ThinkSystem server storage DE6000H 4U Hybrid Flash Array rack server networking storage

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Specification

Form factor

· DE6000H 2U24 SFF controller enclosure (Machine Type 7Y78): 2U rack mount.
· DE6000H 4U60 LFF controller enclosure (Machine Type 7Y80): 4U rack mount.
· DE240S 2U24 SFF expansion enclosure (Machine Type 7Y68): 2U rack mount.
· DE120S 2U12 LFF expansion enclosure (Machine Type 7Y63): 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

32 GB or 128 GB per system (16 GB or 64 GB per controller). Cache mirroring between the controllers. Flash-backed cache protection
(includes battery for destaging to flash).

Expansion enclosure support

· DE6000H 2U24 SFF controller: 7x DE120S, 7x DE240S or 7x DE600S*
· DE6000H 4U60 LFF controller: 7x DE120S, 7x DE240S or 7x DE600S*
· Expansion enclosures may be mixed up to a maximum of 7 expansion enclosures
* Support of up to 7x DE600S requires feature B597 be included in the order. Without B597, the maximum number of DE600S enclosures
supported is 3. See Software section for details.

Drive bays

Up to 8 enclosures per system:
· Up to 240 LFF hot-swap drive bays (Up to 4x 4U60 LFF enclosures in the base configuration).
· Up to 480 LFF hot-swap drive bays (Up to 8x 4U60 LFF enclosures with the optional FoD upgrade).
· Up to 192 SFF hot-swap drive bays (Up to 8x 2U24 LFF enclosures).
Intermix of 2U24 SFF, 2U12 LFF, and 4U60 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.
· A maximum of 120 SAS SSDs is supported.
· 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)
4U60 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

· Base configuration (DE6000H 4U60 + 3x DE600S enclosures): 4.2 PB (240x 18 TB SAS HDDs).
· FoD upgrade (DE6000H 4U60 + 7x DE600S enclosures): 8.4 PB (480x 18 TB SAS HDDs).

Storage protocols

SAN (Block access): SAS, iSCSI, FC, NVMe/FC, NVMe/RoCE.

Host connectivity

Host connectivity ports provided using host interface cards (HICs) (per controller enclosure with two controllers):
· 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 25/40/100 Gb NVMe/RoCE QSFP28 host ports (DAC cable or SW fiber optics, MPO) (2 ports per controller)
Note: Two host interface cards are required for selection (one per controller). The controllers no longer offers base ports. Host
connectivity is provided via the HICs.

Host operating systems

Microsoft Windows Server; Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL); SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES); VMware vSphere.
Note: NVMe/FC is supported with RHEL 8 and SLES 15, and NVMe/RoCE is supported with SLES 12 only (reference LSIC for specific
Operating System details).

Standard software features

Dynamic Disk Pools, SSD read cache, snapshots (up to 1024 targets), volume copy, thin provisioning (DDP only), encryption
(requires optional FIPS drives), and data assurance.

Optional software features

Snapshots (up to 2048 targets), scalability to 480 drives, synchronous mirroring, and asynchronous mirroring.

Performance*

· Up to 1 000 000 random read IOPS (4 KB blocks).
· Up to 390 000 random write IOPS (4 KB blocks).
· Up to 21 GBps sequential read throughput (64 KB blocks).
· Up to 7 GBps sequential write throughput (64 KB blocks).

Configuration maximums**

· Maximum storage capacity: 3.84 PB (base) / 7.68 PB (optional FoD upgrade)
· 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:
o RAID 0, 1/10: 240 (base) / 480 (optional FoD upgrade)
o RAID 3, 5, 6: 30
· Maximum number of DDP arrays: 20
· Maximum number of drives in a DDP array: 240 (base) / 480 (optional FoD upgrade); (11 drives minimum)
· Maximum SSD read cache size: 5 TB
· Maximum number of hosts: 512
· Maximum number of snapshots: 1024 (base) / 2048 (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/QSFP28 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.)

4U60 LFF enclosure:
· Height: 174 mm (6.9 in.)
· Width: 449 mm (17.7 in.)
· Depth: 922 mm (36.3 in.)

Weight

· DE6000H 2U24 SFF controller enclosure (7Y78): 25.07 kg (55.3 lb)
· DE6000H 4U60 LFF controller enclosure (7Y80): 108.49 kg (239.2 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)
· DE600S 4U60 LFF expansion enclosure (7Y69): 112.2 kg (247.4 lb)