Lenovo ThinkSystem DE6600F and DE6600H Storage Arrays

Lenovo ThinkSystem DE6600F and DE6600H are industry-leading end to end NVMe Storage solutions designed to provide high performance, simplicity, capacity, security, and high availability for midrange to highend block NVMe large segment.

The DE6600F and DE6600H deliver enterprise-class storage management capabilities in performance-optimized systems with a wide choice of host connectivity options, flexible drive configurations, and enhanced data management features. The DE6600F all-flash and DE6600H hybrid arrays deliver superior price for performance with sub-100 microsecond response for your most-demanding enterprise applications. For target markets such as: Artificial Intelligence, Big Data Analysts, Oracle/SQL databases, high-performance computing (HPC) and real-time analytics.

DE6600F and DE6600H models are available in a 2U rack form-factor with 24 small form-factor (2.5-inch SFF) NVMe drives and include two controllers, each with 32 GB or 128 GB system memory for a system total of 64 GB or 256 GB. Host interface cards provide 10/25Gb iSCSI, 16/32Gb FC/NVMe-FC, 100Gb IB/NVMe-RoCE host connections and 12Gb SAS expansions.

The Lenovo DE6600F 2U24 SFF enclosure is shown in the following figure. DE6600H looks just like it.

Figure 1. Lenovo DE6600F enclosure controller

The DE6600F and DE6600H are the new NVME offerings under the Lenovo enterprise flash storage systems. With unmatched value on performance and price.

A single DE6600F or DE6600H scales up to 367TB (NVMe) of raw storage capacity, expandable to 1.798 PiB all-SSD for an all-flash system and expandable to 7.741 PiB for a hybrid system.

The DE6600F and DE6600H are entry all-flash and hybrid systems ideal for midsized businesses and remote offices that stream media and run-data analytics.

The DE6600F and DE6600H support multiple storage connectivity protocols with a choice of iSCSI, Fibre Channel, NVMe over Fibre Channel, or NVMe over RoCE.

The ThinkSystem DE6600F and DE6600H offer the following key features and benefits:

• Scalable, high performance mid-range all-flash and hybrid storage with dual active/active controller configurations with 32 GB or 128 GB system memory per controller for high availability and performance.
• Faster application response times with support for NVMe over Fabrics.
• Improved performance and data protection with Dynamic Disk Pools (DDP) technology, as well as support for traditional RAID 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, and 10.
• Flexible storage protocols to match diverse client needs with support for 10/25Gb iSCSI, 16/32Gb FC/NVMe-FC, 100Gb IB/NVMe-RoCE host connectivity.
• The dual controller enclosure scales up to 367TB (NVMe).
• SAS expansion connectivity to expand scalability and capacity.
• 12 Gb SAS drive-side connectivity with support for up to 24x 2.5-inch small form factor (SFF) drives in the 2U24 SFF expansion enclosure, up to 12x 3.5-inch large form factor (LFF) drives in the 2U12 LFF expansion enclosure, or up to 60x 3.5-inch LFF drives in the 4U60 LFF expansion enclosure.
• For "All-Flash" a maximum scalability to up 120 SFF drives by attaching up to four ThinkSystem DE240S 2U24 SFF expansion enclosures.
• For "Hybrid" a maximum scalability to up 444 drives by attaching up to seven ThinkSystem DE600S 4U60 LFF expansion enclosures to satisfy growing needs.
• Rich set of standard storage management functions available at no extra cost, including Dynamic Disk Pools, snapshots, volume copy and encryption.
• Optional licensed functions, including higher number of drives and snapshots for greater scalability for continuous data availability.
• Intuitive, web-based GUI for easy system setup and management.
• Designed for 99.9999% availability with redundant hot-swap components, including controllers and I/O modules, power supplies, cooling modules (4U60 LFF enclosures only), proactive maintenance, and non-disruptive firmware upgrades.

The ThinkSystem DE6600F and DE6600H support the complete range of data storage requirements, from highly used applications to high-capacity, low usage applications.

The DE6600F and DE6600H 2U24 SFF expansion enclosure and expansion enclosures offer a variety of drives. Refer to the drives section for a list of supported drives. All drives are dual-port and hot-swappable. For the DE6600F system HDD Intermix (within enclosure) is not supported. For the DE6600H system HDD Intermix (within enclosure) is supported which provides the flexibility to address performance and capacity needs within a single enclosure.

