Lenovo ThinkSystem DE6000F All Flash Storage Array Product Guide Lenovo ThinkSystem DE6000F is a scalable, all flash mid-range storage system that is designed to provide high performance, simplicity, capacity, security, and high availability for medium to large businesses. The ThinkSystem DE6000F delivers enterprise-class storage management capabilities in a performanceoptimized system with a wide choice of host connectivity options and enhanced data management features.
Key features The ThinkSystem DE6000F offers the following key features and benefits: All-flash array capabilities and NVMe over Fabrics to meet the demand for higher speed storage and provide higher IOPs and bandwidth with lower power usage and total cost of ownership than hybrid or HDD-based solutions. Scalable, high performance mid-range storage with dual active/active controller configurations with 64 GB system memory per controller for high availability and performance.
Components and connectors The following figure shows the front of the ThinkSystem DE6000F and DE240S 2U SFF enclosures. Figure 2. ThinkSystem DE6000F and DE240S 2U SFF enclosures front view The front of the ThinkSystem DE6000F and DE240S 2U SFF enclosures includes the following components: 24 SFF hot-swap drive bays Enclosure status LEDs Enclosure ID LED The following figure shows the rear of the ThinkSystem DE6000F 2U SFF controller enclosure. Figure 3.
The rear of the ThinkSystem DE6000F 2U SFF controller enclosure includes the following components: Two redundant hot-swap controllers, each with the following ports: One slot for the host interface card (a host interface card is required) Note: The DE6000F Gen2 controllers no longer offers base ports Two 12 Gb SAS x4 expansion ports (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644) for connections to the expansion enclosures. One RJ-45 10/100/1000 Mb Ethernet port for out-of-band management.
System specifications The following table lists the ThinkSystem DE6000F storage system specifications. Note: The supported hardware options, software features, and interoperability listed in this product guide are based on the software version 11.60. For details about specific software releases that introduced support for certain hardware options and software features, refer to the Release notes of the particular software release for the ThinkSystem DE6000F that can be found at: http://datacentersupport.
Attribute Specification 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 Dynamic Disk Pools, snapshots (up to 2048 targets), volume copy, thin provisioning (DDP software features only), data assurance, synchronous mirroring, and asynchronous mirroring.
Table 2. ThinkSystem DE6000F CTO base models Machine Type/Model Base feature 7Y79CTO2WW BEY7 Description Lenovo ThinkSystem Storage 2U24 Chassis (with Gen2 controllers and 2x PSUs) The following table lists the preconfigured models wih Gen 2 controllers, available by market. Table 3.
The models of the ThinkSystem DE6000F ship with the following items: One chassis with the following components: Two controllers Two power supplies Two host interface cards Rack Mount Kit 2 m USB Cable (USB Type A to Micro-USB) Quick Installation Guide Electronic Publications Flyer Two power cables: Relationship models listed in this section: 1.
Controllers The ThinkSystem DE6000F controller enclosures ship with two DE6000 64GB controllers. A controller provides interfaces for host connectivity, management, and internal drives, and it runs storage management software. Each DE6000 controller ships with 64 GB memory for a system total of 128 GB. Each controller has one expansion slot for a host interface card (HIC).
Description Maximum quantity per Feature controller Part number code enclosure Lenovo 25m LC-LC OM4 MMF Cable 4Z57A10851 B2PF 12 Lenovo 30m LC-LC OM4 MMF Cable 4Z57A10852 B2PG 12 OM3 optical cables for 16/32 Gb FC and 10/25 Gb iSCSI SW SFP+/SFP28 optical transceivers Lenovo 0.
Description Maximum quantity per Feature controller Part number code enclosure 1.0m Green Cat6 Cable 00WE127 AVFX 2 1.25m Green Cat6 Cable 00WE131 AVFY 2 1.5m Green Cat6 Cable 00WE135 AVFZ 2 3m Green Cat6 Cable 00WE139 AVG0 2 10m Green Cat6 Cable 90Y3718 A1MT 2 25m Green Cat6 Cable 90Y3727 A1MW 2 * Factory-installed only.
Expansion enclosures The ThinkSystem DE6000F supports attachment of up to four ThinkSystem DE240S 2U24 SFF expansion enclosures. The expansion enclosures can be added to the system non-disruptively. The following table lists the relationship models of the supported ThinkSystem DE240S expansion enclosures. Table 5.
Note: The Relationship and TopSeller models of the ThinkSystem DE240S listed in this section ship with four 1 m SAS cables; additional SAS cables that are listed in this section can be purchased for the system, if needed. Each ThinkSystem DE Series expansion enclosure ships with two SAS I/O expansion modules.
Configuration notes: The Relationship and TopSeller models of the ThinkSystem DE240S listed in this section ship with four 1 m SAS cables. Four SAS cables are needed per each expansion enclosure (two SAS cables per I/O Module) for connections to the controller enclosure and for daisy chaining of the expansion enclosures. Drives The ThinkSystem DE Series 2U24 SFF enclosures support up to 24 SFF hot-swap drives.
