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Lenovo ThinkSystem DG5200
Midrange · all-flash · dual controller - QLC all-flash unified ONTAP array positioned for capacity with performance, replacing HDD tiers for AI and analytics data.
| Platform | |
|---|---|
| OEM | Lenovo |
| Family | ThinkSystem DG Series |
| Class | Midrange |
| Architecture | Dual controller (HA pair) |
| Status | Current |
| Released | n/a |
| Operating system | ONTAP 9 (9.16.1 or later) |
| Controllers | 2 |
| Nodes | 2 - 8 |
| Cache / memory | 128 GB |
| Availability | 99.9999% |
| Capacity and media | |
| Media | All-flash |
| Drive types | QLC NVMe |
| Drive note | QLC NVMe SED SSDs in 2-drive packs; 61.44 TB QLC SSDs on DG7200 only |
| Flash drive sizes | 15.36, 30.72 TB |
| HDD sizes | n/a |
| Maximum drives | 72 |
| Controller enclosure | 2U, 24 drive bays |
| Expansion | DG242N 2U24 NVMe expansion enclosure (up to 2 per HA pair) - 24 bays, 2U, up to 2 |
| Raw capacity | 122 TB - 2.2 PB |
| Cluster maximum | n/a |
| Effective maximum | 9.01 PB |
| Data reduction | Datasheet DS0170 effective capacity 8 PiB per HA pair assumes 5:1 storage efficiency |
| Protection | RAID 4, RAID-DP, RAID-TEC |
| Protection note | RAID-TEC triple parity; MetroCluster IP and SnapMirror active sync; SnapLock WORM (Complete bundle) |
| Performance and connectivity | |
| Maximum IOPS | n/a |
| Maximum throughput | n/a |
| Latency | n/a |
| Conditions | No IOPS/throughput published. Raw 2.2 PB per HA pair from datasheet DS0170; effective 8 PiB converted at 1 PiB = 1125.9 TB. Cluster up to 4 HA pairs (NAS and SAN). Power = 1079 W max (826.9 W typical). |
| Protocols | Fibre Channel, iSCSI, NVMe over FC, NVMe over TCP, NFS, SMB / CIFS, S3 object |
| Fibre Channel | 64 Gb |
| Ethernet | 100 GbE |
| Host ports | 24 |
| Limits | |
| Volumes / LUNs | n/a |
| File systems | n/a |
| Snapshots | n/a |
| Management and support | |
| Management | ThinkSystem Storage Manager (ONTAP web GUI), SSH CLI; optional Lenovo XClarity; ThinkSystem Intelligent Monitoring |
| Power | 1,079 W |
| Positioned for | AI / ML, Analytics |
| Warranty | 3-, 4- or 5-year customer-replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty: Foundation (9x5 NBD onsite) or Essential (24x7, 4-hour onsite); software support included |
| Design terms | Local tier (aggregate) · LUN · igroup · SnapMirror (asynchronous) |
| 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/lp2074-lenovo-thinksystem-dg5200-and-dg7200-unified-storage-arrays |
| Datasheet | https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/ds0170.pdf |