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Abstract
Lenovo ThinkSystem DM7100F 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 DM7100F delivers enterprise-class storage management capabilities with a wide choice of host connectivity options, flexible drive configurations, and enhanced data management features.
This product guide provides essential technical and pre-sales information on the Lenovo ThinkSystem DM7100F Unified Flash Storage Array, its key features and specifications, components and options, and configuration guidelines.
This guide is intended for technical specialists, sales specialists, sales engineers, and IT architects who want to learn more about the ThinkSystem DM7100F Unified Flash Storage Array and consider its use in their solutions.
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Change History
Changes in the September 17, 2024 update:
- Added the following drive options under Drives section
- Lenovo ThinkSystem 3.84TB (2x 1.9TB NVMe SED) Drive Pack for DM7100F - Essential Bundle, C3X2
- Lenovo ThinkSystem 7.68TB (2x 3.84TB NVMe SED) Drive Pack for DM7100F - Essential Bundle, C3XX
- Lenovo ThinkSystem 15.4TB (2x 7.68TB NVMe SED) Drive Pack for DM7100F - Essential Bundle, C3XW
- Lenovo ThinkSystem 30.7TB (2x 15.36TB NVMe SED) Drive Pack for DM7100F - Essential Bundle, C3XV
- Lenovo ThinkSystem 3.84TB (2x 1.9TB NVMe SED) Drive Pack for DM7100F - Complete Bundle, C3XU
- Lenovo ThinkSystem 7.68TB (2x 3.84TB NVMe SED) Drive Pack for DM7100F - Complete Bundle, C3XT
- Lenovo ThinkSystem 15.4TB (2x 7.68TB NVMe SED) Drive Pack for DM7100F - Complete Bundle, C3XR
- Lenovo ThinkSystem 30.7TB (2x 15.36TB NVMe SED) Drive Pack for DM7100F - Complete Bundle, C3XQ
- Lenovo ThinkSystem 7.68TB (2x 3.84TB NVMe SED FIPS) Drive Pack for DM7100F - Complete Bundle, C3XS
Introduction
Lenovo ThinkSystem DM7100F 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 DM7100F delivers enterprise-class storage management capabilities with a wide choice of host connectivity options, flexible drive configurations, and enhanced data management features, including end-to-end NVMe support (NVMe over Fabrics and NVMe drives). The DM7100F 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.
The ThinkSystem DM7100F 4U controller enclosure is shown in the following figure.
Figure 1. Lenovo ThinkSystem DM7100F
Up to 12 DM7100F Storage Arrays can be combined into a clustered system in a NAS environment, or up to 6 DM7100F Storage Arrays can be combined into a clustered system in a SAN environment.
Did you know?
The ThinkSystem DM7100F 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 ThinkSystem DM7100F scales up to 7.37 PB of raw storage capacity. A cluster of the DM7100F storage systems scales up to 88.4 PB for NAS or up to 44.2 PB for SAN environments.
The ThinkSystem DM7100F offers unified file and block storage connectivity, and it supports multiple storage protocols simultaneously with a choice of 1/10 GbE, 25 GbE, and 40/100 GbE NAS and iSCSI, 8/16/32 Gb Fibre Channel, and 32 Gb NVMe/FC.
Key features
A single ThinkSystem DM7100F Storage Array consists of the 4U rack-mount controller enclosure and one or more expansion enclosures. The controller enclosure includes two controllers, 256 GB RAM (128 GB RAM per controller), and 32 GB battery-backed NVRAM (16 GB NVRAM per controller). 25 GbE SFP28 NAS/iSCSI or 4/8/16 Gb Fibre Channel (FC) ports on the controller's mezzanine cards provide base host connectivity, with adapter card options for additional 1/10 GbE, 25 GbE, or 40/100 GbE NAS/iSCSI, 8/16/32 Gb FC, or 32 Gb NVMe/FC connections. The attachment of the Lenovo ThinkSystem DM240N 2U24 SFF and DM240S 2U24 SFF Expansion Enclosures to the controller enclosure provides scalability up to 96 NVMe SSDs or up to 480 SAS SSDs.
The ThinkSystem DM7100F Unified All Flash Array offers the following key features and benefits:
- All-flash array capabilities with end-to-end NVMe to meet the demand for higher storage performance at lower latency and provide higher IOPs and bandwidth with lower power usage and total cost of ownership than hybrid or HDD-based solutions.
- NVMe and SAS drive-side connectivity with up to 24x 2.5-inch small form factor (SFF) drives in the 2U24 SFF expansion enclosures.
- Scalability to up to 96 NVMe SSDs or 480 SAS SFF solid-state drives with the attachment of the ThinkSystem DM240N 2U24 SFF and DM240S 2U24 SFF expansion enclosures to satisfy growing needs for storage performance and capacity.
- Scalable, all flash storage with dual active/active controller configurations for high availability and performance.
- 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 customer needs with support for unified NAS and SAN storage protocols, including 1/10 GbE, 25 GbE, and 40/100 GbE NAS and iSCSI, 8/16/32 Gb Fibre Channel, and 32 Gb NVMe over Fibre Channel (NVMe/FC) connectivity.
- 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 automated tiering of data from high-performance SSDs to object storage in public or private clouds (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, system fans (4U controller enclosures), and non-disruptive firmware upgrades.
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The DM7100F controller enclosure supports attachment of up to two ThinkSystem DM240N 2U24 SFF NVMe and up to 18 DM240S 2U24 SFF SAS expansion enclosures, or up to 20 DM240S 2U24 SFF SAS expansion enclosures. The following SFF drives are supported:
- 1.92 TB and 3.84 TB NVMe hot-swap SSDs.
- 1.92 TB, 3.84 TB, 7.68 TB, and 15.36 TB NVMe hot-swap SSD SEDs.
- 960 GB, 3.84 TB, 7.68 TB, and 15.36 TB 12 Gbps 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 DM7100F Unified All Flash Array offers high levels of system and data availability with the following technologies:
- Dual-active controllers (high availability pair) with automatic load balancing and failover
- Mirrored, battery-backed controller NVRAM*
- 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, system fans (4U controller enclosure), 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
*NVRAM is battery-backed memory used to protect inbound writes as they arrive. This fact allows write operations to be safely acknowledged without having to wait for a disk operation to complete, greatly reducing write latency.
Components and connectors
The following figure shows the front of the ThinkSystem DM7100F 4U controller enclosure without a front bezel.
Figure 2. ThinkSystem DM7100F 4U controller enclosure front view
The front of the ThinkSystem DM7100F controller enclosure includes the following components:
- 8x Redundant hot-swap system fans.
- Enclosure status LEDs.
The following figures show the rear of the ThinkSystem DM7100F 4U controller enclosure.
Figure 3. ThinkSystem DM7100F 4U controller enclosure rear view: Ports
Figure 4. ThinkSystem DM7100F 4U controller enclosure rear view: Slots
The rear of the ThinkSystem DM7100F 4U controller enclosure includes the following components:
- Two redundant hot-swap controllers, each with the following ports:
- Two 25 GbE SFP28 ports for direct-attach HA pair interconnect.
- Two 40/100 GbE QSFP28 onboard ports for connections to the NVMe expansion enclosures.
- Two 40/100 GbE QSFP28 ports on the SmartIO adapter in Slot 3 for direct-attach or switched cluster interconnect.
- Four 12 Gb SAS x4 ports (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644) for connections to the SAS expansion enclosures.
- A mezzanine slot for one of the following mezzanine cards (a mezzanine card is required):
- Four 25 GbE SFP28 host ports (NAS or iSCSI).
- Four 4/8/16 Gb FC SFP+ host ports (FC only).
- Four slots for the following optional adapter cards (ports per adapter card):
- Host ports:
- Two 1/10 GbE RJ-45 host ports (NAS or iSCSI).
- Four 10 GbE SFP+ host ports (NAS or iSCSI).
- Two 25 GbE SFP28 host ports (NAS or iSCSI).
