Lenovo ThinkSystem DS6200 Storage Array

The Lenovo ThinkSystem DS6200 is a versatile, scalable mid-range storage system designed to provide simplicity, speed, scalability, security, and high availability for medium to large businesses. The ThinkSystem DS6200 delivers enterprise-class storage management technology in a performance-optimized solution with a wide choice of host connectivity options, flexible drive configurations, and enhanced data management features. The ThinkSystem DS6200 is a perfect fit for a wide range of enterprise workloads, including big data and analytics, transactional systems, OLTP databases, and other storage I/O-intensive applications.

The ThinkSystem DS6200 supports up to 240 SFF drives with up to nine 2U DS Series external expansion enclosures or up to 252 LFF and 24 SFF drives with up to three D3284 5U enclosures. It also offers flexible drive configurations with the choice of 2.5-inch (controller and expansion units) and 3.5-inch (expansion units only) drive form factors, 10 K or 15 K rpm SAS and 7.2 K rpm NL SAS hard disk drives (HDDs) and self-encrypting drives (SEDs), and SAS solid-state drives (SSDs). The DS6200 can be scaled to up to 2 PB of raw storage capacity.

The Lenovo ThinkSystem DS6200 enclosure is shown in the following figure.

Figure 1. Lenovo ThinkSystem DS6200 SFF enclosure

The ThinkSystem DS6200 supports Intelligent Real-time Tiering capabilities that help optimize system performance, reduce costs, and simplify management. The base software includes the ability to move data dynamically between SAS HDDs that are optimized for cost per IOPS and NL SAS HDDs that are optimized for cost per GB. With the optional software license, the DS6200 supports hybrid tiering across HDDs and SSDs.

The ThinkSystem DS6200 offers the flexible choice of 12 Gb SAS, 1/10 Gb iSCSI, and 4/8/16 Gb Fibre Channel (FC) host connectivity protocols, with support for hybrid iSCSI and Fibre Channel connectivity at the same time. The Converged Network Controller (CNC) design of the DS6200 makes the selection of iSCSI or FC host connectivity as simple as attaching corresponding transceivers or Direct-Attach Copper (DAC) cables to the SFP/SFP+ ports on the controller module.

The ThinkSystem DS6200 supports battery-free cache protection, which reduces maintenance costs and provides permanent backup of unwritten cache data if there is a power failure.

The ThinkSystem DS6200 offers the following key features and benefits:

• Versatile, scalable high performance mid-range storage with dual active/active controller configurations for high availability and performance.
• Flexible host connectivity to match diverse client needs with support for 12 Gb SAS (SAS controller module), or 1/10 Gb iSCSI or 4/8/16 Gb Fibre Channel connectivity (FC/iSCSI controller module), or both iSCSI and FC at the same time.
• 12 Gb SAS drive-side connectivity with support for 24x 2.5-inch small form factor (SFF) drives in the controller enclosure; scalable up to 24 SFF and 108 LFF drives per system with the attachment of ThinkSystem DS Series LFF expansion units (12x LFF drives each), or up to 240 SFF drives per system with the attachment of ThinkSystem DS Series SFF expansion units (24x SFF drives each), or up to 276 drives (24 SFF and 252 LFF) per system with the attachment of Lenovo Storage D3284 high-density expansion units (84x LFF drives each) to satisfy growing needs for storage capacity and performance.
• Flexibility in storing data on high-performance SAS SSDs, performance-optimized enterprise SAS HDDs, or capacity-optimized enterprise NL SAS HDDs; mixing and matching drive types and form factors within a single system to perfectly meet performance and capacity requirements for various workloads.
• Support for self-encrypting drives (SEDs) to allow clients to secure their sensitive data and to comply with various security regulations, when required.
• Rich set of standard functions available at no extra cost, including virtualized storage pools, snapshots, thin provisioning, rapid RAID rebuild, real-time HDD tiering, SSD read cache, and All Flash Array (AFA).
• Optional licensed functions, including higher number of snapshots for more scalability, real-time SSD tiering for boosting IOPS performance, and asynchronous replication for 24x7 data protection.
• Enhanced streaming performance for video surveillance and media/entertainment applications.
• Integration with Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS) to provide the backup infrastructure for Windows Server and a mechanism for creating consistent point-in-time copies of data (known as shadow copies).
• Intuitive, web-based GUI for easy system set up and management, as well as Command Line Interface (CLI).
• EZ Start configuration wizard to quickly provision storage by creating storage pools, allocating storage space, and mapping hosts in just a few simple steps.
• Designed for 99.999% availability.
• Certified Enterprise Storage for SAP HANA Tailored Data center Integration (TDI).

