ThinkSystem DE Series All-Flash Array
Maximum performance all-flash storage for next-gen workloads
Datasheet
Updated
23 Apr 2025Form Number
DS0051PDF size
4 pages, 226 KBThe challenge
It’s essential that business-critical applications run with maximum efficiency. Organizations are continually looking for ways to improve the speed and responsiveness of key applications that control their business operations.
Performance and availability tightly linked to time-to-market, revenue, and customer satisfaction – and enterprises need solutions that improve the speed and responsiveness of these applications to gain a competitive edge.
The Solution
The Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series all-flash arrays are designed for workloads that demand the highest levels of performance. Combining extreme IOPS, sub-100 microsecond response times, and maximum read/write bandwidth, the DE series all-flash storage systems enable you to achieve greater than 99.9999% availability and provide data integrity and security. Key features include:
- Modular and flexible configuration options to support demanding performance and cost requirements.
- Industry-leading IOPS and ultralow latency to increase application responsiveness.
- NVMe delivers 2x the performance of SAS-based all-flash arrays.
- Support for multiple high-speed host interfaces in 2U form factors.
- Industry-leading price/performance for both IOPS and bandwidth.
- NVMe-oF and SCSI options provide investment protection
- Simple, flexible administration.
- Browser-based GUI with guided configuration and recovery.
With various connectivity, drive, and expansion options, Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series all-flash arrays offer flexibility and investment protection to meet future demands, making it an ideal solution for companies of all sizes facing rapid data growth.
All-Flash Delivers Performance
Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series All-Flash systems offer a wide range of flash storage options, affordable to extreme IOPS, response times under 100 microseconds, and up to 44GBps of throughput. Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series All-Flash systems are ideal for mixed workloads and demanding applications such as analytics, high-performance computing (HPC), and artificial intelligence (AI).
Protecting Your Competitive Advantage
ThinkSystem DE Series All-Flash systems include advanced data protection and security features to ensure your data remains safe.
- Self-encrypting drives support (SED/FIPS)
- Native encryption key management
- External encryption key management (KMIP-compliant)
- Role-based access control and audit log
- LDAP/LDAPS for user authentication
- SAML support to enable Multi-Factor Authentication
- Common Criteria certified
Simplified Monitoring and Management
ThinkSystem Intelligent Monitoring is a comprehensive, cloud-based digital advisor that simplifies managing and monitoring of performance, capacity, and health in Lenovo ThinkSystem DE, DG, and DM Series systems through features like events, alerts, performance troubleshooting, capacity reporting, and more.
Like any good advisor, ThinkSystem Intelligent Monitoring keeps you informed and highly efficient. It provides constant visibility into the health of your environment, lets you know when attention is required, and gives you clear guidance for any actions. ThinkSystem Intelligent Monitoring alerts, insights, and guidance are available in the web UI for full-featured visibility into system health, best next actions, upgrades, and more.
XClarity Support
Lenovo XClarity™ Administrator (LXCA) is a centralized resource management solution that is aimed at reducing complexity, speeding response, and enhancing the availability of Lenovo® server systems and solutions. Lenovo XClarity Administrator runs as a virtual appliance and provides agent-free hardware management that automates discovery, inventory, tracking, updates, monitoring, and provisioning for Lenovo® server systems, storage, network switches, hyperconverged and ThinkAgile solutions.
Specifications
| DE6000F | DE4000F | DE4800F | DE6400F | DE6600F | |
| Form Factor (Controller Enclosure) |
2U24 |
2U24 |
2U24 |
2U24 |
2U24 |
| Maximum Raw Capacity (PB) | 1.84PB | 1.84PB | 1.47PB | 1.84PB | 1.84PB |
| Maximum Drives | 120 | 96 | 120 | 120 (24 NVMe + 96 SAS SSD) | 120 (24 NVMe + 96 SAS SSD) |
| Maximum Expansion | Up to 4 DE240S | Up to 3 DE240S | Up to 4 DE240S | Up to 4 DE240S (24 NVMe in Controller Enclosure + 96 SAS SSD) | Up to 4 DE240S (24 NVMe in Controller Enclosure + 96 SAS SSD) |
| IOPS | 1,000,000 IOPS | 300,000 IOPS | 900,000 IOPS | 670,000 IOPS | 2,000,000 IOPS |
| Sustained Throughput (GBps) | Up to 21GBps | Up to 10GBps | Up to 12GBps | Up to 20GBps | Up to 44GBps |
| System Memory (GB) | 128GB | 64GB | 128GB | 32GB | 64GB/256GB |
| Base ports | Not applicable | Not applicable | 4x 10/25G iSCSI | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Optional I/O Ports (per system) |
8x 16Gb/32Gb FC |
8x 16Gb/32Gb FC |
8x 12Gb SAS |
4x 100Gb NVMe/IB, NVMe/RoCE |
4x 200Gb NVMe/IB, NVMe/RoCe, SRP/IB and iSER/IB |
| System Maximums |
Hosts/Partitions: 512 Volumes: 2,048 Snapshot copies: 2,048 Mirrors: 128 |
Hosts/Partitions: 256 Volumes: 512 Snapshot copies: 512 Mirrors: 32 |
Hosts/Partitions: 256 Volumes: 512 Maximum DDP Capacity per System: 12PB Maximum DDP Volume Size: 4PB Maximum RAID Volume Size: 4PB Snapshot Copies: 512 Async Mirror Pairs: 32 |
Hosts: 512 Partitions: 256 Volumes: 1,024 DDP volume size: 2PiB RAID volume size: 30 drives Snapshot copies: 1,024 |
Hosts: 1024 Partitions: 512 Volumes: 2,048 DDP volume size: 2PiB RAID volume size: 30 drives Snapshot copies: 2,048 |
About Lenovo
Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is a US$62 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #171 in the Fortune Global 500, employing 77,000 people around the world, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver smarter technology for all, Lenovo is expanding into new growth areas of infrastructure, mobile, solutions and services. This transformation is building a more inclusive, trustworthy, and sustainable digital society for everyone, everywhere.
For More Information
To learn more about the ThinkSystem DE Series All-Flash Array, contact your Lenovo representative or Business Partner or visit lenovo.com/storage.
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Document number DS0051, published April 23, 2025. For the latest version, go to lenovopress.lenovo.com/ds0051.
