ThinkAgile VX Best Recipe - Release 23.1

ThinkAgile VX Best Recipe - Release 23.1

ThinkAgile VX Best Recipe - Release 23.1

Overview and What’s New

This Best Recipe release certifies new Lenovo ThinkAgile VX products, and firmware and driver packages for existing ThinkAgile VX products.

The firmware packages are bundled within xClarity Repository Packs that can be deployed onto systems using xClarity Administrator or vCenter vLCM leveraging xClarity Integrator.

The driver packages are bundled within the Lenovo Custom Image. In this release, there will be two types of custom images. Custom Images for sustaining products (in support since a previous Best Recipe,) with suffix S01 and custom images for new products (in support for the first time within the best recipe) with suffix N01. Since these images apply to all Lenovo equipment, some packages may need to be replaced, as applicable to certain VX systems (see individual VX Model pages, notes section, for details).

This release adds and enhances support for:

  • New Products Supported:
    • ThinkAgile VX630 v3 and VX650 v3 based on Intel EagleStream
    • ThinkAgile VX645 v3, VX665 v3, VX635 v3 and VX655 v3 based on AMD Genoa
    • ThinkAgile VX650 v2 and ThinkAgile VX650 v3 SmartNIC (DPU) enabled systems
  • VMware vSphere 8.0U1a – Lenovo Custom Image
  • VMware vSphere 7.0U3l – Lenovo Custom Image
  • Lenovo xClarity Integrator 8.2
  • Lenovo xClarity Administrator 4.0.6
  • Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Deployer 2.1

Lenovo VX Deployer is available to customers using VX Appliances and Integrated Systems, together with Lenovo Professional Services for faster Day1/Day2 operations of their VX Solution (for more details click here)

Recommended Next Steps

  • Ensure you are familiar with the guide on how to use vLCM to update your systems to the latest Best Recipe (the vLCM Update Guide document is found in the Solution Stack Guidelines)
  • Review the Solution Stack page for certified software version and components
  • Review the individual VX model pages for details and any notes on the firmware and drivers
  • Perform updates to the software components in your solution (VCSA, LXCI, LXCA), then leverage vLCM to perform updates to the physical servers and ESXi hypervisor.

ThinkAgile VX Best Recipe details

Description Machine Type Model Prefix
Solution Stack Guidelines N/A
Lenovo ThinkAgile VX655 V3 2U Integrated Systems and Certified Nodes (AMD EPYC 9004) 7D9W
Lenovo ThinkAgile VX635 V3 1U Integrated Systems and Certified Nodes (AMD EPYC 9004) 7D9V
Lenovo ThinkAgile VX665 V3 2U Integrated Systems and Certified Nodes (AMD EPYC 9004) 7D9L
Lenovo ThinkAgile VX645 V3 1U Integrated Systems and Certified Nodes (AMD EPYC 9004) 7D9K
ThinkAgile VX650 V3 2U Integrated System and VX650 V3 2U Certified Node, (Intel Xeon SP Gen 4) 7D6W
ThinkAgile VX630 V3 1U Integrated System and Certified Node (Intel Xeon SP Gen 4) 7D6X
Lenovo ThinkAgile VX3530-G, VX5530, VX7530 and VX7531 2U Appliances and Certified Node 7Z63
Lenovo ThinkAgile VX2330, VX3330, VX3331 and VX7330-N 1U Appliances and Certified Node  7Z62
Lenovo ThinkAgile VX2375, VX3375, VX7375-N, VX3376 1U Integrated Systems and Certified Nodes 7D82
Lenovo ThinkAgile VX3575-G, VX5575, VX7575 and VX7576 2U Integrated Systems and Certified Node 7D43
Lenovo ThinkAgile VX7820 Appliance and VX 4U Certified Nodes 7Z12,7Z13
Lenovo ThinkAgile VX1320 Appliance 7Z58
Lenovo ThinkAgile VX3720 Appliance 7Y12,7Y92
Lenovo ThinkAgile VX3520-G, VX5520, VX7520 2U Appliances and VX 2U, VX 2U HANA Certified Nodes 7Y14,7Y94
Lenovo ThinkAgile VX2320, VX3320, VX7320-N 1U Appliances and VX 1U Certified Node 7Y13,7Y93

Getting help and technical assistance

If you need help, service, or technical assistance or just want more information about Lenovo products use the Lenovo Support Plan for ThinkAgile VX. Details for the ThinkAgile VX Support Plan are available here


Document ID:HT515336
Original Publish Date:12/20/2022
Last Modified Date:06/06/2024