Feature Part number code 4XB7A14160 B4D8 Description Lenovo ThinkSystem DE6000F 19.2TB FIPS Pack (12x 1.6TB FIPS SSDs) Maximum quantity per 2U24 SFF enclosure 2 Configuration notes: Intermix of FIPS drives and non-FIPS drives is supported within the system.
Asynchronous mirroring: Provides storage system-based data replication between the storage systems containing primary (local) and secondary (remote) volumes by using asynchronous data transfers over iSCSI or Fibre Channel communication links at set intervals (both storage systems must have licenses for asynchronous mirroring). Note: The synchronous and asynchronous mirroring features of the ThinkSystem DE6000F interoperate with other ThinkSystem DE Series storage arrays.
Description Part number Feature code 2.8m, 10A/100-250V, C13 to IEC 320-C20 Rack Power Cable 39Y7938 6204 4.3m, 10A/100-250V, C13 to IEC 320-C14 Rack Power Cable 39Y7932 6263 4.3m, 13A/125V-10A/250V, C13 to IEC 320-C14 Rack Power Cable 4L67A08371 6583 Line cords Argentina 2.8m, 10A/250V, C13 to IRAM 2073 Line Cord 39Y7930 6222 Argentina 4.3m, 10A/250V, C13 to IRAM 2073 Line Cord 81Y2384 6492 Australia/New Zealand 2.
Description Part number Feature code United States 2.8m, 10A/250V, C13 to NEMA 6-15P Line Cord 46M2592 A1RF United States 2.8m, 13A/125V, C13 to NEMA 5-15P Line Cord 00WH545 6401 United States 4.3m, 10A/125V, C13 to NEMA 5-15P Line Cord 4L67A08359 6370 United States 4.3m, 10A/250V, C13 to NEMA 6-15P Line Cord 4L67A08361 6373 United States 4.
Rack installation The individually shipped ThinkSystem DE Series 2U24 enclosures ship with the ThinkSystem Storage Rack Mount Kit 2U24/4U60 listed in the following table. Table 12. 4-post rack mount kit Description Feature code Quantity Lenovo ThinkSystem Storage Rack Mount Kit 2U24/4U60 B38Y 1 When the ThinkSystem DE Series enclosures are factory-integrated and shipped installed in a rack cabinet, the rack mount kits that support Ship-in-Rack (SIR) capabilities are derived by the configurator.
Physical specifications The ThinkSystem DE Series 2U24 SFF enclosures have the following dimensions: Height: 85 mm (3.4 in.) Width: 449 mm (17.7 in.) Depth: 553 mm (21.8 in.) Weight (fully configured): DE6000F 2U24 SFF controller enclosure (7Y79): 23.47 kg (51.7 lb) DE240S 2U24 SFF expansion enclosure (7Y68): 27.44 kg (60.
Warranty and support The ThinkSystem DE Series enclosures have a three-year customer-replaceable unit (CRU) and onsite limited (for field-replaceable units [FRUs] only) warranty with standard call center support during normal business hours and 9x5 Next Business Day Parts Delivered. Lenovo’s additional support services provide a sophisticated, unified support structure for a customer's data center, with an experience consistently ranked number one in customer satisfaction worldwide.
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Regulatory compliance The ThinkSystem DE Series enclosures conform to the following regulations: United States: FCC Part 15, Class A; UL 60950-1 and 62368-1 Canada: ICES-003, Class A; CAN/CSA-C22.2 60950-1 and 62368-1 Argentina: IEC60950-1 Mexico NOM European Union: CE Mark (EN55032 Class A, EN55024, IEC/EN60950-1 and 62368-1); ROHS Directive 2011/65/EU Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus: EAC China: CCC GB 4943.1, GB 17625.
Rack cabinets The following table lists the supported rack cabinets. Table 16.
Feature code Description ANZ ASEAN Brazil EET MEA RUCIS WE HTK INDIA JAPAN LA NA PRC Part number 4PU7A81117 BNDV 1U 18 C19/C13 switched and monitored 48A 3P WYE PDU - ETL N N N N N N N N N N N Y N 4PU7A77467 BLC4 1U 18 C19/C13 Switched and Monitored 80A 3P Delta PDU N N N N N N N N N Y N Y N 4PU7A77469 BLC6 1U 12 C19/C13 switched and monitored 60A 3P Delta PDU N N N N N N N N N N N Y N 4PU7A77468 BLC5 1U 12 C19/C13 switched and monitored 32A 3P WYE PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y 4PU7A81118 BND
Part number Feature code Description ANZ ASEAN Brazil EET MEA RUCIS WE HTK INDIA JAPAN LA NA PRC 40K9617 6505 4.3m, 32A/230V, Souriau UTG Female to AS/NZ 3112 (Aus/NZ) Line Cord Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 40K9618 6506 4.3m, 32A/250V, Souriau UTG Female to KSC 8305 (S. Korea) Line Cord Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y For more information, see the Lenovo Press documents in the PDU category: https://lenovopress.
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