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System X6 Haswell - Product Messaging
x3850 X6 and x3950 X6 delivering innovation for business advantage
Fast
x3850 X6
Delivering the fastest results and highest level of productivity by
leveraging new technologies and architectures.
Agile
Minimizing TCO by responding quickly and seamlessly to dynamic
workload demands, optimizing resource investments and simplifying
system administration.
Resilient
Providing mission-critical system and application availability by
tolerating faults transparently, gracefully recovering when necessary
and minimizing “touch”.
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x3950 X6
X6: Fast. Agile. Resilient.
 Rapidly access fact-based actionable
information
 Get better solution performance at lower cost
 Get seamless scaling for new workloads
 Significantly reduce acquisition costs
 Alleviate “rip and replace”
 Accommodate multiple generations of technology in
the same server chassis
 Up to 56% faster
 3X more memory than eX5
 Enterprise scalability, 4 socket to 8 socket
 eXFlash memory-channel storage
 First scalable modular design
 Fit-for-purpose solutions
 Front/back system access
 Lenovo XClarity enables software
defined visibility of hardware
deployment
 Get enterprise-class availability
 Advanced Memory Recovery
 Get CPU. Memory and I/O resilience
 Advanced Processor Failover
 Easily integrate into virtual environments
 Reduce support costs
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 Upward integration with hypervisors
 Lenovo XClarity automates complex
and repetitive task for increased
resiliency
Lenovo High End Server Strategy
 Announcement: Announcing new X6 models with Haswell processors and a choice of two
types of memory; DDR3 and DDR4 (two different X6 models – one to support each)
– Worldwide announcement in all geographies
 When: DDR 3 GA: May 26,2015
DDR4 GA: July 31,2015
 Key new features
– Time-to-market, next generation Intel EX 4800/8800 v3 processors with up to ~56%
more performance
– New DDR4 memory models delivering higher performance, lower power requirement
and lower cost for large memory configurations
– New high performance NVMe PCIe SSD for leadership I/O performance
– Ability to upgrade to Haswell Compute Book
 Customer benefit: Performance enhancements and additional features in Lenovo’s
leadership System x X6 enterprise 4 - 8 socket servers
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Lenovo Seller Focus
 Focus on promoting new Haswell and DDR4 models to the most performance
sensitive and competitive customers
– Focus DDR3 models for cost sensitive opportunities using 16GB DIMMs
– DDR4 DIMMs should deliver lower cost in 2H2015 for 32GB and 64GB DIMMs
 Highlight NVMe PCIe SSD in competitive scenarios against Dell
 Other things to consider:
– New Haswell models have the same MT6241 as Lenovo branded Ivy Bridge models. This
should minimize certification concerns
– Lenovo Ivy Bridge models will have standard Haswell upgrade option
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X6 Announces New Servers with Haswell EX processors
Announce Date: May 5, 2015
DDR3 GA: May 26, 2015
What’s New
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DDR4 GA: July 31, 2015
Benefit
New Intel Haswell E7-4800/8800 v3 processors
Offering the latest Intel EX technology that provides up to ~56% increase
in performance
Two memory options: DDR3 & DDR4
X6 will support the latest memory technology for increased performance
and current memory technology as a lower cost alternative
Upgrade of Lenovo branded Ivy Bridge x3850/3950 X6
X6 servers can be upgraded to the latest processors within the current
chassis
NVMe PCIe SSD support
X6 offers another storage alternative that delivers low latency and high
IOPS than SAS or SATA drives
DDR4 32 GB RDIMM
The new 32GB RDIMM allows mixing of 16GB and 32GB RDIMMs for
lower cost configurations
New Systems Management
Lenovo XClarity provides a simple and improved systems management.
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.
Maintain MT6241, same as Lenovo branded models
Eliminates the need for re-certification
X6 Servers: Lenovo History of Innovation
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•Strong Focus on
Benchmarking
•Market Leader:
>60% share
•5 New Winning Benchmarks
for E7 v3
•World’s largest system:
100 TB
•Since Jan. 2014, 20+
Winning Benchmarks for X6
$1B
Investment in
Enterprise X-Architecture
Modular rack design for
multiple generations of
processors
Recognition
in Design Competitions
Finalist: IDEA 2014
Industrial Design
CLICK HERE
iF Design Award 2015
Product Discipline
eXFlash memorychannel storage
CLICK HERE
1st joint development partner
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High End Portfolio, 4S+ EX Rack Servers
Enterprise 8-Socket, 8U
x3950 X6
Enterprise 4-Socket, 4U
x3850 X6
Cost
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High Reliability with Intel EX RAS
Lenovo X6 unique RAS
Up to 6TB of memory, 72 cores
Upgradeable to 8 Socket (x3950 X6)
Processor upgrade capability
Modular design
Entry 4-Socket, 2U
x3750 M4
• Standard Intel EP Reliability
• Up to 1.5TB, up to 32 cores
• Ultra dense, 2U design
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Performance/ Scalability
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High Reliability with Intel EX RAS
Lenovo X6 unique RAS
Up to 12TB of memory, & 144 cores
Processor upgrade capability
Modular design
X6 Enterprise Rack Servers: The Basics
X6 Rack
Family
x3950 X6
x3850 X6
Where X6
Excels
Banking/Finance Research
X6 Primary
Workloads
X6
Business Value
Virtualization
Education
Database
Retail
Government
Business Logic,
ERP & CRM
Shift business services
into high gear
Ensure flexibility to grow as
your business does
 Actionable information,
delivered faster
 Scale seamlessly as your analytic
workloads increase
 A system that is up to
faster—which means more work in
less time
 Avoid the cost and disruption of
rip-and-replace
56%1
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1. Based on Intel SPECint estimates.
 Realize maximum flexibility: Run
different workloads simultaneously
Telecom
Manufacturing
Analytics
Create a business-aware
ready-for-innovation
architecture
 Maximize application uptime
 Reduce support costs with easier
maintenance
System x3850 X6: Maximum Performance, Reliability, Scalability
System x3950 X6
System x3850 X6
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Modular 4-Socket, 4U design; 6 TB Memory
Intel Xeon E7-4800/8800 v3 family processors
DDR3 or DDR4 memory, 96 DIMM slots
Internal storage: 2.5 SSD/HDDs (max 8), 1.8”
SSDs (max 16), NVMe PCIe SSD (max 4) or
mix and match
 Up to 11 PCIe I/O slots
 Up to 12.8 TB eXFlash DDR3 memorychannel storage
 XClarity, new system management,
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Modular 8-Socket, 8U design, 12 TB Memory
Intel Xeon E7-8800 v3 family processors
DDR3 or DDR4 memory, 192 DIMM slots
Internal storage: 2.5 SSD/HDDs (max 16),
1.8” SSDs (max 32), NVMe PCIe SSD (max
8) or mix and match
 Up to 22 PCIe I/O slots
 Up to 12.8 TB eXFlash DDR3 memorychannel storage
 Lenovo XClarity, new system management
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Numerous #1 Benchmark results since X6 roll-out