The ThinkSystem DS6200 supports the complete range of data storage requirements, from highly used applications to high-capacity, low usage applications.

The following DS Series 2.5-inch drives are supported in the controller and expansion units:

• Capacity-optimized solid-state drives (1 drive write per day [DWD]): 1.92 TB, 3.84 TB, 7.68 TB, and 15.36 TB
• Mainstream solid-state drives (3 DWD): 400 GB, 800 GB, 1.6 TB, and 3.84 TB
• High performance solid-state drives (10 DWD): 400 GB, 800 GB, and 1.6 TB
• High performance self-encrypting solid-state drives (10 DWD): 800 GB
• Performance-optimized, enterprise class disk drives:
  • 300 GB, 600 GB, and 900 GB 15 K rpm
  • 600 GB, 900 GB, 1.2 TB, 1.8 TB, and 2.4 TB 10 K rpm
• Performance-optimized, enterprise class self-encrypting disk drives: 1.2 TB 10 K rpm
• High-capacity, archival-class nearline disk drives: 1 TB and 2 TB 7.2 K rpm

The following drives are supported by the D3284 expansion units:

• Capacity-optimized solid-state drives (1 DWD): 3.84 TB, 7.68 TB, and 15.36 TB
• Mainstream solid-state drives (3 DWD): 400 GB
• High performance solid-state drives (10 DWD): 400 GB
• High-capacity, archival-class nearline disk drives: 4 TB, 6 TB, 8 TB, 10 TB, and 12 TB 7.2K rpm

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 nine ThinkSystem DS Series or up to three D3284 expansion units are supported by a single ThinkSystem DS6200. Customers can intermix 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch DS Series expansion enclosures behind a 2.5-inch controller enclosure. This configuration delivers the added flexibility to mix 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch drives within a single system (but not within the enclosure). 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.

Note: D3284 expansion units cannot be intermixed with the DS Series expansion units.

The ThinkSystem DS6200 offers high levels of system and data availability with the following technologies:

• Dual-active controller modules with low latency cache mirroring
• Dual-port HDDs and SSDs with automatic drive failure detection and rapid RAID rebuild with global hot spares
• Redundant, hot-swappable and customer replaceable hardware components, including SFP/SFP+ transceivers, controller modules, expansion modules, power and cooling modules, and drives
• Automated path failover support for the data path between the host and the drives with multipathing software
• Non-disruptive controller firmware upgrades for dual controller configurations with multipathing

The following figure shows the front of the ThinkSystem DS6200 SFF chassis and the DS Series SFF expansion unit.

Figure 2. ThinkSystem DS6200 SFF chassis and DS Series SFF expansion unit: Front view

The following table lists the ThinkSystem DS6200 specifications.

Note: The supported hardware options and software features listed in this product guide are based on the firmware version G265. For details about specific firmware releases that introduced support for certain hardware options and software features, refer to the Release notes of the particular firmware release that can be found at:
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/storage/lenovo-storage/thinksystem-ds6200/downloads

For the system specifications of the D3284 expansion units, refer to the Systems specifications section of the Lenovo Storage D3284 Product Guide:
http://lenovopress.com/lp0513#system-specifications

The following table lists the relationship models of the ThinkSystem DS6200.

