Lenovo ThinkSystem DE6000F All Flash Storage ArrayProduct 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 performance-optimized system with a wide choice of host connectivity options and enhanced data management features. The ThinkSystem DE6000F is a perfect fit for a wide range of enterprise workloads, including big data and analytics, video surveillance, technical computing, and other storage I/O-intensive applications.

ThinkSystem DE6000F models are available in a 2U rack form-factor with 24 small form-factor (2.5-inch SFF) drives (2U24 SFF) and include two controllers, each with 64 GB cache for a system total of 128 GB. Base ports provide universal 10 Gb iSCSI or 4/8/16 Gb Fibre Channel (FC) host connectivity, and the 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 connections.

The ThinkSystem DE6000F Storage Array scales up to 120 solid-state drives (SSDs) with the attachment of Lenovo ThinkSystem DE240S 2U24 SFF Expansion Enclosures.

The Lenovo ThinkSystem DE6000F 2U24 SFF enclosure is shown in the following figure.

Figure 1. Lenovo ThinkSystem DE6000F 2U24 SFF enclosure

The ThinkSystem DE6000F scales up to 1.84 PB of raw storage capacity.

The ThinkSystem DE6000F supports multiple storage connectivity protocols with a choice of SAS, iSCSI, Fibre Channel, NVMe over Fibre Channel, or NVMe over RoCE.

For the ThinkSystem DE6000F, customers can change the host port protocol from FC to iSCSI or from iSCSI to FC for the SFP+ host ports built into the controller (base host ports).

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 cache per controller for high availability and performance.
• 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, or 8/16/32 Gb FC host connectivity, or 8/16/32 Gb NVMe/FC host connectivity, or 25/40/100 Gb NVMe/RoCE host connectivity.
• 12 Gb SAS drive-side connectivity with support for up to 24x 2.5-inch small form factor (SFF) drives in the 2U24 SFF enclosures.
• Scalability to up to 120 SFF drives with the attachment of up to four ThinkSystem DE240S 2U24 SFF expansion enclosures to satisfy growing needs for storage capacity and performance.
• Full set of storage management functions comes with the system, including Dynamic Disk Pools, snapshots, volume copy, thin provisioning, synchronous mirroring, and asynchronous mirroring.
• Intuitive, web-based GUI for easy system setup and management.
• Designed for 99.9999% availability with redundant hot-swap components, including controllers and I/O modules, power supplies, proactive maintenance, and non-disruptive firmware upgrades.

The following solid-state drives are supported in the 2U24 SFF enclosures:

• Capacity-optimized SSDs (1 drive write per day [DWD]): 3.84 TB, 7.68 TB, and 15.36 TB
• High performance SSDs (3 DWD): 800 GB, 1.6 TB, and 3.2 TB
• High performance self-encrypting FIPS SSDs (3 DWD): 1.6 TB

All drives are dual-port and hot-swappable. Drives of the same form factor can be intermixed within the appropriate enclosure, which provides the flexibility to address performance and capacity needs within a single enclosure.

Up to four ThinkSystem DE240S 2U24 SFF expansion enclosures are supported by a single ThinkSystem DE6000F system. More drives and expansion enclosures are designed to be dynamically added with virtually no downtime, which helps to quickly and seamlessly respond to ever-growing capacity demands.

The ThinkSystem DE6000F offers high levels of system and data availability with the following technologies:

• Dual-active controller modules with automatic load balancing and failover
• Mirrored data cache with flash backup (battery-backed destaging to flash)
• Dual-port SAS SSDs with automatic drive failure detection and rebuild with global hot spares
• Redundant, hot-swappable and customer replaceable hardware components, including SFP/SFP+ transceivers, controller and I/O modules, power supplies, and drives
• Automated path failover support for the data path between the host and the drives with multipathing software
• Non-disruptive controller and drive firmware upgrades

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 rear of the ThinkSystem DE240S 2U SFF expansion enclosure includes the following components:

• Two redundant hot-swap I/O Modules; each I/O Module provides four 12 Gb SAS x4 expansion ports (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644) for connections to the controller enclosures and for connecting the expansion enclosures between each other.
• Two redundant hot-swap 913 W AC (100 - 240 V) power supplies (IEC 320-C14 power connector) with integrated cooling fans.

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.lenovo.com

* 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

The following table lists the relationship models of the ThinkSystem DE6000F All Flash Storage Array.

The following table lists the CTO base models for the ThinkSystem DE6000F.

Configuration notes:

• For Relationship models, two DE6000 64GB controllers (feature code B4JP) are included in the model configuration.
• For CTO models, two DE6000 64GB controllers (feature code B4JP) are selected by default in the configurator, and the selection cannot be changed.

