Lenovo ThinkSystem DE6000H Hybrid Storage Array

Abstract

Lenovo ThinkSystem DE6000H is a scalable, hybrid mid-range storage system that is designed to provide high performance, simplicity, capacity, security, and high availability for medium to large businesses. The ThinkSystem DE6000H delivers enterprise-class storage management capabilities in a performance-optimized system with a wide choice of host connectivity options, flexible drive configurations, and enhanced data management features.

This product guide provides essential technical and pre-sales information on the Lenovo ThinkSystem DE6000H Hybrid Storage Array, its key features and specifications, components and options, and configuration guidelines. It is intended for technical specialists, sales specialists, sales engineers, and IT architects.

Introduction

The ThinkSystem DE6000H is a perfect fit for a wide range of enterprise workloads, including big data and analytics, video surveillance, technical computing, backup and recovery, and other storage I/O-intensive applications.

ThinkSystem DE6000H models are available in a 2U rack form-factor with 24 small form-factor (2.5-inch SFF) drives (2U24 SFF) or a 4U rack form-factor with 60 LFF drives (4U60 LFF) and include two controllers, each with 16 GB or 64 GB system memory for a system total of 32 GB or 128 GB. Host interface cards provide 12 Gb SAS, 10/25 Gb iSCSI, 8/16/32 Gb FC or NVMe/FC, or 25/40/100 Gb NVMe/RoCE host connections.

Key Features & Benefits

• Scalable, high performance mid-range hybrid storage with dual active/active controller configurations with 16 GB or 64 GB system memory per controller.
• Faster application response times with support for NVMe over Fabrics.
• Improved performance and data protection with Dynamic Disk Pools (DDP) technology, as well as support for traditional RAID 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, and 10.
• Flexible storage protocols to match diverse client needs with support for 10 Gb iSCSI or 4/8/16 Gb FC and 12 Gb SAS, 10/25 Gb iSCSI, 8/16/32 Gb FC, 8/16/32 Gb NVMe/FC, or 25/40/100 Gb NVMe/RoCE host connectivity.
• 12 Gb SAS drive-side connectivity with support for up to 24x 2.5-inch SFF drives, 12x 3.5-inch LFF drives, or 60x 3.5-inch LFF drives.
• Base scalability up to 192 SFF or 240 LFF drives with the optional upgrade to increase the number of LFF drives to 480 by attaching ThinkSystem DE240S, DE120S, and DE600S expansion enclosures.
• Rich set of standard storage management functions available at no extra cost, including Dynamic Disk Pools, SSD read cache, snapshots, volume copy, thin provisioning, and encryption (requires optional FIPS drives).
• Designed for 99.9999% availability with redundant hot-swap components, including controllers and I/O modules, power supplies, and cooling modules.

Supported Drives Configurations

ThinkSystem DE6000H (2U24 SFF)

• Capacity-optimized SSDs (1 DWD): 3.84 TB, 7.68 TB, 15.36 TB
• Performance-optimized HDDs: 1.2 TB and 1.8 TB 10K rpm
• FIPS HDDs: 1.8 TB 10K rpm

ThinkSystem DE6000H (2U12 LFF)

• High-capacity nearline HDDs: 4 TB to 16 TB 7.2K rpm
• FIPS HDDs: 10 TB 7.2K rpm

ThinkSystem DE6000H (4U60 LFF)

• High-capacity nearline HDDs: 4 TB to 16 TB 7.2K rpm
• FIPS HDDs: 10 TB 7.2K rpm

Product Specifications