#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 SPECvirt_sc2013** – as of May 20145
#1 SAP Applications Sales & Distribution 2-Tier 8-S – as of June 16, 20146
#1 SPECvirt_sc2013** – as of Nov 20147
#1 TPC-E – as of Nov 25, 20148
7 Winning Performance Measures in STAC-M3 -- as of Jan 20159
#1 SAP BW-EML – as of Mar 16, 201510
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,11
#1 @10,000GB non-clustered TPC-H* – as of Apr 6, 201511
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Detailed information about all of these
benchmarks and their respective company trademarks can
be found in the Backup section of this presentation.
Continued innovation: 7 new world records as of 5/5/15
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 record15
TPC-E* 4-processor world record16
ANSYS FLUENT x86 4-processor world record for single x86 server on the
fluidized_bed_2m compared to a baseline as tested by Intel 17
SAP HANA BW-EML Scale out @10 Billion records 4-processor world
record18
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
Detailed information about all of these benchmarks and their
respective company trademarks can be found in the backup section of this
presentation.
All results listed on this page are as of May 5 2015.
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Intel Preliminary Performance Projections
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Transitioning from Ivy Bridge to Haswell X6
X6 Haswell offers increased performance at lower cost
SPECint (Base) - x3850 X6 with E7-4800 v2 vs. E7-4800 v3
E7-4809 v2
E7-4820 v2
E7-4830 v2
E7-4850 v2
E7-4860 v2
E7-4870 v2
E7-4880 v2
E7-4890 v2
E7-4809 v3
Perf: 56%
Cost Δ: 10%
Perf: -3%
Cost Δ: -15%
Perf: -28%
Cost Δ: -41%
Perf: -40%
Cost Δ: -57%
Perf: -49%
Cost Δ: -68%
Perf: -54%
Cost Δ: -73%
Perf: -57%
Cost Δ: -79%
Perf: -59%
Cost Δ: -82%
E7-4820 v3
Perf: 91%
Cost Δ: 35%
Perf: 18%
Cost Δ: 4%
Perf: -12%
Cost Δ: -27%
Perf: -27%
Cost Δ: -47%
Perf: -37%
Cost Δ: -61%
Perf: -43%
Cost Δ: -67%
Perf: -47%
Cost Δ: -74%
Perf: -50%
Cost Δ: -78%
E7-4830 v3
Perf: 178%
Cost Δ: 95%
Perf: 72%
Cost Δ: 50%
Perf: 29%
Cost Δ: 5%
Perf: 7%
Cost Δ: -24%
Perf: -8%
Cost Δ: -43%
Perf: -17%
Cost Δ: -53%
Perf: -23%
Cost Δ: -62%
Perf: -28%
Cost Δ: -68%
E7-4850 v3
Perf: 214%
Cost Δ: 170%
Perf: 95%
Cost Δ: 108%
Perf: 46%
Cost Δ: 46%
Perf: 21%
Cost Δ: 6%
Perf: 4%
Cost Δ: -22%
Perf: -7%
Cost Δ: -35%
Perf: -13%
Cost Δ: -48%
Perf: -18%
Cost Δ: -56%
E7-8860 v3
Perf: 291%
Cost Δ: 265%
Perf: 142%
Cost Δ: 181%
Perf: 81%
Cost Δ: 97%
Perf: 51%
Cost Δ: 43%
Perf: 29%
Cost Δ: 6%
Perf: 16%
Cost Δ: -12%
Perf: 9%
Cost Δ: -29%
Perf: 2%
Cost Δ: -41%
E7-8870 v3
Perf: 307%
Cost Δ: 320%
Perf: 152%
Cost Δ: 223%
Perf: 89%
Cost Δ: 127%
Perf: 57%
Cost Δ: 65%
Perf: 34%
Cost Δ: 22%
Perf: 21%
Cost Δ: 1%
Perf: 13%
Cost Δ: -18%
Perf: 6%
Cost Δ: -32%
E7-8880 v3
Perf: 335%
Cost Δ: 430%
Perf: 169%
Cost Δ: 308%
Perf: 102%
Cost Δ: 186%
Perf: 67%
Cost Δ: 108%
Perf: 44%
Cost Δ: 54%
Perf: 29%
Cost Δ: 28%
Perf: 21%
Cost Δ: 3%
Perf: 13%
Cost Δ: -14%
E7-8890 v3
Perf: 338%
Cost Δ: 545%
Perf: 171%
Cost Δ: 396%
Perf: 103%
Cost Δ: 249%
Perf: 69%
Cost Δ: 153%
Perf: 45%
Cost Δ: 87%
Perf: 30%
Cost Δ: 55%
Perf: 22%
Cost Δ: 25%
Perf: 14%
Cost Δ: 5%
Red boxes highlight the bin
to bin transition information.
Green text highlight the
performance to performance
transition recommendation.
For bin to bin transition, Haswell offers ~25% performance increase with ~5% increase in cost
Calculations are based on Intel preliminary performance information..
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2.5” NVMe SSD Flash Drive & x3850/3950 X6
 Designed for workloads requiring low latency, high IOPS
and enterprise class reliability and serviceability.
 NAND Flash based SSD with standard PCIe interface in
a removable 2.5” form factor
 Lower power consumption resulting in cost savings
versus SAS/SATA SSDs
 400GB, 800GB, 1.6TB and 2.0TB capacity
 No firmware modification required
 3 Drive Writes per Day (DWPD)
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Lower Latency
Increased IOPs
Lower Power Consumption
Option
SBB/MFI
Feature Code
Description
x3850 X6
Max qty
x3950 X6
Max qty
90Y3227
90Y3226
A5RW
P3600 400GB NVMe 2.5" G3HS Enterprise Value PCIe SSD for System x
4
8
90Y3230
90Y3229
A5RX
P3600 800GB NVMe 2.5" G3HS Enterprise Value PCIe SSD for System x
4
8
90Y3233
90Y3232
A5RY
P3600 1.6TB NVMe 2.5" G3HS Enterprise Value PCIe SSD for System x
4
8
90Y3236
90Y3235
A5RZ
P3600 2.0TB NVMe 2.5" G3HS Enterprise Value PCIe SSD for System x
4
8
44X4108
44X4107
A4A8
System x 4 x 2.5" NVMe PCIe SSD Backplane
1
2*
00ML997
00ML996
AS95
Backplane System x NVMe PCIe SSD Extender Adapter
2
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X3850/3950 X6 Compute Books
X6 Haswell will offer the choice of DDR3 or DDR4 Compute Books. Each Compute Book
contains the Intel processor and 24 DDR3 or DDR4 DIMM slots. All Compute Books in the
server must be the same type -- DDR3 or DDR4. (Within chassis, all books need to be same
processor type and same memory type.)
12x DDR3 or DDR4 DIMM slots on right side
of the Compute Book
12x DDR3 or DDR4 DIMM slots on left
side of the Compute Book
Intel Xeon E7-4800 v3 or
E7-8800 v3 processor
Note: DDR3 DIMMs can not be put into DDR4 compute books or visa versa.
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TruDDR4 & x3850/3950 X6
Mission Critical Memory Increases Reliability for Critical workloads
 1.2V voltage results in power savings over DDR3
 8GB, 16GB and 32GB RDIMM; 64GB LRDIMM
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 Tested and tuned for x3850/x3950 X6 for maximize
performance and reliability
TruDDR4 Memory
 Easy service and support worldwide
Trusted. Tested. True.
x3850 X6
Max qty
x3950 X6
Max qty
8GB (4Gb, 1Rx4, 1.20V) PC4-17000 DDR4 2133MHz LP RDIMM
96
192
A5B7
16GB (4Gb, 2Rx4, 1.20V) PC4-17000 DDR4 2133MHz LP RDIMM
96
192
95Y4807
A5UJ
32GB (8Gb, 2Rx4, 1.20V) PC4-17000 DDR4 2133MHz LP RDIMM
96
192
95Y4811
A5UK
64GB (8Gb, 4Rx4, 1.20V) PC4-17000 DDR4 2133MHz LP LR-RDIMM
96
192
Option
SBB/MFI
Feature Code
46W0788
46W0787
A5B5
46W0796
46W0795
95Y4808
95Y4812
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Upgrading Ivy Bridge to Haswell Compute Books
Do you have a client who wants to upgrade processors?
Processor Upgrade Procedure:
Order the new E7-4800/8800 v3 processors
Review the processor install procedure prior to
upgrading
Upgrade information will need to be e-mail to
service team
For a list of supported devices, see http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/
Contact your sales person if you have an IBM branded server.
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New System x Manager
Upward Integration
REST API
XClarity
Centralized policy-based
resource management
 Simplified, foundational hardware resource manager
– Discovery & inventory
– Monitoring
– Firmware updates
– Configuration Patterns
– Bare metal deployment
Delivering IT Efficiency Across the Compute Infrastructure
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Stand-Alone & Pro Capabilities
Lenovo XClarity
Administrator
Software virtual appliance
Packaging & supported
servers
Lenovo XClarity Integrators
for vCenter / MSSC
(formerly know as UIM)