Customers can intermix 2U24 SFF, 2U12 LFF, and 4U60 LFF expansion enclosures behind a 2U24 SFF controller enclosure. This configuration delivers the added flexibility to mix 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch drives within a single system.

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.

This section compares the Lenovo ThinkSystem DE6600F and DE6600H to the DE6400, as well as the previous generation DE6000.

The following figure shows the front of the DE6600F enclosure controller and DE6600H looks just like it with DE6600H label.

Figure 2. DE6600F enclosure controller front view.

The following figure shows the rear of the ThinkSystem DE6600F and DE6600H 2U SFF controller enclosure.

Figure 3. ThinkSystem DE6600F and DE6600H 2U SFF controller enclosure rear view

The rear of the ThinkSystem DE6600F and DE6600H 2U SFF controller enclosure includes the following components:

• Two controllers. Each controller with the following ports:
  • One Serial (RS-232) port.
    Note: The DE6600F and DE6600H controllers no longer offers base ports
  • One service (USB) (Not functional) port.
  • One serial console (mini-USB) port.
  • One management (1GbE) port.
  • Eng only (Not functional) ports.
  • Bay 1/port 1 for HIC host connections (FC, iSCSI, IB) and optional SAS expansion card.
  • Bay 2/port 2 for HIC host connections (FC, iSCSI, IB)
• Two redundant hot-swap 1181W AC (220V) power supplies (IEC 320-C14 power connector).
• PSU and system fans are installed in the controller enclosure (not chassis).

The following figure shows the front of the DE240S 2U SFF expansion enclosure.

Figure 4. DE240S 2U SFF expansion enclosure front view.

The front of the DE240S 2U SFF expansion enclosure includes the following components:

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

The rear of the ThinkSystem DE240S and DE120S 2U expansion enclosures 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 AC (100 - 240 V) power supplies (IEC 320-C14 power connector) with integrated cooling fans.

The following table lists the DE6600F and DE6600H storage system specifications.

Note: The supported hardware options, software features, and interoperability listed in this product guide are based on the Lenovo SAN OS 11.80. 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 that can be found at:
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com

* Estimated performance based on internal measurements
** There is no support for 10k SAS drives.

The following table lists the CTO base models for the ThinkSystem DE6600F and DE6600H.

Configuration notes:

• Note: No mixing of host protocols

The models of the ThinkSystem DE6600F and DE6600H ship with the following items:

The ThinkSystem DE6600F and DE6600H enclosures ship with two controllers, and each controller provides 32 GB or 128 GB system memory for a system total of 64 GB or 256 GB respectively. A controller provides interfaces for host connectivity, management, and internal drives, and it runs storage management software.

• Each controller has two bays or ports for host interface card (HIC).
• Each controller supports 1 x (optional) SAS expansion card in bay1/port1 (mini-SAS HD SFF-8644 connectors) for the attachment of the ThinkSystem DE Series expansion units. 4 ports per controller.

The following host interfaces can be added to the ThinkSystem DE6600F and DE6600H controller enclosures with HICs:

• 8x 10/25 GbE SFP28 ports (4 ports per HIC) for 10/25 Gb iSCSI connectivity (require optical transceivers or DAC cables that should be purchased for the HICs).
• 8x 16/32 Gb FC SFP+ ports (4 ports per HIC) for FC or NVMe/FC connectivity (require optical transceivers that should be purchased for the HICs).
• 2x 100Gb NVMe-IB/RoCE, SRP, QSFP28 ports (2 ports per HIC in port 2 only ) for NVMe/RoCE connectivity (require optical transceivers or DAC cables that should be purchased for the HIC).

Configuration notes:

• Both controllers must have the same system memory: 32 GB or 128 GB.
• Two or four host interface cards are required for selection in bay 1/port 1 and bay 2/port 2 (per controller).
• No mixing of host protocols
• Both controllers must have the same type of the host interface card installed (16/32 Gb FC SFP+, 10/25 Gb iSCSI SFP28, or 100 GbE NVMe/RoCE QSFP28), and both cards must have SFP+/SFP28/QSFP28 media of the same type (either optical transceivers or DAC cables, but not both types).

