--- description: Lenovo ThinkAgile VX850 V4 targets in-memory virtualization, joined by three deployment service tiers and Top Choice Express bundles. title: Lenovo ThinkAgile VX850 V4 Takes On In-Memory Virtualization With New Deploy Tiers and Four-Hypervisor Express Bundles image: https://www.storagereview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Lenovo-ThinkSystem-SR850-V4-front-bezel-e1789663326543.jpg --- [![Storage Review]()](https://storagereview.com/) --- [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/@storagereview) [X (Twitter)](https://twitter.twitter.com/storagereview) [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/storagereview/) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/storagereview-com) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/storagereview?sub_confirmation=1) [Email](mailto:info@storagereview.com) [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/1y6VnznABhHeOSMOmbDTz0) [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/StorageReview/) [Discord](https://discord.gg/TwMHb4azdC) [RSS Feed](https://www.storagereview.com/rss.xml) [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@storagereview) [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/@storagereview) [X (Twitter)](https://twitter.com/storagereview) [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/storagereview/) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/storagereview-com) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/storagereview?sub_confirmation=1) [Email](mailto:info@storagereview.com) [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/1y6VnznABhHeOSMOmbDTz0) [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/StorageReview/) [Discord](https://discord.gg/TwMHb4azdC) [RSS Feed](https://www.storagereview.com/rss.xml) [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@storagereview) [![StorageReview.com](https://www.storagereview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Storage-Review-2x.png)](https://www.storagereview.com) ≡ Menu - [Home](https://www.storagereview.com/) - [Storage Reviews](https://www.storagereview.com/review) - [Consumer Reviews](https://www.storagereview.com/consumer) - [Enterprise Reviews](https://www.storagereview.com/enterprise) - [Ubiquiti Reviews](https://www.storagereview.com/best/ubiquiti-reviews) - [SR Merch](https://store.storagereview.com) - [Leaderboards](https://www.storagereview.com/best) - [Best Storage Arrays](https://www.storagereview.com/best/storage-arrays) - [Best Enterprise SSDs](https://www.storagereview.com/best/enterprise-ssds) - [Best Servers](https://www.storagereview.com/best/servers) - [Best Desktops for Local AI](https://www.storagereview.com/best/desktops-local-ai) - [Best Laptops for Local AI](https://www.storagereview.com/best/laptops-local-ai) - [Best Local LLM Tools](https://www.storagereview.com/best/local-llm-tools) - [Agentic AI Hardware](https://www.storagereview.com/best/agentic-ai-hardware) - [Best SSDs & Hard Drives](https://www.storagereview.com/best_drives) - [Best Portable SSDs](https://www.storagereview.com/best/portable-ssds) - [Best Business Laptops](https://www.storagereview.com/best/business-laptops) - [Best Mobile Workstations](https://www.storagereview.com/best/mobile-workstations) - [Best Desktop Workstations](https://www.storagereview.com/best/desktop-workstations) - [Best Laptop Battery Life](https://www.storagereview.com/best/laptop-battery-life) - [Storage Reference Guide](https://www.storagereview.com/storage-reference-guide) - [About SR](https://www.storagereview.com/about-storagereview) - [StorageReview.com Sweepstakes Rules and Regulations](https://www.storagereview.com/storagereview-com-sweepstakes-rules-and-regulations) Search [Home](https://www.storagereview.com/) » [News](https://www.storagereview.com/news) » Lenovo ThinkAgile VX850 V4 Takes On In-Memory Virtualization With New Deploy Tiers and Four-Hypervisor Express Bundles # Lenovo ThinkAgile VX850 V4 Takes On In-Memory Virtualization With New Deploy Tiers and Four-Hypervisor Express Bundles by Harold Fritts on September 17, 2026 [Enterprise](https://www.storagereview.com/enterprise)  ◇  [Server](https://www.storagereview.com/enterprise/server) Lenovo has added the ThinkAgile VX850 V4 to its virtualization lineup, a four-socket node it describes as purpose-built for highly virtualized and demanding in-memory workloads, and paired the launch with a three-tier deployment service framework and a set of pre-validated Top Choice Express bundles spanning Microsoft, Red Hat, SUSE, and Nutanix. The announcement follows Lenovo’s [December expansion of the ThinkSystem and ThinkAgile portfolio](https://www.storagereview.com/news/lenovo-expands-thinksystem-and-thinkagile-portfolio-for-ai-ready-storage-and-virtualization) and