Technical specifications
Lenovo ThinkSystem DE4800H 4U60 Hybrid Flash Array — Full Technical Specifications
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Full Specifications
| Attribute | Specification |
| Form factor | Lenovo ThinkSystem DE4800H Hybrid SAS 2U12 (Machine Type 7DCB): 2U rack mount.; Lenovo ThinkSystem DE4800H Hybrid SAS 2U24 (Machine Type 7DCR): 2U rack mount; Lenovo ThinkSystem DE4800H Hybrid SAS 4U60 (Machine Type 7DCS): 4U rack mount; Lenovo ThinkSystem DE4800F All Flash SAS 2U24 (Machine Type 7DCC): 2U rack mount; DE120S 2U12 LFF expansion enclosure (Machine Type 7Y63): 2U rack mount; DE240S 2U24 SFF expansion enclosure (Machine Type 7Y68): 2U rack mount.; DE600S 4U60 LFF expansion enclosure (Machine Type 7Y69): 4U 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 | DE4800H: 64 GB or 128 GB per system (32 GB or 64 GB per controller).; DE4800F: 128G per system (64 GB per controller).; Cache mirroring between the controllers. Flash-backed cache protection (includes battery for destaging to flash). |
| Expansion enclosure support | DE4800H storage system:; DE4800H 2U12 SFF controller: 7x DE120S, 7x DE240S or 4x DE600S; DE4800H 2U24 SFF controller: 7x DE120S, 7x DE240S or 4x DE600S; DE4800H 4U60 LFF controller: 7x DE120S, 7x DE240S or 4x DE600S; Expansion enclosures may be mixed (intermix) up to a maximum of 7 expansion enclosures; DE4800F storage system:; DE4800F 2U24 SFF controller: 4x DE240S |
| Drive bays | DE4800H storage system:; Model 1: DE4800H 2U12 LFF (7DCB); 12 LFF drive bays in the the main (base) unit enclosure; Model 2: DE4800H Hybrid SAS 2U24 (7DCR); 24 SFF drive bays in the the main (base) unit enclosure; Model 3: DE4800H Hybrid SAS 4U60 (7DCS); 60 LFF drive bays in the the main (base) unit enclosure; Expansion enclosures supported: 2U12 LFF, 2U24 SFF, 4U60 LFF; DE4800F storage system:; Model 1: DE4800F All Flash SAS 2U24 (7DCC); 24 SFF drives in the main (base) unit enclosure; Expansion enclosure supported: 2U24 SFF; See Drives specifications for details. |
| 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 | On board, per controller: 2x 12 Gb SAS x4 (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644) expansion ports for the attachment to expansion enclosures.; On board, for enclosure: 4x 12 Gb SAS x4 (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644) expansion ports for the attachment to expansion enclosures. |
| Drives | 2U24 SFF drives:; 10K rpm SAS HDDs; 10K rpm SAS FIPS HDDs; SAS SSDs (1 DWD); 2U12 LFF drives:; 7.2K rpm SAS HDDs; 7.2K rpm SAS FIPS HDDs; 4U60 LFF drives:; 7.2K rpm SAS HDDs; 7.2K rpm SAS FIPS HDDs; SAS SSDs (1 DWD) |
| Storage capacity | Base configuration (DE4800H 4U60 + 4x DE600S enclosures): 7.2 PB (300x 24 TB SAS HDDs).; Base configuration (DE4800F 2U24 + 4x DE240S enclosures): 1.84 PB (120x 15.36 TB SSDs). |
| Storage protocols | SAN (Block access): SAS, iSCSI, FC. |
| Host connectivity | Base ports (enclosure with two controllers):; 4x 10/25 Gb iSCSI (DAC or SW fiber optics, LC); Note: 25 Gbps transceivers are not auto-negotiating down to 10 Gbps; Host connectivity ports provided using host interface cards (HICs). Listed below are ports per enclosure. Enclosure supports two controllers:; 8x 12 Gb SAS host ports (Mini-SAS HD, SFF-8644) (4 ports per controller); 8x 10 Gb BaseT host ports (RJ45 Cat5/6 copper cables) (4 ports per controller); 8x 16/32 Gb FC SFP+ host ports (SW fiber optics, LC) (4 ports per controller); Note: There are base ports (onboard 10/25 Gb iSCSI) available. A configuration with base ports only and no HICs is supported. Or leveraging both or either for host connectivity are supported. |
| Host operating systems | Microsoft Windows Server; Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL); SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES); VMware vSphere.; Note: Reference LSIC for specific Operating System details. |
| Standard software features | Dynamic Disk Pools, SSD read cache, snapshots (up to 512 snapshots max), volume copy, thin provisioning (DDP only), encryption (requires optional FIPS drives), and data assurance. |
| Optional software features | Snapshots (up to 512 max), synchronous mirroring, and asynchronous mirroring. |
| Performance* | Up to 900 000 random read IOPS (4 KB blocks); Up to 135 000 random write IOPS (4 KB blocks); Sequential read throughput up to 12 GBps; Sequential write throughput up to 9.4 GBps; Full Stripe Write Acceleration (FSWA) up to 10.8 GBps |
| Configuration maximums** | Maximum storage capacity: 3.84 PB (base) / 7.2 PB; Maximum number of logical volumes: 2048; 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: 240 (base) / 300; RAID 3, 5, 6: 30; Maximum number of DDP arrays: 20; Maximum number of drives; 300; Maximum SSD read cache size: 5 TB; Maximum number of hosts: 512; Maximum number of snapshots: base: 256 and 512 optional FoD upgrade; Maximum number of mirroring pairs: 128 (requires an optional license) |
| Cooling | Redundant cooling with two cooling modules (4U60 LFF) or with the fans that are built into power supplies (2U24 SFF). |
| Power supply | Two redundant hot-swap 913 W (100 - 240 V) (2U24 enclosures) or 2325 W (200 - 240 V) (4U60 enclosures) Platinum AC power supplies. |
| Hot-swap parts | Controllers, I/O modules, drives, power supplies, cooling modules (4U60 LFF only), and SFP+/SFP28 transceivers. |
| Management ports | 1x 1 GbE port (UTP, RJ-45) per controller for out-of-band management.; 2x Serial console ports (RJ-45 and USB-C) for system configuration.; In-band management via I/O path. |
| Management interfaces | System Manager web-based GUI; SAN Manager standalone GUI; Serial console CLI, SNMP, email, and syslog alerts; optional Lenovo XClarity. |
| Security features | Secure Socket Layer (SSL), 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 | 2U12 LFF enclosure:; Height: 87 mm (3.4 in.); Width: 447 mm (17.6 in.); Depth: 536 mm (21.2 in.) |
| Weight | DE4800H 2U12 LFF controller enclosure (7DCB): 25.07 kg (55.3 lb); DE4800H 2U24 SFF controller enclosure (7DCR): 25.07 kg (55.3 lb); DE4800H 4U60 LFF controller enclosure (7DCS): 108.49 kg (239.2 lb); DE4800F 2U24 SFF controller enclosure (7DCC): 25.07 kg (55.3 lb; DE120S 2U12 LFF expansion enclosure (7Y63): 27.12 kg (59.8 lb); DE240S 2U24 SFF expansion enclosure (7Y68): 27.44 kg (60.5 lb); DE600S 4U60 LFF expansion enclosure (7Y69): 112.2 kg (247.4 lb) |
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