* Available worldwide (except China and Japan).
^ Available only in China.
** Available only in Japan.

The following table lists the AFA relationship models of the ThinkSystem DS6200.

* Available worldwide (except China and Japan).
^ Available only in China.
** Available only in Japan.

The following table lists the CTO base models for the ThinkSystem DS6200.

Configuration notes:

• For Relationship models, two DS6200 FC/iSCSI or SAS Controller Modules are included in the model configuration.
• For CTO models, two DS6200 FC/iSCSI Controller Modules (feature code AU34) or DS6200 SAS Controller Modules (feature code AU33) must be selected during the configuration process, and both modules must be of the same type - either FC/iSCSI or SAS (mixing of FC/iSCSI and SAS controller modules is not supported).

The ThinkSystem DS6200 supports dual controller configurations, and the ThinkSystem DS6200 models ship with two controller modules. The following types of controller modules are available:

• DS6200 SAS Controller Modules
• DS6200 FC/iSCSI Controller Modules

DS6200 SAS Controller Modules provide direct SAS attachment for up to four hosts with a supported SAS HBA installed. Each DS6200 SAS Controller Module has four 12 Gb SAS ports with Mini-SAS HD (SFF-8644) connectors.

DS6200 FC/iSCSI Controller Modules provide SAN based iSCSI or Fibre Channel connectivity to the hosts with a supported software initiator or HBA installed. Each DS6200 FC/iSCSI Controller Module has two built-in CNCs that have two SFP/SFP+ ports each for a total of four SFP/SFP+ ports per controller module.

The CNC supports the following storage connectivity protocols, depending on the SFP/SFP+ transceiver installed or DAC cables attached:

• 1 Gb iSCSI with 1 GbE RJ-45 SFP optical modules
• 1/10 Gb iSCSI with 10 GbE SW SFP+ optical modules with LC connectors
• 10 Gb iSCSI with 10 GbE SFP+ DAC cables
• 4/8 Gb Fibre Channel with 8 Gb FC SW SFP+ optical modules with LC connectors
• 4/8/16 Gb Fibre Channel with 16 Gb FC SW SFP+ optical modules with LC connectors

Notes:

• Both ports on the CNC on the DS6200 FC/iSCSI Controller Module must have the same connectivity type (the same type of SFP/SFP+ modules or DAC cables).
• Hybrid iSCSI and FC connectivity or 1 Gb and 10 Gb iSCSI connectivity is supported on a per CNC basis; that is, each of two CNCs on the controller module is configured with the different types of transceivers.
• Both controller modules in the system must be of the same type, and they must have matching port configurations (that is, the ports on both DS6200 FC/iSCSI controller modules must have SFP/SFP+ modules of the same type).

SAS controller modules and FC/iSCSI controller modules have one 12 Gb SAS x4 expansion port (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644 connector) for the attachment of the ThinkSystem DS Series expansion units.

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

^ Factory-installed only, no field upgrade. Relationship models include two controller modules. CTO models require the selection of two controller modules.
* Up to two SFP/SFP+ modules per CNC, up to four modules per controller. Mixing module types is supported on different CNCs; ports on the same CNC must have the same connectivity type.
** Up to two cables per CNC, up to four cables per controller.
*** Up to two cables per CNC with 1G RJ-45 modules attached, up to five cables per controller (one cable for 1 GbE management port connection; up to four cables for CNC port connections with 1G RJ-45 SFP+ modules installed).

The ThinkSystem DS6200 supports attachment of up to nine ThinkSystem DS Series or up to three Lenovo Storage D3284 expansion enclosures. Intermix of DS Series LFF and SFF expansion enclosures is supported. Intermix of DS Series and D3284 expansion enclosures is not supported. The enclosures can be added to the system non-disruptively.