keeps the same pitch: modernize the virtualization estate in place, keep the hypervisor choice open, and leave capacity for AI work on the same infrastructure. ![Lenovo ThinkSystem SR850 V4 2U four-socket server front view with the security bezel and 24 hot-swap drive bays, Lenovo product image](https://www.storagereview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Lenovo-ThinkSystem-SR850-V4-front-bezel-e1789663326543.jpg) ## ThinkAgile VX850 V4 for In-Memory Virtualization Lenovo’s release positions the VX850 V4 for structured and unstructured data pools where a customer wants to consolidate critical applications and hold headroom for AI integration on the same hardware. Lenovo hasn’t published a product guide or spec sheet for the V4 yet. The VX850 V3 it replaces was a certified node built on the ThinkSystem SR850 V3, and the current four-socket ThinkSystem platform, the SR850 V4, is a 2U system with two or four Intel Xeon 6700-series processors at up to 86 cores each, 64 DIMM slots for up to 16TB of memory, up to 24 2.5-inch or 32 E3.S NVMe bays, nine PCIe 5.0 slots, and support for up to four single-wide GPUs. That is the memory and socket profile the in-memory positioning points at, and we’ll fill in the VX850 V4’s own configuration once Lenovo posts it. ![Lenovo ThinkSystem SR850 V4 internal view with callouts for the four CPUs and their 16 DIMMs each, six hot-swap fans, NVMe and riser connectors, water loop, and power supplies, Lenovo product image]() ## Three Deployment Tiers Lenovo Infrastructure Deployment Services now come in three packaged tiers. Standard Deploy covers a structured readiness assessment and hardware installation. Premier Deploy adds implementation and an operational handoff so the environment is production-ready when Lenovo leaves. Premier Deploy Plus extends post-deployment assistance and adds a one-year infrastructure health assessment, with one stated exclusion: the DE Storage Array family isn’t covered by that assessment. ## Top Choice Express Bundles Across Four Hypervisors The Top Choice Express additions are pre-tested reference configurations for the platforms customers are moving to. On the Microsoft side, that means Hyper-V Ready Solutions on Windows Server and Azure Local on ThinkAgile MX V4 nodes for hybrid deployments managed through Azure. Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization Solutions cover KVM-based virtual machines alongside containers on one control plane, and SUSE Virtualization runs on ThinkSystem V4 hardware for the same VM-plus-container model. For shops that want compute and storage to scale independently, Lenovo pairs ThinkSystem servers with Nutanix Compute Cluster nodes under the Nutanix Cloud Platform. “Organizations are focused on modernizing virtualized infrastructure to improve efficiency and resilience while maintaining flexibility in an increasingly complex IT landscape,” said Scott Patti, vice president of Lenovo’s Infrastructure Solutions Group. Lenovo also cites IDC’s Matt Eastwood, senior vice president of the Enterprise Infrastructure and Datacenter Group, on the same theme: “Modernization is an in-place initiative; it does not require starting over.” ## Disaggregated Storage and Fleet Management Under the bundles, ThinkSystem Storage arrays paired with ThinkAgile HCI nodes give Lenovo a disaggregated option with integrated data protection, and the management layer is the updated XClarity Controller 3 BMC firmware plus XClarity One, both exposing standards-based APIs for visibility across hybrid environments. Lenovo didn’t state availability dates for the VX850 V4 or the new service tiers in the release. ### [Lenovo ThinkAgile VX Series Product Page](https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/servers/thinkagile/vx-series) **Engage with StorageReview** [Newsletter](https://www.storagereview.com/storage_newsletter) |  [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/StorageReview "Opens in a new window") | Podcast  [iTunes](https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/storagereview-com-storage-reviews/id1060681115 "Opens in a new window")/ [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/1y6VnznABhHeOSMOmbDTz0 "Opens in a new window") |  [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/storagereview/ "Opens in a new window") |  [Twitter](https://twitter.com/storagereview "Opens in a new window") |  [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@storagereview? "Opens in a new window") |  [RSS Feed](https://www.storagereview.com/rss.xml) ![]() ### Harold Fritts I have been in the tech industry since IBM created Selectric. 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