Lenovo ThinkSystem DM7000F Unified Flash Storage Array

Lenovo ThinkSystem DM7000F is a scalable, unified, all flash storage system that is designed to provide high performance, simplicity, capacity, security, and high availability for large enterprises. Powered by the ONTAP software, ThinkSystem DM7000F delivers enterprise-class storage management capabilities with a wide choice of host connectivity options, flexible drive configurations, and enhanced data management features, including support for NVMe over Fabrics. The ThinkSystem DM7000F is a perfect fit for a wide range of enterprise workloads, including big data and analytics, artificial intelligence, engineering and design, hybrid clouds, and other storage I/O-intensive applications.

ThinkSystem DM7000F models are 3U rack-mount controller enclosures that include two controllers, and 256 GB RAM and 16 GB battery-backed NVRAM (128 GB RAM and 8 GB NVRAM per controller). Universal 1/10 GbE NAS/iSCSI or 4/8/16 Gb Fibre Channel (FC) ports and 1/10 GbE RJ-45 ports provide base host connectivity, with an option for additional 1/10 GbE or 40 GbE NAS/iSCSI, or 8/16/32 Gb FC connections with the adapter cards.

A single ThinkSystem DM7000F Storage Array scales up to 384 SFF solid-state drives (SSDs) with the attachment of Lenovo ThinkSystem DM240S 2U24 SFF Expansion Enclosures.

Figure 1. Lenovo ThinkSystem DM7000F

Up to 12 DM7000F Storage Arrays can be combined into a clustered system in a NAS environment, or up to 6 DM7000F Storage Arrays can be combined into a clustered system in a SAN environment.

The ThinkSystem DM7000F offers end-to-end NVMe storage connectivity with NVMe over Fabrics (NVMeOF) and NVMe drives by implementing NVMe/FC with 32 Gb Fibre Channel host interfaces.

A single DM7000F scales up to 5.89 PB of raw storage capacity. A cluster of the DM7000F storage systems scales up to 70.7 PB for NAS or up to 35.3 PB for SAN environments.

The DM7000F offers unified file and block storage connectivity with support for 1 GbE, 10 GbE, and 40 GbE NAS and iSCSI, and 8 Gb, 16 Gb, and 32 Gb Fibre Channel, and 32 Gb NVMe/FC protocols at the same time.

The ThinkSystem DM7000F offers the following key features and benefits:

• All-flash array capabilities 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 storage with dual active/active controller configurations for availability and performance.
• NVMe over Fabrics helps achieve up to two times higher performance at a half of the latency.
• Improved performance and data protection with RAID-DP and RAID-TEC, as well as support for traditional RAID 4.
• Flexible host connectivity to match diverse client needs with support for unified NAS and SAN storage protocols, including 1/10 GbE and 40 GbE NAS and iSCSI, 8/16/32 Gb Fibre Channel, and 32 Gb NVMe over Fibre Channel (NVMe/FC).
• 12 Gb SAS drive-side connectivity with multipathing with up to 24x 2.5-inch small form factor (SFF) drives in the 2U24 SFF expansion enclosures.
• Scalability to up to 384 SFF drives with the attachment of the ThinkSystem DM240S 2U24 SFF expansion enclosures to satisfy growing needs for storage capacity and performance.
• A rich set of standard storage management functions available at no extra cost, including snapshots, volume copy, quality of service, thin provisioning, compression, deduplication, encryption, disk-based backup, application- and virtual machine-aware backup, quick data recovery, clustering, synchronous replication, and asynchronous replication.
• Optional licensed functions, including WORM (write once, read many) data protection (SnapLock) and object storage tiering (FabricPool).
• Scale-out clustering of up to 12 ThinkSystem DM Series storage systems for NAS connectivity or up to six DM Series storage systems for SAN connectivity.
• Intuitive, web-based GUI for easy system setup and management.
• Lenovo XClarity support for centralized systems management of Lenovo x86 servers, switches, and storage, which provides automated agent-less discovery, inventory, monitoring, and additional platform-specific functions across multiple systems.
• Designed for 99.9999% availability with redundant hot-swap components, including controllers and I/O modules, power supplies, and non-disruptive firmware upgrades.
• Certified Enterprise Storage for SAP HANA Tailored Data center Integration (TDI).
• Certified storage for Oracle VM.
• Certified storage for Citrix XenServer: http://hcl.xenserver.org/storage/910/Lenovo_DM_Series.