The following table lists the DE6600F and DE6600H controllers and supported connectivity options.

* Factory-installed only.
** For current Lenovo SAN OS 11.80 – max qty 2 - in bay2/port2 only.
*** No field upgrade available.

In the base configuration, the ThinkSystem DE6600F and DE6600H supports attachment of up to four expansions: 4xDE600S 4U60 LFF, or 4xDE240S 2U24 SFF, or 4xDE120S 2U12 LFF. These expansions can be mixed up to the aforementioned maximums.

Maximum drives:

• All Flash- 120 (1 x DE6600F controller NVMe + 4xDE240S SAS, SSD)
• Hybrid- 444 (1 x DE6600H controller NVMe + 7xDE600S SAS, SSD)

Note: DE120S and DE600S are not supported with All Flash controller.

Configuration notes:

• For CTO models, two I/O expansion modules are selected by default in the configurator, and the selection cannot be changed.

Each ThinkSystem DE 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 DE6600F and DE6600H and for daisy chaining the expansion enclosures between each other.

Two expansion ports on the Controller A are connected to the Ports 1 and 2 on the I/O Module A in the first expansion enclosure in the chain, and the Ports 3 and 4 on the I/O Module A in the first expansion enclosure are connected to the Ports 1 and 2 on the I/O Module A in the adjacent expansion enclosure, and so on.

Two expansion ports on the Controller B are connected to the Ports 1 and 2 on the I/O Module B in the last expansion enclosure in the chain, and the Ports 3 and 4 on the I/O Module B in the expansion enclosure are connected to the Ports 1 and 2 on the I/O Module B in the adjacent expansion enclosure, and so on.

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

The ThinkSystem DE6600F and DE6600H controller enclosure support up to 24 NVMe drives.

Expansion enclosure support is as follows:

• The DE240S 2U24 SFF expansion enclosure supports 24 SFF drives.
• The DE120S 2U12 LFF expansion enclosure supports 12 LFF drives.
• The DE600S 4U60 LFF expansion enclosure supports 60 LFF drives.

The following table lists supported drive options for the ThinkSystem DE6600F and DE6600H controller enclosure.

The following table lists supported drive options for the DE240S 2U24 SFF expansion enclosure.

The following table lists supported drive options for the DE120S 2U12 LFF expansion enclosure.

The following table lists supported drive options for the DE600S 4U60 LFF expansion enclosure.

The following table lists supported drive pack options for the DE600S 4U60 LFF Expansion Enclosure.

Configuration notes:

• For an all-flash configuration (DE6600F enclosure controller and DE240S expansion controllers) SSDs only (no HDD drives support). Such configuration supports a maximum of 120 SSDs.
• For hybrid configuration (DE6600H enclosure controller and expansion controllers (DE120S/DE240S/DE600S)) NL-SAS and SSDs drives are supported.
• A minimum of 20 drives is required for each 4U60 LFF enclosure (the front row of each drawer must be populated with four drives).
• Intermix of FIPS drives and non-FIPS drives is supported within the system.

The following functions are included with every ThinkSystem DE6600F and DE6600H:

• RAID levels 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, and 10: Provide the flexibility to choose the level of performance and data protection required.
• Dynamic Disk Pools (DDP) technology: Helps improve performance and availability with significantly faster rebuild time and reduced exposure to multiple drive failures by allowing data and built-in spare capacity to be distributed across all physical drives in the storage pool.
• All Flash Array (AFA) capability: Meets the demand for higher speed storage and provide higher IOPS and bandwidth with lower power usage and total cost of ownership than hybrid or HDD-based solutions.
• Snapshots: Enables creation of copies of data for backup, parallel processing, testing, and development, and have the copies available almost immediately
• Encryption: Provides encryption for data at rest for enhanced data security with the optional FIPS 140-2 Level 2 drives and embedded key management (AES-256) or an external key management server.
• Automatic load balancing: Provides automated I/O workload balancing of I/O traffic from the hosts across both controllers.
• Data assurance: Ensures industry-standard T10-PI end-to-end data integrity in the storage system (from the host ports to the drives).
• Dynamic volume and capacity expansion: Allows the capacity of a volume to be expanded by adding new physical drives or making use of unused space on existing drives.