- Two 40/100 GbE QSFP28 host ports (NAS or iSCSI).
- Four 8/16/32 Gb FC SFP+ host ports (FC or 32Gb NVMe/FC).
- Expansion ports:
- Two 100 GbE QSFP28 expansion ports (NVMe/RoCE).
- Four 12 Gb SAS x4 expansion ports (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644).
- MetroCluster ports:
- Two 4/8/16 Gb FC SFP+ MetroCluster FC ports (planned for the future).
- Two 40/100 GbE iWARP QSFP28 MetroCluster IP ports.
- Host ports:
- One RJ-45 10/100/1000 Mb Ethernet port for out-of-band management.
- Two serial console ports (RJ-45 and Micro-USB) for another means to configure the system.
- One USB Type A port (read-only) for software updates.
- Four redundant hot-swap 1600 W (100 - 240 V) AC power supplies (IEC 320-C14 power connector) with integrated cooling fans.
- Controller status LEDs.
The following figure shows the front of the ThinkSystem DM240N 2U SFF NVMe expansion enclosure.
Figure 5. ThinkSystem DM240N 2U SFF NVMe expansion enclosure front view
The front of the ThinkSystem DM240N 2U SFF NVMe expansion enclosure includes the following components:
- 24 SFF hot-swap drive bays.
- Enclosure status LEDs.
- Enclosure ID LED.
The following figure shows the rear of the ThinkSystem DM240N 2U SFF NVMe expansion enclosure.
Figure 6. ThinkSystem DM240N 2U SFF NVMe expansion enclosure rear view
The rear of the ThinkSystem DM240N 2U SFF NVMe expansion enclosure includes the following components:
- Two redundant hot-swap NVMe I/O Modules; each NVMe I/O Module provides two 100 GbE QSFP28 expansion ports for connections to the controller enclosures.
- Two redundant hot-swap 1600 W (100 - 240 V) AC power supplies (IEC 320-C14 power connector) with integrated cooling fans.
- NVMe I/O Module status LEDs.
The following figure shows the front of the ThinkSystem DM240S 2U SFF SAS expansion enclosure.
Figure 7. ThinkSystem DM240S 2U SFF SAS expansion enclosure front view
The front of the ThinkSystem DM240S 2U SFF SAS expansion enclosure includes the following components:
- 24 SFF hot-swap drive bays.
- Enclosure status LEDs.
- Enclosure ID LED.
The following figure shows the rear of the ThinkSystem DM240S 2U SFF SAS expansion enclosure.
Figure 8. ThinkSystem DM240S 2U SFF SAS expansion enclosure rear view
The rear of the ThinkSystem DM240S 2U SFF SAS expansion enclosure includes the following components:
- Two redundant hot-swap I/O Modules; each I/O Module provides four 12 Gb SAS x4 expansion ports (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644) for connections to the controller enclosures and for connecting the expansion enclosures between each other.
- Two redundant hot-swap 913 W (100 - 240 V) AC power supplies (IEC 320-C14 power connector) with integrated cooling fans.
- I/O Module status LEDs.
System specifications
The following table lists the ThinkSystem DM7100F Unified All Flash Array 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 Change History for the particular software release for the ThinkSystem DM7100F Unified All Flash Array that can be found at:
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com
Attribute | Specification |
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Form factor |
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Controller configuration | Dual active-active controller configuration (HA pair). Up to 6 HA pairs can be combined into a single SAN cluster, or up to 12 HA pairs can be combined into a single NAS cluster. |
HA pair interconnect ports | 4x 25 GbE SFP28 onboard ports (DAC cables) (2 ports per controller). |
Cluster interconnect ports | 4x 100 GbE QSFP28 ports (DAC cable or SW fiber optic cable, MPO) (2 ports per controller on the pre-installed SmartIO adapter cards). |
MetroCluster connectivity |
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RAID levels | RAID-4, RAID-DP, RAID-TEC. Note: RAID-4 can be configured only through the CLI. |
Controller memory | 256 GB RAM per system (128 GB per controller). 32 GB battery-backed NVRAM per system (16 GB per controller) mirrored between the controllers. |
Drive bays | Up to 480 SFF hot-swap drive bays:
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Drive technology | NVMe SSDs, SAS SSDs. |
Drive expansion connectivity |
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Drives |
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Storage capacity | Up to 7.37 PB (480x 15.36 TB SSDs). |
Storage protocols |
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Host connectivity | Base ports on the mezzanine cards (per controller enclosure):
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Host operating systems | Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016, and 2019; Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6, 7, and 8; SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11, 12, and 15; VMware vSphere 6.0, 6.5, 6.7, and 7.0. Note: NVMe/FC is supported with RHEL 8 and SLES 15 only (see Operating systems for specific version details). |
Performance* | Up to 650 000 random read IOPS (8 KB blocks). |
Configuration maximums** |
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Cooling | Redundant cooling:
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Power supply | Four 1600 W (100 - 240 V) (DM7100F 4U controller enclosure), or two 1600 W (100 - 240 V) (DM240N 2U24 SFF expansion enclosure), or two 913 W (100 - 240 V) (DM240S 2U24 SFF expansion enclosure) redundant hot-swap Platinum AC power supplies. |
Hot-swap parts | Controllers, I/O modules, drives, system fans (DM7100 4U only), power supplies, and SFP+/SFP28/QSFP+/QSFP28 transceivers and DAC cables. |
Management ports |
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Management interfaces | ThinkSystem Storage Manager web-based GUI; SSH CLI; Serial console CLI; SNMP, email, and syslog alerts; optional Lenovo XClarity. |
Security features | Secure Socket Layer (SSL), Secure Shell (SSH), user level security, role-based access control (RBAC), LDAP authentication. |
Warranty and support | Three- or five-year customer-replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty with selectable service levels: 9x5 coverage with next business day (NBD) parts delivered (base warranty), 9x5 coverage with NBD onsite response (Foundation Service), 24x7 coverage with 4-hour onsite response (Essential Service), or 24x7 coverage with 2-hour onsite response or 6-hour committed repair (select areas) (Advanced Service). Premier Support is also available. Software support is included in the base warranty or Foundation, Essential, or Advanced Service for the duration of the warranty period. |
Dimensions | 4U controller enclosure:
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Weight |
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* Estimated theoretical performance based on the capacity planning for specific configurations and workloads.
** 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
Controller enclosures
Factory-integrated models of the ThinkSystem DM7100F Unified All Flash 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 DM7100F Unified All Flash Array.
Description | Machine Type/Model | Feature code |
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Lenovo ThinkSystem DM7100F | 7D25CTO1WW | B94E |
Configuration note: Two DM7100 controllers (feature code B94T) are pre-selected in the configurator.
The models of the ThinkSystem DM7100F ship with the following items:
- One chassis with the following components:
- Two controllers
- Four power supplies
- Rack Mount Kit
- 2 m USB Cable (USB Type A to Micro-USB)
- Electronic Publications Flyer
- Four customer-configured power cables
Controllers
The ThinkSystem DM7100F controller enclosure ships with two DM7100 controllers. A controller provides interfaces for host connectivity, management, and internal drives, and it runs ONTAP storage management software. Each ThinkSystem DM7100 controller enclosure provides 256 GB RAM and 32 GB battery-backed NVRAM (128 GB RAM and 32 GB NVRAM per controller).
The ThinkSystem DM7100F controller enclosures ship with four HA interconnect 25 GbE SFP28 ports (two ports per controller) to cable a directly-connected dual-controller HA pair, and four cluster interconnect 100 GbE QSFP28 ports (two ports on the 100 GbE SmartIO adapter card [feature code BAZ1] installed in the Slot 3 on each of the DM7100 controllers) to cable a directly connected (one HA pair) or switched (multiple HA pairs) cluster. 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 DM7100F controller enclosure provides four QSFP28 ports for 100 GbE NVMe expansion connectivity, and it also has two mezzanine slots (one slot per controller) for mezzanine cards and eight available expansion slots (four slots per controller) for adapter cards.