The ThinkSystem DM7000F supports attachment of up to 16 ThinkSystem DM240S 2U24 SFF expansion enclosures. The expansion enclosures support 2.5-inch capacity-optimized (1 drive write per day [DWD]) 960 GB, 3.84 TB, 7.68 TB, and 15.36 TB SAS hot-swap SSDs. 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 DM7000F offers high levels of system and data availability with the following features:

• Dual-active controllers (high availability pair) with automatic load balancing and failover
• Mirrored, battery-backed controller NVRAM 
• Dual-port SAS SSDs with automatic drive failure detection and rebuild
• Redundant, hot-swappable and customer replaceable hardware components, including SFP+/QSFP+ transceivers, controller and I/O modules, power supplies, and drives
• Automated failover for the data path between the host and the drives with multipathing
• Non-disruptive controller and drive firmware upgrades
• Scale-out clustering

The following figure shows the front of the ThinkSystem DM7000F controller enclosure.

Figure 2. ThinkSystem DM7000F controller enclosure front view

The front of the ThinkSystem DM7000F controller enclosure includes the LEDs that display the status of the system.

The front of the ThinkSystem DM240S 2U SFF expansion enclosure includes the following components:

• 24 SFF hot-swap drive bays.
• Enclosure status LEDs.
• Enclosure ID LED.

The following table lists the ThinkSystem DM7000F storage system specifications.

Note: The supported hardware options, software features, and interoperability listed in this product guide are based on the ONTAP software version 9.7. 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 DM7000F that can be found at:
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com

* 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

Factory-integrated models of the ThinkSystem DM7000F Unified Flash Storage Array are configured by using the Lenovo Data Center Solution Configurator (DCSC):
http://dcsc.lenovo.com

The following table lists the CTO base models for the ThinkSystem DM7000F.

Configuration note: Two DM7000 controllers (feature code B39H) are selected by default in the configurator, and the selection cannot be changed.

The ThinkSystem DM7000F controller enclosures ship with two DM7000 controllers. A controller provides interfaces for host connectivity, management, and internal drives, and it runs ONTAP storage management software. Each DM7000 controller enclosure provides 256 GB RAM and 16 GB battery-backed NVRAM (128 GB RAM and 8 GB NVRAM per controller).

The ThinkSystem DM7000F controller enclosures ship with four interconnect 10 GbE SFP+ ports (two ports per controller) to cable a directly-connected dual-controller HA pair or for switched cluster interconnect with multiple dual-controller HA pairs. Up to six HA pairs can be combined into a single SAN cluster or up to 12 HA pairs can be combined into a single NAS cluster.

The ThinkSystem DM7000F controller enclosures ship with eight universal SFP+ ports (four ports per controller) for 1/10 GbE NAS / iSCSI or 4/8/16 Gb FC host connectivity and two 1/10 GbE RJ-45 ports for NAS / iSCSI host connectivity. Each controller also has two expansion slots for optional adapter cards.

Each DM7000F controller enclosure also provides eight integrated 12 Gb SAS x4 expansion ports (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644 connectors) (four ports per controller) for the attachment of the ThinkSystem DM Series expansion enclosures.

The following interfaces can be added to the ThinkSystem DM7000F controller enclosures with optional adapter cards (ports per adapter card):

• Host interfaces
  • 2x 10 GbE or 4/8/16 Gb FC SFP+ ports for NAS, iSCSI, or FC connectivity (for FC connectivity, 16 Gb FC SW SFP+ transceivers [LC connectors] included; for 10 GbE connectivity, optical transceivers or DAC cables should be purchased for the adapter card)
  • 2x 1/10 GbE RJ-45 ports for NAS or iSCSI connectivity (require RJ-45 UTP Category 6 cables that should be purchased for the adapter card)
  • 2x 10/40 GbE QSFP+ ports for NAS or iSCSI connectivity (require optical transceivers or DAC cables that should be purchased for the adapter card)
  • 2x 8/16/32 Gb FC SFP+ ports for FC connectivity, or NVMe/FC with 32 Gb ports  (SW SFP+ transceivers with LC connectors included)
  • 4x 4/8/16 Gb FC SFP+ ports for FC connectivity (SW SFP+ transceivers with LC connectors included)
• Expansion interfaces: 4x 12 Gb SAS x4 ports (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644) for expansion connectivity
• MetroCluster interfaces
  • 2x 25 GbE iWARP SFP28 ports for IP MetroCluster connectivity (require optical transceivers or DAC cables that should be purchased for the adapter card)

