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Lenovo XClarity Product Presentation

2018 Lenovo Internal. All rights reserved.

Edgar RodriguezLAS Product ManagerApril-2018


Agenda• Lenovo Xclarity Overview• Provisioning Manager• Controller Sales Overview • Controller Technical Overview• Essentials• Energy Manager• Administrator & Pro• XClarity Plugins


Lenovo XClarity Family• Foundation Software for Software-Defined Infrastructure

Centralized policy-based system energy management

Centralized delivery and management of infrastructure


Family of Software

Servers Storage Networking

Rapid Deployment Wizard Cloud Network Operating System

Standardized Data Center ProcessesExternal IT Applications

Foundational Infrastructure Software for Precision Execution


- Software Core Feature ComparisonXClarity

Controller (Previous IMM)

XClarityEssentials

XClarity Administrator

XClarity Pro XClarity Energy Manager

Configure a server X X X X

Update a server X X X X

Handle server faults X X X X

Integrate into external IT apps through Redfish-compliant REST APIs

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Integrate into external apps through Integrators or REST APIs

X X

Manage servers, network, and storage X X

Auto-discover systems X X

Monitor and track multiple systems, and handle faults including call home

X X

Manage server, network, and storage updates with policies

X X

Configure multiple servers with software patterns 90-day trial X

Install operating systems and hypervisors 90-day trial X

View and control server thermals X

Included with servers X

Free & unsupported X X

Licensed & supported X X

XClarity Provisioning Manager


Embedded Provisioning Tool Common in All ThinkSystem Servers


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• All-new provisioning tool• Common across all ThinkSystem server

product lines• Fresh and uncluttered user interface• Based on UEFI 2.5 open standard• Provides intuitive workflow for

– BIOS and RAID configuration– Firmware updates– Hypervisor and operating system installation

with embedded drivers– Diagnostics

Servers

Provisioning Manager


- Modernized graphical user experience

• Circa 1990s• Monochromatic text-only• Requires deep system-level technical skills

From old uEFI BIOS To All-New XClarity Provisioning Manager

• Future-defined• Based on user experience best practices• Visual, intuitive, and streamlined


- Welcome Wizard and System SummaryWelcome wizard for first-time setup System Summary Page

Graphical UEFI Setup RAID Setup

XClarity Controller

Embedded Management Engine Common in All ThinkSystem Servers





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• All-new embedded management engine• Common across all ThinkSystem server

product lines• Fresh and uncluttered interface• Redfish-compliant REST APIs• Vastly improved performance

– 2x faster boot time to OS screen– 6x faster firmware updates

Servers


- Features

• Intuitive dashboards• Status visualizations• Easy access• HTML5-based

User Experience

• Event logs, audit logs, and maintenance history• Setup event forwarding and call homeEvents

Inventory• Hardware and firmware inventory

information• Uncluttered, customizable design• Logical groupings with quick

navigation aids

Utilization • CPU and memory temperature by socket cluster• Historical power consumption• Historical system resource utilization


- Features II• HTML5-based remote console

– Eliminates Java and ActiveX plugins• Virtual media remote console• Remote mounting ISO CIFS & NFS

Remote Presence

Firmware Update Page• In-band and out-of-band

updates.

• Array configuration multiple adapters• Simplified wizard-drivenRAID Setup Page


- Available in 3 editionsCore Features Standard Advanced Enterprise

Standards-Based Interfaces • Out-of-band modernized & streamlined web interface• CIM, IPMI, SNMPv3, Redfish conforming REST APIs

X X X

User Authentication • LDAP-based user authentication X X X

Inventory Status & Real-Time Monitoring

• Collect hardware & environmental information for asset management, maintenance, health, performance, & diagnostics

X X X

Diagnostics • System diagnostics, log collection, and fault handling X X X

Configuration • In-band & out-of-band platform configuration• Graphical BIOS configuration• Basic RAID configuration for OS installation

X X X

Updates • In-band & out-of-band updates to UEFI, XClarity Controller, LEPT, and related driver packages for OS installation

