Lenovo Competitive Matrix

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System x Tower Server General Competitive Comparison

System x Tower Models Competitive MatrixThe competitive comparisons were selected based upon input from Lenovo regarding which systems were often encountered during competitive sales situations.

System x Dell PowerEdge Fujitsu PRIMERGY HP ProLiant

x3100 M5 T20 TX1330 M1 ML310e Gen8 v2, ML10

x3300 M4 T430 TX2540 M1 ML350e Gen8, ML350e Gen8 v2

x3500 M5 T630 TX300 S8 ML350 Gen9

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System x Rack Server General Competitive Comparison

System x Rack Models Competitive MatrixThe competitive comparisons were selected based upon input from Lenovo regarding which systems were often encountered during competitive sales situations.

System x

Cisco

UCS

Dell

PowerEdge

Fujitsu

PRIMERGY

HP

ProLiant

HP Integrity

Superdome

Oracle

Sun Server

x3250 M5 R220, R320 RX1330 M1 DL320e Gen8 v2

x3530 M4 C22 M3 R430, R630 DL160 Gen9, DL360

Gen9

x3550 M5 C220 M4 R630 RX2530 M1 DL160 Gen9, DL360Gen9

X5-2

x3550 M4 C220 M3 R620 RX200 S8 DL160 Gen8, DL360pGen8

X4-2

x3630 M4 C24 M3 R530, R730xd RX2520 M1 DL380 Gen9

x3650 M5 C240 M4 R730, R730xd RX2540 M1 DL380 Gen9 X5-2L

x3650 M4 /x3650 M4 HD /

x3650 M4 BD

C240 M3 R720, R720xd RX300 S8 DL380p Gen8 X4-2L

x3750 M4 R820 DL560 Gen8

x3850 X6 C460 M4 R920 RX4770 M1,PRIMEQUEST 2400E

DL580 Gen8 HP IntegritySuperdome with

BL920s Gen8

X4-4

x3950 X6 C880 M4 PRIMEQUEST 2800B,PRIMEQUEST 2800E

DL980 G7 HP IntegritySuperdome with

BL920s Gen8

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ThinkServer General Competitive Comparison

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ThinkServer Models Competitive MatrixThe competitive comparisons were selected based upon input from Lenovo regarding which systems were often encountered during competitive sales situations.

ThinkServer Cisco UCS Dell PowerEdge Fujitsu PRIMERGY HP ProLiant

TS140 T20 TX1330 M1 ML310e Gen8 v2, ML10

TS440 T20 TX1330 M1 ML310e Gen8 v2, ML10

TD350 T630 TX300 S8 ML350 Gen9

RS140 R220 RX1330 M1 DL320e Gen8 v2

RD350 C220 M4 R630 RX2530 M1 DL60 Gen9, DL160 Gen9, DL360

Gen9

RD450 C240 M4 R730 RX2540 M1 DL80 Gen9, DL380 Gen9

RD550 C220 M4 R630 RX2530 M1 DL160 Gen9, DL360 Gen9

RD650 C240 M4 R730, R730xd RX2540 M1 DL380 Gen9

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Flex System General Competitive Comparison

Flex System Competitive MatrixThe competitive comparisons were selected based upon input from Lenovo regarding which products were often encountered during competitive sales situations. The products

in the following matrix represent the most current offerings being proposed by Lenovo and competitor marketing and sales.

Building Block Cisco/VCE Dell Fujitsu HP

Enterprise Chassis UCS 5108 PowerEdge M1000e PRIMERGY BX900 S2 BladeSystem c7000 Platinum

x220/x222 ComputeNodes

UCS B22 M3 PowerEdge M520 ProLiant BL420c Gen8

x240 M5 Compute Node UCS B200 M4 PowerEdge M630 PRIMERGY BX2560 M1 andBX2580 M1

ProLiant BL460c Gen9

x240 Compute Node UCS B200 M4 PowerEdge M630 ProLiant BL460c Gen9

x440 Compute Node UCS B420 M3 and B440 M2 PowerEdge M820 ProLiant BL660c Gen8 andBL680c G7

x280 X6 Compute Node UCS B260 M4

x480 X6 Compute Node UCS B460 M4 ProLiant BL680c G7

x880 X6 Compute Node Integrity Superdome X and

ProLaint BL920x Gen8

Networking UCS Fabric Extenders andFabric Interconnects

Networking M8024-k and MXLSwitches

Virtual Connect Flex-10 10GbEthernet Module

Flex System Manager UCS Manager EMC UIM Acti ve System Manager Matri x Operati ng Envi ronment

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BladeCenter General Competitive Comparison

BladeCenter Competitive MatrixThe competitive comparisons were selected based upon input from Lenovo regarding which systems were often encountered during competitive sales situations.