Lenovo XClarity Pro
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Hardware appliance
Blade & rack server management
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Auto-discovery & monitoring
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View cluster resources
Topology view
Automated hardware
resource deployment &
administration tasks
Chassis map
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Unattended policy-based firmware updates
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Server/chassis configuration templates
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Network configuration templates
Baremetal provisioning
Automated resiliency in
clusters
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Non-disruptive server reboots
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Predicted failure-based VM migrations
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XML APIs
Windows PowerShell
Recommended Management System
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
Non-disruptive firmware updates
REST APIs
Extensibility

X6 Haswell
X6 Haswell, X6 Ivy Bridge,
eX5 & predecessor
Data centers with X5 and X6
servers
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Benchmark Footnotes
Each #1 benchmark below ranked #1 on its respective date of publication:
1 #1
TPC-E* – as of Feb 16, 2014, http://www.tpc.org/4067
This benchmark result was published when System x and the X6 family of servers belonged to IBM. Following the official closing of its acquisition on October 1, 2014,
Lenovo became the owner of the System x x86 server business including the X6 portfolio of systems.
2 #1
SPECvirt_sc2013** – as of Feb 20, 2014, http://www.spec.org/virt_sc2013/results/res2014q1/virt_sc2013-20140211-00010-perf.html
This benchmark result was published when System x and the X6 family of servers belonged to IBM. Following the official closing of its acquisition on October 1, 2014,
Lenovo became the owner of the System x x86 server business including the X6 portfolio of systems.
3 #1
SAP® Applications Sales & Distribution 2-Tier 4-S*** – as of Feb 18, 2014, certification number 2014004. For the latest SAP benchmark results, visit:
http://www.sap.com/benchmark . The 25000 SD users result was achieved on the x3850 X6 configured with four Intel® Xeon® Processor E7-4890 v2 processors
running at 2.8 GHz with 37 MB L3 cache per processor (4 processors/60 cores/120 threads), 1024 GB memory, 64-bit DB2 10, Microsoft® Windows® Server 2012, and
SAP enhancement package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0.
This benchmark result was published when System x and the X6 family of servers belonged to IBM. Following the official closing of its acquisition on October 1, 2014,
Lenovo became the owner of the System x x86 server business including the X6 portfolio of systems.
4 #1
@1000GB non-clustered TPC-H* – as of Apr 15, 2014, http://www.tpc.org/3299 This benchmark result was published when System x and the X6 family of servers
belonged to IBM. IBM subsequently sold System x and all associated products, services and expertise to Lenovo.
5#1
SPECvirt_sc2013** – as of May 2014, http://www.spec.org/virt_sc2013/results/res2014q2/virt_sc2013-20140528-00011-perf.html
This benchmark result was published when System x and the X6 family of servers belonged to IBM. Following the official closing of its acquisition on October 1, 2014,
Lenovo became the owner of the System x x86 server business including the X6 portfolio of systems.
6 #1
SAP Applications Sales & Distribution 2-Tier 8-S – as of June 16, 2014, certification number 2014024. For the latest SAP benchmark results, visit:
http://www.sap.com/benchmark . The 49000 SD users result was achieved on the x3950 X6 configured with eight Intel® Xeon® Processors E7-8890 v2 running at 2.8
GHz with 37.5 MB L3 cache per processor (8 processors/120 cores/240 threads), 1024 GB memory, 64-bit DB2 10, Microsoft® Windows® Server 2012, and SAP
enhancement package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0.
This benchmark result was published when System x and the X6 family of servers belonged to IBM. Following the official closing of its acquisition on October 1, 2014,
Lenovo became the owner of the System x x86 server business including the X6 portfolio of systems.
7 #1
SPECvirt_sc2013** – as of Nov 2014, https://www.spec.org/virt_sc2013/results/res2014q4/virt_sc2013-20141126-00019-perf.html
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Benchmark Footnotes, continued
8 #1
TPC-E – as of Nov 25, 2014, http://www.tpc.org/4071
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-systemx3850-x6
10 #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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*TPC Benchmark, TPC-E, tpsE, TPC-H, QppH, QthH and QphH are trademarks of the Transaction Processing Performance Council.
**SPEC and the names SPECvirt, SPECvirt_sc, and SPECvirt_sc2013 are trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. Additional product and service names
mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
***SAP and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP SE (or an SAP affiliate company) in
Germany and other countries. All other product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies. Please see http://www.sap.com/corporateen/legal/copyright/index.epx#trademark for additional trademark information and notices.
****STAC and all STAC names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Securities Technology Analysis Center LLC.
All other trademarks and service names not accommodated above are the trademarks of their respective companies.
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.
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Benchmark Footnotes
Each #1 benchmark below ranked #1 as of May 5, 2015:
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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.
•
13TPC-H*
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14SPECvirt_sc2013*
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15SAP
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16TPC-E*
12SAP
@3000GB 4-processor world record
Four-processor Microsoft Windows* world record TPC Benchmark H @3000GB as of May 5, 2015, on Lenovo* System x3850 X6 with four Intel® Xeon® processor E78890 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.
4-processor world record
Four-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
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.
4-processor world record
Four-processor Microsoft Windows* world record TPC benchmark E, as of May 5, 2015, on the Lenovo* System x3850 X6 with four Intel® Xeon® processor E7-8890
v3 (2.5GHz, 4 processors, 72 cores, 144 threads), 4 TB TruDDR4, running Windows Server* 2012 SE, SQL Server* 2014 Enterprise Edition, 2x 300GB SAS, 6x 800GB
SATA SSD, 223x 400GB SAS SSD. Availability: July 31, 2015. Source http://www.tpc.org/4072. Score: 6964.75 tpsE, at a price of $1,713,135 USD for a
price/performance of $245.98 USD/tpsE*.
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Benchmark Footnotes
Each #1 benchmark below ranked #1 as of May 5, 2015:
•
17ANSYS
•
18SAP
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 E78890 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.
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.
*TPC Benchmark, TPC-E, tpsE, TPC-H, QppH, QthH and QphH are trademarks of the Transaction Processing Performance Council.
**SPEC and the names SPECvirt, SPECvirt_sc, and SPECvirt_sc2013 are trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. Additional product and service
names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
***SAP and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP SE (or an SAP affiliate
company) in Germany and other countries. All other product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies. Please see
http://www.sap.com/corporate-en/legal/copyright/index.epx#trademark for additional trademark information and notices.
All other trademarks and service names not accommodated above are the trademarks of their respective companies.
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x3850 X6 Ivy Bridge to x3850 X6 Haswell Comparison
x3850 X6 (IVB)
Benefits
Processor
 Intel® Xeon® E7-4800/8800 v2
 105W, 130W, 155W
 6C, 8C, 10C, 12C, 15C, Up to 37.5M cache
 Intel® Xeon® E7-4800/8800 v3
 115W, 140W, 165W
 4C, 8C, 10C, 12C, 14C, 16C, 18C, Up to 45M cache
 Up to 56% higher performance from previous
generation
Memory
 96 DIMM slots
 6 TB max memory
 DDR3 - 4GB/8GB/16GB RDIMM, 32GB/64GB LRDIMM