Note: The relationship models of the ThinkSystem DE6000F ship without optical transceivers, DAC cables, or SAS cables; they should be purchased for the system (see Controllers for details).

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 64GB controller ships with 64 GB cache for a system total of 128 GB.

The ThinkSystem DE6000F controller enclosures ship with four universal ports (two ports per controller) for 10 Gb iSCSI or 4/8/16 Gb FC host connectivity. Each controller also has one expansion slot for a host interface card (HIC).

The following host interfaces can be added to the ThinkSystem DE6000F controller enclosures with HICs:

• 8x 12 Gb SAS x4 (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644) ports (4 ports per HIC) for SAS connectivity.
• 8x 10/25 GbE SFP28 ports (4 ports per HIC) for 10/25 Gb iSCSI connectivity (require optical transceivers or DAC cables that should be purchased for the HICs).
• 8x 8/16/32 Gb FC SFP+ ports (4 ports per HIC) for FC or NVMe/FC connectivity (require optical transceivers that should be purchased for the HICs).
• 4x 25/40/100 GbE RoCE QSFP28 ports (2 ports per HIC) for NVMe/RoCE connectivity (require optical transceivers or DAC cables that should be purchased for the HIC).

Each DE6000 64GB controller also provide two 12 Gb SAS x4 expansion ports (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644 connectors) for the attachment of the ThinkSystem DE Series expansion units.

Configuration notes:

• Two host interface cards are required for selection (one per controller).
• All four SFP+ base ports in the system must have the same connectivity type (either iSCSI or FC, but not both types) and the same type of SFP+ media (either optical transceivers or DAC cables, but not both types).
• Both controllers must have the same type of the host interface card installed (12 Gb SAS SFF-8644, 32 Gb FC SFP+, 10/25 Gb iSCSI SFP28, or 100 Gb NVMe/RoCE QSFP28), and both cards must have SFP+/SFP28/QSFP28 media of the same type (either optical transceivers or DAC cables, but not both types).
• When NVMe/FC or NVMe/RoCE connectivity is enabled, the SFP+ base ports in the system are disabled and cannot be used.

The following table lists the DE6000F controller and supported connectivity options.

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.

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. Each I/O expansion module provides four external 12 Gb SAS x4 ports (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644 connectors labelled Port 1-4) that are used for connections to the ThinkSystem DE6000F and for daisy chaining the expansion enclosures between each other.

Two expansion ports on the Controller A are connected to the Ports 1 and 2 on the I/O Module A in the first expansion enclosure in the chain, and the Ports 3 and 4 on the I/O Module A in the first expansion enclosure are connected to the Ports 1 and 2 on the I/O Module A in the adjacent expansion enclosure, and so on.

Two expansion ports on the Controller B are connected to the Ports 1 and 2 on the I/O Module B in the last expansion enclosure in the chain, and the Ports 3 and 4 on the I/O Module B in the expansion enclosure are connected to the Ports 1 and 2 on the I/O Module B in the adjacent expansion enclosure, and so on.

The ThinkSystem DE Series 2U24 SFF enclosures support up to 24 SFF hot-swap drives.

The following table lists supported drive options for the 2U24 SFF controller and expansion enclosures.

The following table lists supported drive pack options for the 2U24 SFF controller and expansion enclosures.

The following functions are included with every ThinkSystem DE6000F:

• RAID levels 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, and 10: Provide the flexibility to choose the level of performance and data protection required.
• Dynamic Disk Pools (DDP) technology: Helps improve performance and availability with significantly faster rebuild time and reduced exposure to multiple drive failures by allowing data and built-in spare capacity to be distributed across all physical drives in the storage pool.
• All Flash Array (AFA) capability: Meets 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.
• Thin provisioning: Optimizes efficiency of Dynamic Disk Pools by allocating storage space based on the minimum space required by each application at any given time, so that applications consume only the space they are actually using, not the total space that has been allocated to them, which allows customers to purchase storage they need today and add more as application requirements grow.
• Snapshots: Enables creation of copies of data for backup, parallel processing, testing, and development, and have the copies available almost immediately (up to 2048 snapshot targets per system).
• Encryption: Provides encryption for data at rest for enhanced data security with the optional FIPS 140-2 Level 2 drives and embedded key management (AES-256) or an external key management server.
• Automatic load balancing: Provides automated I/O workload balancing of I/O traffic from the hosts across both controllers.
• Data assurance: Ensures industry-standard T10-PI end-to-end data integrity in the storage system (from the host ports to the drives).
• Dynamic volume and capacity expansion: Allows the capacity of a volume to be expanded by adding new physical drives or making use of unused space on existing drives.
• Synchronous mirroring: Provides storage system-based online, real-time data replication between the storage systems containing primary (local) and secondary (remote) volumes by using synchronous data transfers over Fibre Channel communication links (both storage systems must have licenses for synchronous mirroring).
• 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.