Configuration notes:

• A pair of the universal SFP+ base ports (e0e/0e and e0f/0f or e0g/0g and e0h/0h) in the system must have the same connectivity type (either Ethernet or Fibre Channel, but not both types) and the same type of physical connections; different pairs might have different types of connectivity.
• Both controllers must have matching configurations of the base ports (type and physical connections) and adapter cards (type, quantity, slot location, and physical connections).
• The adapter cards should be installed in pairs: Two or four adapter cards are supported per controller enclosure (two adapter cards per controller), including a combination of the adapter card pairs.   
• One 40 GbE port on the dual-port 40 GbE adapter card can be configured as 4x 10 GbE ports (the other 40 GbE port cannot be used in this configuration). 

The following table lists the supported host port configurations for the ThinkSystem DM7000F.

The following table lists the controller for the DM7000F Storage Array and supported connectivity options.

* Factory-installed only.

The ThinkSystem DM7000F supports attachment of up to 16 ThinkSystem DM240S 2U24 SFF expansion enclosures. The expansion enclosures can be added to the system non-disruptively.

Each ThinkSystem DM 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 DM7000F and for daisy chaining the expansion enclosures between each other.

The ThinkSystem DM7000F supports up to 16 expansion enclosures in up to six enclosure stacks with up to 4 enclosures in each stack. For one or two stacks, the integrated SAS expansion ports on the DM7000 controller can be used. For three or four stacks, an additional 4-port SAS adapter card is required for the DM7000 controller. For five or six stacks, two additional 4-port SAS adapter cards are required for the DM7000 controller.

The example expansion connectivity topologies for two and four enclosure stacks with dual-path HA (high availability) are shown in the following figures.

Figure 6. DM7000F expansion enclosure connectivity topology: Two stacks

Expansion cabling rules:

• Ports A and C (integrated and on the SAS adapter card) on the Controller 1 are primary paths to stacks; each port is connected to the Port 1 on the I/O Module A in the first expansion enclosure in a stack.
• Port 3 on the I/O Module A in the first expansion enclosure is connected to Port 1 on the I/O Module A in the adjacent expansion enclosure, and so on (until the last expansion enclosure in a stack is cabled).
• Ports B and D (integrated and on the SAS adapter card) on the Controller 1 are secondary paths to stacks; each port is connected to the Port 3 on the I/O Module B in the last expansion enclosure in a stack.
• Ports A and C (integrated and on the SAS adapter card) on the Controller 2 are primary paths to stacks; each port is connected to the Port 1 on the I/O Module B in the first expansion enclosure in a stack.
• Port 3 on the I/O Module B in the first expansion enclosure is connected to Port 1 on the I/O Module B in the adjacent expansion enclosure, and so on (until the last expansion enclosure in a stack is cabled).
• Ports B and D (integrated and on the SAS adapter card) on the Controller 2 are secondary paths to stacks; each port is connected to the Port 3 on the I/O Module A in the last expansion enclosure in a stack.

The ThinkSystem DM240S 2U24 SFF expansion enclosures support up to 24 SFF hot-swap drives. The following table lists supported drive options for the DM240S 2U24 SFF expansion enclosures.

Configuration note: With the DM7000F, the DM240S 2U24 SFF expansion enclosures support from 12 to 24 drives in increments of 6 drives, and all drives in the enclosure must be of the same type and capacity.

Feature bundles

Controller software for the DM7000F is available in the following bundles of features:

• Unified Base (China only) (Feature B5RH)
• Unified Premium (Feature B5RJ)

The following table summarizes the features in each bundle for the DM7000F.