For the models of the Lenovo Storage D3284 expansion enclosures, refer to the Models section of the Lenovo Storage D3284 Product Guide:
http://lenovopress.com/lp0513#models

Note: The D3284 expansion enclosures shipped prior to March 2, 2018 support only JBOD connectivity; EBOD connectivity to the DS6200 storage systems is not supported. The D3284 expansion enclosures shipped on or after March 2, 2018 support JBOD and EBOD connectivity.

The following table lists the relationship models of the ThinkSystem DS Series expansion enclosures.

* Available worldwide (except China and Japan).
^ Available only in China.
** Available only in Japan.

The following table lists the CTO base models for the DS Series Expansion Units.

Configuration notes:

• For Relationship models, two SAS I/O expansion modules are included in the model configuration.
• For CTO models, two SAS I/O expansion modules (feature code AU2K) must be selected during the configuration process.

Each ThinkSystem DS Series or D3284 expansion unit ships with two SAS I/O expansion modules. Each expansion module provides 12 Gb SAS connectivity to the internal drives, and it has three external 12 Gb SAS x4 ports (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644 connectors labelled Port A, Port B, and Port C) that are used for connections to the ThinkSystem DS6200 and for daisy chaining the expansion enclosures between each other.

The expansion port on the first controller module is connected to the Port A on the first expansion module in the enclosure, and the Port C on the first expansion module in the enclosure is connected to the Port A on the first expansion module in the adjacent enclosure, and so on.

The expansion port on the second controller module is connected to the Port C on the second expansion module in the enclosure, and the Port A on the second expansion module in the enclosure is connected to the Port C on the second expansion module in the adjacent enclosure, and so on.

Note: The Port B on the expansion module is not used.

The following table lists ordering information for the supported expansion enclosure connectivity options.

* One cable per expansion module; two cables are required per each expansion enclosure.

The ThinkSystem DS6200 SFF chassis and the DS Series SFF expansion enclosures support up to 24 SFF hot-swap drives, and the DS Series LFF expansion enclosures support up to 12 LFF hot-swap drives. The D3284 enclosure supports up to 84 drives.

For the drive options for the Lenovo Storage D3284 expansion enclosures, refer to the Drives section of the Lenovo Storage D3284 Product Guide:
http://lenovopress.com/lp0513#drives

The following table lists supported drive options for the DS6200 SFF chassis and the DS Series SFF expansion enclosures.

The following table lists supported drive options for the DS Series LFF expansion enclosures.

Configuration note: AFA models of the DS6200 support expansion capabilities by using SSDs only.

The following functions are included with every ThinkSystem DS6200:

• Intelligent Real-time Tiering for HDDs: Storage tiering helps optimize storage use with intelligent data placement to improve system performance, reduce costs, and simplify management. The DS6200 automatically and dynamically moves frequently accessed data to higher performing HDDs in the system without manually creating and managing storage tier policies.
• 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.
• Rapid Data Protection Technology (ADAPT): Helps improve performance and availability with significantly faster rebuild time and built-in spare capacity by allowing data to be distributed across all physical drives in the storage pool (drives do not need to be of the same capacity) and sustaining up to two concurrent drive failures.
• RAID levels 1, 5, 6, and 10: Provide the flexibility to choose the level of data protection required.
• Virtualized storage pools: Enables rapid, flexible storage provisioning and simple configuration changes. Stored data is distributed across all drive groups in the pool (wide striping) which helps improve performance, lower latency, and achieve higher volume capacities. When a new drive group is added to the pool, the system performs automatic rebalancing to utilize all drives in the pool for better performance.
• SSD Read Cache: An extension of the controller's cache to improve performance of read-centric workloads
• Thin provisioning: Optimizes efficiency by allocating drive storage space in a flexible manner among multiple applications, based on the minimum space required by each application at any given time. With thin provisioning, applications consume only the space they are actually using, not the total space that has been allocated to them, which allows clients to purchase storage they need today and add more as application requirements grow.
• Rapid RAID Rebuild: Helps significantly decrease the time to recover lost data by only rebuilding the stripe where the corruption occurred, not the empty space or other stripes
• Snapshots: Enables creation of copies of data for backup, parallel processing, testing, and development, and have the copies available almost immediately. Base software supports up to 128 snapshot targets per system.