X X X

OS Installation • Installation of Linux, Microsoft Windows, & VMware vSphere X X X

• Remote OS installation X X

• Boot capture X

Cloning • Replicate UEFI, XClarity Controller, & RAID settings to other servers• Save settings to USB or network-based file• Apply configuration & OS install from an existing file

X X X

Energy • Usage tracking X X X

• Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager entitlement X

Remote presence • KVM and virtual media X X

• Collaboration across users within the remote session X

• Mount ISO/IMG files X

Feature comparison across editions. Upgrades completed via Software Key.

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- Edition Tier’s•FOD-like activation key support (Electronical Delivery)• Supports both initial purchase and in-field upgrades

ThinkSystem Platform Standard Advanced Enterprise

Hyperscale X

Entry 1U & 2U X Upgrade available via Software Key

Upgrade available via Software Key

Performance 1U & 2U X Upgrade available via Software Key


2P Tower X Upgrade available via Software Key


Dense X Upgrade available via Software Key


Converged X Upgrade Available via Software Key

Upgrade Available via Software Key

Flex Blade X

Mission-Critical X

XClarity Controller Technical Support

Embedded Management Engine Common in All ThinkSystem Servers



- Modernized Interfaces (1 of 3)• Web GUI

– HTML5 Support– Content optimized for device being used (laptop, tablet,

mobile phone)– NLS Support

• Remote KVM– No Java or ActiveX clients supported– Uses HTML5 capabilities of the web– International Keyboard Mapping support– Virtual mass storage – No physical remote media capability– Support image files (.iso. img)– Mounting/Unmounting via web plus REST, CLI, IPMI

• IPMI– Supports the latest IPMI 2.0 specification– Standard IPMI commands for IPv6– Support for additional cipher suites– Settings to disable external network access, KCS access

• SNMP– SNMPv3 only – SNMPv1 dropped– SNMP Gets and Traps only – SNMP Sets dropped– SNMP Traps use SNMPv3 format

• Redfish support added– DMTF compliant REST interface– Future: Supports same functions/features that are

available through web I/F– Elements not specifically defined in Redfish will utilize

the “oem” schema supported by Redfish.

• WS-MAN dropped

XClarity Energy Manager


Suite of Utilities for ThinkSystem Servers




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- Simplifies Power Optimization

Establish visibility• Platform power

consumption• Inlet & outlet temperatures• Airflow• Power supplies• Resource utilization

Gain insights• Power consumption and cooling analyses• Low server utilization identification• Platform power characteristics• DC physical layout

Optimize power usage with user-defined policies• Control power consumption during boot & runtime• Control responses to power supply events

• Trend and analyze

• Monitor server power and temperature

• Define policies and control power and temperature properties

• Purley server support• Further PDU support• Evaluation Licensing• Security hardening• UI enhancements

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Comprehensive Visibility and Control into Power Usage

Dashboard

Cooling analysis

Workload evaluation

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Monitor Individual or Groups of Servers

Model data center physical hierarchy and monitors power and temperature at server and group level

Communicates with the devices with multiple protocols

Uses policies to enforce power consumption of individual servers or groups of servers

SNMP traps alert administrators to policy violations

Manage a rack of servers

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- Supported Servers

Supported Lenovo Servers• ThinkSystem SR530,SR550,SR570,SR590,SR630,SR650,SR850,SR860,SR950,SD530,SD650,ST550,SN550,SN850• ThinkServer RD340, RD350, RD440, RD450, RD530, RD540, RD550, RD630, RD640, RD650, RQ750, TD340, TD350

servers• System x x3650/x3550 M5, x3500 M5, x3850/x3950 servers• Flex System x240 M5, x280 M5, x480 M5, x880 M5 compute nodes

Non-Lenovo Servers• XClarity Energy Manager is compatible with Intel Datacenter Manager• Non-Lenovo servers will operate with XClarity Energy Manager• Customers may use this tool in a multi-vendor environment• Lenovo will not provide service and support for Non-Lenovo systems• Lenovo PDU Support