The DE6600F and DE6600H supports the following management interfaces:

• ThinkSystem System Manager, a web-based interface via HTTPS for single-system management, that runs on the storage system itself and requires only a supported browser, so there is no need for a separate console or plug-in. For more information, see the System Manager Online Help.
• ThinkSystem SAN Manager, a host-installed GUI-based application, for centralized management of multiple storage systems. For more information, see the SAN Manager Online Help.
• ThinkSystem DE Series Storage Plugin for vCenter. For more information, see the DE Series vCenter Plugin Online Help.
• Command line interface (CLI) via SSH or through serial console. For more information, see the CLI Online Help.
• Syslog, SNMP, and e-mail notifications.
• Optional Lenovo XClarity Administrator support for discovery, inventory, and monitoring.

The ThinkSystem DE Series 2U24 SFF and 2U12 LFF enclosures ship with two redundant hot-swap 913W (100-240V) Platinum AC power supplies, each with an IEC 320-C14 connector:

The ThinkSystem DE Series 4U60 LFF enclosures ship with two redundant hot-swap 2325 W (200 - 240 V) Platinum AC power supplies, each with an IEC 320-C20 connector.

The CTO models require the selection of two power cables.

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

The following table lists the rack power cable and line cord options that can be ordered for the DE Series 4U60 LFF enclosures (two power cords per enclosure).

* CTO only.

The individually shipped ThinkSystem DE Series 2U12 enclosures come with the ThinkSystem Storage Rack Mount Kit 2U12, and the individually shipped ThinkSystem DE Series 2U24 and 4U60 enclosures come with the ThinkSystem Storage Rack Mount Kit 2U24/4U60. These rack mount kits are listed in the following table.

When the ThinkSystem DE 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 rack cabinet must be at least 1100 mm (43.31 in.) deep for 4U60 enclosures.
* 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 2U12 and 2U24 enclosures, or at least 1200 mm (47.24 in.) deep for 4U60 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 DE6600F and DE6600H 2U24 SFF enclosure:

• Height: 87 mm (3.4 in.)
• Width: 447 mm (17.6 in.)
• Depth: 543 mm (21.4 in.)

The ThinkSystem DE Series 2U24 SFF enclosures have the following dimensions:

• Height: 85 mm (3.3 in.)
• Width: 449 mm (17.7 in.)
• Depth: 553 mm (21.8 in.)

The ThinkSystem DE Series 2U12 LFF enclosures have the following dimensions:

• Height: 85 mm (3.3 in.)
• Width: 447 mm (17.6 in.)
• Depth: 483 mm (19.0 in.)

The ThinkSystem DE Series 4U60 LFF enclosures have the following dimensions:

• Height: 174 mm (6.9 in.)
• Width: 449 mm (17.7 in.)
• Depth: 922 mm (36.3 in.)

Weights of enclosures (fully configured):

• DE6600F and DE6600H 2U24 SFF controller enclosure (7DB7): 25.07 kg (55.3 lb)
• DE240S 2U24 SFF expansion enclosure (7Y68): 27.44 kg (60.5 lb)
• DE120S 2U12 LFF expansion enclosure (7Y63): 27.12 kg (59.8 lb)
• DE600S 4U60 LFF expansion enclosure (7Y69): 112.2 kg (247.4 lb)

The ThinkSystem DE Series 2U24 SFF and 4U60 LFF enclosures are supported in the following environment:

• Air temperature:
  • Operating:
    • DE240S 2U24 SFF: 5 °C - 45 °C (41 °F - 113 °F)
    • DE120S 2U12 LFF: 10 °C - 40 °C (50 °F - 104 °F)
  • Non-operating: -10 °C - +50 °C (14 °F - 122 °F)
  • Maximum altitude: 3050 m (10,000 ft)
• Relative humidity:
  • Operating: 8% - 90% (non-condensing)
  • Non-operating: 10% - 90% (non-condensing)
• Electrical power:
  • 200 to 240 V AC (nominal); 50 Hz / 60 Hz
• Acoustical noise emission:
  • DE600S 4U60 SFF: 7.2 bels
  • DE240S 2U24 SFF and DE120S 2U12 LFF: 6.6 bels

The following table lists the maximum enclosure power load, inlet current, and heat output based on the source voltage.

