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Reference Architecture for SAP Applications using Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series

Reference Architecture

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Abstract

This document describes the reference architecture for SAP application workloads using the Lenovo ThinkAgile VX appliances and certified nodes. The intended audience for this document is technical IT architects, system administrators, and managers who are interested in executing workloads on these systems.

The reference architecture provides a technical overview of the servers and networking, and explains why the combination of Lenovo products and VMware vSAN software provides best of breed system performance and reliability. The reference architecture describes the workload components, performance recommendations, and best practices of using SAP applications, especially SAP HANA.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Technical overview of ThinkAgile VX
SAP Business Suite sizing
SAP HANA system sizing
SAP HANA best practices
Resources

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Change History

Changes in the October 22, 2024 update:

  • Add ThinkAgile VX850 V3
  • Remove Intel Xeon Scalable Processor 2nd Generation systems

Seller Training Courses

The following sales training courses are offered for employees and partners (login required). Courses are listed in date order.

  1. SAP Webinar: Best of Both Worlds - Lenovo Hybrid Cloud Solutions for SAP July 2024
    2024-09-26 | 60 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    SAP Webinar: Best of Both Worlds - Lenovo Hybrid Cloud Solutions for SAP July 2024

    Over the last two decades SAP customers have invested millions of dollars optimizing their SAP on-premise systems. These customers are now faced with the challenge of cloud adoption for their business-critical SAP applications. The Lenovo hybrid cloud solution with Microsoft Azure for SAP workloads is ideal for safeguarding mission critical SAP Systems while embracing the cloud. This solution brings together the best of both worlds by providing flexibility to leverage SAP cloud services while maintaining on-prem environments.

    Published: 2024-09-26
    Length: 60 minutes

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning

    Course code: DSAPF102
  2. SAP Webinar: Lenovo Portfolio Update for SAP Landscapes
    2024-09-06 | 60 minutes | Partners Only
    Details
    SAP Webinar: Lenovo Portfolio Update for SAP Landscapes

    Join Mark Kelly, Advisory IT Architect with the Lenovo Global SAP Center of Competence as he discusses:

    • Challenges in the SAP environment
    • Lenovo On-premise for SAP Solutions and
    • Lenovo support resources for SAP solutions

    Published: 2024-09-06
    Length: 60 minutes

    Start the training:
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning

    Course code: DSAPF101P
  3. SAP Webinar for Lenovo Sellers: Lenovo Portfolio Update for SAP Landscapes
    2024-06-04 | 60 minutes | Employees Only
    Details
    SAP Webinar for Lenovo Sellers: Lenovo Portfolio Update for SAP Landscapes

    Join Mark Kelly, Advisory IT Architect with the Lenovo Global SAP Center of Competence as he discusses:
    • Challenges in the SAP environment
    • Lenovo On-premise Solutions for SAP
    • Lenovo support resources for SAP solutions

    Published: 2024-06-04
    Length: 60 minutes

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo

    Course code: DSAPF101
  4. Business Problems Addressed with Lenovo Data & Analytics Solutions
    2024-01-31 | 20 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Business Problems Addressed with Lenovo Data & Analytics Solutions

    Data is the quantities, characters, or symbols on which operations are performed by a computer, which is then stored and transmitted in the form of electrical signals and recorded on magnetic, optical, solid state, or mechanical recording media. All different types of organizations rely more and more on their data to gain valuable insights and improve their business. As expected, they will have challenges with gaining this insight. In this course we will discuss those challenges and problems our customers face and describe how Lenovo Data and Analytics Solutions can help customers solve each problem.

    After completing this training, you will be able to define the following common problems for databases and big data and describe how Lenovo can help customers solve each problem: scalability, management, performance, protection, security, knowledge/skill, and technology evolution.

    After completing this training, you will be able to define the following common problems for databases and big data and describe how Lenovo can help customers solve each problem: scalability, management, performance, protection, security, knowledge/skill, and technology evolution.

    Published: 2024-01-31
    Length: 20 minutes

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning

    Course code: DSOLP200
  5. VTT: SAP HANA Transition and Refresh Opportunity - July 2023
    2023-07-14 | 60 minutes | Employees Only
    Details
    VTT: SAP HANA Transition and Refresh Opportunity - July 2023

    In this session, we cover:
    - What Next for SAP Clients?
    - Lenovo Opportunity
    - Lenovo Portfolio for SAP Solutions
    - RISE with SAP

    Published: 2023-07-14
    Length: 60 minutes

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo

    Course code: DVDAT202
  6. Selling RISE with SAP S/4HANA Cloud, pe cdc with Lenovo TruScale as a Service
    2022-06-24 | 25 minutes | Employees Only
    Details
    Selling RISE with SAP S/4HANA Cloud, pe cdc with Lenovo TruScale as a Service

    Lenovo and SAP are joining forces to bring our customers a fully managed, private, on-prem edition of the SAP HANA enterprise cloud, leveraging TruScale as a Service.

    This course provides Lenovo ISG sellers an overview of the offering, guidance in identifying target customers and their industries and outlines Lenovo's strategic approach to selling RISE with SAP S/4HANA Cloud, pe cdc option with Lenovo TruScale aaS.

    Completing this 25 minute course enables sellers to:
    • identify opportunities for RISE with SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition, customer data center option with TruScale
    • open the customer conversation to introduce RISE with SAP S/4HANA Cloud, pe cdc with Lenovo TruScale to the customer
    • guide the customer conversation to gather general information around business processes and data center landscape

    Published: 2022-06-24
    Length: 25 minutes

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo

    Course code: DSAPS106
  7. Discovering Your Customer's SAP Landscape
    2022-03-16 | 25 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Discovering Your Customer's SAP Landscape

    Selling SAP solutions is lucrative, but it does take time. Consider your customer and the challenges they face. Understand their SAP landscape and their mindset for the future. This is not just about asking questions; this is about how you use the answers. Be a sleuth and investigate the connection between the customer's business and the functions of their IT infrastructure. This course is the third in a three-part series that provides Lenovo sellers practical information to facilitate an SAP Solution sale. The other courses in this series are Five Things to Know Before Your Talk About Lenovo Solutions for SAP Applications and Three Reasons You Want to Sell Lenovo Solutions for SAP Applications.

    Completing this course will help you:
    • recognize discovery questions and strategies to research and analyze your customer to help secure an initial meeting.
    • identify discovery questions to uncover the basics of your customer's SAP landscape and how their IT operations relate to their business.

    Published: 2022-03-16
    Length: 25 minutes

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning

    Course code: DSAPS105
  8. The Language of SAP Solutions for Lenovo Sellers
    2022-02-15 | 10 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    The Language of SAP Solutions for Lenovo Sellers

    This reference eDocument defines typical SAP terms Lenovo sellers need to know. This is a reference tool and does not include a quiz.

    Published: 2022-02-15
    Length: 10 minutes

    Start the training:
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning

    Course code: DSAPF100r2

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