Scalability• Each XClarity Energy Manager instance supports up to 1,000 managed servers

XClarity Administrator, Pro & Mobile


Suite of Utilities for ThinkSystem Servers




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• Foundation app for software-defined data centers

• Designed for – ThinkSystem compute, storage, and networking– ThinkAgile integrated appliances and systems

• Ramp up infrastructure delivery– Up to 2x faster provisioning of new servers1,2

– Up to 72% reduction in manual provisioning steps1,2

1. http://www.lenovo.com/images/products/system-x/pdfs/white-papers/xclarity_vs_cisco_ucs_manager_wp.pdf

2. http://www.lenovo.com/images/products/system-x/pdfs/white-papers/xclarity_vs_hp_oneview_wp.pdf

http://www.lenovo.com/images/products/system-x/pdfs/white-papers/xclarity_vs_cisco_ucs_manager_wp.pdf

http://www.lenovo.com/images/products/system-x/pdfs/white-papers/xclarity_vs_hp_oneview_wp.pdf

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• Download Lenovo XClarity Administrator

• Define Lenovo infrastructure using software configuration patterns and policy-based firmware level management

• Integrate into your standardized data center processes and tools through REST APIs and XClarity Integrator plugins

Deliver Foundation Infrastructure with Software


Standardized Data Center ProcessesExternal IT Applications and Scripts

&

System x ThinkServer RackSwitch Storage (DS)

Auto-discovery X X X X

Real-time monitoring and fault handling

X X X X

Firmware updates

X X X X

Configuration patterns

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OS installation X

http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/systems/software/systems-management/xclarity/

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Available XClarity Administrator Editions


XClarityPro

Free Chargeable

Auto-discover and track inventory of managed hardware

Monitor and handle faults in real-time

Manage firmware levels with compliance policies

Define hardware with software-based configuration patterns

Install hypervisors and operating systems to bare metal

Service and Support

Cost structure

Free90 Day

Trial


- Define Physical Systems with Patterns• Reusable configuration patterns for

provisioning• Each pattern can be used to define

multiple target systems• Ensure performance with UEFI settings

tuned for specific workloads

• Firmware compliance policies on target Compute, Storage, and Networking

• Quickly update policy • Apply updates to one or more systems

- Update Firmwares


Discover, Track, and Monitor System Inventory in Real-Time

• Auto-discover local and remote inventory to manage• Visualize managed system inventory• Handle alerts and events in real-time• Centrally launch remote control sessions to manage

endpoints as if you were at the local console

• Automate to accelerate and scale installation of hypervisors and operating systems to bare metal servers

• Software is installed utilizing pre-boot environment, eliminating need for PXE booting

Centrally Deploy Hypervisors and Operating Systems to Bare Metal


Instill Trust and Confidence with Stringent Security Methods

• Validate users and audit activity– Active Directory support– Security Assertion Markup Language

(SAML)• Employ industrial-strength encryption

within the management system– Perfect Forward Secrecy strengthens

communication security– IST SP 800-131A and FIPS 140-2 levels

of encryption compliance• Enhance platform security

– Only digitally signed and trusted firmware, updates can be applied

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_Assertion_Markup_Language

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_secrecy

http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-131A/sp800-131A.pdf

http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/fips140-2/fips1402.pdf

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• Securely monitor physical systems from Android and iOS devices

• Get real-time newsfeeds on managed endpoint status, alerts, logs, and jobs

• Drill down for more detailed inventory and alert information

• Filter and search through data• Take action on common system level tasks to

minimize the risk of disruptions and downtime• Forward emails to share inventory, alert, and event

information• New for ThinkSystem

– Perform initial configuration of newly racked/cabled servers

– Use mobile app to retrieve diagnostic information (Virtual LCD) and perform actions

– Initiate LXCA manage from mobile device

Go mobile for anywhere management

- Mobile App

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¡Controla desde tu smartphone con XClarityTM Mobile!• Monitoreo seguro de sistemas físicos desde

dispositivos Android y iOS

• Obtenga estado del sistema en tiempo real,

alertas y notificaciones

• Tome decisiones para tareas simples de una

manera mas rápida.

