Catalogue · Lenovo
Lenovo ThinkSystem DE6400H
Midrange · hybrid (ssd + hdd) / all-flash · dual controller - End-to-end NVMe hybrid SAN array with NVMe-oF host options for mid-range block workloads.
| Platform | |
|---|---|
| OEM | Lenovo |
| Family | ThinkSystem DE Series |
| Class | Midrange |
| Architecture | Dual controller (HA pair) |
| Status | Current |
| Released | n/a |
| Operating system | Lenovo SAN OS 11.80 |
| Controllers | 2 |
| Nodes | n/a |
| Cache / memory | 32 GB |
| Availability | 99.9999% |
| Capacity and media | |
| Media | Hybrid (SSD + HDD), All-flash |
| Drive types | NVMe SSD, SAS SSD, NL-SAS HDD |
| Drive note | 24 NVMe SSDs in the 2U24 controller enclosure; SAS SSDs (and NL-SAS HDDs on the H model) in expansion enclosures; no 10K SAS HDD support |
| Flash drive sizes | 0.96, 1.92, 3.84, 7.68, 15.36 TB |
| HDD sizes | 4, 10, 18, 24 TB |
| Maximum drives | 264 |
| Controller enclosure | 2U, 24 drive bays |
| Expansion | Up to 4 expansion enclosures, intermixed: DE120S 2U12 LFF, DE240S 2U24 SFF (max 4), DE600S 4U60 LFF - 60 bays, 4U, up to 4 |
| Raw capacity | 4.69 PB |
| Cluster maximum | n/a |
| Effective maximum | n/a |
| Data reduction | n/a |
| Protection | RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 3, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10, Dynamic Disk Pools |
| Protection note | Dynamic Disk Pools (DDP) distribute data and spare capacity across all drives for faster rebuilds; cache mirrored between controllers with flash-backed (battery) destage; T10-PI data assurance; RAID 3 via SMcli only |
| Performance and connectivity | |
| Maximum IOPS | 670,000 |
| Maximum throughput | 20 GB/s |
| Latency | n/a |
| Conditions | NVMe-only figures: up to 670,000 random read IOPS and 100,000 random write IOPS (4 KB), 20 GB/s sequential read, 7 GB/s sequential write; estimated, internal measurements. Raw max from the product guide capacity row. Power = max load of 2U24 controller enclosure. |
| Protocols | Fibre Channel, iSCSI, iSER, NVMe over FC, NVMe over RoCE, InfiniBand / RDMA file |
| Fibre Channel | 32 Gb |
| Ethernet | 100 GbE |
| Host ports | 8 |
| Limits | |
| Volumes / LUNs | 1,024 |
| File systems | n/a |
| Snapshots | 1,024 |
| Management and support | |
| Management | ThinkSystem System Manager (web GUI), ThinkSystem SAN Manager, SMcli/SSH CLI; optional Lenovo XClarity |
| Power | 1,150 W |
| Positioned for | Analytics, Video surveillance, HPC, Backup target |
| Warranty | 3-year customer-replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty, 9x5 next-business-day parts delivered (upgrades available) |
| Design terms | Dynamic Disk Pool · Volume · Host cluster · Asynchronous mirroring |
| Data services | |
? Deduplication
? Compression
? Thin provisioning
✓ Snapshots
✓ Clones
? Asynchronous replication
? Synchronous replication
? Active-active / metro
✓ Encryption at rest
? Immutable snapshots
? Ransomware detection
? Quality of service
? Automated tiering
? Cloud tiering
? VMware vVols
? Kubernetes CSI
✕ Native file services
✕ Native object (S3)
✓ Non-disruptive upgrades
✕ Scale-out
✓ stated by the OEM · ✕ not offered · ? not stated | |
| Source | |
| Product page | https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp1642-thinksystem-de6400f-and-de6400h-storage-arrays |
| Datasheet | https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/ds0212.pdf |