BladeCenter CiscoUCS

DellM-Series

FujitsuPRIMERGY BX

HPBladeSystem

OracleSun Blade

BladeCenter Family Unified Computing System PowerEdge M-Series PRIMERGY BX BladeSystem c-Class Sun Blade

BladeCenter H

Chassis5108 Chassis M1000e, M1000e t BX900 BladeSystem c7000

PlatinumSun Blade 6000

BladeCenter S Chassis BX400 BladeSystem c3000

Platinum

HS23E B22 M3 M420, M520 BX2560 M1 BL420c Gen8

HS23 B200 M4 M630 BX2580 M1 BL460c Gen9 X4-2B

Switch Options Ethernet Fibre Channel Fibre Channel over Ethernet(FCoE)

InfiniBand

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NeXtScale General Competitive Comparison


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NeXtScale Competitive MatrixThe competitive comparisons were selected based upon input from Lenovo regarding which systems were often encountered during competitive sales situations.

NeXtScaleDellCloudEdge

DellFX

Fujitsu PRIMERGYCX400

HPSL2500

HPSL4500

HPSL6500

HPApollo

NeXtScaleFamily

PowerEdge C-

Series

PowerEdge FX PRIMERGY CX400 HP ProLiant SL2500 HP ProLiant SL4500 HP ProLiant SL6500 HP Apollo Systems

nx360 M5 C4130, C6220 II,

C8220, C8220X

FC630 CX2550 M1,

CX2570 M1

SL210t Gen8 SL4540 Gen8 SL230s Gen8,

SL250s Gen8,

SL270s Gen8

XL230a Gen9,

XL250a Gen9,

XL730f Gen9,XL740f Gen9,

XL750f Gen9

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IdataPlex General Competitive Comparison

iDataPlex Competitive MatrixThe competitive comparisons were selected based upon input from Lenovo regarding which systems were often encountered during competitive sales situations.

iDataPlexDellCloudEdge

FujitsuPRIMERGY CX400

FujitsuPRIMERGY CX420

HPSL4500

HPSL6500

iDataPlex Family PowerEdge C Server Fuj itsu PRIMERGY CX400 Fuji tsu PRIMERGY CX420 HP ProLiant SL4500 HP ProLiant SL6500

dx360 M4 C6220 II, C8220, C8220X CX250 S2, CX270 S2 CX272 S1 SL4540 Gen8 SL230s Gen8, SL250s

Gen8, SL270s Gen8

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Systems Management General Competitive Comparison

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Storage Entry V3700 General Competitive Comparison




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Smarter Storage Disk Systems Competitive MatrixThe competitive comparisons were selected based upon input from IBM regarding which systems were often encountered during competitive sales situations.

Current

IBM

Dell

Compellent

Dell

EqualLogic

Dell

MD3 EMC Fujitsu HDS

HP

3PAR

HP

MSA

HP

StoreVirtual NetApp Oracle X-IO

Storwize

V3700andV5000

CompellentSC4020

EqualLogicPS4210E/

4210X4210XV

4210XS/

PS-M4110E/

PS-M4110X/

PS-M4110XV/

PS-

M4110XS

MD3400/3420/

3460/3800i/

3820i/

3860i/3800f/

3820f/3860f

VNXe3150/3200

3300

ETERNUSDX60 S3/

DX100S3/

DX200 S3

HUS110

3PAR

StoreServ

7200c

MSA2040

StoreVirtual4130, 4330,

4330 FC,4335

FAS2520/2550

NoStandard

Offering

ISE 200, 200i, andHyper ISE 7-Series

Storage Blades

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Storage Entry S2200 S3200 General Competitive Comparison

Storage MidRange General Competitive Comparison




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Smarter Storage Disk Systems Competitive MatrixThe competitive comparisons were selected based upon input from IBM regarding which systems were often encountered during competitive sales situations.

Current

IBM Dell Compellent Dell EqualLogic EMC Fujitsu HDS HP 3PAR HP StoreVirtual

NetAppOraclePillar

OracleZFS

StorwizeV5000andV7000

Compellent Storage

Center SC8000

EqualLogic PS6500E/

6500ES/ 6500X/ 6510E/6510ES/ 6510X;

PS6100E/ 6100S/ 6100X/

6100XS/ 6100XV/PS6210E/

6210X/6210XV/

6210S/6210XS

VNX5200/

5400/5600/

5800/

7600/8000

ETERNUS

DX500/600S3

HUS 110/

130/ 150HUS VM

3PAR

StoreServ7400/7450

StoreVirtual 4530, 4630,

4730, 4730 FC

FAS8020/

8040/8060

Pillar

Axiom600,

FS1-2

ZFS

StorageZS3-2,

ZS3-4

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Storage Enterprise General Competitive Comparison - No Lenovo Option

IBM Smarter Storage Disk Systems Competitive Matrix

The competitive comparisons were selected based upon input from IBM regarding which systems were often encountered during competitive sales situations.