96 DIMM slots
6 TB max memory
DDR3 - 8GB/16GB/RDIMM, 32GB/64GB LRDIMM
DDR4 - 8GB/16GB/32GB RDIMM, 64GB LRDIMM
 Mixing of 16GB and 32GB DIMM (DDR4)
reduces memory cost
 DDR4 provides higher bus speeds and lower
memory power
Internal Storage








2.5” HDD – 8 SAS/SATA/SSD
1.8” SSD – 16 SSDs
2.5” NVMe – 4 SSDs
Up to 32 eXFlash DDR3 DIMM (up to 12.8TB)
• Delivering high storage throughput
• Low Latencies – delivering higher speed
• NVMe provides faster SSD read capabilities
Ethernet
 Two 1GbE Management Port
 Mezz LOM Dedicated Socket, choice of ML2 cards:
 4 x 1GbE Copper
 2 x 10GbE SFP+ or 2 x 10GbE 10BaseT
 4 x 10GbE SFP+
 2 x 40GbE
 Two 1GbE Management Port
 Mezz LOM Dedicated Socket, choice of ML2 cards:
 4 x 1GbE Copper
 2 x 10GbE SFP+ or 2 x 10GbE 10BaseT
 4 x 10GbE SFP+
 2 x 40GbE










PCIe
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x3850 X6 (HSW)
2.5” HDD – 8 SAS/SATA/SSD
1.8” SSD – 16 eXFlash
2.5” NVMe – 4 SSDs
Up to 32 eXFlash DDR3 DIMM (up to 12.8TB)
11 PCIe slots (2 front, 9 rear)
Primary IO Book with two x16 and one x8 FH/HL
Half-Length IO Book with one x16 and two x8 FH/HL
Full-Length IO Book with two x16 and one x4 FH/FL
Support up to two 300W cards
11 PCIe slots (2 front, 9 rear)
Primary IO Book with two x16 and one x8 FH/HL
Half-Length IO Book with one x16 and two x8 FH/HL
Full-Length IO Book with two x16 and one x4 FH/FL
Support up to two 300W cards
 Selectable LOM technology to allow flexibility
and choice as networking requirements
change or grow. New cards provide higher
capacity
 Flexibility and choice to deliver the right
networking infrastructure
 Ability to support the most demanding virtual
desktop or graphics capabilities
Systems Mgmt
 Systems Director
 XClarity, Systems Director
 Simple and improved systems management
Other
 Modular rack design
 Modular rack design
 Ability to host multiple generations of
technology in a single package
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x3950 X6 Ivy Bridge to x3950 X6 Haswell Comparison
x3950 X6 (IVB)
Benefits
Processor
 Intel® Xeon® E7-8800 v2
 105W, 130W, 155W
 6C, 10C, 12C, 15C; Up to 37.5M cache
 Intel® Xeon® E7-8800 v3
 115W, 140W, 165W
 4C, 10C, 16C; 18C, Up to 45M cache
 Up to 56% higher performance from previous
generation
Memory




192 DIMM slots
12 TB max memory
4GB/8GB/16GB RDIMM
32GB/64GB LRDIMM




192 DIMM slots
12 TB max memory
DDR3 - 8GB/16GB/RDIMM, 32GB/64GB LRDIMM
DDR4 - 8GB/16GB/32GB RDIMM, 64GB LRDIMM
 Mixing of 16GB and 32GB DIMM (DDR4)
reduces memory cost
 DDR4 provides higher bus speeds and lower
memory power
Internal Storage




2.5” HDD – 16 SAS/SATA/SSD
1.8” SSD – 32 eXFlash
2.5” NVMe – 8 SSDs
Up to 32 eXFlash DIMMs (up to 12.8TB)




2.5” HDD – 16 SAS/SATA/SSD
1.8” SSD – 32 SSDs
2.5” NVMe – 8 SSDs
Up to 32 DIMM based Flash (up to 12.8TB)
• Delivering high storage throughput
• Low Latencies – delivering higher speed
• NVMe provides faster SSD read capabilities
Ethernet
 Two 1GbE Management Port
 Two Mezz LOM Dedicated Socket, choice of ML2 cards:
 4 x 1GbE Copper
 2 x 10GbE SFP+ or 2 x 10GbE 10BaseT
 4 x 10GbE SFP+
 2 x 40GbE
 Two 1GbE Management Port
 Two Mezz LOM Dedicated Socket, choice of ML2 cards:
 4 x 1GbE Copper
 2 x 10GbE SFP+ or 2 x 10GbE 10BaseT
 4 x 10GbE SFP+
 2 x 40GbE










