850 4P Full Wide
128GB DIMMs available 1Q 2018
10 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Conclusion ThinkSystem Blade Systems
SN550 SN850
bullFlexible
bullEfficient
bullProven
11
Lenovo Flex System in Action Gulftainer Setting sail for easier expansion with SAP S4HANA MACH and Lenovo
Customer success summary With its sights set on becoming one of the worldrsquos major container terminal operators
how could Gulftainer ensure that it could set up new sites quickly and easily The
company migrated its SAP business applications and Marine and Container Handling
(MACH) system to SAP S4 HANA deploying two Lenovo System servers to support
the mission-critical environment as well as Lenovo Flex System at its corporate office in
Sharjah UAE and the Khorfakkan Container Terminal to support its Terminal Operating
System (TOS) Today Gulftainer can scale its server infrastructure as and when needed
to meet demanding growth requirements while deeper insight into operations improves
business decision-making
ldquoWith Lenovo System x and
Flex System we have gained
innovative solutions that will enable
us to meet future demandrdquo
mdashVinay Sharma Group IT Head
Gulftainer
Solution components Applications
bull SAP S4HANA
bull Marine and Container Handling
Hardware
bull Lenovo Solution for SAP HANA
bull Lenovo System x servers with Intelreg Xeon reg
E7 family of processors
bull Lenovo Flex System with Intel Xeon E5 family
of processors
Case Study
2017 Lenovo All rights reserved
13 13 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
14 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS
RESERVED
Citations
1 ldquoIBMreg Flex Systemreg Network Architecture VM Migration and Aggregate Network Performance versus Cisco UCSrdquo Tolly Report 214104 copy 2014 TOLLY ENTERPRISES LLC
2 httpwwwlenovocomimagesproductssystem-xpdfswhite-papersxclarity_admin_flex_system_wppdf
3 $2500 per rack per year Flex 15 less power consumption compared to IBM BladeCenter average per rack cost of power is $17000 httpswwwenergystargoviapartnersprod_developmentdownloadsDC_Energy_Metricspdf
4 80 more dense than rack environments 14 2P7 4P Flex nodes + 4 switches (2 each Ethernet amp Fibre Channel) in 10U 14 2P7 4P rack systems + 4 switches = 18U
8 2017 Lenovo Internal NDA Required
ThinkSystem Blade Portfolio ndash Next Generation Flex
Up to 7 4P or
Up to 14 2P servers per chassis
804 more dense than rack environments
TPM 20 Security
New 4x 10GbE LOM- no mezz card needed
New 25G switch amp mezz card
SN550 2P frac12 Wide SN850 4P Full Wide
C1Q 2018
9 2017 Lenovo Internal All rights reserved
Lenovo ThinkSystem Blades
ThinkSystem SN550 ‒ Succeeds x240 M5
‒ Bronze Silver Gold Platinum CPUs up to 165W
‒ 28 core CPUs with faster memory (2666MHz)
‒ 24 DIMM Slots 15TB max memory
ThinkSystem SN850
‒ Succeeds x440 x480 X6
‒ Gold amp Platinum CPUs up to 165W
‒ 28 core CPUs with faster memory (2666MHz)
‒ 48 DIMM Slots 3TB max memory
‒ High performance mesh topology
SN550 2P frac12 Wide
SN850 4P Full Wide
128GB DIMMs available 1Q 2018
10 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Conclusion ThinkSystem Blade Systems
SN550 SN850
bullFlexible
bullEfficient
bullProven
11
Lenovo Flex System in Action Gulftainer Setting sail for easier expansion with SAP S4HANA MACH and Lenovo
Customer success summary With its sights set on becoming one of the worldrsquos major container terminal operators
how could Gulftainer ensure that it could set up new sites quickly and easily The
company migrated its SAP business applications and Marine and Container Handling
(MACH) system to SAP S4 HANA deploying two Lenovo System servers to support
the mission-critical environment as well as Lenovo Flex System at its corporate office in
Sharjah UAE and the Khorfakkan Container Terminal to support its Terminal Operating
System (TOS) Today Gulftainer can scale its server infrastructure as and when needed
to meet demanding growth requirements while deeper insight into operations improves
business decision-making
ldquoWith Lenovo System x and
Flex System we have gained
innovative solutions that will enable
us to meet future demandrdquo
mdashVinay Sharma Group IT Head
Gulftainer
Solution components Applications
bull SAP S4HANA
bull Marine and Container Handling
Hardware
bull Lenovo Solution for SAP HANA
bull Lenovo System x servers with Intelreg Xeon reg
E7 family of processors
bull Lenovo Flex System with Intel Xeon E5 family
of processors
Case Study
2017 Lenovo All rights reserved
13 13 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