Software maintenance is included in the ThinkSystem DE6000F base warranty and optional warranty extensions, which provides 3-year software support with the option to extend it up to 5 years in 1-year or 2-year increments (see Warranty and support for details).

The DE6000F supports the following management interfaces:

• ThinkSystem System Manager, a web-based interface via HTTPS for single-system management, that runs on the storage system itself and requires only a supported browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox), so there is no need for a separate console or plug-in. For more information, see the System Manager Online Help.
• ThinkSystem SAN Manager, a host-installed GUI-based application, for centralized management of multiple storage systems. For more information, see the SAN Manager Online Help.
• Plugin for VMware vCenter. For more information, see the vCenter Plugin Installation and Configuration Guide.
• Command line interface (CLI) via SSH or through serial console. For more information, see the CLI Online Help.
• Syslog, SNMP, and e-mail notifications.
• Optional Lenovo XClarity Administrator support for discovery, inventory, and monitoring.

The ThinkSystem DE Series 2U24 SFF enclosures ship with two redundant hot-swap 913 W (100 - 240 V) Platinum AC power supplies, each with an IEC 320-C14 connector. The Relationship models of the ThinkSystem DE6000F 2U24 SFF and DE240S 2U24 SFF enclosures listed in Controller enclosures and Expansion enclosures ship with two 1.5 m, 10A/100-250V, C13 to IEC 320-C14 rack power cables.

The CTO models require the selection of two power cables.

The following table lists the rack power cable and line cord options that can be ordered for the DE Series 2U24 SFF enclosures (two power cords per enclosure).

The individually shipped ThinkSystem DE Series 2U24 enclosures ship with the ThinkSystem Storage Rack Mount Kit 2U24/4U60 listed in the following table.

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. The SIR-capable rack mount kits are listed in the following table.

The following table summarizes the rack mount kit features and specifications.

* The majority of the enclosure components can be serviced from the front or rear of the enclosure, which does not require the removal of the enclosure from the rack cabinet.
** If a 0U PDU is used, the rack cabinet must be at least 1000 mm (39.37 in.) deep for 2U24 enclosures.
^ Measured when mounted on the rack, from the front surface of the front mounting flange to the rear most point of the rail.

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 (60.5 lb)

The ThinkSystem DE Series 2U24 SFF enclosures are supported in the following environment:

• Air temperature:
  • Operating: 5 °C - 45 °C (41 °F - 113 °F)
  • Non-operating: -10 °C - +50 °C (14 °F - 122 °F)
  • Maximum altitude: 3050 m (10,000 ft)
• Relative humidity:
  • Operating: 8% - 90% (non-condensing)
  • Non-operating: 10% - 90% (non-condensing)
• Electrical power:
  • 100 to 127 V AC (nominal); 50 Hz / 60 Hz
  • 200 to 240 V AC (nominal); 50 Hz / 60 Hz
• Heat dissipation:
  • DE6000F 2U24 SFF: 1396 BTU/hour
  • DE240S 2U24 SFF: 1331 BTU/hour
• Acoustical noise emission:
  • DE6000F 2U24 SFF: 7.2 bels
  • DE240S 2U24 SFF: 6.6 bels

The following table lists the maximum enclosure power load, inlet current, and heat output based on the source voltage.

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.

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The following Lenovo support services are available:

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  • Single point of contact service.
  • End to end case management.
  • 3rd Party collaborative software support. 
  • Online case tools and live chat support.
  • On-demand remote system analysis.
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If warranty terms include parts-only base warranty, Lenovo is responsible for delivering only replacement parts that are under base warranty (including FRUs) that will be sent to a requested location for self-service. Parts-only service does not include a service technician being dispatched onsite. Parts must be changed at customer’s own cost and labor and defective parts must be returned following the instructions supplied with the spare parts.

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• Lenovo Statement of Limited Warranty for Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG) Servers and System Storage
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• Lenovo Data Center Services Agreement
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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 17625.1, GB 9254 Class A; CELP; CECP
• India: BIS
• Japan: VCCI, Class A
• Taiwan: BSMI CNS 13438, Class A; CNS 14336-1
• Korea KN32/35, Class A
• Australia/New Zealand: AS/NZS CISPR 22 Class A

Lenovo provides end-to-end storage compatibility testing to deliver interoperability throughout the network. The ThinkSystem DE6000F All Flash Storage Array supports attachment to Lenovo ThinkSystem, System x, and Flex System hosts by using SAS, iSCSI, Fibre Channel, NVMe over Fibre Channel (NVMe/FC), or NVMe over RoCE (RDMA over Converged Ethernet) (NVMe/RoCE) storage connectivity protocols.