The features are summarized as follows: 

• RAID-4, RAID-DP, and RAID-TEC data protection: Provides the flexibility to choose the level of data protection required and helps improve performance and availability with built-in spare capacity and by distributing data across all physical drives in the aggregate, sustaining to up to one (RAID-4), two (RAID-DP), or three (RAID-TEC) concurrent drive failures. 
• All Flash Array (AFA) capability: Meets the demand for higher speed, lower latency storage and provides higher IOPS and bandwidth with lower power usage and total cost of ownership than hybrid or HDD-based solutions.
• Thin provisioning: Optimizes efficiency 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. 
• Compression: Provides transparent inline and post-process data compression to reduce the amount of storage that customers need to purchase and manage. 
• Compaction: enhances compression to further reduce the amount of storage that customers need to purchase and manage. 
• Deduplication: Performs general-purpose deduplication for removal of redundant data to reduce the amount of storage that customers need to purchase and manage. 
• Snapshots: Enables creation of read-only copies of data for backup, parallel processing, testing, and development, and have the copies available almost immediately. 
• Encryption: Provides software-based encryption for data at rest for enhanced data security with the traditional drives and embedded key management (requires the encryption-capable version of the ONTAP software). 
• Balanced placement: Provides automated workload distribution across the cluster to help increase utilization and performance. 
• Dynamic capacity expansion: Allows the capacity of a volume or aggregate to be expanded by adding new physical drives. 
• Adaptive Quality of Service: Simplifies operations and maintains consistent workload performance by defining QoS policies and automatically adjusting storage resources to respond to workload changes. 
• SnapRestore: Enables quick recovery of data by reverting a local volume or file to its previous state from a particular snapshot copy stored on the file system. 
• FlexClone: References snapshot metadata to create writable point-in-time copies of a volume. 
• FlexVol: Provides abstraction layer between the logical volume and its physical location in the storage array. 
• FlexCache: Speeds up access to data and offloads traffic from heavily accessed volumes for read-intensive workloads by placing frequently used data in cache locally or remotely (closer to the point of client access) and serving the data to the clients directly from cache without accessing the data source. 
• SnapMirror asynchronous replication: Provides storage system-based data replication between the storage systems containing source (local) and destination (remote) volumes by using asynchronous (at specified regular intervals) data transfers over IP communication links. 
• SyncMirror data protection: Adds extra level of data protection and availability by mirroring a pair of RAID aggregates. 
• Trusted Platform Module (TPM): For encryption enabled systems.  The encryption keys for the onboard key manager (OKM) are no longer stored in the boot device, but instead are stored in the physical TPM for systems so equipped, offering greater security and protection. Moving to the TPM is a nondisruptive process.
• MetroCluster IP: Provides storage system-based clustering with online, real-time data mirroring between the local and remote sites by using synchronous data transfers over IP communication links to deliver continuous availability with zero RPO and near-zero RTO. All storage systems in a MetroCluster IP configuration must be of the same model. New to ONTAP 9.11: MetroCluster with Storage Virtual Machine Disaster Recovery (SVM-DR) can now use a third site for the SVM-DR
• NVMe over TCP Protocol: Enables NVMe over TCP
• Data Protection Optimized (DPO): Increases the amount of concurrent SnapMirror sessions per node, as well as improving SnapMirror performance to the cluster.
• SnapMirror Business Continuity (SMBC): Non-disruptive failover active-active cross site clusters. Based on existing SnapMirror Synchronous Replication. Offers Zero data loss, zero downtime. You do not have to failover the application. If there is a failure the application will continue to run and there will be no need to restart.
• SnapMirror synchronous replication: Provides storage system-based data replication between the storage systems containing source (local) and destination (remote) volumes by using synchronous (as soon as the data is written to the source volume)
• FlexGroup: Enables a single volume to span across multiple clustered storage arrays to maximize storage capacity and automate load distribution. New to ONTAP 9.11: FlexGroups can now be created as SnapLock volumes.
• SnapVault disk-based storage backup: Enables data stored on multiple systems to be backed up to a central, secondary system quickly and efficiently as read-only snapshot copies. 
• SnapCenter: Provides application- and virtual machine-aware backup and restoration of data by using the Snapshots technology and leverages the SnapMirror capabilities of storage systems to provide onsite or offsite backup set mirroring for disaster recovery. 
• ONTAP S3: Expands the DM Series unified story and allows customers to manage, block, file, and object data from one interface. Customers can now natively store data in S3 buckets onboard the DM Series. 
• ONTAP S3 SnapMirror : Enables you to protect buckets in ONTAP S3 object stores using familiar SnapMirror mirroring and backup functionality. Requires ONTAP 9.11 or later on both source and destination clusters. Requires the Unified Premium Bundle.
• SnapMirror Cloud: A backup and recovery technology designed for ONTAP users who want to transition their data protection workflows to the cloud. SnapMirror Cloud is an extension to the family of SnapMirror replication technologies. While SnapMirror is frequently used for ONTAP-to-ONTAP backups, SnapMirror Cloud uses the same replication engine to transfer Snapshot copies for ONTAP to S3-compliant object storage backups.
• Multitenant Key Management (MTKM): Provides the ability for individual tenants or storage virtual machines (SVMs) to maintain their own keys through KMIP for NVE. With multitenant external key management, you can centralize your organization’s key management functions by department or tenant while inherently confirming that keys are not stored near the assets. This approach decreases the possibility of compromise.
• Anti-ransomware: Uses workload analysis in NAS (NFS and SMB) environments to proactively detect and warn about abnormal activity that might indicate a ransomware attack. When an attack is suspected, anti-ransomware also creates new Snapshot backups, in addition to existing protection from scheduled Snapshot copies. New to ONTAP 9.11: Optional multi-admin verification to approve administration functions that could result in data loss.

