Key Features; Components And Connectors - Lenovo ThinkAgile VX5520 Product Manual

Key features

The ThinkAgile VX Series appliances combine virtualized compute, storage, and networking resources into
a single system and offer the following key features:
Factory-integrated, pre-configured ready-to-go appliances built on proven and reliable Lenovo
ThinkSystem servers that provide compute power for a variety of workloads and applications
and powered by industry-leading hyperconverged infrastructure software from VMware.
Quick and convenient path to implement a hyperconverged solution powered by VMware vSAN
with "one stop shop" and a single point of contact provided by Lenovo for purchasing, deploying,
and supporting the solution.
Distributed architecture that allows "pay-as-you-grow", non-disruptive scaling from 3 to 64 hosts
per cluster by adding new appliances (scale-out) to increase capacity and performance.
Automation of VM storage provisioning and control of storage service levels (capacity, performance,
availability) with VM-centric policies to load balance storage resources.
Native HCI security solution with two-factor authentication (SecurID and CAC) and data-at-rest
encryption that does not require self-encrypting drives (SEDs).
Stretched cluster with local and site failure protection between two geographically dispersed sites
for higher level of availability with near zero downtime.
Centralized management with provisioning, administering, and monitoring virtual resources across
multiple hosts and clusters from a centralized interface.
Rapid workload provisioning, simplified data center operations, increased business efficiency, and
decreased CAPEX and OPEX costs.
VM and data protection with agent-less, image-level virtual machine backups and application-aware
protection for business-critical Microsoft applications (Exchange, SQL Server, SharePoint) along
with WAN-efficient, encrypted backup data replication.
Reduced unplanned downtime and virtually eliminated planned downtime for server and storage
maintenance with live workload migration, high availability, and fault tolerance.
Enhanced application performance and availability with resource management, load balancing, and
access prioritization.
Intelligent operations management and automation to proactively monitor and manage compute,
storage, and networking resources, identify performance bottlenecks, and re-balance workloads by
leveraging predictive analytics.
Capacity planning and optimization guidance to address future needs with performance trends,
projections and extended forecasts.
Managing remote offices and branch offices with rapid provisioning of servers through virtualization,
minimization of host configuration drift, and enhanced visibility into regulatory compliance, across
multiple sites.

Components and connectors

Lenovo ThinkAgile VX5520 Appliance 2