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

Lenovo’s additional support services provide a sophisticated, unified support structure for a customer's data center, with an experience consistently ranked number one in customer satisfaction worldwide.

The following Lenovo support services are available:

• Premier Support provides a Lenovo-owned customer experience and delivers direct access to technicians skilled in hardware, software, and advanced troubleshooting, in addition to the following capabilities:
  • Direct technician-to-technician access through a dedicated phone line.
  • 24x7x365 remote support.
  • Single point of contact service.
  • End to end case management.
  • 3rd Party collaborative software support.
  • Online case tools and live chat support.
  • On-demand remote system analysis.
• Warranty Upgrades (Preconfigured Support) are available to meet the on-site response time targets that match the criticality of customer's systems:
  • 3, 4, or 5 years of service coverage.
  • 1-year or 2-year post-warranty extensions.
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Some regions might have different warranty terms and conditions than the standard warranty. This is due to local business practices or laws in the specific region. Local service teams can assist in explaining region-specific terms when needed. Examples of region-specific warranty terms are second or longer business day parts delivery or parts-only base warranty.

If warranty terms and conditions include onsite labor for repair or replacement of parts, Lenovo will dispatch a service technician to the customer site to perform the replacement. Onsite labor under base warranty is limited to labor for replacement of parts that have been determined to be field-replaceable units (FRUs). Parts that are determined to be customer-replaceable units (CRUs) do not include onsite labor under base warranty.

If warranty terms include parts-only base warranty, Lenovo is responsible for delivering only replacement parts that are under base warranty (including FRUs) that will be sent to a requested location for self-service. Parts-only service does not include a service technician being dispatched onsite. Parts must be changed at customer’s own cost and labor and defective parts must be returned following the instructions supplied with the spare parts.

Lenovo support services are region-specific. Not all support services are available in every region. For information about Lenovo support services that are available in a specific region, refer to the following resources:

• Service part numbers in Data Center Solution Configurator (DCSC):
  http://dcsc.lenovo.com/#/services
• Lenovo Services Availability Locator
  https://lenovolocator.com/

For service definitions, region-specific details, and service limitations, refer to the following documents:

• Lenovo Statement of Limited Warranty for Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG) Servers and System Storage
  http://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/ht503310
• Lenovo Data Center Services Agreement
  http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/ht116628

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The ThinkSystem DE Series enclosures conform to the following regulations:

• United States: FCC Part 15, Class A; UL 60950-1 and 62368-1
• Canada: ICES-003, Class A; CAN/CSA-C22.2 60950-1 and 62368-1
• Argentina: IEC60950-1
• Mexico NOM
• European Union: CE Mark (EN55032 Class A, EN55024, IEC/EN60950-1 and 62368-1); ROHS Directive 2011/65/EU
• Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus: EAC
• China: CCC GB 4943.1, GB 17625.1, GB 9254 Class A; CELP; CECP
• India: BIS
• 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 DE6600F and DE6600H Hybrid Storage Array supports attachment to Lenovo ThinkSystem, System x, and Flex System hosts by using SAS, iSCSI, Fibre Channel, NVMe over Fibre Channel (NVMe/FC), or NVMe over RoCE (RDMA over Converged Ethernet) (NVMe/RoCE) 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.

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

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The following sales training courses are offered for employees and partners (login required). Courses are listed in date order.

1. Using VEEAM with ThinkSystem DE Series
   2023-10-03 | 10 minutes | Employees and Partners
   Details
   Using VEEAM with ThinkSystem DE Series
   
   

   In this course you will learn about VEEAM Availability Suite for ThinkSystem DE Series. By the end of this course, you will identify the advantages of using Veeam Availability Suite and Lenovo DE Series, describe the Veeam Cloud Connect Backup with Lenovo DE Series, and explain how to use Veeam’s capabilities to provide deduplication and Compression with DE Series. Last updated on September, 29th, 2023.