The following sections list adapters and Ethernet LAN and FC SAN switches that are currently offered by Lenovo that can be used with the ThinkSystem DE6000F All Flash Storage Array in IT solutions:

• Adapters
• Ethernet LAN switches
• Fibre Channel SAN switches

Note: Tables that are provided in these sections are for ordering reference purposes only.

For end-to-end storage configuration support, refer to the Lenovo Storage Interoperation Center (LSIC):
https://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/lsic

Use the LSIC to select the known components of your configuration and then get a list all other supported combinations, with details about supported hardware, firmware, operating systems, and drivers, plus any additional configuration notes. View results on screen or export them to Excel.

This section lists the adapters for the following types of storage connectivity:

• SAS connectivity
• iSCSI connectivity
• Fibre Channel and NVMe/FC connectivity
• NVMe/RoCE connectivity

SAS connectivity

The following table lists currently available SAS adapters for Lenovo servers that are compatible with the ThinkSystem DE6000F SAS storage (direct attach). Other SAS HBAs also might be supported (see the Interoperability Matrix for details).

iSCSI connectivity

The ThinkSystem DE6000F supports iSCSI attachments via standard 10 Gb or 25 Gb Ethernet connections (direct attach or switch-based). Any compatible Ethernet switch, including Lenovo ThinkSystem and RackSwitch Ethernet switches and embedded Flex System Ethernet I/O modules, can be used to provide iSCSI connectivity for the ThinkSystem DE6000F storage.

With software iSCSI initiators, any supported 10 Gb or 25 Gb Ethernet adapter for Lenovo servers is compatible with the ThinkSystem DE6000F iSCSI storage.

Fibre Channel and NVMe/FC connectivity

The ThinkSystem DE6000F supportsdirect FC attachments and FC switch-based attachments for Fibre Channel and NVMe over Fibre Channel connectivity. Lenovo B Series and DB Series FC SAN switches and directors can be used to provide FC and NVMe/FC connectivity.

Currently available FC adapters for Lenovo servers that are compatible with the ThinkSystem DE6000F storage are listed in the following table. Other FC HBAs also might be supported (see the Interoperability Matrix for details).

NVMe/RoCE connectivity

The ThinkSystem DE6000F supports direct and Ethernet switch-based attachments for NVMe over RoCE connectivity. 

Currently available RoCE network adapters for Lenovo servers that are compatible with the ThinkSystem DE6000F are listed in the following table. Other RoCE network adapters also might be supported (see the Interoperability Matrix for details).

The following table lists currently available embedded Ethernet switches and pass-thru modules for Flex System that can be used with the ThinkSystem DE6000F All Flash Storage Array in IT solutions.

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the Blade Network Modules category:
http://lenovopress.com/servers/blades/networkmodule#rt=product-guide

Lenovo offers the ThinkSystem DB Series of Fibre Channel SAN switches for high-performance storage expansion. See the DB Series product guides for models and configuration options:

• ThinkSystem DB Series SAN Switches:
  https://lenovopress.com/storage/switches/rack#rt=product-guide

The following table lists the supported rack cabinets.

For specifications about these racks, see the Lenovo Rack Cabinet Reference, available from:
https://lenovopress.com/lp1287-lenovo-rack-cabinet-reference

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the Rack cabinets category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/racks

The following table lists the power distribution units (PDUs) that are offered by Lenovo.

For more information, see the Lenovo Press documents in the PDU category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/pdu

The following table lists the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units that are offered by Lenovo.

† Only available in China and countries in the Asia Pacific region.

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the UPS category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/ups

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Our Premier Client services provide large accounts with special handling services to ensure these complex transactions are serviced properly. As a premier client, you have a dedicated finance specialist who manages your account through its life, from first invoice through asset return or purchase. This specialist develops an in-depth understanding of your invoice and payment requirements. For you, this dedication provides a high-quality, easy, and positive financing experience.

For your region-specific offers, please ask your Lenovo sales representative or your technology provider about the use of Lenovo Financial Services. For more information, see the following Lenovo website:

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/landingpage/lenovo-financial-services/

For more information, see the following resources:

• Lenovo SAN Storage product page
  https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/c/data-center/storage/storage-area-network
• ThinkSystem DE All Flash Array interactive 3D Tour
  https://lenovopress.com/lp0956-thinksystem-de-all-flash-interactive-3d-tour
• ThinkSystem DE All-Flash Array datasheet
  https://lenovopress.com/ds0051-lenovo-thinksystem-de-series-all-flash-array
• Lenovo Data Center Solution Configurator
  http://dcsc.lenovo.com
• Lenovo Data Center Support
  http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com