The ThinkSystem DM7100F 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 DM240S 2U24 SFF SAS expansion enclosures.
The ThinkSystem DM7100F controller enclosure provides a choice of the following interfaces on the mezzanine cards for base host connectivity (ports per mezzanine card):
- 4x 25 GbE SFP28 ports for NAS or iSCSI connectivity (require optical transceivers or DAC cables that should be purchased for the mezzanine card).
- 4x 4/8/16 Gb FC SFP+ ports for FC connectivity (require SFP+ SW optical transceivers that should be purchased for the mezzanine card).
The following interfaces can be added to the ThinkSystem DM7100F controller enclosures with optional adapter cards (ports per adapter card):
- Host interfaces
- 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).
- 4x 10 GbE SFP+ ports for NAS or iSCSI connectivity (require DAC cables that should be purchased for the adapter card).
- 2x 25 GbE SFP28 ports for NAS or iSCSI connectivity (require optical transceivers or DAC cables that should be purchased for the adapter card).
- 2x 40/100 GbE QSFP28 ports for NAS or iSCSI connectivity (require optical transceivers or DAC cables that should be purchased for the adapter card).
- 4x 8/16/32 Gb FC SFP+ ports for FC connectivity, or NVMe/FC with 32 Gb ports (SW SFP+ transceivers with LC connectors included).
- Expansion interfaces:
- 2x 100 GbE RoCE QSFP28 ports for NVMe/RoCE expansion connectivity.
- 4x 12 Gb SAS x4 ports (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644) for SAS expansion connectivity.
- MetroCluster interfaces:
- 2x 40/100 GbE iWARP QSFP28 ports for MetroCluster IP connectivity (require optical transceivers that should be purchased for the adapter card).
- 2x 4/8/16 Gb FC SFP+ ports for MetroCluster FC connectivity (require SFP+ SW optical transceivers that should be purchased for the adapter card) (planned for the future).
Configuration notes:
- A pair of the mezzanine cards is required for selection.
- The optional adapter cards should be installed in pairs: Up to four pairs of the adapter cards are supported per controller enclosure (up to four adapter cards per controller), including a combination of the adapter card pairs.
- Both controllers must have matching configurations of the mezzanine ports (type and physical connections) and adapter cards (type, quantity, slot location, and physical connections).
- The optional adapter cards should be installed in the controller's expansion slots in the following order: Slot 2, Slot 4, Slot 1, Slot 5.
Note: In the configurations with two DM240N expansion enclosures, a pair of additional 100 GbE RoCE adapter cards is required for dual HA direct connectivity to the expansion enclosures, and these cards must be installed in the Slot 5 of the DM7100 controllers.
The following table lists the controller for the ThinkSystem DM7100F Unified All Flash Array and supported connectivity options.
* Factory-installed only.
† For 25G leverage: 4M27A67041, BFH2 Lenovo 25Gb SR SFP28 Ethernet Transceiver
Expansion enclosures
The ThinkSystem DM7100F controller enclosure supports attachment of up to two ThinkSystem DM240N 2U24 SFF NVMe and up to eight DM240S 2U24 SFF SAS expansion enclosures. The expansion enclosures can be added to the system non-disruptively.
Note: The addition of the second DM240N NVMe expansion enclosure to the storage arrays that were previously configured with one DM240N NVMe expansion enclosure requires planned system downtime.
The following table lists the CTO base models for the expansion enclosures.
Configuration notes:
- Two NVMe I/O expansion modules (feature code B73A) are pre-selected in the configurator for the DM240N 2U24 SFF expansion enclosures.
- Two SAS I/O expansion modules (feature code B39J) are pre-selected in the configurator for the DM240S 2U24 SFF expansion enclosures.
The models of the ThinkSystem DM240N and DM240S 2U24 SFF expansion enclosures ship with the following items:
- One chassis with the following components:
- Two I/O modules (NVMe or SAS)
- Two power supplies
- Rack Mount Kit
- Electronic Publications Flyer
- Two customer-configured power cables
The following expansion connectivity topologies are supported:
NVMe expansion topology
Each ThinkSystem DM240N expansion enclosure ships with two NVMe I/O expansion modules. Each NVMe I/O expansion module provides two external 100 GbE QSFP28 ports (labelled Ports A and B) that are used for direct-attach connections to the ThinkSystem DM7100F controller enclosures.
The ThinkSystem DM7100F controller enclosure supports direct attachment of up to two DM240N NVMe expansion enclosures for a total of up to 48 NVMe drives. For one NVMe expansion enclosure, the integrated 100 GbE QSFP28 ports on the DM7100 controller can be used. For two NVMe expansion enclosures, an additional 2-port 100 GbE QSFP28 adapter card is required for the DM7100 controller.
The example expansion connectivity topologies for one and two enclosures with dual-path HA (high availability) are shown in the following figures.
Figure 9. DM7100F NVMe expansion connectivity topology: One enclosure
NVMe expansion cabling rules:
- On the Controller A, the integrated 100 GbE Port C is connected to the Port A on the NVMe I/O Module A in the first expansion enclosure, and the integrated 100 GbE Port D is connected to the Port B in the NVMe I/O Module B in the same (in case of only one expansion enclosure) or second expansion enclosure.
- On the Controller B, the integrated 100 GbE Port C is connected to the Port A on the NVMe I/O Module B in the first expansion enclosure, and the integrated 100 GbE Port D is connected to the Port B in the NVMe I/O Module A in the same (in case of only one expansion enclosure) or second expansion enclosure.
- On the Controller A, the Port 1 on the 100 GbE adapter card is connected to the Port A on the NVMe I/O Module A in the second expansion enclosure, and the Port 2 on the 100 GbE adapter card is connected to the Port B in the NVMe I/O Module B in the first expansion enclosure.
- On the Controller B, the Port 1 on the 100 GbE adapter card is connected to the Port A on the NVMe I/O Module B in the second expansion enclosure, and the Port 2 on the 100 GbE adapter card is connected to the Port B in the NVMe I/O Module A in the first expansion enclosure.
The following table lists ordering information for the NVMe expansion enclosure connectivity options.
Configuration note: Four 100G QSFP28 DAC cables are needed per expansion enclosure for directly connecting the expansion enclosure to the controller enclosure.
SAS expansion topology
Each ThinkSystem DM240S 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 DM7100F controller enclosure and for daisy chaining the expansion enclosures between each other.
The ThinkSystem DM7100F controller enclosure supports up to six SAS expansion enclosure stacks with up to four enclosures in each stack for a total of up to 480 SAS SSDs. For one or two stacks, the integrated SAS expansion ports on the DM7100 controller can be used. For three or four stacks, an additional 4-port SAS adapter card is required for the DM7100 controller. For five or six stacks, two additional 4-port SAS adapter cards are required for the DM7100 controller.
The example expansion connectivity topology for one or two enclosure stacks with dual-path HA (high availability) are shown in the following figures.
Figure 11. DM7100F SAS expansion connectivity topology: One stack
Figure 12. DM7100F SAS expansion connectivity topology: Two stacks
SAS expansion cabling rules:
- Ports A and C (integrated and on the SAS adapter cards) on the Controller 1 are primary paths to separate stacks; each port is connected to the Port 1 on the I/O Module A in the first expansion enclosure in the stack.
- Ports A and C (integrated and on the SAS adapter cards) on the Controller 2 are primary paths to separate stacks; each port is connected to the Port 1 on the I/O Module B in the first expansion enclosure in the stack.
- Ports A at the same location (either integrated or on the SAS adapter cards) on both controllers are connected to the same stack; Ports C at the same location (either integrated or on the SAS adapter cards) on both controllers are connected to the same stack.
- Ports B and D (integrated and on the SAS adapter cards) on the Controller 1 are secondary paths to separate stacks; each port is connected to the Port 3 on the I/O Module B in the last expansion enclosure in the stack.
- Ports B and D (integrated and on the SAS adapter cards) on the Controller 2 are secondary paths to separate stacks; each port is connected to the Port 3 on the I/O Module A in the last expansion enclosure in the stack.
