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Lenovo ThinkSystem DM7000F All-Flash Array

The Lenovo ThinkSystem DM7000F All-Flash Array is a 3U rack mount storage system from Lenovo.

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DM7000F

Form Factor

• DM7000F controller enclosure (machine type 7Y40): 3U rack mount.
• DM240S 2U24 SFF expansion enclosure (machine types 7Y58, 7D7Y): 2U rack mount.

Controller Configuration

Dual active-active controller configuration (HA pair). Up to 6 HA pairs can be combined into a single SAN cluster, or up to 12 HA pairs can be combined into a single NAS cluster.

HA Pair/cluster Interconnect Ports

4x 10 GbE SFP+ ports (DAC cables or SW fiber optics [LC]) (2 ports per controller).

RAID Levels

RAID-4, RAID-DP, RAID-TEC.

Controller Memory

256 GB RAM per system (128 GB per controller). 16 GB battery-backed NVRAM per system (8 GB per controller) mirrored between the controllers.

Drive Bays

Up to 384 SFF hot-swap drive bays (Up to 16 2U24 SFF expansion enclosures).

Drive Technology

12 Gb SAS SSDs.

Drive Expansion Connectivity

• 4x 12 Gb SAS x4 (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644) base expansion ports and 4x or 8x 12 Gb SAS x4 (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644) additional expansion ports with one or two SAS adapter cards 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

960 GB, 3.84 TB, 7.68 TB, and 15.36 TB SAS SSDs (1 DWD).

Storage Capacity

Up to 5.89 PB (384x 15.36 TB SFF SSDs).

Storage Protocols

• NAS (File access): NFS, CIFS/SMB
• SAN (Block access): iSCSI, FC, NVMe/FC

Host Connectivity

Base ports (per controller enclosure):
• 8x 1 GbE (RJ-45)/10 GbE (DAC cable or SW fiber optic cable, LC) or 8/16 Gb FC (SW fiber optic cable, LC) SFP+ host ports (4 ports per controller)
Optional additional ports on two or four adapter cards (one or two adapter cards per controller) with the following ports per adapter card:
• 2x 10 GbE or 4/8/16 Gb FC SFP+ (DAC cable [10 GbE] or SW fiber optic cable, LC)
• 2x 1/10 GbE RJ-45 ports (UTP Category 6/6a)
• 2x 10/40 GbE QSFP+ (DAC cable or SW fiber optic cable, MPO)
• 2x 8/16/32 Gb FC SFP+ host ports (SW fiber optic cable, LC)
• 4x 4/8/16 Gb FC SFP+ host ports (SW fiber optic cable, LC)

MetroCluster

Optional adapter that is used for IP MetroCluster configurations:
• 2x 25 GbE iWARP SFP28 (DAC cable or SW fiber optic cable, LC)

Host Operating Systems

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016, and 2019; Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6, 7, and 8; SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11, 12, and 15; VMware vSphere 6.0, 6.5, 6.7, and 7.0.

Performance

Up to 350 000 random read IOPS (8 KB blocks).

Configuration Maximums

• Maximum raw storage capacity: 5.89 PB
• Maximum aggregate size: 400 TB
• Maximum number of FlexVol volumes per controller: 1000
• Maximum FlexVol volume size: 100 TB
• Maximum number of LUNs per controller: 12 288
• Maximum number of LUNs per FlexVol volume: 512
• Maximum LUN size: 16 TB
• Maximum number of drives in a RAID group (data + parity drives):
– RAID 4: 14 (13 + 1 SAS SSDs)
– RAID-DP: 28 (26 + 2 SAS SSDs)
– RAID-TEC: 29 (26 + 3 SAS SSDs)
• Maximum number of initiators per controller: 4096
• Maximum number of snapshots per FlexVol volume: 1023

Cooling

Redundant cooling with the fans that are built into power supplies.

Power Supply

Two redundant hot-swap 1460 W (100 – 240 V) (DM7000F 3U controller enclosure) or 913 W (100 – 240 V) (DM240S 2U24 enclosure) Platinum AC power supplies.

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

Controller enclosure:
• Height: 130 mm (5.1 in.)
• Width: 447 mm (17.6 in.)
• Depth: 608 mm (23.9 in.)
2U24 SFF expansion enclosure:
• Height: 85 mm (3.4 in.)
• Width: 449 mm (17.7 in.)
• Depth: 484 mm (19.1 in.)

Weight

• Controller enclosure (fully configured): 34.5 kg (76.1 lb)
• 2U24 SFF expansion enclosure (fully configured): 24.4 kg (53.8 lb)

Overview

The Lenovo ThinkSystem DM7000F All-Flash Array is a 3U rack mount storage system from Lenovo.

It provides 256 GB RAM per system of system cache per HA pair. It provides up to 384 SFF hot-swap drive bays (up to 16 2U24 SFF expansion enclosures) per HA pair. Host connectivity is provided by NAS (File access): NFS, CIFS/SMB. Data protection uses RAID-4, RAID-DP, RAID-TEC.

Key Features

  • Form factor: DM7000F controller enclosure (machine type 7Y40): 3U rack mount. / DM240S 2U24 SFF expansion enclosure (machine types 7Y58, 7D7Y): 2U rack mount.
  • Controller memory: 256 GB RAM per system (128 GB per controller). 16 GB battery-backed NVRAM per system (8 GB per controller) mirrored between the controllers
  • Drive bays: Up to 384 SFF hot-swap drive bays (Up to 16 2U24 SFF expansion enclosures).
  • Expansion support: 4x 12 Gb SAS x4 (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644) base expansion ports and 4x or 8x 12 Gb SAS x4 (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644) additional expansion ports with one or two SAS adapter cards on each of two controllers in the controller enclosure for the attachment of the expansion enclosures. …
  • RAID and data protection: RAID-4, RAID-DP, RAID-TEC.
  • Host interfaces and protocols: NAS (File access): NFS, CIFS/SMB / SAN (Block access): iSCSI, FC, NVMe/FC
  • Management: ThinkSystem Storage Manager web-based GUI; SSH CLI; Serial console CLI; SNMP, email, and syslog alerts; optional Lenovo XClarity. • 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.
  • Security: Secure Socket Layer (SSL), Secure Shell (SSH), user level security, role-based access control (RBAC), LDAP authentication.
  • Power and cooling: Redundant cooling with the fans that are built into power supplies. Two redundant hot-swap 1460 W (100 – 240 V) (DM7000F 3U controller enclosure) or 913 W (100 – 240 V) (DM240S 2U24 enclosure) Platinum AC power supplies.
  • Physical: Controller enclosure: / Height: 130 mm (5.1 in.) / Width: 447 mm (17.6 in.) …

Applications

  • SAN and NAS consolidation for virtualized environments
  • Backup, archive and disaster recovery
  • Databases and business-critical application storage
  • Analytics, VDI and mixed workload consolidation

Configuration, availability and lead time depend on the required quantity, chassis and CPU platform, and delivery destination. Send your requirement to receive a quotation.

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