14 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS
RESERVED
Citations
1 ldquoIBMreg Flex Systemreg Network Architecture VM Migration and Aggregate Network Performance versus Cisco UCSrdquo Tolly Report 214104 copy 2014 TOLLY ENTERPRISES LLC
2 httpwwwlenovocomimagesproductssystem-xpdfswhite-papersxclarity_admin_flex_system_wppdf
3 $2500 per rack per year Flex 15 less power consumption compared to IBM BladeCenter average per rack cost of power is $17000 httpswwwenergystargoviapartnersprod_developmentdownloadsDC_Energy_Metricspdf
4 80 more dense than rack environments 14 2P7 4P Flex nodes + 4 switches (2 each Ethernet amp Fibre Channel) in 10U 14 2P7 4P rack systems + 4 switches = 18U
9 2017 Lenovo Internal All rights reserved
Lenovo ThinkSystem Blades
ThinkSystem SN550 ‒ Succeeds x240 M5
‒ Bronze Silver Gold Platinum CPUs up to 165W
‒ 28 core CPUs with faster memory (2666MHz)
‒ 24 DIMM Slots 15TB max memory
ThinkSystem SN850
‒ Succeeds x440 x480 X6
‒ Gold amp Platinum CPUs up to 165W
‒ 28 core CPUs with faster memory (2666MHz)
‒ 48 DIMM Slots 3TB max memory
‒ High performance mesh topology
SN550 2P frac12 Wide
SN850 4P Full Wide
128GB DIMMs available 1Q 2018
10 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Conclusion ThinkSystem Blade Systems
SN550 SN850
bullFlexible
bullEfficient
bullProven
11
Lenovo Flex System in Action Gulftainer Setting sail for easier expansion with SAP S4HANA MACH and Lenovo
Customer success summary With its sights set on becoming one of the worldrsquos major container terminal operators
how could Gulftainer ensure that it could set up new sites quickly and easily The
company migrated its SAP business applications and Marine and Container Handling
(MACH) system to SAP S4 HANA deploying two Lenovo System servers to support
the mission-critical environment as well as Lenovo Flex System at its corporate office in
Sharjah UAE and the Khorfakkan Container Terminal to support its Terminal Operating
System (TOS) Today Gulftainer can scale its server infrastructure as and when needed
to meet demanding growth requirements while deeper insight into operations improves
business decision-making
ldquoWith Lenovo System x and
Flex System we have gained
innovative solutions that will enable
us to meet future demandrdquo
mdashVinay Sharma Group IT Head
Gulftainer
Solution components Applications
bull SAP S4HANA
bull Marine and Container Handling
Hardware
bull Lenovo Solution for SAP HANA
bull Lenovo System x servers with Intelreg Xeon reg
E7 family of processors
bull Lenovo Flex System with Intel Xeon E5 family
of processors
Case Study
2017 Lenovo All rights reserved
13 13 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
14 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS
RESERVED
Citations
1 ldquoIBMreg Flex Systemreg Network Architecture VM Migration and Aggregate Network Performance versus Cisco UCSrdquo Tolly Report 214104 copy 2014 TOLLY ENTERPRISES LLC
2 httpwwwlenovocomimagesproductssystem-xpdfswhite-papersxclarity_admin_flex_system_wppdf
3 $2500 per rack per year Flex 15 less power consumption compared to IBM BladeCenter average per rack cost of power is $17000 httpswwwenergystargoviapartnersprod_developmentdownloadsDC_Energy_Metricspdf
4 80 more dense than rack environments 14 2P7 4P Flex nodes + 4 switches (2 each Ethernet amp Fibre Channel) in 10U 14 2P7 4P rack systems + 4 switches = 18U
10 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Conclusion ThinkSystem Blade Systems
SN550 SN850
bullFlexible
bullEfficient
bullProven
11
Lenovo Flex System in Action Gulftainer Setting sail for easier expansion with SAP S4HANA MACH and Lenovo
Customer success summary With its sights set on becoming one of the worldrsquos major container terminal operators
how could Gulftainer ensure that it could set up new sites quickly and easily The
company migrated its SAP business applications and Marine and Container Handling
(MACH) system to SAP S4 HANA deploying two Lenovo System servers to support
the mission-critical environment as well as Lenovo Flex System at its corporate office in
Sharjah UAE and the Khorfakkan Container Terminal to support its Terminal Operating
System (TOS) Today Gulftainer can scale its server infrastructure as and when needed
to meet demanding growth requirements while deeper insight into operations improves
business decision-making
ldquoWith Lenovo System x and
Flex System we have gained
innovative solutions that will enable
us to meet future demandrdquo
mdashVinay Sharma Group IT Head
Gulftainer