- Ports B at the same location (either integrated or on the SAS adapter cards) on both controllers are connected to the same stack; Ports D at the same location (either integrated or on the SAS adapter cards) on both controllers are connected to the same stack.
- Port 3 on the I/O Module A in the first expansion enclosure in a stack is connected to Port 1 on the I/O Module A in the adjacent expansion enclosure in the same stack, and so on (until the last expansion enclosure in the stack is cabled).
- Port 3 on the I/O Module B in the first expansion enclosure in a stack is connected to Port 1 on the I/O Module B in the adjacent expansion enclosure in the same stack, and so on (until the last expansion enclosure in the stack is cabled).
The following table lists ordering information for the SAS expansion enclosure connectivity options.
Configuration notes:
- The following quantities of SAS cables are needed per stack of the SAS expansion enclosures:
- Two SAS cables per expansion enclosure in the stack for connecting the first expansion enclosure in the stack to the controller enclosure and for connections to the adjacent expansion enclosures.
- Two additional SAS cables for connecting the last expansion enclosure in the stack to the controller enclosure.
- The length of the SAS cables that connect a 2U24 SAS enclosure to an adjacent 4U controller enclosure should be at least 1 meter.
Drives
With the DM7100F, the drives are installed in the expansion enclosures. The ThinkSystem DM240N 2U24 SFF expansion enclosures support up to 24 SFF NVMe hot-swap SSDs, and the DM240S 2U24 SFF expansion enclosures support up to 24 SFF SAS/SATA hot-swap SSDs.
The following table lists supported drive packs for the controller and expansion enclosures.
Configuration notes:
- When ordering the systems, select the drives that match the ONTAP offering and bundle you are installing on the DM controller. Drive feature codes are specific to Unified or SAN Only offerings, and to Base, Fundamentals and Premium bundles. See the Software section for details.
- Drives are sold in packs. Supported quantities are as follows:
- The DM240N 2U24 SFF expansion enclosure supports 12, 18 or 24 NVMe drives (4 packs of 6 drives)
- The DM240S 2U24 SFF expansion enclosure supports 12, 18 or 24 SAS/SATA drives (4 packs of 6 drives)
- A minimum of 2 drive packs is required.
- For factory-installed drive packs, all drives in the enclosure must be of the same type and capacity.
Field upgrades: Drive packs for field upgrades can be ordered via the CTO base 7D4FCTO1WW, ThinkSystem DM Drive Pack Upgrades for DM7100. These are for use in existing expansion enclosures that have not been fully populated with the factory-installed drive packs
* Drive packs for field upgrades can be ordered via the CTO base 7D4FCTO1WW (refer to the configuration note).
** Available worldwide except PRC and RUCIS markets
The following table lists supported drive options for the DM240S 2U24 SFF expansion enclosures.
* Drive packs for field upgrades can be ordered via the CTO base 7D4FCTO1WW (refer to the configuration note).
The following table lists supported drive options for the DM240N NVMe 2U24 SFF Expansion Enclosure.
* China only
† Available world-wide except China
Software
In this section:
- Feature bundles
- ONTAP software versions
- Extended ONTAP features
- Upgrading to Unified Premium ONTAP
- Ansible playbooks for DM Series
ONTAP software unifies data management across flash, disk, and cloud to simplify the Lenovo DM storage environment. It builds the foundation for a Data Fabric, making it easy to move the data where it is needed across flash, disk, and cloud resources.
Feature bundles
Controller software for the DM7100F is available in the following bundles of features:
- Unified Essentials (China only) (Feature BWU9)
- Unified Complete (Feature BWU8)
The following table summarizes the features in each bundle for the DM7100F.
* Requires the encryption version of ONTAP. See the ONTAP software section.
† Not available in PRC
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 FC Protocol: Enables NVMe over FC
- 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.
- No license is required when tiering to StorageGRID or ONTAP S3
- 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.
ONTAP software versions
The following table lists the software selection options for the DM7100F. The table also indicates which markets each version is available in.
Software maintenance is included in the DM7100F 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.
Note: Extended features are only available as field upgrades and are not orderable as part of a CTO configuration.
* Field upgrade only; no factory installation.
Configuration notes:
- The SnapLock feature is licensed on a per-controller basis; that is, two licenses are needed per system, and these two licenses are contained in a single orderable part number. These licenses also include 5-year software support entitlement.
- The FabricPool feature is a cluster-wide, capacity-based license that is available for 3-year or 5-year subscription terms.
Upgrading to Unified Premium ONTAP
PRC only: This section only applies to customers in China who are using the Unified Base offering.
To upgrade your existing ONTAP installation to Unified Premium ONTAP, use DCSC to specify the storage you already have installed, since the upgrade license is based on your existing configuration.
https://dcsc.lenovo.com/#/configuration/cto/7D4FCTO2WW?hardwareType=storage
The software license for field upgrades is ordered via the CTO base 7D4FCTO2WW, as listed in the following table.
Ansible playbooks for DM Series
Ansible Playbooks give customers the ability to quickly deploy and use DM Series storage systems using a standard open source deployment tool. Each playbook executes a set of tasks to achieve a configuration/provisioning goal.
Lenovo has created playbooks that can be used with DM Series storage systems to help with:
- Provisioning
- Configuring
To access the Ansible Playbooks for Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series storage systems, go to the following page:
https://github.com/lenovo/ansible-dm-series-ontap
Management
The ThinkSystem DM7100F Unified All Flash Array 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.
Power supplies and cables
The ThinkSystem DM7100F 4U controller enclosure ships with four redundant hot-swap 1600 W (100 - 240 V) Platinum AC power supplies, each with an IEC 320-C14 connector.
The ThinkSystem DM240N 2U24 SFF expansion enclosures ship with two redundant hot-swap 1600 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 or four power cables, depending on the quantity of the power supplies in the enclosure.
The following table lists the rack power cable and line cord options that can be ordered for the DM7100F 4U, DM240N 2U24 SFF, and DM240S 2U24 SFF enclosures (two or four power cords per enclosure).
Rack installation
The individually shipped ThinkSystem DM Series enclosures come with the following rail kits:
- DM7100F: ThinkSystem Storage Rail Kit 4U60
- DM240N 2U24 SFF: ThinkSystem NVMe Rail Kit 4 post
- DM240S 2U24 SFF: ThinkSystem Storage Rack Mount Kit 2U24/4U60
The rack mount kits are 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 SIR-capable rack mount kits are listed in the following table.
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 enclosures, or at least 1200 mm (47.24 in.) deep for 4U enclosures.
^ Measured when mounted on the rack, from the front surface of the front mounting flange to the rear most point of the rail.
Physical specifications
The ThinkSystem DM7100F controller enclosure has the following dimensions and weight (approximate):
- Height: 175 mm (6.9 in.)
- Width: 447 mm (17.6 in.)
- Depth: 828 mm (32.6 in.)
- Weight (fully configured): 49.2 kg (108.5 lb)
The ThinkSystem DM240N 2U24 SFF enclosures have the following dimensions and weight (approximate):
- Height: 87 mm (3.4 in.)
- Width: 447 mm (17.6 in.)
- Depth: 543 mm (21.4 in.)