Descargas– Google Play– Apple iTunes

Además descárgalo y haz un demo a tu cliente!

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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lenovo.xmobile&hl=en

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lenovo-xclarity-mobile/id1023231345?mt=8

XClarity Administrator & Pro Integrators


Deliver ThinkSystem and ThinkAgile from Your Own IT Processes and Tools

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OMS

Virtualization resource management

Foundation infrastructure management

Private & hybrid cloud services management

Business and service level management

Scripting tools and orchestration engines

Infrastructure management

Operations & service level management

Orchestration & workflow management

Change, configuration, and capacity management

Availability, performance, and incident management

Future

Featured Integrations

vCenter

System Center Virtual

Machine Manager

vRealizeAutomation

vRealizeOrchestrator

vRealize Log Insight

CloudFormsSAP IT

Operations Analytics

(SAP)

System Center

Configuration Manager

System Center

Operations Manager

vRealizeOperations

(Blue Medora)

Ansible

Azure Stack

Integrators

SplunkEnterprise

AIOPS(MoogSoft)

No Integrator Required



• Consolidate virtual and physical infrastructure management using your familiar console

– Discovery– Monitoring– Firmware updates– Configurations

• Eliminate downtime in Hyper-V clusters

– Automate rolling reboots & firmware updates

– Automate evacuation of VMs from impacted hosts based on user-defined events

• Advisory PRO tips for existing and predictive hardware problems

Physical Host Physical Host Physical Host

Windows Server Hyper-V

VM VM VM VM VM VM

Virtual Machine Manager

XClarity Integrator forMicrosoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM)

Download XClarity Integrator for Microsoft System Center

https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LNVO-MANAGE


XClarity Integrator forMicrosoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM)• Monitor physical system health and events• Correlate events across domains• Monitor power utilization of systems

running Windows• Monitor overall system power usage, and

generate alerts when consumption rises above thresholds

• Enable Power Capping and set the maximum power consumption wattage

• Remote power on and off of systems• Hardware Management Software

Configuration Advisor detects the presence of hardware MP software dependencies and makes configuration recommendations

Operations Manager

• Inventory and monitoring• Event correlation • Platform alert handling• Power capping




XClarity Integrator forMicrosoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)• Deployment Pack

– Automate end-to-end server deployment including drivers

– Scriptable server configuration for WinPE (Windows Pre-Installation Environment)

• System Updates– Acquire, view, and expire firmware updates

and device drivers through Windows Server Update Services

– Select individual firmware and driver updates from the website, or complete UpdateXpressSystem Packs (UXSPs)

– Handle System Enablement Pack (SEP) to maintain server currency

• Configuration– Create user-defined configuration packs for

physical servers– Capture existing physical server settings and

generate related configuration pack– View compliance results

Configuration Manager

• End-to-end deployment including drivers• Firmware level management• Configure servers and check configuration

compliance




MoogSoft XClarity Link Access Module (LAM) NEW

• Modernize incident management across silos• Eliminate operational noise and alert fatigue• Proactively detect incidents• Automate event correlation across toolsets and

production stacks in real-time• Reduce ticket and incident volumes

AIOPS

• Ingest events and alarms from XClarity and publish to Incident.MOOG

• Reduce event volume using machine learning algorithms to analyze and de-dupe events

• Generate proactive insights and automate incident workflows for IT Ops

For More Information Visit MoogSoft XClarity LAM User Guide

Available from MoogSoft

https://docs.moogsoft.com/display/MOOG/XClarity+LAM

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• Centralize high volumes of events from across domains of tools, apps, and infrastructure

• Correlate alerts into actionable incidents to streamline incident management lifecycle, reducing

– Noise– Resolution times– Alert fatigue

• Enrich actionable events with contextual insights and remediation instructions

– Graphs– Images– Runbook links– Conferencing details within incident

details• Mobilize the right responders into the

response workflow


XClarity Administrator and PagerDutyNo Integrator Needed!