Add-on feature bundles:

• Security and Compliance Bundle: Licensed per 2-node HA Pair, the Security and Compliance Bundle provides built-in protection from ransomware and while also providing the ability to meet regulatory compliance and organizational data retention requirements.
  • Includes: Anti-ransomware feature with Multitenant Key Management (MTKM) and SnapLock

• Hybrid Cloud Bundle: Licensed per TB (3 Year & 5 Year Offerings) the Hybrid Cloud Bundle provides the ability to use S3 SnapMirror from ONTAP to the Public Cloud (AWS S3) and/or SnapMirror Cloud with participating ISV Backup providers.
  • Includes SnapMirror Cloud and FabricPool

Optional Extended features also available via Feature on Demand (FoD) (see the Extended ONTAP features section)

• FabricPool: FabricPool is a hybrid storage solution that uses an all flash (all SSD) aggregate as the performance tier and an object store as the external capacity tier. Data in a FabricPool is stored in a tier based on whether it is frequently accessed or not. Using a FabricPool helps you reduce storage cost without compromising performance, efficiency, or protection.
• SnapLock data protection: Creates Write-Once-Read-Many (WORM) non-rewritable, non-erasable data on hard disk drives to prevent files from being altered or deleted until a predetermined or default retention date.

Software maintenance is included in the DM7000F warranty and support (see Warranty and support for details).

Extended ONTAP features

FabricPool and SnapLock WORM data protection are optional extended features. To obtain these feature licenses, order the part numbers as listed in the following table. Upgrades are supported in specific bundles as listed in the Comparison of software features table.

* Field upgrade only; no factory installation.

The ThinkSystem DM7000F supports the following management interfaces:

• Lenovo ThinkSystem Storage Manager, a web-based interface via HTTPS for single-system management or centralized management of the cluster of systems, that runs on the storage system itself and 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 SSH or through serial console.
• Syslog, SNMP, and e-mail notifications.
• Optional Lenovo XClarity for discovery, inventory, monitoring, and alerts.

The ThinkSystem DM7000F 3U controller enclosure ships with two redundant hot-swap 1460 W (100 - 240 V) Platinum AC power supplies, each with an IEC 320-C14 connector.

The ThinkSystem DM240S 2U24 SFF expansion enclosures ship with two redundant hot-swap 913 W (100 - 240 V) Platinum AC power supplies, each with an IEC 320-C14 connector.

Each ThinkSystem DM Series enclosure requires the selection of two power cables.

The following table lists the rack power cable and line cord options that can be ordered for the DM7000F 3U and DM240S 2U24 SFF enclosures (two power cords per enclosure).

The individually shipped ThinkSystem DM7000F and DM240S enclosures come with the ThinkSystem Storage Rack Mount Kit 2U24/4U60 listed in the following table.