- Weight (fully configured): 30.2 kg (66.7 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)
Operating environment
The ThinkSystem DM7100F, DM240N 2U24 SFF, and DM240S 2U24 SFF enclosures are supported in the following environment:
- Air temperature:
- Operating:
- DM7100F: 10 °C - 35 °C (50 °F - 95 °F)
- DM240N 2U24 SFF: 5 °C - 45 °C (41 °F - 113 °F)
- DM240S 2U24 SFF: 10 °C - 40 °C (50 °F - 104 °F)
- Non-operating: -40 °C - +70 °C (-40 °F - 158 °F)
- Maximum altitude: 3050 m (10,000 ft)
- Operating:
- Relative humidity (non-condensing):
- Operating:
- DM7100F: 8% - 80%
- DM240N 2U24 SFF: 8% - 90%
- DM240S 2U24 SFF: 20% - 80%
- Non-operating: 10% - 95%
- Operating:
- Electrical power:
- DM7100F
- 100 to 127 (nominal) V AC; 50 Hz or 60 Hz; 16.12 A
- 200 to 240 (nominal) V AC; 50 Hz or 60 Hz; 8.06 A
- Maximum system power load: 1579 W
- DM240N 2U24 SFF
- 100 to 127 (nominal) V AC; 50 Hz or 60 Hz; 8.66 A
- 200 to 240 (nominal) V AC; 50 Hz or 60 Hz; 4.33 A
- Maximum system power load: 848 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
- DM7100F
- Heat dissipation:
- DM7100F: 5388 BTU/hour
- DM240N 2U24 SFF: 2894 BTU/hour
- DM240S 2U24 SFF: 1331 BTU/hour
- Acoustical noise emission:
- DM7100F: 8.5 bels
- DM240N 2U24 SFF: 6.4 bels
- DM240S 2U24 SFF: 6.9 bels
Warranty upgrades and post-warranty support
The DM7100F and DM240N enclosure have a 3-year warranty and the DM240S enclosure has a 1-year or 3-year warranty based on the machine type of the system, as listed in the following table.
Our global network of regional support centers offers consistent, local-language support enabling you to vary response times and level of service to match the criticality of your support needs:
- Standard Next Business Day – Best choice for non-essential systems requiring simple maintenance.
- Premier Next Business Day – Best choice for essential systems requiring technical expertise from senior-level Lenovo engineers.
- Premier 24x7 4-Hour Response – Best choice for systems where maximum uptime is critical.
- Premier Enhanced Storage Support 24x7 4-Hour Response – Best choice for storage systems where maximum uptime is critical.
For more information, consult the brochure Lenovo Operational Support Services for Data Centers Services.
Services
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Lenovo Managed Services
Achieve peak efficiency, high security, and minimal disruption with Lenovo's always-on Managed Services. Our real-time monitoring, 24x7 incident response, and problem resolution ensure your infrastructure operates seamlessly. With quarterly health checks for ongoing optimization and innovation, Lenovo's remote active monitoring boosts end-user experience and productivity by keeping your data center's hardware performing at its best.
Lenovo Managed Services provides continuous 24x7 remote monitoring (plus 24x7 call center availability) and proactive management of your data center using state-of-the-art tools, systems, and practices by a team of highly skilled and experienced Lenovo services professionals.
Quarterly reviews check error logs, verify firmware & OS device driver levels, and software as needed. We’ll also maintain records of latest patches, critical updates, and firmware levels, to ensure you systems are providing business value through optimized performance.
Lenovo Sustainability Services
- Asset Recovery Services
Lenovo Asset Recovery Services (ARS) provides a secure, seamless solution for managing end-of-life IT assets, ensuring data is safely sanitized while contributing to a more circular IT lifecycle. By maximizing the reuse or responsible recycling of devices, ARS helps businesses meet sustainability goals while recovering potential value from their retired equipment. For more information, see the Asset Recovery Services offering page.
- CO2 Offset Services
Lenovo’s CO2 Offset Services offer a simple and transparent way for businesses to take tangible action on their IT footprint. By integrating CO2 offsets directly into device purchases, customers can easily support verified climate projects and track their contributions, making meaningful progress toward their sustainability goals without added complexity.
- Lenovo Certified Refurbished
Lenovo Certified Refurbished offers a cost-effective way to support IT circularity without compromising on quality and performance. Each device undergoes rigorous testing and certification, ensuring reliable performance and extending its lifecycle. With Lenovo’s trusted certification, you gain peace of mind while making a more sustainable IT choice.
Lenovo TruScale
Lenovo TruScale XaaS is your set of flexible IT services that makes everything easier. Streamline IT procurement, simplify infrastructure and device management, and pay only for what you use – so your business is free to grow and go anywhere.
Lenovo TruScale is the unified solution that gives you simplified access to:
- The industry’s broadest portfolio – from pocket to cloud – all delivered as a service
- A single-contract framework for full visibility and accountability
- The global scale to rapidly and securely build teams from anywhere
- Flexible fixed and metered pay-as-you-go models with minimal upfront cost
- The growth-driving combination of hardware, software, infrastructure, and solutions – all from one single provider with one point of accountability.
For information about Lenovo TruScale offerings that are available in your region, contact your local Lenovo sales representative or business partner.
Regulatory compliance
The ThinkSystem DM Series enclosures conform to the following regulations:
- FCC Part 15, Class A; UL 60950-1
- ICES-003, Class A; CAN/CSA-C22.2 60950-1
- NOM
- CE Mark (EN55032 Class A, EN55024, IEC/EN60950-1, IEC/EN62368-1); ROHS Directive 2011/65/EU
- EAC
- CCC GB 4943.1, GB 17625.1, GB 9254 Class A; CELP; CECP
- VCCI, Class A
- CNS 13438, Class A; CNS 14336-1
- KN32/35, Class A
- AS/NZS CISPR 22 Class A
Interoperability
Lenovo provides end-to-end storage compatibility testing to deliver interoperability throughout the network. The ThinkSystem DM7100F Unified All Flash 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.
Cluster interconnect
The following table lists the Ethernet storage switch that can be used with the ThinkSystem DM7100F Unified All Flash Array for cluster interconnect and MetroCluster IP configurations.
Description | Part number |
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BES-53248 Ethernet Storage Switch: 16x SFP ports and 2x QSFP ports active, 2 PS (CTO only) | 7D2SCTO1WW |
For more information, see the BES-53248 Ethernet Storage Switch for Lenovo Product Guide:
http://lenovopress.com/lp1226
Fibre Channel SAN switches
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
Rack cabinets
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
Power distribution units
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
Uninterruptible power supply units
The following table lists the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units that are offered by Lenovo.
† Only available in China and the Asia Pacific market.
For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the UPS category:
https://lenovopress.com/servers/options/ups
Lenovo Financial Services
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.
- Flexible
Our in-depth knowledge of the products, services and various market segments allows us to offer greater flexibility in structures, documentation and end of lease options.
- 100% Solution Financing
Financing your entire solution including hardware, software, and services, ensures more predictability in your project planning with fixed, manageable payments and low monthly payments.
- Device as a Service (DaaS)
Leverage latest technology to advance your business. Customized solutions aligned to your needs. Flexibility to add equipment to support growth. Protect your technology with Lenovo's Premier Support service.
- 24/7 Asset management
Manage your financed solutions with electronic access to your lease documents, payment histories, invoices and asset information.
- Fair Market Value (FMV) and $1 Purchase Option Leases
Maximize your purchasing power with our lowest cost option. An FMV lease offers lower monthly payments than loans or lease-to-own financing. Think of an FMV lease as a rental. You have the flexibility at the end of the lease term to return the equipment, continue leasing it, or purchase it for the fair market value. In a $1 Out Purchase Option lease, you own the equipment. It is a good option when you are confident you will use the equipment for an extended period beyond the finance term. Both lease types have merits depending on your needs. We can help you determine which option will best meet your technological and budgetary goals.
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.
Seller training courses
The following sales training courses are offered for employees and partners (login required). Courses are listed in date order.
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How to Attach Services for ThinkSystem DM Using DCSC
2024-12-23 | 20 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsHow to Attach Services for ThinkSystem DM Using DCSCThe goal of this training is to review services for ThinkSystem DM products, professional and support services, support levels, and recommended options. By the end of this course, you will be able to summarize the professional services for ThinkSystem DM, identify the levels of maintenance support for the DM series, and recognize the steps required to attach services to DM products.
Published: 2024-12-23
Length: 20 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
Lenovo Client Virtualization Solutions
2024-11-22 | 20 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsLenovo Client Virtualization SolutionsThis training provides tech sellers and partners with the details of the customer challenges and needs that make the case for the Lenovo client virtualization solutions.
