Lenovo ThinkSystem DM5200H Hybrid Flash Array

Overview

The Lenovo ThinkSystem DM5200H Hybrid Flash Array is a Lenovo storage system in a 2U and 128GB per system (64GB per controller), aimed at storage system workloads. Its full parameter set is listed below.

At a glance

• Product SKU: DM5200H
• Form Factor: 2U
• Controller Memory: 128GB per system (64GB per controller)
• Drive Bays: 24 drive bays
• Maximum Drives: 480 HDDs / SSDs
• Maximum Raw Capacity: Up to 11.5PB maximum raw capacity
• Shelf Support: DM120S, DM240S, DM600S
• PCIe Expansion Slots: Up to 8 expansion slots
• SAN/NAS Cluster Limit: 4 HA pairs
• System Memory (per HA pair): 128 GB
• System NVMEM (per HA pair): 16 GB
• Cluster Scaling Limit: 4 4
• Drive Bays (per HA pair): 24 (2 for Flash Cache, 22 empty)
• Drive Minimum (per HA pair): 12 with DM120S and DM240S 20 with DM600S
• Capacity Minimum (per HA pair): 100 TB NLSAS or 50 TB Flash
• Direct Connected Expansions (per HA pair): 20x DM120S (7D7X) 5x DM240S (7D7Y) 8x DM600S (7D7Z)
• Host/Storage HIC Options (per HA Pairs): Select up to (6) Host/Storage HICs. Ordered in pairs ; 2-port, 40/100Gb Ethernet, QSFP28 (RoCEv2) ; 2-port, 40/100GB Ethernet, Crypto (TLS HW offload, for host connection only) ; 4-port, 64Gb Fiber Channel, SFP+ ; 2-port, 10/25Gb Ethernet, SFP28 ; 4-port, 10/25Gb Ethernet, SFP28 (IPSec support) ; 4-port, 10GBASE-T, RJ45 ; 4-port, 12Gb SAS ( for disk expansion only, no host support) – All HICs require SFPs plus optical cable or DAC cables – All ethernet SFPs run at posted speed only. No dual line rates. – 32 and 64 Gb FC SFP+ with support for 16/32/64 Gb
• RAID Levels: RAID-4, RAID-DP, RAID-TEC
• Supported SAS Drive Capacities: 3.84 TB, 7.68 TB, and 15.36 TB SAS SSDs or 4 TB, 10 TB, 24 TB NLSAS HDDs
• Supported NVMe SSD Capacities: 1.92 TB, 3.84 TB, 7.68 TB, and 15.36 TB NVMe SED SSDs
• Storage Protocols: FC, iSCSI, NVMe/FC, NVMe/TCP, NFS, NFSv4/RDMA, SMB, S3
• For Non-MetroCluster Only ONTAP 9.16.1 And Later: Maximum flash pool cache size: 144TiB ; Maximum aggregate size: 800 TiB ; Maximum number of FlexVol volumes per controller: 1000 ; Maximum volume size: 300 TiB ; Maximum number of LUNs per controller: 8192 ; Maximum number of LUNs per FlexVol volume: 512 ; Maximum LUN size: 128 TiB ; Maximum number of drives in a RAID group (data + parity drives): – RAID 4: 14 (13 + 1 SAS SSDs) or 7 (6 + 1 NL SAS HDDs) – RAID-DP: 28 (26 + 2 SAS SSDs) or 20 (18 + 2 NL SAS HDDs) – RAID-TEC: 29 (26 + 3 SAS SSDs or NL SAS HDDs) ; Maximum number of initiators per controller: 2048 ; Maximum number of snapshots per…
• Standard Software Features: RAID data protection, snapshots, volume copy (FlexClone), storage quality of service (QoS), thin provisioning, compression, deduplication, encryption, disk-based backup (SnapVault), application-aware backup (SnapCenter), quick data recovery (SnapRestore), clustering, clustering with data mirroring (MetroCluster IP), and synchronous and asynchronous replication (SnapMirror)
• Optional Software Features: Object storage tiering (FabricPool). Tiering to other DM/DG systems require no additional licensing
• Cooling: Redundant cooling with built-in power supply fans
• Power Supply: Two redundant hot-swap 1600 W Titanium AC power supplies 200 to 240
• 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
• Management Interfaces: ThinkSystem Storage Manager web-based 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-, four-, or five-year customer-replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty with selectable service levels: 9×5 service coverage next business day (NBD) onsite response (Foundation) or 24×7 service coverage with 4-hour onsite response (Essential). Premier Support is also available. Software support is included in the Foundation or Essential Service for the duration of the warranty period.
• Dimensions (H x W x D): Height: 87 mm (3.4 in.) ; Width with flange: 483 mm (19 in.) ; Width without flange: 447 mm (17.6 in.) ; Depth: 543 mm (21.4 in.)
• Weight: 24.6 kg (54.3 lb)

When to choose this storage system

Choose it for storage system workloads. A 2U footprint with Two redundant hot-swap 1600 W Titanium AC power supplies 200 to 240 and 24 drive bays (RAID-4, RAID-DP, RAID-TEC).

Reading the specifications

See the grouped parameters above for capacity, connectivity, power and physical data; confirm the specific configuration against your workload before ordering.

Platform & compatibility

Supports memory 128GB per system (64GB per controller), storage 24 drive bays. Confirm CPU/controller, memory, drives and power against your environment before ordering.

Deployment notes

The Lenovo ThinkSystem DM5200H Hybrid Flash Array is supplied as a configured platform. Send the required configuration for a firm quote.

FAQ

Memory/cache? 128GB per system (64GB per controller).

Storage options? 24 drive bays.

How do I get pricing? Send the required configuration; quotes depend on quantity, options and destination.

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