When the ThinkSystem DM 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 following table summarizes the rack mount kit features and specifications.

* 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 and 3U enclosures.
^ Measured when mounted on the rack, from the front surface of the front mounting flange to the rear most point of the rail.

The ThinkSystem DM7000F controller enclosure has the following dimensions and weight (approximate):

• Height: 130 mm (5.1 in.)
• Width: 447 mm (17.6 in.)
• Depth: 608 mm (23.9 in.)
• Weight (fully configured): 34.5 kg (76.1 lb)

The ThinkSystem DM240S 2U24 SFF enclosures have the following dimensions and weight (approximate):

• Height: 85 mm (3.4 in.)
• Width: 449 mm (17.7 in.)
• Depth: 484 mm (19.1 in.)
• Weight (fully configured): 24.4 kg (53.8 lb)

The ThinkSystem DM7000F and DM240S 2U24 SFF enclosures are supported in the following environment:

• Air temperature:
  • Operating: 5 °C - 45 °C (41 °F - 113 °F)
  • Non-operating: -40 °C - +70 °C (-40 °F - 158 °F)
  • Maximum altitude: 3050 m (10,000 ft)
• Relative humidity:
  • Operating: 8% - 90% (non-condensing)
  • Non-operating: 10% - 95% (non-condensing)
• Electrical power:
  • DM7000F
    • 100 to 127 (nominal) V AC; 50 Hz or 60 Hz; 6.69 A
    • 200 to 240 (nominal) V AC; 50 Hz or 60 Hz; 3.35 A
    • Maximum system power load: 636 W
  • DM240S 2U24 SFF
    • 100 to 127 (nominal) V AC; 50 Hz or 60 Hz; 4.11 A
    • 200 to 240 (nominal) V AC; 50 Hz or 60 Hz; 2.05 A
    • Maximum system power load: 390 W
• Heat dissipation:
  • DM7000F: 2170 BTU/hour
  • DM240S 2U24 SFF: 1331 BTU/hour
• Acoustical noise emission:
  • DM7000F: 7.8 bels
  • DM240S 2U24 SFF: 6.9 bels

The DM7000F has a 1-year warranty and the expansion enclosure has a 1-year or 3-year warranty based on the machine type of the system, as listed in the following table.

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The ThinkSystem DM Series enclosures conform to the following regulations:

• United States: FCC Part 15, Class A; UL 60950-1
• Canada: ICES-003, Class A; CAN/CSA-C22.2 60950-1
• Mexico NOM
• European Union: CE Mark (EN55032 Class A, EN55024, IEC/EN60950-1); ROHS Directive 2011/65/EU
• Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus: EAC
• China: CCC GB 4943.1, GB 17625.1, GB 9254 Class A; CELP; CECP
• 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

Lenovo provides end-to-end storage compatibility testing to deliver interoperability throughout the network. The ThinkSystem DM7000F Unified Flash Storage Array supports attachment to Lenovo servers by using NVMe over Fibre Channel (NVMe/FC), NAS (NFS and CIFS/SMB), iSCSI, and Fibre Channel 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.

The following table lists the Ethernet storage switch that can be used with the ThinkSystem DM7000F Unified Hybrid Storage Array for cluster interconnect and MetroCluster IP configurations.

For more information, see the BES-53248 Ethernet Storage Switch for Lenovo Product Guide:
http://lenovopress.com/lp1226

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

The following table lists 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

The following table lists 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

The following table lists the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units that are offered by Lenovo.

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the UPS category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/ups

Why wait to obtain the technology you need now? No payments for 90 days and predictable, low monthly payments make it easy to budget for your Lenovo solution.

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Ask your Lenovo Financial Services representative about this promotion and how to submit a credit application. For the majority of credit applicants, we have enough information to deliver an instant decision and send a notification within minutes.

For more information, see the following resources:

• Lenovo Data Center Unified Storage product page
  https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/c/data-center/storage/unified-storage
• Lenovo Data Center Solution Configurator
  http://dcsc.lenovo.com
• ThinkSystem DM Series documentation
  http://thinksystem.lenovofiles.com/storage/help/topic/ontap_software/overview.html
• Lenovo Data Center Support - ThinkSystem DM7000F
  http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/storage/lenovo-storage/thinksystem-dm7000f