User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Lenovo ThinkSystem DE6000F All Flash Storage Array Product Guide
- Did you know?
- Key features
- Components and connectors
- System specifications
- Controller enclosures
- Controllers
- Expansion enclosures
- Drives
- Software
- Management
- Power supplies and cables
- Rack installation
- Physical specifications
- Operating environment
- Warranty and support
- Services
- Regulatory compliance
- Interoperability
- Fibre Channel SAN switches
- Rack cabinets
- Power distribution units
- Uninterruptible power supply units
- Lenovo Financial Services
- Related publications and links
- Related product families
- Notices
- Trademarks
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, snapshots (up to 2048 targets), volume copy, thin provisioning (DDP
only), data assurance, 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: 1.84 PB
Maximum number of logical volumes: 2048
Maximum logical volume size: 2 PB
Maximum thin-provisioned logical volume size (DDP only): 256 TB
Maximum number of drives in a RAID volume group:
RAID 0, 1/10: 120
RAID 3, 5, 6: 30
Maximum number of DDP arrays: 20
Maximum number of drives in a DDP array: 120 (11 drives minimum)
Maximum number of hosts: 512
Maximum number of snapshots: 2048
Maximum number of mirroring pairs: 128
Cooling Redundant cooling with the fan modules that are built into power supplies.
Power supply Two redundant hot-swap 913 W (100 - 240 V) AC Platinum power supplies.
Hot-swap parts Controllers, I/O modules, drives, power supplies, 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;
SMI-S Provider; 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
Height: 85 mm (3.4 in.)
Width: 449 mm (17.7 in.)
Depth: 553 mm (21.8 in.)
Weight
DE6000F 2U24 SFF controller enclosure (7Y79): 23.47 kg (51.7 lb)
DE240S 2U24 SFF expansion enclosure (7Y68): 27.44 kg (60.5 lb)
Attribute Specification
* Estimated performance based on internal measurements.
** For a detailed list of configuration limits and restrictions for a specific version of the software, refer to the Lenovo Data Center
Support website:
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com
Controller enclosures
The following table lists the CTO base models for the ThinkSystem DE6000F.
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