Lenovo ThinkAgile CP 4000 Series, Upgrade Manual

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Components
The ThinkAgile CP Series consists of the following components:
• Storage Blocks
A Storage Block is a 2U storage enclosure with up to 24 PCIe NVMe SSDs and two controllers for high
availability and redundancy. A storage block runs the cloud software that delivers data storage layer to the
cloud. It simplifies storage management, provides enterprise-class storage functionality, and enables
linear performance and capacity scaling.
Figure 1. Storage block
• Compute Blocks
A Compute Block is a modular 2U enclosure that contains up to four nodes, and it delivers processor and
memory resources to the cloud. The compute nodes run the cloud hypervisor that combines open KVM-
based virtualization software, hardware integration, and automation to orchestrate and deliver an end-to-
end compute platform.
Figure 2. Compute block
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Lenovo ThinkAgile CP Storage Capacity Upgrade Guide