PCIe
36
x3950 X6 (HSW)
22 PCIe slots (4 front, 18 rear)
Primary IO Book with two x16 and one x8 FH/HL
Half-Length IO Book with one x16 and two x8 FH/HL
Full-Length IO Book with two x16 and one x4 FH/FL
Support up to two 300W cards
22 PCIe slots (4 front, 18 rear)
Primary IO Book with two x16 and one x8 FH/HL
Half-Length IO Book with one x16 and two x8 FH/HL
Full-Length IO Book with two x16 and one x4 FH/FL
Support up to two 300W cards
 Selectable LOM technology to allow flexibility
and choice as networking requirements
change or grow. New cards provide higher
capacity
 Flexibility and choice to deliver the right
networking infrastructure
 Ability to support the most demanding virtual
desktop or graphics capabilities
Systems Mgmt
 Systems Director
 XClarity, System Director
 Simple and improved systems management
Other
 Modular rack design
 Modular rack design
 Ability to host multiple generations of
technology in a single package
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Standard Models x3850 X6 – DDR3
Brand Name
Machine Type
Model
Description
Chassis
Processors
Processor QTY
Memory
Memory QTY
SDD/HDD Backplane / Drive Type
HDD QTY
SSD QTY
RAID
Power Supplies
Additional
38
x3850 X6
6241
D4x
Standard
4U
x3850 X6
6241
F1x
Standard
4U
x3850 X6
6241
F3x
Standard
4U
x3850 X6
6241
G1x
Standard
4U
x3850 X6
6241
G3x
Standard
4U
E7-4809 v3 (8C/2.0GHz/20M/115W)
1
E7-4820 v3 (10C/1.9GHz/25M/115W)
2
E7-4850 v3 (14C/2.2GHz/35M/115W)
2
E7-8860 v3
(16C/2.2GHz/40M/140W)
2
E7-8890 v3
(18C/2.5GHz/45M/165W)
2
8GB (1x8GB, 1Rx4, 1.35V) PC3L-12800 16GB (1x16GB, 2Rx4, 1.35V) PC3L-12800 16GB (1x16GB, 2Rx4, 1.35V) PC3LDDR3 1600MHz LP RDIMM
DDR3 1600MHz LP RDIMM
12800 DDR3 1600MHz LP RDIMM
2
4
4
4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane
0
0
None
1 x 900W AC
Intel I350-T4 ML2 Quad Port GbE
Adapter for System x
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4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane
0
0
0/1/10
2 x 900W AC
4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane
0
0
0/1/10
2 x 900W AC
Intel I350-T4 ML2 Quad Port GbE Adapter Broadcom NetXtreme II ML2 Dual Port
for System x
10GbE SFP+
16GB (1x16GB, 2Rx4, 1.35V)
16GB (1x16GB, 2Rx4, 1.35V)
PC3L-12800 DDR3 1600MHz LP PC3L-12800 DDR3 1600MHz
RDIMM
LP RDIMM
4
4
4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane
0
0
0/1/10
2 x 900W AC
4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane
0
0
0/1/10
2 x 900W AC
Intel I350-T4 ML2 Quad Port GbE Intel I350-T4 ML2 Quad Port
Adapter for System x
GbE Adapter for System x
Standard Models x3850 X6 – DDR4
Brand Name
Machine Type
Model
Description
Chassis
x3850 X6
6241
D5x
Standard
4U
x3850 X6
6241
F2x
Standard
4U
x3850 X6
6241
F4x
Standard
4U
x3850 X6
6241
G2x
Standard
4U
x3850 X6
6241
G4x
Standard
4U
Processors
Processor QTY
E7-4809 v3 (8C/2.0GHz/20M/115W)
1
E7-4820 v3 (10C/1.9GHz/25M/115W)
2
E7-4850 v3 (14C/2.2GHz/35M/115W)
2
E7-8860 v3
(16C/2.2GHz/40M/140W)
2
E7-8890 v3
(18C/2.5GHz/45M/165W)
2
Memory
Memory QTY
8GB (1Rx4 4Gbit 1.2V) PC4-17000
2133MHz DDR4 RDIMM
2
16GB (2Rx4 4Gbit 1.2V) PC4-17000
2133MHz DDR4 RDIMM
4
16GB (2Rx4 4Gbit 1.2V) PC4-17000
2133MHz DDR4 RDIMM
4
4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane
0
0
None
1 x 900W AC
4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane
0
0
0/1/10
2 x 900W AC
4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane
0
0
0/1/10
2 x 900W AC
SDD/HDD Backplane / Drive Type
HDD QTY
SSD QTY
RAID
Power Supplies
Additional
39
Intel I350-T4 ML2 Quad Port GbE
Adapter for System x
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Intel I350-T4 ML2 Quad Port GbE Adapter Broadcom NetXtreme II ML2 Dual Port
for System x
10GbE SFP+
16GB (2Rx4 4Gbit 1.2V) PC4- 16GB (2Rx4 4Gbit 1.2V) PC417000 2133MHz DDR4 RDIMM 17000 2133MHz DDR4 RDIMM
4
4
4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane
0
0
0/1/10
2 x 900W AC
4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane
0
0
0/1/10
2 x 900W AC
Intel I350-T4 ML2 Quad Port GbE Intel I350-T4 ML2 Quad Port
Adapter for System x
GbE Adapter for System x
Standard Models x3950 X6 – DDR3
Brand Name
Machine Type
Model
Description
Chassis
Processors
Processor QTY
Memory
Memory QTY
SDD/HDD Backplane / Drive Type
HDD QTY
SSD QTY
RAID
Power Supplies
Additional
40
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x3950 X6
6241
DAx
Standard
8U
x3950 X6
6241
FAx
Standard
8U
x3950 X6
6241
FCx
Standard
8U
E7-8860 v3 (16C/2.2GHz/40M/140W)
4
16GB (1x16GB, 2Rx4, 1.35V) PC3L-12800
DDR3 1600MHz LP RDIMM
8
E7-8870 v3 (18C/2.1GHz/45M/140W)
4
16GB (1x16GB, 2Rx4, 1.35V) PC3L-12800
DDR3 1600MHz LP RDIMM
8
E7-8890 v3 (18C/2.5GHz/45M/165W)
4
16GB (1x16GB, 2Rx4, 1.35V) PC3L-12800 DDR3
1600MHz LP RDIMM
8
4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane (1)
0
0
0/1/10
8 x 900W AC
4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane (1)
0
0
0/1/10
8 x 900W AC
4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane (1)
0
0
0/1/10
8 x 900W AC
Intel I350-T4 ML2 Quad Port GbE Adapter for
System x
Intel I350-T4 ML2 Quad Port GbE Adapter for
System x
Intel I350-T4 ML2 Quad Port GbE Adapter for
System x
Standard Models x3950 X6 – DDR4
Brand Name
Machine Type
Model
Description
Chassis
Processors
Processor QTY
Memory
Memory QTY
SDD/HDD Backplane / Drive Type
HDD QTY
SSD QTY
RAID
Power Supplies
Additional
41
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x3950 X6
6241
GAx
Standard
8U
x3950 X6
6241
JAx
Standard
8U
x3950 X6
6241
JCx
Standard
8U
E7-8860 v3 (16C/2.2GHz/40M/140W)
4
16GB (2Rx4 4Gbit 1.2V) PC4-17000 2133MHz
DDR4 RDIMM
8
E7-8870 v3 (18C/2.1GHz/45M/140W)
4
16GB (2Rx4 4Gbit 1.2V) PC4-17000 2133MHz
DDR4 RDIMM
8
E7-8890 v3 (18C/2.5GHz/45M/165W)
4
16GB (2Rx4 4Gbit 1.2V) PC4-17000 2133MHz
DDR4 RDIMM
8
4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane (2)
0
0
0/1/10
8 x 900W AC
4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane (2)
0
0
0/1/10
8 x 900W AC
4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane (2)
0
0
0/1/10
8 x 900W AC
Intel I350-T4 ML2 Quad Port GbE Adapter for
System x
Intel I350-T4 ML2 Quad Port GbE Adapter for
System x
Intel I350-T4 ML2 Quad Port GbE Adapter for
System x
Standard Models x3850 X6 SAP HANA – DDR3
Brand Name
Machine Type
Model
Description
Chassis
Processors
Processor QTY
Memory
Memory QTY
SDD/HDD Backplane
HDD QTY
SSD QTY
RAID
Power Supplies
Additional
42
x3850 X6
6241
HZx
SAP HANA
4U
x3850 X6
6241
HYx
SAP HANA
4U
x3850 X6
6241
HXx
SAP HANA
4U
x3850 X6
6241
HWx
SAP HANA
4U
x3850 X6
6241
HVx
SAP HANA
4U
Xeon E7-8880 v3 18C 45MB 150W
2
Xeon E7-8880 v3 18C 45MB 150W
2
Xeon E7-8880 v3 18C 45MB 150W
2
Xeon E7-8880 v3 18C 45MB 150W
4
Xeon E7-8880 v3 18C 45MB 150W
4
16GB (1x16GB, 2Rx4, 1.35V) PC3L-12800
DDR3 1600MHz LP RDIMM
16
16GB (1x16GB, 2Rx4, 1.35V) PC3L12800 DDR3 1600MHz LP RDIMM
16
16GB (1x16GB, 2Rx4, 1.35V) PC3L12800 DDR3 1600MHz LP RDIMM
16
4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane (2)
6x 1.2TB 10K SAS
2x 400GB SATA SSD
0/1/10/5/50/6/60
4 x 900W AC
4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane (2)