Published: 2024-11-22
By the end of this course you will:
• Learn the components that makeup our solutions
• Cover the details of the three LCV (Lenovo Client Virtualization) offerings
• Discover when they are used and how they benefit customers
Length: 20 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
ThinkSystem DM and DE Series Technical Overview
2024-10-15 | 30 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsThinkSystem DM and DE Series Technical OverviewThis course provides a technical overview of the ThinkSystem DM and DE series products. Course DDMO101 – Lenovo ThinkSystem DM & DE Series Overview is recommended prior to this course.
Published: 2024-10-15
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- Describe the Lenovo portfolio for the DM and DE storage systems
- Explain features of the DM series ONTAP software
- Explain features of the ThinkSystem SAN Manager
Length: 30 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
Lenovo ThinSystem DG/DM Storage Series Portfolio Overview
2024-09-10 | 60 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsLenovo ThinSystem DG/DM Storage Series Portfolio OverviewThis course builds on what you’ve learned in the Data Management Overview course. The course will help position the Lenovo ThinkSystem DG and DM series storage products. Completing this course will help you:
Published: 2024-09-10
- understand the advantages of each product line and
- understand the key features and relate them to a range of customer business needs, whether small-scale or enterprise-level storage needs
Length: 60 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
Lenovo Data Center Product Portfolio
2024-05-29 | 20 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsLenovo Data Center Product PortfolioThis course introduces the Lenovo data center portfolio, and covers servers, storage, storage networking, and software-defined infrastructure products. After completing this course about Lenovo data center products, you will be able to identify product types within each data center family, describe Lenovo innovations that this product family or category uses, and recognize when a specific product should be selected.
Published: 2024-05-29
Length: 20 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
VTT Data Management How to sell storage - April 2024
2024-04-10 | 60 minutes | Employees Only
DetailsVTT Data Management How to sell storage - April 2024In this course, you will know:
Published: 2024-04-10
- Why do we sell storage?
- What are the basics you need to get an opportunity rolling?
- Why Lenovo for Storage?
- What is happening in the market today?
- How to determine traction?
Length: 60 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo -
Lenovo Data Backup and Recovery Solution Overview
2024-03-25 | 40 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsLenovo Data Backup and Recovery Solution OverviewThe goal of this course is to give Lenovo sellers and business partners an overview of the Data Backup and Recovery solution. This course includes general information about backup, archive, disaster, nomenclature and key terms for back and recovery, and Lenovo features and alliance partners software.
Published: 2024-03-25
Length: 40 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
ONTAP Technical Positioning
2024-03-14 | 45 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsONTAP Technical PositioningThis course focuses on enabling you to interpret the technical market trends and challenges that ONTAP customers face. You also learn to ask qualifying questions that identify which industries, companies, and customer contacts are appropriate targets for ONTAP software. Module two covers explaining ONTAP features and functionality and enabling you to strengthen ONTAP marketing claims with technical details.
Published: 2024-03-14
Learning Objectives:
• Interpret the technical market trends and challenges that ONTAP customers face
• Ask qualifying questions that identify which industries, companies, and customer contacts are appropriate targets for ONTAP software
• Explain ONTAP features and functionality
• Strengthen ONTAP marketing claims with technical details
Length: 45 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
Data management Overview
2024-03-14 | 25 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsData management OverviewAfter completing this course you will be able to:
Published: 2024-03-14
1. Know more about the data management trends and challenges
2. Understand the data management portfolio
3. Find out how data drives business value
Length: 25 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
VTT ONTAP 9.14.1 and Bundle Change Update - February 2024
2024-03-07 | 25 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsVTT ONTAP 9.14.1 and Bundle Change Update - February 2024In this course, you will know more about:
Published: 2024-03-07
- The new Features of ONTAP 9.14.1 update
- ONTAP Bundle Update
Length: 25 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
Selling ONTAP
2024-03-06 | 22 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsSelling ONTAPIn this course, you learn how ONTAP software helps your customers simplify data management, access and protect their data across clouds, and future-proof their environments.
Published: 2024-03-06
Learning objectives:
• Explain the value of ONTAP data-management software
• Describe the features and benefits of ONTAP 9 software
• Effectively position ONTAP software to your customers
Length: 22 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
Family Portfolio: Storage
2024-02-02 | 15 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsFamily Portfolio: StorageThis course covers products in the Lenovo storage portfolio, from storage servers to direct-access storage through storage systems.
Published: 2024-02-02
After completing this course about the Storage family, the learner will be able to identify products within the family, describe the features of this product family, and recognize when a specific product should be selected.
Length: 15 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
Competing with ONTAP Fundamentals
2024-02-01 | 16 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsCompeting with ONTAP FundamentalsCompeting with ONTAP Fundamentals is intended to help sellers and partners be able to discuss the ONTAP Fundamentals license and how to position DM Series Storage with ONTAP Fundamentals versus competition.
Published: 2024-02-01
Objectives:
Identify How to Position DM Series Storage with ONTAP Fundamentals Vs. Competition
Discuss the ONTAP Fundamentals License
Length: 16 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
VTT ONTAP 9.13.1 and Bundle Change Update - November 2023
2023-11-14 | 60 minutes | Employees Only
DetailsVTT ONTAP 9.13.1 and Bundle Change Update - November 2023In this course, you will know more about:
Published: 2023-11-14
- The new Features of ONTAP 9.13.1 update
- ONTAP Bundle Update
Length: 60 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo -
ONTAP Data Protection Fundamentals
2023-11-02 | 76 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsONTAP Data Protection FundamentalsIn this course, we discuss the integrated data protection features in ONTAP data-management software. We also discuss the tools and software that you use to manage and monitor the data protection features. You learn about cluster peering, storage virtual machine (or SVM) peering, and data protection relationships. You also learn about the architecture and functionality of the Snapshot, SnapMirror, SnapVault, and SyncMirror technologies.
Published: 2023-11-02
Course DDMT203 – ONTAP SAN Fundamentals is a prerequisite.
Course Objectives:
• Describe the integrated data protection features in ONTAP data-management software
• Identify the tools and software that you use to manage and monitor ONTAP data protection features
• Describe cluster peering, storage virtual machine (SVM) peering, and data protection relationships
• Explain the architecture and functionality of the Snapshot, SnapMirror, SnapVault, and SyncMirror technologies
Length: 76 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
Lenovo DM Series Data Efficiency Guarantee
2023-10-09 | 10 minutes | Employees Only
DetailsLenovo DM Series Data Efficiency GuaranteeThe Data Efficiency Guarantee offers Lenovo customers an agreed amount of capacity savings. If the Lenovo solution does not meet the terms agreed to in the Guarantee, Lenovo will remediate.
Published: 2023-10-09
Course Objectives:
• Define the Lenovo DM Series Data Efficiency Guarantee
• Understand how the guarantee works
• Describe the sales process for delivering and tracking the guarantee
Length: 10 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo -
ThinkSystem DM Series Technical 200 - ONTAP Data Management Fundamentals
2023-10-03 | 90 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsThinkSystem DM Series Technical 200 - ONTAP Data Management FundamentalsThis course focuses on enabling you to manage and provision ONTAP systems and it is part of the ISG Sales education supporting our ThinkSystem DM and DE Series education. Before taking this course, you should have completed the ThinkSystem DM and DE Series Overview as well as the ThinkSystem DM and DE Series Technical Overview 100. 200 level technical knowledge is provided separately for the DM and DE Series products.
Published: 2023-10-03
This course focuses on enabling you to do the following:
- Describe the consumers of resources and management requirements
- Describe the user and administrative roles that manage resources
- List the various data management products you can use to manage ONTAP systems
- Define the resources that are commonly provisioned
- Describe various methods and tools that can be used to provision resources
Length: 90 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
ThinkSystem DM Series Technical 200 - ONTAP Cluster Fundamentals
2023-10-02 | 135 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsThinkSystem DM Series Technical 200 - ONTAP Cluster FundamentalsThis course identifies and describes the components that make up a cluster. It also describes the supported cluster configurations and details the steps that are required to create and configure a cluster as well as discusses the physical storage components and the Write Anywhere File Layout file system, also known as the WAFL file system. Course DDMT200 – ONTAP Technical Positioning is a prerequisite.