The ThinkSystem DS6200 capabilities can be expanded with optional licensed functions.

Optional licensed functions include:

• Intelligent Real-time Tiering for SSDs: The SSD tiering upgrade option allows the use of SSDs as read and write storage in the hybrid HDD and SSD storage configurations. Also, this option makes it easy and economical to deploy hybrid storage by dynamically moving frequently accessed data to SSDs in the system, resulting in flash drive performance without manually creating and managing storage tier policies.
• Snapshots upgrade: The snapshot upgrade options increase the supported number of snapshot targets to 512 or 1024 per system.

• Asynchronous Replication: The asynchronous replication feature provides storage system-based data replication between primary (local) and secondary (remote) systems by using asynchronous data transfers over IP (iSCSI) or Fibre Channel communication links. The secondary system can be a replication target for up to four primary systems.

  The replication is performed manually or at predetermined schedule with at least 60 minutes between consecutive runs. For ultimate flexibility, DS6200 asynchronous replication interoperates with the ThinkSystem DS2200 and DS4200, as well as Lenovo Storage S2200 and S3200.

  The asynchronous replication option must be acquired (or licensed) for both primary and secondary systems.

The following table lists the Feature on Demand (FoD) upgrades for the ThinkSystem DS6200 to enable optional software features. Each optional DS6200 function is licensed on a per-system basis and covers both controller enclosure and all attached expansion units.

Configuration notes:

• The SSD Data Tiering Upgrade option is not required for all flash array configurations (a storage system with SSDs only; no HDDs installed) and for hybrid configurations (a storage system with SSDs and HDDs) in which SSDs are used exclusively for SDD read cache; however, it is required for any other hybrid configuration (a storage system with SSDs and HDDs) even when the SSD storage tiering is not used.
• Asynchronous Replication requires an FC/iSCSI Controller-based DS6200 storage unit.

Software maintenance for standard software features is included in the ThinkSystem DS6200 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 services and upgrades for details).

Optional software features include 3-year software maintenance with the ability to extend it up to 5 years in 1-year or 2-year increments with the purchase of the software maintenance extension options that are listed in the following table.

Note: The ThinkSystem DS6200 must have active warranty coverage for the duration of an intended software maintenance extension period.

The ThinkSystem DS6200 supports the following management interfaces:

• Lenovo Storage Management Console (SMC), a web-based interface (WBI) via HTTP, that 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.
• Command line interface (CLI) via Telnet or SSH or through Direct Connect USB.
  Note: Direct Connect USB may require device drivers on the connected computer that uses older Windows operating systems. Drivers are provided on the Lenovo support site, if needed.
• SNMP and e-mail notifications.
• Optional Lenovo XClarity for discovery, inventory, monitoring, alerts, and firmware updates.

The ThinkSystem DS6200 and DS Series enclosures have two redundant hot-swap 580 W AC power supplies, each with an IEC 320-C14 connector.

The relationship models of the ThinkSystem DS6200 and DS Series enclosures ship standard with two 1.5m, 10A/100-250V, C13 to IEC 320-C14 rack power cables. The CTO models require the selection of two power cables.

The part numbers and feature codes to order the power cables are listed in the following table (two power cables should be ordered per each enclosure, if needed).

* CTO only.

