Technical specifications
Lenovo ThinkSystem DE2000H 2U24 SFF Hybrid Flash Array — Full Technical Specifications
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Full Specifications
| Attribute | Specification |
| Form factor | DE2000H 2U24 SFF controller enclosure (Machine Type 7Y71): 2U rack mount.; DE2000H 2U12 LFF controller enclosure (Machine Type 7Y70): 2U rack mount.; DE240S 2U24 SFF expansion enclosure (Machine Type 7Y68): 2U rack mount.; DE120S 2U12 LFF expansion enclosure (Machine Type 7Y63): 2U rack mount. |
| Controller configuration | Dual active-active controller configuration with automatic load balancing. |
| RAID levels | RAID 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, and 10; Dynamic Disk Pools.; Note: RAID 3 can be configured only through the CLI. |
| Controller system memory | Up to 64 GB per system (32 GB per controller). Cache mirroring between the controllers. Flash-backed cache protection (includes battery for destaging to flash). |
| Expansion enclosure support | DE2000H 2U24 SFF controller: 3x DE120S or 3x DE240S; DE2000H 2U12 LFF controller: 3x DE120S or 3x DE240S; Expansion enclosures may be mixed up to a maximum of 3 expansion enclosures |
| Drive bays | Up to 4 enclosures per system (Controller unit with up to 3 expansion units):; Up to 48 LFF hot-swap drive bays (Up to 4x 2U12 LFF enclosures); Up to 96 SFF hot-swap drive bays (Up to 4x 2U24 SFF enclosures); Intermix of 2U24 SFF and 2U12 LFF enclosures is supported. |
| Drive technology | 12 Gb SAS and NL SAS HDDs and FIPS HDDs, 12 Gb SAS SSDs and FIPS SSDs.; Intermix of HDDs and SSDs is supported within a system.; Intermix of HDDs and SSDs is not supported within a volume group or disk pool.; Intermix of FIPS drives and non-FIPS drives is supported within a system.; Intermix of FIPS drives and non-FIPS drives is not supported within a volume group or disk pool. |
| Drive expansion connectivity | 2x 12 Gb SAS x4 (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644) expansion ports on each of two controllers in the controller enclosure for the attachment of the expansion enclosures.; 4x 12 Gb SAS x4 (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644) expansion ports on each of two I/O modules in the expansion enclosure for the attachment to the controller enclosure and daisy chaining of the expansion enclosures. |
| Drives | 2U24 SFF drives:; 10K rpm SAS HDDs; 10K rpm SAS FIPS HDDs; SAS SSDs (1 DWD); SAS SSDs (3 DWD); SAS FIPS SSDs (3 DWD); 2U12 LFF drives:; 7.2K rpm NL SAS HDDs; 7.2K rpm NL SAS FIPS HDDs; SAS SSDs (3 DWD); SAS FIPS SSDs (3 DWD) |
| Storage capacity | All SFF drives: Up to 1.47 PB (96x 15.36 TB SFF SSDs); All LFF drives: Up to 864 TB (48x 18TB LFF HDDs) |
| Host connectivity | Host connectivity ports provided using host interface cards (HICs) (per controller enclosure with two controllers):; 4x 12 Gb SAS host ports (Mini-SAS HD, SFF-8644) (2 ports per controller); 8x 12 Gb SAS host ports (Mini-SAS HD, SFF-8644) (4 ports per controller); 8x 10/25 Gb iSCSI SFP28 host ports (DAC or SW fiber optics [LC]) (4 ports per controller); 8x 8/16/32 Gb FC SFP+ host ports (SW fiber optics [LC]) (4 ports per controller); 4x 1/10 Gb iSCSI RJ-45 host ports (2 ports per controller); Note: The DE2000H controller no longer offers base ports. Host connectivity is provided via the HICs.; Supported protocols: FC: 32 Gbps, 16 Gbps, 8 Gbps, 4 Gbps |
| Host operating systems | Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware vSphere |
| Standard software features | Dynamic Disk Pools, SSD read cache, snapshots (up to 128 targets), volume copy, thin provisioning (DDP only), encryption (requires optional FIPS drives), and data assurance. |
| Optional software features | Snapshots (up to 512 targets), asynchronous mirroring. |
| Performance* | Up to 100 000 random read IOPS (4 KB blocks).; Up to 35 000 random write IOPS (4 KB blocks).; Up to 3 GBps sequential read throughput (64 KB blocks).; Up to 0.9 GBps sequential write throughput (64 KB blocks). |
| Configuration maximums** | Maximum storage capacity: 1.47 PB; Maximum number of logical volumes: 512; Maximum logical volume size: 4 PB; Maximum thin-provisioned logical volume size (DDP only): 256 TB; Maximum number of drives in a RAID volume group:; RAID 0, 1/10: 96; RAID 3, 5, 6: 30; Maximum number of DDP arrays: 20; Maximum number of drives in a DDP array: 96 (11 drives minimum); Maximum SSD read cache size: 4 TB; Maximum number of hosts: 256; Maximum number of snapshots: 512 (requires an optional license); Maximum number of mirroring pairs: 32 (requires an optional license) |
| Cooling | Redundant cooling with the fans that are built into power supplies. |
| Power supply | Two redundant hot-swap 913 W (100 - 240 V) Platinum AC power supplies. |
| Hot-swap parts | Controllers, I/O modules, drives, power supplies, and SFP+ transceivers. |
| Management ports | 1x 1 GbE port (UTP, RJ-45) per controller for out-of-band management.; 2x Serial console ports (RJ-45 and Micro-USB) for system configuration.; In-band management via I/O path. |
| Management interfaces | System Manager web-based GUI; SAN Manager standalone GUI; SSH CLI; Serial console CLI; SNMP, email, and syslog alerts; optional Lenovo XClarity. |
| Security features | Secure Socket Layer (SSL), Secure Shell (SSH), user level security, role-based access control (RBAC), LDAP authentication. |
| Warranty and support | Three-year customer-replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty with 9x5 next business day (NBD) parts delivered. Also available are 9x5 NBD onsite response, 24x7 coverage with 2-hour or 4-hour onsite response, or 6-hour or 24-hour committed repair (select areas), YourDrive YourData, Premier Support, and 1-year or 2-year post-warranty extensions. |
| Software maintenance | Included in the base warranty and any Lenovo warranty extensions. |
| Dimensions | 2U24 SFF enclosure:; Height: 85 mm (3.4 in.); Width: 449 mm (17.7 in.); Depth: 553 mm (21.8 in.); 2U12 LFF enclosure:; Height: 85 mm (3.4 in.); Width: 447 mm (17.6 in.); Depth: 483 mm (19.0 in.) |
| Weight | DE2000H 2U24 SFF controller enclosure (7Y71): 24.59 kg (54.2 lb); DE2000H 2U12 LFF controller enclosure (7Y70): 28.78 kg (63.4 lb); DE240S 2U24 SFF expansion enclosure (7Y68): 27.44 kg (60.5 lb); DE120S 2U12 LFF expansion enclosure (7Y63): 27.12 kg (59.8 lb) |
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