Solution components Applications
bull SAP S4HANA
bull Marine and Container Handling
Hardware
bull Lenovo Solution for SAP HANA
bull Lenovo System x servers with Intelreg Xeon reg
E7 family of processors
bull Lenovo Flex System with Intel Xeon E5 family
of processors
Case Study
2017 Lenovo All rights reserved
13 13 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
14 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS
RESERVED
Citations
1 ldquoIBMreg Flex Systemreg Network Architecture VM Migration and Aggregate Network Performance versus Cisco UCSrdquo Tolly Report 214104 copy 2014 TOLLY ENTERPRISES LLC
2 httpwwwlenovocomimagesproductssystem-xpdfswhite-papersxclarity_admin_flex_system_wppdf
3 $2500 per rack per year Flex 15 less power consumption compared to IBM BladeCenter average per rack cost of power is $17000 httpswwwenergystargoviapartnersprod_developmentdownloadsDC_Energy_Metricspdf
4 80 more dense than rack environments 14 2P7 4P Flex nodes + 4 switches (2 each Ethernet amp Fibre Channel) in 10U 14 2P7 4P rack systems + 4 switches = 18U
11
Lenovo Flex System in Action Gulftainer Setting sail for easier expansion with SAP S4HANA MACH and Lenovo
Customer success summary With its sights set on becoming one of the worldrsquos major container terminal operators
how could Gulftainer ensure that it could set up new sites quickly and easily The
company migrated its SAP business applications and Marine and Container Handling
(MACH) system to SAP S4 HANA deploying two Lenovo System servers to support
the mission-critical environment as well as Lenovo Flex System at its corporate office in
Sharjah UAE and the Khorfakkan Container Terminal to support its Terminal Operating
System (TOS) Today Gulftainer can scale its server infrastructure as and when needed
to meet demanding growth requirements while deeper insight into operations improves
business decision-making
ldquoWith Lenovo System x and
Flex System we have gained
innovative solutions that will enable
us to meet future demandrdquo
mdashVinay Sharma Group IT Head
Gulftainer
Solution components Applications
bull SAP S4HANA
bull Marine and Container Handling
Hardware
bull Lenovo Solution for SAP HANA
bull Lenovo System x servers with Intelreg Xeon reg
E7 family of processors
bull Lenovo Flex System with Intel Xeon E5 family
of processors
Case Study
2017 Lenovo All rights reserved
13 13 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
14 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS
RESERVED
Citations
1 ldquoIBMreg Flex Systemreg Network Architecture VM Migration and Aggregate Network Performance versus Cisco UCSrdquo Tolly Report 214104 copy 2014 TOLLY ENTERPRISES LLC
2 httpwwwlenovocomimagesproductssystem-xpdfswhite-papersxclarity_admin_flex_system_wppdf
3 $2500 per rack per year Flex 15 less power consumption compared to IBM BladeCenter average per rack cost of power is $17000 httpswwwenergystargoviapartnersprod_developmentdownloadsDC_Energy_Metricspdf
4 80 more dense than rack environments 14 2P7 4P Flex nodes + 4 switches (2 each Ethernet amp Fibre Channel) in 10U 14 2P7 4P rack systems + 4 switches = 18U
13 13 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
14 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS
RESERVED
Citations
1 ldquoIBMreg Flex Systemreg Network Architecture VM Migration and Aggregate Network Performance versus Cisco UCSrdquo Tolly Report 214104 copy 2014 TOLLY ENTERPRISES LLC
2 httpwwwlenovocomimagesproductssystem-xpdfswhite-papersxclarity_admin_flex_system_wppdf
3 $2500 per rack per year Flex 15 less power consumption compared to IBM BladeCenter average per rack cost of power is $17000 httpswwwenergystargoviapartnersprod_developmentdownloadsDC_Energy_Metricspdf
4 80 more dense than rack environments 14 2P7 4P Flex nodes + 4 switches (2 each Ethernet amp Fibre Channel) in 10U 14 2P7 4P rack systems + 4 switches = 18U
14 2017 LENOVO ALL RIGHTS
RESERVED
Citations
1 ldquoIBMreg Flex Systemreg Network Architecture VM Migration and Aggregate Network Performance versus Cisco UCSrdquo Tolly Report 214104 copy 2014 TOLLY ENTERPRISES LLC
2 httpwwwlenovocomimagesproductssystem-xpdfswhite-papersxclarity_admin_flex_system_wppdf
3 $2500 per rack per year Flex 15 less power consumption compared to IBM BladeCenter average per rack cost of power is $17000 httpswwwenergystargoviapartnersprod_developmentdownloadsDC_Energy_Metricspdf
4 80 more dense than rack environments 14 2P7 4P Flex nodes + 4 switches (2 each Ethernet amp Fibre Channel) in 10U 14 2P7 4P rack systems + 4 switches = 18U