The ThinkSystem DS6200 and DS Series enclosures have the following dimensions and weight (approximate):

• Height: 88 mm (3.5 in.)
• Width: 443 mm (17.4 in.)
• Depth: 630 mm (24.8 in.)
• Weight
  • SFF controller enclosure (fully configured): 30 kg (66 lb)
  • SFF expansion enclosure (fully configured): 25 kg (55 lb)
  • LFF expansion enclosure (fully configured): 28 kg (62 lb)

The ThinkSystem DS6200 and DS Series enclosures are supported in the following environment:

• Air temperature:
  • Operating:
    • Controller enclosure: 5 °C to 35 °C (41 °F to 95 °F)
    • Expansion enclosure: 5 °C to 40 °C (41 °F to 104 °F)
  • Storage: -40 °C to +60 °C (-40 °F to 140 °F)
  • Maximum altitude: 3045 m (10000 ft)
• Humidity:
  • Operating: 20% to 80% (non-condensing)
  • Storage: 5% to 100% (no precipitation)
• Electrical:
  • 100 to 127 (nominal) V AC; 50 Hz or 60 Hz; 6.11 A
  • 200 to 240 (nominal) V AC; 50 Hz or 60 Hz; 3.05 A
• BTU output: 1979 BTU/hr (580 W)
• Noise level: 6.6 bels

The ThinkSystem DS6200 and DS Series enclosures have a three-year customer-replaceable unit (CRU) and onsite (for field-replaceable units [FRUs] only) limited warranty with standard call center support during normal business hours and 9x5 Next Business Day Parts Delivered.

Some countries might have different warranty terms and conditions than the standard warranty. This is due to local business practices or laws in the specific country. Local service teams can assist in explaining country-specific terms when needed. Examples of country-specific warranty terms are second or longer business day parts delivery or parts-only base warranty.

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 spares parts.

Also available are Lenovo Services warranty upgrades and post-warranty maintenance agreements, with a well-defined scope of services, including service hours, response time, term of service, and service agreement terms and conditions.

In general, the following Lenovo warranty service upgrades are available:

• Warranty and maintenance service upgrades:
  • 3, 4, or 5 years of warranty service coverage
  • 1-year or 2-year post-warranty extensions
  • Foundation Service: 9x5 service coverage with next business day onsite response
  • Essential Service: 24x7 service coverage with 4-hour onsite response or 24-hour committed repair (available only in select countries)
  • Advanced Service: 24x7 service coverage with 2-hour onsite response or 6-hour committed repair (available only in select countries)
• Premier Support

  Premier Support service offers single point of contact for end-to-end problem resolution and collaborative third-party software support with direct access to Lenovo’s most advanced technicians for faster troubleshooting.

• YourDrive YourData

  Lenovo’s YourDrive YourData service (where applicable) is a multi-drive retention offering that ensures your data is always under your control, regardless of the number of drives that are installed in your Lenovo system. In the unlikely event of a drive failure, you retain possession of your drive while Lenovo replaces the failed drive part. Your data stays safely on your premises, in your hands. The YourDrive YourData service can be purchased in convenient bundles with Foundation, Essential, or Advanced Service upgrades and extensions.

• Hardware Installation Services

  Lenovo experts can seamlessly manage the physical installation of your server, storage, or networking hardware. Working at a time convenient for you (business hours or off shift), the technician will unpack and inspect the systems on your site, install options, mount in a rack cabinet, connect to power and network, check and update firmware to the latest levels, verify operation, and dispose of the packaging, allowing your team to focus on other priorities.

For service definitions, country-specific details, and service limitations, please 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

The ThinkSystem DS6200 and DS Series enclosures conform to the following regulations:

• BSMI CNS 13438, Class A; CNS 14336-1 (Taiwan)
• CCC GB 4943.1, GB 17625.1, GB 9254 Class A (China)
• CE Mark (European Union)
• EAC (Russia)
• EN55032, Class A
• EN55024
• FCC Part 15, Class A (United States)
• ICES-003/NMB-03, Class A (Canada)
• IEC/EN60950-1
• MSIP (Korea)
• NOM-019 (Mexico)
• RCM (Australia)
• Reduction of Hazardous Substances (ROHS)
• UL/CSA IEC 60950-1
• VCCI, Class A (Japan)

Lenovo provides end-to-end storage compatibility testing to deliver interoperability throughout the network. The ThinkSystem DS6200 supports attachment to Lenovo ThinkSystem, System x, ThinkServer, and Flex System hosts by using SAS, iSCSI, or Fibre Channel storage connectivity protocols. Hybrid storage connectivity also is supported.