   Published: 2023-10-03
   Length: 10 minutes
   Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
   Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
   Course code: DSTOO200
2. Assessment for Lenovo ThinkSystem DM and DE Series Technical Overview 100
   2023-10-02 | 30 minutes | Partners Only
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   Assessment for Lenovo ThinkSystem DM and DE Series Technical Overview 100
   
   

   This is the online assessment for the virtual-live course Lenovo ThinkSystem DM and DE Series Technical Overview 100 (DDMT100).
   
   Your objective for this assessment is to complete the 15-question quiz with the minimum passing score of 80%.

   Published: 2023-10-02
   Length: 30 minutes
   Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
   Course code: DDMT101
3. ThinkSystem DE Series: Technical Overview Assessment 200
   2023-09-28 | 10 minutes | Employees and Partners
   Details
   ThinkSystem DE Series: Technical Overview Assessment 200
   
   

   This document contains assessment questions that focus on ThinkSystem DE Series technology. The questions are based on the Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series Technical Overview curriculum.

   Published: 2023-09-28
   Length: 10 minutes
   Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
   Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
   Course code: DDET207
4. ThinkSystem DE Series: Storage System Configuration
   2023-09-28 | 23 minutes | Employees and Partners
   Details
   ThinkSystem DE Series: Storage System Configuration
   
   

   This course describes the differences between the Volume Groups and Dynamic Disk Pools technologies, as well as the benefits and tradeoffs of using each. Course DDET201 ThinkSystem DE Series: Hardware Specifications is a prerequisite.
   
   Upon completion of this training, you will be able to:
   • Distinguish volume groups from dynamic disk pools
   • Determine when to use volume groups and when to use Dynamic Disk Pools (DDP) technology
   • Describe DDP technology and its benefits
   • Describe volume groups and their benefits
   • Explain how the thin-provisioning feature provides value

   Published: 2023-09-28
   Length: 23 minutes
   Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
   Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
   Course code: DDET202
5. ThinkSystem DE Series: SSD Cache
   2023-09-28 | 15 minutes | Employees and Partners
   Details
   ThinkSystem DE Series: SSD Cache
   
   

   This course describes the SSD Cache feature and how SSD Cache helps to optimize read operations. Course DDET202 ThinkSystem DE Series: Storage System Configuration is a prerequisite.
   
   Upon completion of this training, you will be able to:
   • Describe the SSD Cache feature
   • Explain how SSD Cache helps you optimize solid-state disk (SSD) read cache in a DE Series storage system

   Published: 2023-09-28
   Length: 15 minutes
   Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
   Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
   Course code: DDET203
6. VEEAM Solutions Sales Training
   2023-09-27 | 20 minutes | Employees and Partners
   Details
   VEEAM Solutions Sales Training
   
   

   In this course you will learn about Hyper-availability for the Always-On Enterprise.
   
   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.

   Published: 2023-09-27
   Length: 20 minutes
   Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
   Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
   Course code: DSTOO100
7. ThinkSystem DE Series: Disaster Recovery
   2023-09-21 | 28 minutes | Employees and Partners
   Details
   ThinkSystem DE Series: Disaster Recovery
   
   

   This course describes technologies for disaster recovery and how DE series features can contribute in substantial ways to any disaster-recovery plan for storage.

   Published: 2023-09-21
   Length: 28 minutes
   Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
   Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
   Course code: DDET204
8. Lenovo Data Center Product Portfolio
   2023-07-21 | 15 minutes | Employees and Partners
   Details
   Lenovo Data Center Product Portfolio
   
   

   This 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: 2023-07-21
   Length: 15 minutes
   Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
   Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
   Course code: SXXW1110r6
9. VTT: SAP HANA Transition and Refresh Opportunity - July 2023
   2023-07-14 | 60 minutes | Employees Only
   Details
   VTT: SAP HANA Transition and Refresh Opportunity - July 2023
   
   

   In this session, we cover:
   - What Next for SAP Clients?
   - Lenovo Opportunity
   - Lenovo Portfolio for SAP Solutions
   - RISE with SAP

   Published: 2023-07-14
   Length: 60 minutes
   Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
   Course code: DVDAT202
10. Family Portfolio: Storage
    2023-07-12 | 15 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Family Portfolio: Storage
    
    

    This course covers the Lenovo storage portfolio, from tape drives used for backups and archiving all the way through high-performance storage systems. After completing this course about the Storage family, the learner will be able to identify products and features within the family, describe storage innovations that this product family uses, and recognize when a specific product should be selected.

