Lenovo Thinksystem De6000f All Flash Storage Array User Guide

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 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 memory for a system total of 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.
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.Did you know?
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).

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.
• 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
• 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 DE staging 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

Components and connectors

The front of the ThinkSystem DE6000F and DE240S 2U SFF enclosures.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 DE6000F 2U SFF controller enclosure.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.
    Note: The Ethernet port (P2) next to the GbE management port is not available for use.
  • Two serial console ports (RJ-45 and Micro-USB) for another means to configure the system.
  • One USB Type A port (reserved for factory use)
• Two redundant hot-swap 913 W AC (100 – 240 V) power supplies (IEC 320-C14 power connector) with integrated cooling fans.

The rear of the ThinkSystem DE240S 2U SFF expansion enclosure.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.

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.lenovo.com
ThinkSystem DE6000F system specifications

• 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.
ThinkSystem DE6000F CTO base models

The following table lists the preconfigured models with Gen 2 controllers, available by market.
Preconfigured models

Configuration notes:

• For preconfigured models, two DE6000 64GB controllers (feature code BQA1) are included in the model configuration.
• For CTO models, two DE6000 64GB controllers (feature code BQA1) are selected by default in the configurator, and the selection cannot be changed.

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: 1.5 m, 10A/100-250V, C13 to IEC 320-C14 rack power cables
  • CTO models: Customer-configured power cables

Note: The preconfigured 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).

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).
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).

The DE6000F controller and supported connectivity options.

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 relationship models of the supported ThinkSystem DE240S expansion enclosures.

ThinkSystem DE240S Top Seller models: Brazil and Latin America

ThinkSystem DE240S CTO base models

Configuration notes:

• For Relationship models, two I/O expansion modules (feature code B4BS) are included in the model configuration.
• For CTO models, two I/O expansion modules (feature code B4BS) are selected by default in the configurator, and the selection cannot be changed.

The models of the ThinkSystem DE240S ship with the following items:

• One chassis with the following components:
  • Two I/O modules
  • Two power supplies
• Four 1 m MiniSAS HD 8644/MiniSAS HD 8644 cables (Relationship models listed in this section)
• Rack Mount Kit
• Quick Installation Guide
• Electronic Publications Flyer
• Two power cables:
  • Models listed in Tables 6 and 7: 1.5 m, 10A/100-250V, C13 to C14 rack power cables
  • CTO models: Customer-configured power cables

Note:

• The Relationship and Top Seller 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 connectivity topology for the DE Series expansion enclosures.

Expansion unit connectivity options

Configuration notes:

• The Relationship and Top Seller 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.
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2U24 SFF drive pack options

Configuration notes:

• Intermix of FIPS drives and non-FIPS drives is supported within the system.
• FIPS drives are not available in the following countries:
  • Belarus
  • Kazakhstan
  • People’s Republic of China
  • Russia

Software

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).

Management

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, 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 .
• ThinkSystem DE Series Storage Plugin for vCenter. For more information, see the DE Series venter Plugin Online Help.
• 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.

Power supplies and cables

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.
Power cables for DE Series 2U24 SFF enclosures

Rack installation

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

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.

Rack mount kit features and specifications summary

• 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.

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 (60.5 lb)

Operating environment

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

Enclosure power load, inlet current, and heat output

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 9×5 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.

The following Lenovo support services are available:

• Premier Support provides a Lenovo-owned customer experience and delivers direct access to technicians skilled in hardware, software, and advanced troubleshooting, in addition to the following capabilities:
  • Direct technician-to-technician access through a dedicated phone line.
  • 24x7x365 remote support.
  • 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.
• Warranty Upgrades (Preconfigured Support) are available to meet the on-site response time targets that match the criticality of customer’s systems:
  • 3, 4, or 5 years of service coverage.
  • 1-year or 2-year post-warranty extensions.
  • Foundation Service: 9×5 service coverage with next business day onsite response, with optional YourDrive YourData.
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  • If warranty terms and conditions include onsite labor for repair or replacement of parts, Lenovo will dispatch a service technician to the customer site to perform the replacement. Onsite labor under base warranty is limited to labor for replacement of parts that have been determined to be field-replaceable units (FRUs).

Parts that are determined to be customer-replaceable units (CRUs) do not include onsite labor under base warranty.
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.
Lenovo support services are region-specific. Not all support services are available in every region.
For information about Lenovo support services that are available in a specific region, refer to the following resources:

• Service part numbers in Data Center Solution Configurator (DCSC): http://dcsc.lenovo.com/#/services
• Lenovo Services Availability Locator https://lenovolocator.com/

For service definitions, region-specific details, and service limitations, refer to the following documents:

• Lenovo Statement of Limited Warranty for Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG) Servers and System Storage
  http://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/ht503310
• Lenovo Data Center Services Agreement http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/ht116628

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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 17625.1, 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

Interoperability

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.
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.

Fibre Channel SAN switches

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

Rack cabinets

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

Power distribution units

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

Uninterruptible power supply units

The uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units that are offered by Lenovo

Only available in China and the Asia Pacific market.
For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the UPS category: https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/ups

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Related publications and links

For more information, see the following resources:

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

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• Lenovo Storage
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