6x 1.2TB 10K SAS
2x 400GB SATA SSD
0/1/10/5/50/6/60
4 x 900W AC
4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane (2)
6x 1.2TB 10K SAS
2x 400GB SATA SSD
0/1/10/5/50/6/60
4 x 900W AC
4x 1GbE (ML2 slot), 2x Mellanox CX-3
40GbE
4x 1GbE (ML2 slot), 2x Mellanox CX-3
40GbE
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16GB (1x16GB, 2Rx4, 1.35V) PC3L12800 DDR3 1600MHz LP RDIMM
32GB (1x32GB, 4Rx4, 1.35V) PC3L12800 DDR3 1600MHz LP LRDIMM
32
32
4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane (2)
6x 1.2TB 10K SAS
2x 400GB SATA SSD
0/1/10/5/50/6/60
4 x 900W AC
4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane (2)
6x 1.2TB 10K SAS
2x 400GB SATA SSD
0/1/10/5/50/6/60
4 x 900W AC
4x 1GbE (ML2 slot), 2x Mellanox CX-3 4x 1GbE (ML2 slot), 2x Mellanox CX-3
40GbE
40GbE
4x 1GbE (ML2 slot), 2x Mellanox CX-3
40GbE
Standard Models x3850 X6 SAP HANA – DDR4
Brand Name
Machine Type
Model
Description
Chassis
x3850 X6
6241
HUx
SAP HANA
4U
x3850 X6
6241
HTx
SAP HANA
4U
x3850 X6
6241
HSx
SAP HANA
4U
x3850 X6
6241
HRx
SAP HANA
4U
x3850 X6
6241
HQx
SAP HANA
4U
Processors
Processor QTY
Xeon E7-8880 v3 18C 45MB 150W
2
Xeon E7-8880 v3 18C 45MB 150W
2
Xeon E7-8880 v3 18C 45MB 150W
2
Xeon E7-8880 v3 18C 45MB 150W
4
Xeon E7-8880 v3 18C 45MB 150W
4
Memory
Memory QTY
16GB (2Rx4 4Gbit 1.2V) PC4-17000
2133MHz DDR4 RDIMM
16
SDD/HDD Backplane
HDD QTY
SSD QTY
RAID
Power Supplies
Additional
43
4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane (2)
6x 1.2TB 10K SAS
2x 400GB SATA SSD
0/1/10/5/50/6/60
4 x 900W AC
4x 1GbE (ML2 slot), 2x Mellanox CX-3
40GbE
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16GB (2Rx4 4Gbit 1.2V) PC4-17000 16GB (2Rx4 4Gbit 1.2V) PC4-17000 16GB (2Rx4 4Gbit 1.2V) PC4-17000
2133MHz DDR4 RDIMM
2133MHz DDR4 RDIMM
2133MHz DDR4 RDIMM
16
16
32
32GB 2Rx4 8Gbit 1.2V PC4-17000
2133MHz DDR4 RDIMM
32
4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane (2)
6x 1.2TB 10K SAS
2x 400GB SATA SSD
0/1/10/5/50/6/60
4 x 900W AC
4x 1GbE (ML2 slot), 2x Mellanox CX-3
40GbE
4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane (2)
6x 1.2TB 10K SAS
2x 400GB SATA SSD
0/1/10/5/50/6/60
4 x 900W AC
4x 1GbE (ML2 slot), 2x Mellanox CX-3
40GbE
4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane (2)
6x 1.2TB 10K SAS
2x 400GB SATA SSD
0/1/10/5/50/6/60
4 x 900W AC
4x 1GbE (ML2 slot), 2x Mellanox CX-3
40GbE
4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane (2)
6x 1.2TB 10K SAS
2x 400GB SATA SSD
0/1/10/5/50/6/60
4 x 900W AC
4x 1GbE (ML2 slot), 2x Mellanox CX-3
40GbE
Standard Models x3950 X6 SAP HANA – DDR3
Brand Name
Machine Type
Model
Description
Chassis
Processors
Processor QTY
Memory
Memory QTY
SDD/HDD Backplane
HDD QTY
SSD QTY
RAID
Power Supplies
Additional
44
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x3950 X6
6241
HEx
SAP HANA
8U
x3950 X6
6241
HFx
SAP HANA
8U
x3950 X6
6241
HGx
SAP HANA
8U
Xeon E7-8880 v3 18C 45MB 150W
Xeon E7-8880 v3 18C 45MB 150W
Xeon E7-8880 v3 18C 45MB 150W
4
4
8
16GB (1x16GB, 2Rx4, 1.35V) PC3L-12800 DDR3
1600MHz LP RDIMM
32GB (1x32GB, 4Rx4, 1.35V) PC3L-12800 DDR3
1600MHz LP LRDIMM
32GB (1x32GB, 4Rx4, 1.35V) PC3L-12800 DDR3
1600MHz LP LRDIMM
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4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane (2)
6x 1.2TB 10K SAS
2x 400GB SATA SSD
0/1/10/5/50/6/60
4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane (4)
12x 1.2TB 10K SAS
4x 400GB SATA SSD
0/1/10/5/50/6/60
4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane (4)
12x 1.2TB 10K SAS
4x 400GB SATA SSD
0/1/10/5/50/6/60
8 x 900W AC
8 x 900W AC
8 x 900W AC
Intel I350-T4 ML2 Quad Port GbE Adapter for
System x
Intel I350-T4 ML2 Quad Port GbE Adapter for
System x
Intel I350-T4 ML2 Quad Port GbE Adapter for
System x
Standard Models x3950 X6 SAP HANA – DDR4
Brand Name
Machine Type
Model
Description
Chassis
x3950 X6
6241
HHx
SAP HANA
8U
x3950 X6
6241
HIx
SAP HANA
8U
x3950 X6
6241
HJx
SAP HANA
8U
Xeon E7-8880 v3 18C 45MB 150W
4
Xeon E7-8880 v3 18C 45MB 150W
4
Xeon E7-8880 v3 18C 45MB 150W
4
16GB (2Rx4 4Gbit 1.2V) PC4-17000 2133MHz
DDR4 RDIMM
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32GB 2Rx4 8Gbit 1.2V PC4-17000 2133MHz
DDR4 RDIMM
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32GB 2Rx4 8Gbit 1.2V PC4-17000 2133MHz DDR4
RDIMM
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4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane (2)
6x 1.2TB 10K SAS
2x 400GB SATA SSD
4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane (4)
12x 1.2TB 10K SAS
4x 400GB SATA SSD
4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane (4)
12x 1.2TB 10K SAS
4x 400GB SATA SSD
0/1/10/5/50/6/60
8 x 900W AC
0/1/10/5/50/6/60
8 x 900W AC
0/1/10/5/50/6/60
8 x 900W AC
2x 4x 1GbE (ML2 slot), 2x Mellanox CX-3 40GbE
2x 4x 1GbE (ML2 slot), 2x Mellanox CX-3 40GbE
2x 4x 1GbE (ML2 slot), 2x Mellanox CX-3 40GbE
Processors
Processor QTY
Memory
Memory QTY
SDD/HDD Backplane / Drive Type
HDD QTY
SSD QTY
RAID
Power Supplies
Additional
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Feature Code
Description
00ML900
00ML901
00ML904
00ML905
00ML908
00ML909
00ML912
00ML913
00ML920
00ML921
00FP690
00FP691
00ML924
00ML925
00ML928
00ML929
00ML932
00ML933
00ML936
00ML937
00ML940
00ML941
00ML944
00ML945
00ML902
00ML906
00ML910
00ML914
00ML922
00FP692
00ML926
00ML930
00ML934
00ML938
00ML942
00ML946
AS7T
AS8H
AS7U
AS8J
AS7V
AS8K
AS7W
AS8L
AS7X
AS8M
AS7R
AS8F
AS7Y
AS8N
AS7Z
AS8P
AS80
AS8Q
AS81
AS8R
AS82
AS8S
AS83
AS8T
X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-4809 v3 8C 2.0GHz 115W
Addl X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-4809 v3 8C 2.0GHz
X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-4820 v3 10C 1.9GHz 115W
Addl X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-4820 v3 10C 1.9GHz
X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-4830 v3 12C 2.1GHz 115W
Addl X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-4830 v3 12C 2.1GHz
X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-4850 v3 14C 2.2GHz 115W
Addl X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-4850 v3 14C 2.2GHz
X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-8860 v3 16C 2.2GHz 140W
Addl X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-8860 v3 16C 2.2GHz
X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-8867 v3 16C 2.5GHz 165W
Addl X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-8867 v3 16C 2.5GHz
X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-8870 v3 18C 2.1GHz 140W
Addl X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-8870 v3 18C 2.1GHz
X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-8880 v3 18C 2.3GHz 140W
Addl X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-8880 v3 18C 2.3GHz
X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-8890 v3 18C 2.5GHz 165W
Addl X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-8890 v3 18C 2.5GHz
X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-8880L v3 18C 2.0GHz 115
Addl X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-8880Lv3 18C 2.0GHz
