| Product SKU | DM7100F |
|---|---|
| Form Factor | • DM7100F controller enclosure (machine type 7D25): 4U 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 Interconnect Ports | 4x 25 GbE SFP28 onboard ports (DAC cables) (2 ports per controller). |
| Cluster Interconnect Ports | 4x 100 GbE QSFP28 ports (DAC cable or SW fiber optic cable, MPO) (2 ports per controller on the pre-installed SmartIO adapter cards). |
| MetroCluster Connectivity | • MetroCluster IP: 4x 40/100 GbE QSFP28 ports (SW fiber optic cable, MPO) (2 ports per controller on the optional 100 GbE iWARP adapter cards). (requires ONTAP 9.8 or later) |
| RAID Levels | RAID-4, RAID-DP, RAID-TEC. |
| Controller Memory | 256 GB RAM per system (128 GB per controller). 32 GB battery-backed NVRAM per system (16 GB per controller) mirrored between the controllers. |
| Drive Bays | Up to 480 SFF hot-swap drive bays: |
| Drive Technology | NVMe SSDs, SAS SSDs. |
| Drive Expansion Connectivity | • 2x 100 GbE QSFP28 onboard expansion ports and 2x 100 GbE QSFP28 additional expansion ports with one 100 GbE adapter card on each of two controllers in the controller enclosure for the attachment of the NVMe expansion enclosures. |
| Drives | • 1.92 TB and 3.84 TB NVMe SSDs. |
| Storage Capacity | Up to 7.37 PB (480x 15.36 TB SSDs). |
| Storage Protocols | • NAS (File access): NFS and CIFS/SMB. |
| Host Connectivity | Base ports on the mezzanine cards (per controller enclosure): |
| 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 650 000 random read IOPS (8 KB blocks). |
| Configuration Maximums | • Maximum raw storage capacity: 7.37 PB |
| Cooling | Redundant cooling: |
| Power Supply | Four 1600 W (100 – 240 V) (DM7100F 4U controller enclosure), or two 1600 W (100 – 240 V) (DM240N 2U24 SFF expansion enclosure), or two 913 W (100 – 240 V) (DM240S 2U24 SFF expansion enclosure) redundant hot-swap Platinum AC power supplies. |
| Management Ports | • 1x 1 GbE port (UTP, RJ-45) per controller for out-of-band management. |
| 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- or five-year customer-replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty with selectable service levels: 9×5 coverage with next business day (NBD) parts delivered (base warranty), 9×5 coverage with NBD onsite response (Foundation Service), 24×7 coverage with 4-hour onsite response (Essential Service), or 24×7 coverage with 2-hour onsite response or 6-hour committed repair (select areas) (Advanced Service). Premier Support is also available. Software support is included in the base warranty or Foundation, Essential, or Advanced Service for the duration of the warranty period. |
| Dimensions | 4U controller enclosure: |
| Weight | • Controller enclosure (fully configured): 49.2 kg (108.5 lb) |
Storage
Lenovo ThinkSystem DM7100F All-Flash Array
The Lenovo ThinkSystem DM7100F All-Flash Array is a 4U rack mount storage system from Lenovo, supporting Up to 480 SFF hot-swap drive bays per HA pair.
Overview
The Lenovo ThinkSystem DM7100F All-Flash Array is a 4U rack mount storage system from Lenovo.
It provides 256 GB RAM per system of system cache per HA pair. It provides up to 480 SFF hot-swap drive bays per HA pair. Host connectivity is provided by NAS (File access): NFS and CIFS/SMB. Data protection uses RAID-4, RAID-DP, RAID-TEC.
Key Features
- Form factor: DM7100F controller enclosure (machine type 7D25): 4U rack mount. / DM240N 2U24 SFF expansion enclosure (machine type 7Y62): 2U 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). 32 GB battery-backed NVRAM per system (16 GB per controller) mirrored between the controllers
- Drive bays: Up to 480 SFF hot-swap drive bays: / Up to 96 NVMe drives with up to 4x DM240N expansion enclosures. / Up to 2x DM240N supported direct connected …
- Expansion support: 2x 100 GbE QSFP28 onboard expansion ports and 2x 100 GbE QSFP28 additional expansion ports with one 100 GbE adapter card on each of two controllers in the controller enclosure for the attachment of the NVMe expansion enclosures. …
- RAID and data protection: RAID-4, RAID-DP, RAID-TEC. / Note: RAID-4 can be configured only through the CLI.
- Host interfaces and protocols: NAS (File access): NFS and 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: / DM7100F 4U: Eight hot-swap system fans. / DM240N 2U24 SFF: Fans that are built into I/O modules and power supplies. …
- Physical: 4U controller enclosure: / Height: 175 mm (6.9 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
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