    Published: 2023-07-12
    Length: 15 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    Course code: SXSW1201r15
11. Lenovo ThinkSystem DM and DE Series Overview
    2023-02-15 | 25 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Lenovo ThinkSystem DM and DE Series Overview
    
    

    This 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.
    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

    Published: 2023-02-15
    Length: 25 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    Course code: DDMO101r5
12. Partner Technical Webinar - DE6400 & DE6600
    2022-11-15 | 60 minutes | Partners Only
    Details
    Partner Technical Webinar - DE6400 & DE6600
    
    

    In this 60-minute replay, Mark Clayton and Jim Stratham presented an overview of the newly announced ThinkSystem DE6400 and DE660 storage system. The presented reviewed “what’s new” and how the new arrives compare to the existing storage arrays.

    Published: 2022-11-15
    Length: 60 minutes
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    Course code: 111122
13. ThinkSystem DE Series: Hardware Specifications
    2022-09-15 | 25 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    ThinkSystem DE Series: Hardware Specifications
    
    

    This course also explores the unique data management features of the ThinkSystem SAN Manager. Course DDET200 Positioning ThinkSystem DE Series is recommended prior to this course.
    By the end of this course, you should be able to:
    • Identify the controller and expansion models of the Lenovo DE Series portfolio
    • Explain the connectivity options, expansion paths, and cabling for the DE Series storage system
    • Describe the data management features of Lenovo ThinkSystem SAN Manager

    Published: 2022-09-15
    Length: 25 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    Course code: DDET201r3
14. Selling ThinkSystem DE Series
    2022-09-15 | 15 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Selling ThinkSystem DE Series
    
    

    This course discusses common selling scenarios that describe where and how to sell Thinksystem DE series storage systems.
    This course focuses on enabling you to:
    • Discuss storage configurations and the advantages of each configuration
    • Review use cases to identify what customers need from storage systems
    • Suggest storage configurations that meet customer needs

    Published: 2022-09-15
    Length: 15 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    Course code: DDET206r2
15. Lenovo ThinkSystem DM and DE Series Technical Overview
    2022-09-15 | 60 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Lenovo ThinkSystem DM and DE Series Technical Overview
    
    

    This 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.
    
    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

    Published: 2022-09-15
    Length: 60 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    Course code: DDMT100r2
16. Partner Technical Webinar - DE Storage Concepts and Sizing
    2021-10-19 | 60 minutes | Partners Only
    Details
    Partner Technical Webinar - DE Storage Concepts and Sizing
    
    

    In this 60-minute replay, there were two topics. First, Mike Samples and Jim Latham, Lenovo Storage discussed ThinkSystem DE storage. They reviewed concepts (DDP, RAID, etc), when to use each and concluded with a demo of Lenovo Storage Sizing Tool (LSST). Next, Joe Murphy, Lenovo SA, reviewed the recent changes to Deployment Services for ThinkAgile HX/MX/VX/SXM recently reflected in DCSC.

    Published: 2021-10-19
    Length: 60 minutes
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    Course code: 101521
17. Positioning ThinkSystem DE Series
    2021-10-13 | 12 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
    Positioning ThinkSystem DE Series
    
    

    This course provides details on how to position DE series storage systems. Course DDMO101 – Lenovo ThinkSystem DM & DE Series Overview is a prerequisite.
    This course focuses on enabling you to:
    • Describe the features and business value of DE Series products
    • Identify customer problems that DE Series products can solve
    • Position the appropriate DE Series product for each customer

    Published: 2021-10-13
    Length: 12 minutes
    Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
    Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
    Course code: DDET200r2

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For more information, see the following resources:

• Lenovo SAN Storage product page
  https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/c/data-center/storage/storage-area-network
• ThinkSystem DE Hybrid Storage datasheet
  https://lenovopress.com/ds0049-lenovo-thinksystem-de-series-hybrid-array
• Lenovo Data Center Solution Configurator
  http://dcsc.lenovo.com
• Lenovo Data Center Support
  http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com