X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-8891 v3 10C 2.8GHz 165W
Addl X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-8891 v3 10C 2.8GHz
X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-8893 v3 4C 3.2GHz 140W
Addl X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-8893 v3 4C 3.2GHz
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Feature Code
Description
00ML948
00ML949
00ML952
00ML953
00ML956
00ML957
00ML960
00ML961
00ML968
00ML969
00FP694
00FP695
00ML972
00ML973
00ML976
00ML977
00ML984
00ML985
00ML980
00ML981
00ML988
00ML989
00ML992
00ML993
00ML950
00ML954
00ML958
00ML962
00ML970
00FP696
00ML974
00ML978
00ML986
00ML982
00ML990
00ML994
AS84
AS8U
AS85
AS8V
AS86
AS8W
AS87
AS8X
AS88
AS8Y
AS7S
AS8G
AS89
AS8Z
AS8A
AS90
AS8C
AS92
AS8B
AS91
AS8D
AS93
AS8E
AS94
X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-4809 v3 8C 2.0GHz 115W
Addl X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-4809 v3 8C 2.0GHz
X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-4820 v3 10C 1.9GHz 115W
Addl X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-4820 v3 10C 1.9GHz
X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-4830 v3 12C 2.1GHz 115W
Addl X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-4830 v3 12C 2.1GHz
X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-4850 v3 14C 2.2GHz 115W
Addl X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-4850 v3 14C 2.2GHz
X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-8860 v3 16C 2.2GHz 140W
Addl X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-8860 v3 16C 2.2GHz
X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-8867 v3 16C 2.5GHz 165W
Addl X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-8867 v3 16C 2.5GHz
X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-8870 v3 18C 2.1GHz 140W
Addl X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-8870 v3 18C 2.1GHz
X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-8880 v3 18C 2.3GHz 140W
Addl X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-8880 v3 18C 2.3GHz
X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-8880L v3 18C 2.0GHz 115
Addl X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-8880Lv3 18C 2.0GHz
X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-8890 v3 18C 2.5GHz 165W
Addl X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-8890 v3 18C 2.5GHz
X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-8891 v3 10C 2.8GHz 165W
Addl X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-8891 v3 10C 2.8GHz
X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-8893 v3 4C 3.2GHz 140W
Addl X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-8893 v3 4C 3.2GHz
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Other New Haswell Options
2.5” NVMe SSD Flash Drive & Backplane – See slide on 2.5 NVME
TruDDR4– See slide on TruDDR4
Network Adapters
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Feature Code
Description
00FP653
94Y5201
00FP650
94Y5200
A5RK
AS74
Mellanox ConnectX-3 Pro ML2 2x40GbE/FDR VPI Adapter for IBM System x
Intel X710 ML2 4x10GbE SFP+ Adapter for IBM System x
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Innovative Modular Design - Front
Each Compute Book includes 1
processor and 24 DIMM slots
Storage Book
4 Compute Books
Each x3850 X6 contains
2 or 4 Compute Books
Deliver up to 6TB of memory or 12.8TB of
eXFlash memory – channel storage!
The Storage Book holds up to
16 x 1.8” SDDs and up to
8 x 2.5” SDD/HDDs.
Host 2 storage controllers for
maximum bandwidth!
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Swap out Compute Books as memory
or processor generations change!
Modular Design - Rear
Primary I/O Book
Up to 2 types of I/O Books,
(Half-Length and Full-Length)
Each I/O Book delivers an
additional 3 PCIe slots
Create a fit-for-purpose solution,
whether clients need to support
typical HBAs or specialty GPGPU
cards!
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The Primary I/O Book hosts the
IMM, PCIe slots, and the
dedicated Mezz-LOM solution
Intel New RAS Features
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X6 Family – x3850/3950 X6 & Flex Systems
Reasons why client may select x3850 X6/x3950 X6 versus Flex System X6
Flex System X6
Form Factor
Memory
Blade
DDR3
Rack
DDR3 & DDR4
Scalability
2S, 4S and 8S
2S, 4S and 8S
Networking
Converged
Top of Rack Switches
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Upgradeable
XClarity
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x3850 X6 to x3750 M4 Comparison
x3750 M4
X6 Benefits
Processor
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Memory
 48 DIMM slots
 1.5 TB max memory
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96 DIMM slots
6 TB max memory
DDR3 - 8GB/16GB/RDIMM, 32GB/64GB LRDIMM
DDR4 - 8GB/16GB/32GB RDIMM, 64GB LRDIMM
Internal Storage
 3.5” HDD – 0
 2.5” HDD – 16 SAS/ SATA/SSD
 1.8” SSD – 32 SSD
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
2.5” HDD – 8 SAS/SATA/SSD
1.8” SSD – 16 SSD
2.5” NVMe – 4 SSDs
Up to 32 DIMM based Flash (up to 12.8TB)
 Quad 1 Gb Ethernet
 Dual port 10GbE SFP+ or 10Gb-T
 Two 1GbE Management Port
 Mezz LOM Dedicated Socket, choice of ML2 cards:
 4 x 1GbE Copper
 2 x 10GbE SFP+ or 2 x 10GbE 10BaseT
 4 x 10GbE SFP+
 2 x 40GbE
 8 PCIe total slots
 5 HH/HL, 3 FH/HL or 1 FH/HL (x16) &
1FH/HL
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
Power
 900W, 1400W Redundant Power, 750 DC
 Up to four 1400W/900W AC, 750W DC
 Both offer flexibility to meet power and cost requirements
Other
 2 + 2 Socket and memory expansion
 Ability to scale from 4-way to 8-way cable-free
 Modular rack design
 xHWMgr
 Ability to host multiple generations of technology in a single
chassis
 Simple and improved management system
Ethernet
PCIe
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Intel E5-4600 v2 series
95W, 115W, 130W
4C, 6C, 8C, 10C ,12C; Up to 30M cache
10-core 70W Long-Life processor
 Intel® Xeon® E7-4800/8800 v3
 115W, 140W, 165W
 4C, 8C, 10C, 12C, 14C, 16C, 18C; Up to 45M cache
11 PCIe slots (2 front, 9 rear)
Primary I/O Book with two x16 and one x8 FH/HL
Half-Length I/O Book with one x16 and two x8 FH/HL
Full-Length I/O Book with two x16 and one x4 FH/FL
Support up to two 300W cards
 50% more cores, 50% more cache provides better speed,
more compute power
 Host larger In-Memory Databases
 Host larger virtual machines
 eXFlash DIMMs offers increased storage capacity closer to
the processors for lower latency performance
 Selectable LOM technology to allow flexibility and choice as
networking requirements change or grow
 Flexibility and choice to deliver the right networking
infrastructure
 Ability to support the most demanding virtual desktop or
graphics capabilities
x3850 X5 to x3850 X6 (HSW) Comparison
x3850 X6
x3850 X5
Processor
 Intel® Xeon® E7-4800/8800 v1
 95W, 105W, 130W
 6C, 8C, 10C
 Intel® Xeon® E7-4800/8800 v3
 115W, 140W, 165W
 4C, 8C, 10C, 12C, 14C, 16C, 18C, Up to 45M cache
Memory
 64 DIMM slots
 2 TB max memory
 3 TB with MAX5 Memory Drawer