Published: 2023-10-02
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
-Identify the components that make up a cluster
-Describe the cluster configurations that are supported
-Create and configure a cluster
-Describe the physical storage components
-Describe the Write Anywhere File Layout (WAFL) file system
Length: 135 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
Assessment for Lenovo ThinkSystem DM and DE Series Technical Overview 100
2023-10-02 | 30 minutes | Partners Only
DetailsAssessment for Lenovo ThinkSystem DM and DE Series Technical Overview 100This is the online assessment for the virtual-live course Lenovo ThinkSystem DM and DE Series Technical Overview 100 (DDMT100).
Published: 2023-10-02
Your objective for this assessment is to complete the 15-question quiz with the minimum passing score of 80%.
Length: 30 minutesStart the training:
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
ThinkSystem DM Series Technical 200 Assessment
2023-09-28 | 15 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsThinkSystem DM Series Technical 200 AssessmentThis is the assessment for the DM Series Technical 200 training
Published: 2023-09-28
Length: 15 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
VEEAM Solutions Sales Training
2023-09-27 | 20 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsVEEAM Solutions Sales TrainingIn this course you will learn about Hyper-availability for the Always-On Enterprise.
Published: 2023-09-27
By the end of this training, you should be able to:
Identify and explain the core products and solutions offered by Veeam.
Explain the key benefits and value propositions of integrating Veeam solutions with Lenovo products.
Length: 20 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
ONTAP SAN Fundamentals
2023-09-26 | 60 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsONTAP SAN FundamentalsIn this course, you learn how ONTAP provides block access to a host by using SAN protocols. You learn about LUNs and how to map them to a host to enable read and write access. You also learn about multipathing techniques that can improve availability and performance.
Published: 2023-09-26
The course objectives are:
1. Describe how ONTAP provides block access to a host
2. Explain how SANs use the iSCSI, FC, and FCoE protocols to transport data between a host and storage system
3. List the steps that are required to access a LUN in a storage virtual machine (SVM) from the host
4. Describe multipathing between the host and a cluster
Length: 60 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
ONTAP NAS Fundamentals
2023-09-25 | 45 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsONTAP NAS FundamentalsThis course describes how ONTAP provides file access to clients. The course also explains how you use the NFS and SMB protocols to access files, how you access files over a network, and how you use load-balancing techniques to improve performance.
Published: 2023-09-25
Course objectives:
1. Describe how ONTAP provides file access to clients
2. Use the NFS protocol to access files
3. Use the SMB protocol to access files
4. Access files over a network and use the load-balancing features of ONTAP
Length: 45 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
VEEAM Hyper-Availability Integration with ThinkSystem DM Series
2023-09-20 | 20 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsVEEAM Hyper-Availability Integration with ThinkSystem DM SeriesIn this course you will learn about VEEAM Hyper-Availability for ThinkSystem DM Series
Published: 2023-09-20
Length: 20 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
VTT The Benefits of Scale Out Clustering with DM/DG - September 2023
2023-09-12 | 60 minutes | Employees Only
DetailsVTT The Benefits of Scale Out Clustering with DM/DG - September 2023In this course, you will know more about:
Published: 2023-09-12
- What is scale out?
- Hardware benefits
- Administrative benefits
- Scale out Features
Length: 60 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo -
Storage Masters - Unified Storage on DM Series
2023-07-28 | 14 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsStorage Masters - Unified Storage on DM SeriesStorage Masters is a multi-module education series. It is intended to help sellers and partners be able to discuss various storage topics that you will encounter in the field and how to position the valuable features of the DM Series within these conversations.
Published: 2023-07-28
By the end of this training, you should be able to:
• Describe the business challenges resolved by the unified storage for the ThinkSystem DM series.
• Learn about the technology implemented on the DM series of storage arrays.
• Find out what are the benefits of the technology and positioning.
Length: 14 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
VTT: SAP HANA Transition and Refresh Opportunity - July 2023
2023-07-14 | 60 minutes | Employees Only
DetailsVTT: SAP HANA Transition and Refresh Opportunity - July 2023In this session, we cover:
Published: 2023-07-14
- What Next for SAP Clients?
- Lenovo Opportunity
- Lenovo Portfolio for SAP Solutions
- RISE with SAP
Length: 60 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo -
Storage Masters - DM Series - Data Security
2023-06-30 | 14 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsStorage Masters - DM Series - Data SecurityStorage Masters is a multi-module education series. It is intended to help sellers and partners be able to discuss various storage topics that you will encounter in the field and how to position the valuable features of the DM Series within these conversations.
Published: 2023-06-30
Length: 14 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
Partner Technical Webinar - DE & DM Storage Refresher
2023-05-23 | 60 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsPartner Technical Webinar - DE & DM Storage RefresherIn this 60-minute replay, Mark Clayton, Lenovo Storage Engineer, reviewed the ThinkSystem DM Storage Array and the ThinkSystem DE Storage Array.
Published: 2023-05-23
Length: 60 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
Benefits and the positioning of Lenovo ThinkSystem file offerings with WEKA, DSS, and DM+ONTAP
2023-05-08 | 10 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsBenefits and the positioning of Lenovo ThinkSystem file offerings with WEKA, DSS, and DM+ONTAPCourse objectives:
Published: 2023-05-08
1. Learn about file storage
2. Understand the different types of storage
3. Recognize the Lenovo data management portfolio
Length: 10 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
Lenovo ThinkSystem DM and DE Series Overview
2023-02-15 | 25 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsLenovo ThinkSystem DM and DE Series OverviewThis course focuses on enabling you to identify current business and technology challenges for your customers and position the ThinkSystem DM and DE series products, based on the needs of your customers.
Published: 2023-02-15
The main objectives are:
• Identify current business and technology challenges for your customers
• Position the Lenovo ThinkSystem DM and DE Series products based on the needs of your customers
Length: 25 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
Storage Masters - DM Series Performance
2023-02-15 | 15 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsStorage Masters - DM Series PerformanceStorage Masters is a multi-module education series. It is intended to help sellers and partners be able to discuss various storage topics that you will encounter in the field and how to position the valuable features of the DM Series within these conversations.
Published: 2023-02-15
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
• Understand the key business challenges that companies face with their data storage solutions
• Describe DM Series features
• Explain the benefit of DM Series features to customers
Length: 15 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
Storage Masters - Hybrid Cloud for DM Series
2023-02-01 | 30 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsStorage Masters - Hybrid Cloud for DM SeriesStorage Masters is a multi-module education series. It is intended to help sellers and partners be able to discuss various storage topics that you will encounter in the field and how to position the valuable features of the DM Series within these conversations.
Published: 2023-02-01
Length: 30 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
ONTAP Fundamentals Bundle
2023-02-01 | 15 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsONTAP Fundamentals BundleONTAP Fundamentals is intended to help sellers and partners be able to discuss the ONTAP Fundamentals license. By the end of this training, you should be able to position ONTAP Fundamentals within the marketplace; describe the ONTAP bundle; identify when to use the ONTAP Bundle in an opportunity; and determine when to use ONTAP Premium in an opportunity.
Published: 2023-02-01
Length: 15 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
Lenovo DM Storage Series - Hybrid Cloud Solutions
2022-11-04 | 15 minutes | Employees Only
DetailsLenovo DM Storage Series - Hybrid Cloud SolutionsThis course focuses on enabling you to:
Published: 2022-11-04
• Identify DM Series Hybrid Cloud Solutions
• Describe features of the DM Series FabricPool capability
• Describe features of the DM Series Cloud Volumes ONTAP capability.
Length: 15 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo -
Data Infrastructure Management - DM Series Storage
2022-10-28 | 25 minutes | Employees Only
DetailsData Infrastructure Management - DM Series StorageThis course provides a technical overview of the ThinkSystem DM series products. Course DDMO101 – Lenovo ThinkSystem DM & DE Series Overview is recommended prior to this course.