Developer NOC Help Desk IT Ops

Triage, Notify, Resolve, Learn

Infrastructure Provisioning, Changes, Status, Events, Alerts

People

Central Process

Deployment & Monitoring


SAP IT Operations Analytics (ITOA) and Lenovo XClarity NEW

• Single, integrated joint solution• Clear visibility into Lenovo systems and

SAP applications• Proactive user-friendly analytics and

predictive capabilities • Deeper insights with pre-built visualizations

and dashboards• Expedite root cause analysis with powerful

drill-down, filtering, and analytics• Manage millions or billions of streaming IT

signals across servers, operating systems, and applications

• Analyze data from other external monitoring tools to manage the entire data center landscape

Available from Lenovo DCG Services

IT Operations Analytics

• Holistic monitoring of the entire data center• Collect, process, and analyze massive volumes of

streaming IT signals • Resolve both system and application issues in real time• Download the SAP ITOA and XClarity solution brief

https://www.sap.com/documents/2017/05/b6310e64-ba7c-0010-82c7-eda71af511fa.html


• Track and audit user logins and actions• Track provisioning events• Visualize power consumption and thermal

property thresholds that are reached• Visualize serviceable events

Download XClarity Integrator for Splunk

• Centralized platform for Operational Intelligence

• Generate insights from machine data to increase productivity and security

– Collect, analyze, and act on the Big Data generated by your IT infrastructure

– Centrally monitor events across workloads, virtual resources, and physical resources

• Quickly identify trends including thresholds, failures, and PFAs (Predicted Failure Analytics)

• Monitor and audit for security changes

XClarity Integrator for Splunk Enterprise

https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/3105/


• Consolidate virtual and physical infrastructure management using your familiar console

– Discovery– Monitoring– Firmware updates– Configurations

• Eliminate downtime in vSphereclusters

– Automate rolling reboots & firmware updates

– Automate evacuation of VMs from impacted hosts based on user-defined events

Physical Host Physical Host Physical Host

VMware vSphere

VM VM VM VM VM VM

VMware vCenter

XClarity Integrator for VMware vCenter

Download XClarity Integrator for VMware vCenter

https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/lnvo-vmware

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vCenterVirtualization Management

• Abstract infrastructure resources and transform them into services

• Deliver infrastructure faster through repeatable, scalable execution of tasks across software and hardware domains

vRealize AutomationService Blueprints

vRealize OrchestratorWorkflows

• Blueprints to help create and manage pools of resources, such as provisioning end-to-end hosts and clusters

• Download XClarity Integrator for VMware vRealize Automation

XClarity Integrator for VMware vRealize Automation and vRealize Orchestrator


https://solutionexchange.vmware.com/store/products/xclarity-integrator-for-vrealize-automation


XClarity Integrator for VMware vRealize Log Insight• Collect, trend, and analyze data center

events to provide real-time answers to problems related to systems, services, and applications

• Graph and visualize hardware event data to generate insights

• Configure alerts when specific conditions occur

• Query event data to build reports

• Visualize event quantity and priority, and the number of hardware events requiring intervention

• Identify which systems surface the most events• Find out who is accessing XClarity• Discover unauthorized users trying to access XClarity• Download XClarity Integrator for VMware vRealize

Log Insight

vRealize Log Insight

https://solutionexchange.vmware.com/store/products/xclarity-integrator-for-vrealize-log-insight


Licenciamiento y Recursos Adicionales




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XClarityTM Administrator

¿Cuáles son los PN de XClarityTM?