96 DIMM slots
6 TB max memory
DDR3 - 8GB/16GB/RDIMM, 32GB/64GB LRDIMM
DDR4 - 8GB/16GB/32GB RDIMM, 64GB LRDIMM
 2.5” HDD – 8 SAS/SATA/SSD
 1.8” SSD – 16 eXFlash




2.5” HDD – 8 SAS/SATA/SSD
1.8” SSD – 16 SSDs
2.5” NVMe – 4 SSDs
Up to 32 eXFlash DDR3 DIMM (up to 12.8TB)
 Two 1 Gb Ethernet
 Dual 10 Gb Ethernet adapter (fiber)
 Two 1GbE Management Port
 Mezz LOM Dedicated Socket, choice of ML2 cards:
 4 x 1GbE Copper
 2 x 10GbE SFP+ or 2 x 10GbE 10BaseT
 4 x 10GbE SFP+
 2 x 40GbE
 7 PCIe slots
 3 FH/HL
 4 FH/FL
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



Power
 1975W Redundant Power
 Up to four 1400W/900W AC, 750W DC
 Flexibility to meet power and cost requirements
Other
 Ability to scale from 4-way to 8-way
leveraging QPI Scalability Kit
 Ability to scale from 4-way to 8-way cable-free
 Modular rack design
 xHWMgr
 Ability to host multiple generations of technology in a
single package
 Simple and improved systems management
Internal Storage
Ethernet
PCIe
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11 PCIe slots (2 front, 9 rear)
Primary I/O Book with two x16 and one x8 FH/HL
Half-Length I/O Book with one x16 and two x8 FH/HL
Full-Length I/O Book with two x16 and one x4 FH/FL
Support up to two 300W cards
 More than 2X higher performance from previous
generation
 Host larger In-Memory Databases
 Host larger virtual machines
• 2X Higher I/Os per second – delivering higher throughput
• 3X Lower Latencies – delivering higher speed
 Selectable LOM technology to allow flexibility and choice as
networking requirements change or grow
 Flexibility and choice to deliver the right networking
infrastructure
 Ability to support the most demanding virtual desktop or
graphics capabilities
x3850 X5 to x3950 X6 (HSW) Comparison
x3950 X6
x3850 X5 8-Way
Processor
 Intel® Xeon® E7-4800/8800 v1
 95W, 105W, 130W
 6C, 8C, 10C
 Intel® Xeon® E7-8800 v3
 115W, 140W, 165W
 4C, 10C, 16C; 18C, Up to 45M cache
 Single chassis, pay-as-you-grow capability from 4-way to
8-way
Memory
 128 DIMM slots
 4 TB max memory
 6 TB with MAX5 Memory Drawer




192 DIMM slots
12 TB max memory
DDR3 - 8GB/16GB/RDIMM, 32GB/64GB LRDIMM
DDR4 - 8GB/16GB/32GB RDIMM, 64GB LRDIMM
 Host larger In-Memory Databases
 Host larger virtual machines
 2.5” HDD – 16 SAS/SATA/SSD
 1.8” SSD – 32 eXFlash




2.5” HDD – 16 SAS/SATA/SSD
1.8” SSD – 32 SSDs
2.5” NVMe – 8 SSDs
Up to 32 DIMM based Flash (up to 12.8TB)
• 2X Higher I/Os per second – delivering higher throughput
• 3X Lower Latencies – delivering higher speed
 Four 1 Gb Ethernet
 Two Dual 10 Gb Ethernet adapter
(fiber)
 Two 1GbE Management Port
 Two Mezz LOM Dedicated Socket, choice of ML2 cards:
 4 x 1GbE Copper
 2 x 10GbE SFP+ or 2 x 10GbE 10BaseT
 4 x 10GbE SFP+
 2 x 40GbE
 14 PCIe slots
 6 FH/HL
 8 FH/FL
 22 PCIe slots (4 front, 18 rear)
 Two Primary I/O Books with two x16 and one x8 FH/HL
 Up to two Half-Length I/O Book with one x16 and two x8
FH/HL
 Up to two Full-Length I/O Book with two x16 and one x4 FH/FL
 Support up to four 300W cards
Power
 1975W Redundant Power
 Up to 8 x 1400W/900W AC, 750W DC
 Flexibility to meet power and cost requirements
Other
 Scalability through QPI Cables
 Multi-asset management
 Cable-Free, Glue-less scalability
 Single Chassis, Single point of control, Single Serial
 Scalable performance
 Ease of management
 Simple and improved systems management
Internal
Storage
Ethernet
PCIe
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 Selectable LOM technology to allow flexibility and choice
as networking requirements change or grow
 Immense I/O capability with 22 PCIe slots and PCI Gen3
speeds and bandwidth
 Ability to support the most demanding virtual desktop or
graphics capabilities
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Lenovo Enterprise Services – Key Values
Responsive
 Access when customers need it,
 Certified technicians and
Trusted
 We know our systems best and
where they need it, and how
support personnel providing
have deep technical resources
they need it
consistent global resources
 Comprehensive documentation,
 Quick diagnostics and resolution
via contact center, web tools,
remote support and on-site
 Flexible offerings to meet any
customer requirement
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working to solve problems
 Well defined and executed
escalation paths
 Genuine, quality parts
training and tools
 Technicians with years of
experience and expertise
 Secure data access and
controlled environments
Lenovo Best in Class Global Service Capabilities
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24 x 365 network availability
42 Level 1 and Level 2 Call Centers supporting more than 35 languages
10,000+ best trained HW and SW technicians providing on-site support globally
~600 main parts stocking locations supporting over 160 countries
Certified Lenovo parts meet stringent quality requirements
Services provided to meet customer requirements from base warranty to customized support
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Product and Services are reliable, consistent, and scalable
Support access to development and design teams
Single point of contact and problem resolution
Predictable cost and continuous global coverage
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Lenovo System x Maintenance & Service Offerings
 Complete portfolio of warranty upgrades and extensions
 Consistent high quality delivery through delivery partnership with IBM
 Network of Lenovo Authorized Warranty Service Provider Business Partners for customer choice
Base Warranty
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•
•
•
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24 x7 Call Center Support
1 yr or 3 yr, Based on Machine Type
Many Parts are Customer Replaceable
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Maintenance Upgrades
Warranty Service Upgrades
• 3, 4, or 5 yrs 9x5 or 24x7 service
coverage
• Onsite response time from next
business day to 2 or 4 hr
Hardware Maintenance (HWMA)
• 9x5x4 hr response time
• 24x7x4 or 24x7x2 hr response time
• Onsite repair with parts and labor
Microcode Support
Hard Drive Retention
Warranty extensions
Remote Technical Services
Committed Repair Service
Skued Services
•
•
•
•
Warranty Upgrades and Extensions
Point and Click Acceptance
Part Numbers by geo and MTM
Designed for attach to HW sale
Service Contracts
•
•
•
•
Customer Specific Contracts
Complex Warranty Extensions
SOW Contracts
Targeted to Global, LE and Volume Buyers
How Can I Find The Right Service to Sell?
Use the ServicePac Product Selector Tool
 SPST is a global web-based application designed to enable customers, partners,
and Lenovo employees with instant and convenient access to the current Lenovo
System x and IBM OEM Storage Services offering portfolio across all geographies.
 Benefits:
 Efficient method to maintain current Lenovo Services compatibility matrix
 On demand download of the Lenovo Services Supported Product List (SPL)
 Quick, easy, and flexible search functions for available service offerings
 At-a-glance view, by geography of the Worldwide Lenovo Services portfolio.
 Makes it easy to attach services when quoting and selling x86 servers
https://www-304.ibm.com/sales/gss/download/spst/servicepac/extProductSelectorWWW.do
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