Current

IBM Dell EMC Fujitsu HDS HP Oracle

Enterprise(SystemStorageDS8870)

No Standard

Offering

Symmetrix

VMAX10K/20K/40K

100K/200K/400K

ETERNUS DX8700 S2 HUS VM,

VSP, VSP G1000

3PAR StoreServ

10400/10800

XP P9500,

XP7

Pillar Axiom 600, FS1-

2

DAS - Direct Attached Storage

Vendor

ThinkServer DELL HP IBMWhite Box

AMAX

Model SA120 PowerVault MD1200 HP D2600 Disk Enclosure System Storage EXP2512 StorMax J2121

I/O Controllers 1 or 2 2 Standard 2 Standard 1 1 or 2Port Type in/out 2x SAS 1/1 2x SAS 1/1 2x SAS 1/1 3xSAS 2/1 + Ethernet 2x SAS 1/1

Max Daisy Chain 8 (4 per server adapter port) 8 4 18 3 (4 untested)

Front HDD 12 Bay SAS 12 Bay SAS also SSD 12 Bay SAS/SATA 12 Bay SAS12 Bay

SAS/SATA

Rear HDD (noother tier-1 offers rear

SSD expansion!)

Optional 4 SATA SSD 0 0 0 0

Fans 2x Hot swap 2x Hot swap 2x 2x Hot swap 2x Hot swap

PSU550W Gold Single or

Redundant

600W Redundant AC,

700W Redundant DC300W Redundant 515W Redundant

460W 80+ GoldSingle or

Redundant

Rails Static RailsNone,

Versa Rail/ Dell RackHP Only Rack Shipment Bracket

Tool-less Rail/Value Rail/ 2

post fixed mountkit

Compatible RAIDCards LSI Lenovo RAID 1/2x PERC H800/810

Smart Array P212/256;

P212/256 +BBWC; P411/256;

P411/512; P411/512 + BBWC;P812

ServeRAID Controllers

System x and Blade Intel RAID

Warranty3 Year Standard, 9x5, 24x7,

24x8, 4/5 year upgrades, Keep

Your Drive MultiDrive option

3Yr Basic Hardware

Warranty Repair: 5x10HW-Only, 5x10 NBD

Onsite 3Yr

year(s)

(parts/labor/onsite)

3/0/0

3-5 Yr Onsite, 9-5 or 24/7, 2

or 4 Hr, Maintenance Only

Options with Next Biz day

N/A

Entry Price $2,999 $3,519 $3,399 $3,518 $1,100

NAS - Network Attached Storage




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Lenovo Storage N3310 StoreEasy 1440 PowerVault NX400CPU Up to 2x Intel Xeon E5-2603v3

2.5GHzUp to 2x Intel Xeon E5-2403v2 1.8GHz

(based on DL360e Gen8)1x Intel Xeon E5-2403v2 1.8GHz or

1x Intel Xeon E5-2420v2 2.2GHz

Memory Up to 128GB 8GB 8GB or 16GB

Configuration 4 x 3.5” 4 x 3.5” 4 x 3.5”

OS Windows Storage Server 2012 R2

Std

Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Std WSS 2012 R2 Std or Workgroup

Storage controller LSI 110i or RAID 710 P222 HW RAID5 (H310)

HDD Support SAS, SATA, SSD SAS, SATA, SSD SAS, SATA

PSU Up to 2x 550W or 750W Platinum 1x 460W Gold PSU, optional second Up to 2x 550W Platinum PSU

Onboard NIC 2 x 1Gb (10Gb options) 4 x 1Gb (10Gb options) 2 x 1Gb (10Gb options)

Out of band mgmt 1x 1Gb port onboard 1 x 1Gb port onboard 1x 1Gb port onboard

Rails Sliding rails standard on Channel

models

Rail kit included No rai ls standard ($70 up-charge for static

rails, $106 for sliding rails)

Warranty 3 yr NBD Onsite standard 3 yr NBD Onsite standard 1yr NBD Onsite standard

LenovoStorage N4610 StoreEasy 1640 Storage NX3230CPU Up to 2x Intel Xeon E5-2603v3

1.6GHz

Up to 2x Intel Xeon E5-2407 2.4 GHz

(based on DL380 Gen8)



Memory Up to 192GB 16GB 16GB or 32GB

Configuration 12 x 3.5” front, 2 x 2.5” rear 12 x 3.5” front, 2 x 2.5” rear 12 x 3.5” front, 2 x 2.5” rear

OS Windows Storage Server 2012 R2Std

Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Std Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Std

Storage controller LSI RAID720ix P822 H730

HDD support SAS, SATA, SSD SAS, SATA, SSD SAS, SATA

PSU Up to 2x 550W or 750W Platinum

PSU

2x 750W Gold PSU standard Up to 2x 750W P latinum PSU

Onboard NIC 4 x 1Gb (10Gb options) 4 x 1Gb (10Gb options) 4 x 1Gb (10Gb options)

Out of band mgmt 1x 1Gb port onboard 1 x 1Gb port onboard 1x 1Gb port onboardRails Sliding rails standard on Channel

models

Rail kit included

No rails standard ($70 up-charge for static

rails, $106 for sliding rails)

Warranty 3 yr NBD Onsite standard 3 yr NBD Onsite standard 3yr NBD onsite standard

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