Published: 2022-10-28
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
• Recognize the components of the Lenovo Data Management portfolio
• Discuss the features of the Lenovo Data Management components
• Describe the features of the SnapCenter software components
Length: 25 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo -
Benefits of All-Flash Arrays
2022-05-03 | 10 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsBenefits of All-Flash ArraysThis course starts by comparing and contrasting HDDs and SSDs, and lists the advantages of SSDs in all-flash arrays. Specific advanced features made possible by SSDs in AFAs are discussed, and workloads that are well-suited to AFAs are described.
Published: 2022-05-03
Length: 10 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
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Related publications and links
For more information, see the following resources:
- Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series 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/help/topic/ontap_software/overview.html - ONTAP Ransomware Protection
https://thinksystem.lenovofiles.com/storage/help/topic/ontap_anti-ransomware/anti-ransomware.pdf - ThinkSystem DM Series Installation Videos and Video Tutorials
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLQcIfVNrqzcBW55-7IAe7_Our6nMQxak - Lenovo Data Center Support
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com
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Full Change History
Changes in the September 17, 2024 update:
- Added the following drive options under Drives section
- Lenovo ThinkSystem 3.84TB (2x 1.9TB NVMe SED) Drive Pack for DM7100F - Essential Bundle, C3X2
- Lenovo ThinkSystem 7.68TB (2x 3.84TB NVMe SED) Drive Pack for DM7100F - Essential Bundle, C3XX
- Lenovo ThinkSystem 15.4TB (2x 7.68TB NVMe SED) Drive Pack for DM7100F - Essential Bundle, C3XW
- Lenovo ThinkSystem 30.7TB (2x 15.36TB NVMe SED) Drive Pack for DM7100F - Essential Bundle, C3XV
- Lenovo ThinkSystem 3.84TB (2x 1.9TB NVMe SED) Drive Pack for DM7100F - Complete Bundle, C3XU
- Lenovo ThinkSystem 7.68TB (2x 3.84TB NVMe SED) Drive Pack for DM7100F - Complete Bundle, C3XT
- Lenovo ThinkSystem 15.4TB (2x 7.68TB NVMe SED) Drive Pack for DM7100F - Complete Bundle, C3XR
- Lenovo ThinkSystem 30.7TB (2x 15.36TB NVMe SED) Drive Pack for DM7100F - Complete Bundle, C3XQ
- Lenovo ThinkSystem 7.68TB (2x 3.84TB NVMe SED FIPS) Drive Pack for DM7100F - Complete Bundle, C3XS
Changes in the August 27, 2024 update:
- Added the following transcevier under Controllers section
- Lenovo 25G SR SFP28 Amphenol Ethernet Transceiver, 4TC7A94751
Changes in the August 20, 2024 update:
- Added the following under - Software section
- Lenovo ThinkSystem Storage ONTAP 9.15 Software Encryption - IPAv2, C4K5
- Lenovo ThinkSystem Storage ONTAP 9.15 Software NonEncryption - IPAv2, C4K6
Changes in the April 10, 2024 update:
- Added the following under - Software section
- No license is required when tiering to StorageGRID or ONTAP S3
Changes in the March 27, 2024 update:
- Added new software offerings for ONTAP 9.14 - Software section
- Lenovo ThinkSystem Storage ONTAP 9.14 Software Encryption - IPAv2, C0S6
- Lenovo ThinkSystem Storage ONTAP 9.14 Software NonEncryption - IPAv2, C0S7
Changes in the March 8, 2024 update:
- Corrections to the Comparison of software features table under - Software section
- NVMe over FC
Changes in the December 6, 2023 update:
- Removed the following withdrawn options - Controllers section
- 25Gb Ethernet Optical SFP28 Shortwave Module 1 pack,4XF7A39597
- Lenovo Dual Rate 10G/25G SR SFP28 Transceiver, 7G17A03537
- Removed the following withdrawn options - Software section
- DM Series Premium Offering, B5RJ
- DM Series Base Offering (China only), B5RH
- Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series ONTAP 9.12 Software Encryption, BU6S
- Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series ONTAP 9.12 Software NonEncryption, BU6R
- Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series ONTAP 9.12 Software Base NonEncryption, BU6N
- Added new software offerings for ONTAP 9.13 - Software section
- Lenovo ThinkSystem Storage ONTAP 9.13 Software Encryption - IPAv2, BWUA
- Lenovo ThinkSystem Storage ONTAP 9.13 Software NonEncryption - IPAv2, BWUB
- Added the following new - Seller training courses section
- Corrections to the Comparison of software features table under - Software section
Changes in the October 18, 2023 update:
- Updates to - Drive bays - System specifications section
Changes in the August 4, 2023 update:
- Updates to - Configuration maximums - System specifications section
Changes in the July 21, 2023 update:
- Updated - recent ONTAP update allows scale up to 96 NVMe SSDs - Key features section
Changes in the May 16, 2023 update:
- Updates to latest ONTAP 9.12.1P2 and Host direct attach details - System specifications section
Changes in the March 7, 2023 update:
- Host direct attach update - System specifications section
Changes in the February 8, 2023 update:
- Added additional details to NVRAM feature - Key features section
Changes in the January 5, 2023 update:
- Added details about NVRAM feature - Key features section
Changes in the September 1, 2022 update:
- Added new feature codes for ONTAP 9.11 - Software section
Changes in the April 12, 2022 update:
- New software offerings - Software section:
- ONTAP 9.10 software licenses
- Security and Compliance Bundle
- Hybrid Cloud Bundle
Changes in the November 16, 2021 update:
- New 3-year warranty machine types for DM240S expansion enclosure - Warranty section
- Added CTO base information for new 3-year machine type - Expansion enclosures section
- Added new upgrade path from Unified Base to Unified Premium ONTAP (China customers only) - Upgrading to Unified Premium ONTAP section
- New 10Gb transceiver option - Controllers section
- 10G SW Optical iSCSI SFP+ Module 1 pack, 4XF7A14919
Changes in the July 20, 2021 update:
Changes in the July 13, 2021 update:
- Added the following 25Gb transceiver - Controllers section
- Lenovo 25GBase-SR SFP28 Transceiver, 7G17A03537
Changes in the April 29, 2021 update:
- NVMe/FC is supported with 32Gb Fibre Channel host interfaces, however not 16Gb FC host interfaces
Changes in the February 4, 2021 update:
- Added Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series 100Gb iWARP 2 Port Ethernet Card (4XC7A60795) as a supported MetroCluster interface - System specifications section and Controllers section
- Removed the incorrect statement that the 100Gb SR4 QSFP28 Ethernet Transceiver (4M27A67042) requires ONTAP 9.8 - Controllers section
Changes in the January 12, 2021 update:
- Clarified that the 100Gb SR4 QSFP28 Ethernet Transceiver (4M27A67042) requires ONTAP 9.8 - Controllers section
Changes in the December 1, 2020 update:
- New 100GbE QSFP28 transceiver - Table 3 in Controllers section:
- Lenovo ThinkSystem DM Series 100Gb Transceiver, 4M27A67042
Changes in the November 17, 2020 update:
- Added new 10GbE transceiver - Table 3 in Controllers section
- Intel 10G Ethernet SFP+ SR Optics Module, 4TC7A69986
- Corrected the maximum number of Ethernet Cards and Fibre Channel Cards - Table 3 in Controllers section
Changes in the November 3, 2020 update:
- Added link to the new Lenovo Storage Interoperation Center (LSIC) - Interoperability section
Changes in the May 26, 2020 update:
- Updated Software: Added 10TB Free FabricPool License
- Updated Interoperability
Changes in the April 27, 2020 update:
- Added optional SnapLock feature
Changes in the April 14, 2020 update:
- Added Data Protection Optimized feature
Changes in the March 19, 2020 update:
- Updated MetroCluster interfaces
First published: 25 February 2020
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