Latest Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Best Recipe – Nutanix HCI

Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series with Nutanix

Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Appliance Series Best Recipe for Nutanix HCI Platform compatible version with Nutanix AHV, VMware ESXi, AOS, Foundation, firmware: XCC, UEFI BIOS, LXPM, Networking, Storage, SAS / SATA, HDDs, SSDs etc. to upgrade / downgrade the Lenovo ThinkAgile HX hardware firmware and/or Nutanix Software.

If you want to update / upgrade / downgrade the Nutanix HCI software AHV, AOS, Foundation with Lenovo Think Agile HX hardware firmware then you need to follow the Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Series Lenovo HX 5510, HX3310, HX3320, HX5520, HX7820, HX7821, HX1320, HX1321, HX2720-E, HX3720, HX3721, HX2320-E, HX2321-E, HX2320, HX2321, HX3320, HX3321, HX1520-R, HX1521-R, HX3520-G, HX3521-G, HX5520, HX5521, HX5520-C, HX5521-C, HX7520, HX7521 best recipe Best Practice for Nutanix HCI platform to avoid any hardware and/or software crash / failure.

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Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Best Recipe

Lenovo frequently releases the Best recipe for ThinkAgile HX hardware Series as per Nutanix HCI Software compatibility with Lenovo ThinkAgile HX hardware Series: HX 5510, HX3310, HX3320, HX5520, HX7820, HX7821, HX1320, HX1321, HX2720-E, HX3720, HX3721, HX2320-E, HX2321-E, HX2320, HX2321, HX3320, HX3321, HX1520-R, HX1521-R, HX3520-G, HX3521-G, HX5520, HX5521, HX5520-C, HX5521-C, HX7520, HX7521 etc.

The Lenovo Think Agile HX Best Recipe is a list of software and firmware components that have been tested together for a Lenovo solution. It is a snapshot in time for what has been tested. As there are many different software and firmware components and, therefore, a large number of possible combinations, the Best Recipe provides users with an effective point of reference.

If you are using a Lenovo ThinkAgile HX supported hypervisor ( Nutanix AHV, VMware ESXi ) that is not included in any Lenovo Think Agile HX best recipe for the system model, it is an indication that your hypervisor is unsupported on that model.

If you are using a Nutanix Acropolis Operating System (AOS) version that is not included in any  Lenovo Think Agile HX best recipe for the system model, it is an indication that your AOS version is unsupported on that model.

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Lenovo Best Recipe Guidelines

Lenovo releases the best recipe guideline to fresh installation and/or upgrade the Hypervisor ( Nutanix AHV and VMware ESXi ) and Nutanix AOS as per Nutanix best compatibility. FAQ

Hypervisor Update / Upgrade Guideline

Generally Lenovo recommends for Lenovo Think Agile HX Series, do not upgrade the hypervisor ( Nutanix AHV, VMware ESXi ) from one major version to another. Hypervisor patches should be applied for things like known issues or security vulnerabilities. This should not create any support problems with the Lenovo HX best recipe.

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Nutanix AOS Update / Upgrade Guideline

When a new Lenovo Think Agile HX hardware Series best recipe is released and the Nutanix AOS version has changed to a newer version within the best recipe, this should be considered the bare minimum set of requirements necessary to avoid known issues with that version of Nutanix AOS.

Best recipe guidelines for Nutanix AOS:

  • Lenovo recommends applying patches and/or fixes to your Nutanix AOS version to keep up with known issues.
  • Upgrading to a new version of Nutanix AOS: Generally, Lenovo will publish a new version of the best recipe for new major AOS releases.
  • Lenovo’s recommendation is to update your firmware/software stack to the versions listed in the same best recipe as your target Nutanix AOS release.
  • Nutanix Support might require users to upgrade to a new version of AOS. If that AOS version has a bare minimum best recipe that is newer than the best recipe currently being used, it is recommended that users update all their components to match the best recipe of the new AOS version.
  • For example, if a user is following best recipe version 2 with AOS v5.6.2, and Nutanix then requires an update to AOS v5.10, the user should update their best recipe. For this example, an update to best recipe version 3.4 or higher should be applied, because 3.4 is the minimum version required for AOS v5.10. Later versions of best recipes contain fixes for known issues, thus using later versions ensure better outcomes.

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Lenovo Best Recipe Official Document Links

Lenovo Best Recipe for Lenovo Think Agile HX hardware list: Lenovo HX 5510, HX3310, HX3320, HX5520, HX7820, HX7821, HX1320, HX1321, HX2720-E, HX3720, HX3721, HX2320-E, HX2321-E, HX2320, HX2321, HX3320, HX3321, HX1520-R, HX1521-R, HX3520-G, HX3521-G, HX5520, HX5521, HX5520-C, HX5521-C, HX7520, HX7521 etc.

Follow the Lenovo Think Agile HX Best Recipe official updated documents are here:

  1. Latest Lenovo ThinkAgile HX – Best Recipes
  2. Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Best Recipe 4.3
  3. Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Best Recipe 4.2
  4. Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Best Recipe 4.1
  5. Lenovo ThinkAgile HX Best Recipe 4.0

I hope, you will be found your Lenovo Think Agile HX hardware best recipe for Nutanix HCI software.

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