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 DS6200 in storage 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 connectivity

SAS connectivity

The following table lists currently available SAS adapters for Lenovo servers that are compatible with the ThinkSystem DS6200 SAS storage (direct attach).

iSCSI connectivity

The ThinkSystem DS6200 supports iSCSI attachments via standard 1 Gb or 10 Gb Ethernet connections (direct or switch-based). Any compatible Ethernet switch, including Lenovo ThinkSystem and RackSwitch Ethernet switches and integrated Flex System Ethernet I/O modules, can be used to provide iSCSI connectivity for the ThinkSystem DS6200 storage.

With software iSCSI initiators, any supported 1 Gb Ethernet or 10 Gb Ethernet adapter for Lenovo servers is compatible with the ThinkSystem DS6200 iSCSI storage.

Currently available converged iSCSI adapters for Lenovo servers that are compatible with the ThinkSystem DS6200 are listed in the following table. Other converged iSCSI HBAs also might be supported (see the Interoperability Matrix for details).

Fibre Channel connectivity

The ThinkSystem DS6200 supports direct FC attachments and FC switch-based attachments. Lenovo B Series and DB Series FC SAN switches and directors can be used to provide FC connectivity.

Currently available FC adapters for Lenovo servers that are compatible with the ThinkSystem DS6200 FC storage are listed in the following table. Other FC HBAs also might be supported (see the Interoperability Matrix for details).

The following table lists currently available Ethernet rack-mount switches that are currently offered by Lenovo that can be used with the ThinkSystem DS6200 for iSCSI storage connectivity.

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the Top-of-Rack Switches category:
http://lenovopress.com/servers/options/switches#rt=product-guide

The following table lists currently available Ethernet embedded switches and pass-thru modules for Flex System that can be used with the ThinkSystem DS6200 for iSCSI storage connectivity.

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

The following table lists currently available Fibre Channel rack-mount switches that are currently offered by Lenovo that can be used with the ThinkSystem DS6200 for FC SAN storage connectivity.

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the Rack SAN Switches category:
http://lenovopress.com/storage/switches/rack#rt=product-guide

The following table lists currently available Fibre Channel embedded switches and pass-thru modules for Flex System that can be used with the ThinkSystem DS6200 for FC SAN storage connectivity.

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

The following table lists the rack cabinets that are currently offered by Lenovo that can be used for mounting the ThinkSystem DS6200 and other IT infrastructure building blocks.

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the Rack cabinets category:
http://lenovopress.com/servers/options/racks#rt=product-guide

The following table lists the power distribution units (PDUs) that are currently offered by Lenovo that can be used for distributing electrical power to the ThinkSystem DS6200 and other IT infrastructure building blocks mounted in a rack cabinet.

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the PDU category:
http://lenovopress.com/servers/options/pdu#rt=product-guide

The following table lists the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units that are currently offered by Lenovo that can be used for providing electrical power protection to the ThinkSystem DS6200 and other IT infrastructure building blocks.

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the Uninterruptible Power Supply Units category:
http://lenovopress.com/servers/options/ups#rt=product-guide

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We finance your entire solution. Unlike others, we allow you to bundle everything you need from hardware and software to service contracts, installation costs, training fees, and sales tax. If you decide weeks or months later to add to your solution, we can consolidate everything into a single invoice.

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

For more information, see the following resources:

• Lenovo Storage product page:
  http://www.lenovo.com/systems/storage
• Lenovo Data Center Solution Configurator (DCSC):
  http://dcsc.lenovo.com
• Lenovo Data Center Support for the ThinkSystem DS6200:
  http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/storage/lenovo-storage/thinksystem-ds6200