XClarityTM Administrator es GRATIS y los clientes pueden descargarlo de: Lenovo XClarity Administrator

XClarityTM PRO

¿Tienes alguna duda de los PN?Consulta Lenovo Software Catalog

LENOVO XCLARITY00MT204 Lenovo XClarity Pro, per Managed Chassis w/1 Yr SW S&S00MT205 Lenovo XClarity Pro, per Managed Chassis w/3 Yr SW S&S00MT206 Lenovo XClarity Pro, per Managed Chassis w/5 Yr SW S&S00MT207 Lenovo XClarity Pro, per Managed Server w/1 Yr SW S&S00MT208 Lenovo XClarity Pro, per Managed Server w/3 Yr SW S&S00MT209 Lenovo XClarity Pro, per Managed Server w/5 Yr SW S&S01HA696 ProServUn 8200C Advanced + Xclarity01HA699 ProServUn 8200N Advanced + Xclarity01HA517 ProServUnit Nutanix Advanced + Xclarity

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8200C = Cloudian (por nodo)8200N = Nexenta (por nodo)Nutanix = Nutanix (por nodo)


http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/systems/software/systems-management/xclarity/

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XClarity Pro¿Cómo se licencia XClarityTM? (1/2)

Las licencias también están disponibles en una base por servidor o por chasis de Flex System.Si el Chasis tiene 4 servidores o menos, el licenciamiento será mas barato por nodo.

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x3850x3650x3650

1 Licencia de Servidor



Flex Chassis con mas de 4 nodos

Flex Chassis con 2 nodos

1 Licencia de Chassis

1 Licencia de Servidor por cada nodo

x3550 Management

Console

No se requiere licencia

Ejemplo: Mi cliente pide 3 años de soporte

Licencias Totales


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XClarity Pro¿Cómo se licencia XClarityTM? (2/2)

• Esta edición está disponible con una suscripción y soporte de software de 1, 3 o 5 años. Las ediciones también están disponibles en una base por servidor o por chasis de Flex System.

• Se lleva a cabo único por el producto incluye la licencia, la suscripción de software y el soporte.

• Se entrega como aplicación virtual así como VMware a través de la Flex Software.


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¿Quieres aprender como implementar XClarityTM?

Temas • Introducción• Planeación y Licenciamiento• Seguridad• Instalación y Setup Inicial• Interfaz de Usuario• Inventario, descubrimiento y detalles de los sistemas• Monitoreo y Sistema de Alertas• Control Remoto• Manejo y Administración de Versiones de Firmware• Configuración desde cero de un servidor• Patrones y Perfiles de configuración • Soporte y Servicio• Backup, restauración, actualizaciones y mantenimiento

Guía de Instalación

https://lenovopress.com/sg248296-lenovo-xclarity-administrator-planning-and-implementation-guide


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XClarityTM Energy Manager

¿Cuáles son los PN de XClarityTM Energy Manager?


LENOVO XCLARITY01DA228 Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager, 1 Node w/ 1 Yr S&S01DA229 Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager, 5 Nodes w/ 1 Yr S&S01DA230 Lenovo XClarity Energy Manager, 50 Nodes w/ 1 Yr S&S4L40E51621 Lenovo ThinkServer Energy Manager License – Single Node 4L40E51622 Lenovo ThinkServer Energy Manager License – 5 Nodes 4L40E51623 Lenovo ThinkServer Energy Manager License – 50 Nodes

Quieres ofrecerle una prueba a tu cliente? Descarga Gratis!XClarity Energy Manager free trial

1 Licencia por servidor administrado por XClarityTM Energy Manager

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http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/systems/software/systems-management/xclarity-energy-manager

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¿Quiénes son mis Contactos para XClarityTM?

• Matias Marco ([email protected]) – DCG Argentina

• Paula Contreras ([email protected]) – DCG Chile

• Andrea Díaz ([email protected]) – DCG Perú

• Jonathan Castro ([email protected]) – DCG Colombia

• Carlos Zamora ([email protected]) – DCG México

• Harold Blanco ([email protected]) – DCG BUPE/VE

• Edgar Rodriguez ([email protected]) – DCG Product Manager LAS

• Nelson Pesce ([email protected]) – DCG Sr. Brand Manager LAS

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