Lenovo Mission Critical-Server-Speak 102
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Lenovo's mission-critical server offerings, specifically the X6 series, provide significant headroom for applications and workloads, enabling efficient capacity planning and virtualization support. The servers can accommodate a vast amount of onboard storage and high-performance PCIe-based SSDs, making them suitable for evolving virtual environments. With support for Intel Xeon processors and high core counts, Lenovo's X6 servers are designed for demanding enterprise applications.
Lenovo Mission Critical-Server-Speak 102
- 1. © 2015 LENOVO. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Lenovo Mission-Critical Server-Speak 102 Kathy Holoman August 2015 @techiewahoo
- 2. 2 2015 Lenovo Internal. All rights reserved. Mission-Critical Server-Speak 102 Our definition: the remaining or unused capacity in a server. Determining the amount of headroom you have for applications and workloads is crucial in managing growth and future needs. Lenovo X6 mission-critical servers enable you to wisely manage future capacity planning because they provide maximum headroom.1 Our definition: the creation of a virtual server by partitioning a physical server into multiple mini-servers.3 In the context of VMware and Lenovo joint solutions for virtualization, Lenovo mission-critical X6 8-socket servers reliably support up to 4TB of virtual machines! (4-socket machines support 2TB.) This capability could be a game changer in your environment! Our definition: A PCIe-based solid-state drive (SSD) is an SSD developed for the high-speed PCIe bus interface that delivers performance benefits.4 4-socket x3850 X6 servers provide up to 11 slots for PCIe-based SSDs and 8- socket x3950 X6 servers. Our definition: storage (also known as internal storage) that resides inside — or onboard — the server. Lenovo mission- critical X6 servers offer support for SSDs and HDDs. In fact, a 4-socket system supports up to 30.72TB of storage and an 8-socket system supports up to 61.44TB of onboard storage! 2 ONBOARD STORAGE: Not the overhead racks on a bus VIRTUALIZATION Not the Oculus Rift2 your son begs you to buy PCIe: Not an accounting firm or a clearing house http://www.intel.com/content/dam/doc/white-paper/intel-it-xeon-5600-sizing-server-platforms-to-meet-erp-requirements-paper.pdf, (August 20, 2015) (2) Oculus VR, LLC, https://www.oculus.com/en-us/, (August 19, 2015) HEADROOM: Not the British artificial intelligence agent (Max)
- 3. 3 2015 Lenovo Internal. All rights reserved. 3 Our definition: storage that resides outside the server and is connected to it. Sometimes referred to as hard disk, a hard drive or just storage.3 Lenovo markets a rich portfolio of enterprise-grade storage products designed to adapt to growing virtual environments and ensure data is ready when you need it. This includes direct-attached storage, network-attached storage, storage area networks and tape. Our definition: a processing unit that reads-in instructions to perform specific actions.4 An 8-socket X6 server can contain up to 144 cores. A four-socket X6 server contains half as many. Our definition: the brains of the server. It reads and executes applications and operating system instructions.3 4-socket Lenovo servers support Intel Xeon E7 4800/8800 v3 series processors and 8-socket X6 servers support Intel Xeon E7 8800 v3 series processors. Our definition: the hardware component that temporarily stores data on chips. Memory chips attach to a piece of hardware known as a memory module. The memory module slides into a memory slot located on the motherboard.3 CORE: Not what’s left of your apple from lunch PROCESSOR (CPU): Not the person who reviews your tax return EXTERNAL STORAGE: Not the ugly metal building in your backyard MEMORY: Not your ability to remember what you want to forget 3 Lenovo University, Server Basics: “Introduction to Servers,” http://lu.bhivesoft.com/bhive/t/1004/course_launch_frame.jsp?id=7583, (July 20, 2015) 4 Danny Bradbury, “PCIe SSD: What it is and how you can use it,” http://www.computerweekly.com/feature/PCIe-SSD-What-it-is-and-how-you-can-use-it, (August 19, 2015) 5 Danny Stieben, “What is a Processor Core,” http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/processor-core-makeuseof-explains-2/ (July 31, 2015)