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Lenovo ThinkSystem DS3200, DS5200, DS7200 and DS5200C Flash Storage Array

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Abstract

The Lenovo ThinkSystem DS3200, DS5200, and DS7200 are purpose-built performance-flash storage systems engineered to deliver high performance with the lowest latency, reliability, and simplicity for modern enterprise workloads.

The Lenovo ThinkSystem DS5200C is a purpose-built capacity-flash storage system engineered to deliver large capacities of flash, reliability, and simplicity for modern enterprise workloads optimized for.

These all-NVMe flash systems are optimized for block storage, offering robust data protection, seamless scalability, and consistent low-latency performance. Designed for organizations seeking efficient and secure storage infrastructure, the Lenovo ThinkSystem DS series supports mission-critical applications with advanced features such as autonomous ransomware protection, integrated data protection, and high availability.

This product guide provides essential technical and pre-sales information on the DS Series systems, including key features and specifications, supported configurations, and deployment guidelines. It is intended for technical specialists, sales engineers, and IT architects who want to learn more about the storage array and consider its use in their solutions.

Change History

Changes in the November 19, 2025 update:

Introduction

The Lenovo ThinkSystem DS3200, DS5200, DS7200, and DS5200C are all-NVMe flash SAN storage systems designed to provide simplicity, performance, and security for medium-sized enterprises. Powered by a SAN optimized version of the ONTAP storage management software, the DS Series delivers enterprise-class storage management capabilities with all leading SAN protocols. The DS Series is a perfect fit for a wide range of enterprise workloads, including high-performance databases, virtualization, enterprise applications, financial services, and other I/O-intensive applications requiring the highest levels of data security.

A single ThinkSystem DS3200 Storage Array scales up to 48 NVMe SSDs per HA Pair with the attachment of one Lenovo ThinkSystem DS240N 2U24 SFF Expansion Enclosure. A single ThinkSystem DS5200 Storage Array scales up to 72 NVMe SSDs per HA pair with the attachment of two Lenovo ThinkSystem DS240N 2U24 SFF Expansion Enclosures. A single ThinkSystem DS7200 Storage Array scales up to 120 NVMe SSDs per HA Pair with the attachment of four Lenovo ThinkSystem DS240N 2U24 SFF Expansion Enclosures, four expansions will require a supported 100Gb capable switch. A single DS5200C Storage Array scales up to 48 high-capacity NVMe SSDs per HA Pair the attachment of single DS240N expansion enclosure.

Lenovo ThinkSystem DS Series
Figure 1. Lenovo ThinkSystem DS7200 SAN Storage Arrays

Did you know?

Lenovo ThinkSystem DS series Storage Arrays are an excellent choice for customers who are looking for the an end-to-end NVMe storage connectivity, advanced features and security of ONTAP software and wish to enable workloads using block storage protocols without the overhead of object storage.

Key features

The ThinkSystem DS series offers the following key features and benefits:

  • Symmetric active-active for the highest levels of availability
  • Inline and always-on storage efficiency to maximize the amount of data stored
  • Support for all major SAN protocols, iSCSI, Fibre Channel (FC), NVMe/TCP, and NVMe/FC
  • A single storage pool accessible to both controllers in an HA-pair to simplify provisioning
  • Automatic storage balancing to maximize storage performance and minimize bottlenecks
  • Autonomous ransomware protection to detect ransomware events in real-time
  • SnapMirror active sync to enable zero data loss and zero downtime across sites for mission-critical workloads
  • Simplified GUI for provisioning, management, data protection, and data security
  • Tamper-proof SnapShots to provide immutable protection again ransomware and other unauthorize data changes
  • Multi-admin verification to protect against unauthorized or accidental execution of sensitive operations
  • Dual-active controllers (high availability pair) with automatic load balancing and failover
  • Mirrored, battery-backed controller NVMEM
  • Dual-port, SED, NVMe SSDs with automatic drive failure detection and rebuild
  • Redundant, hot-swappable and customer replaceable hardware components, including transceivers, controllers, I/O modules, power supplies, and drives
  • Non-disruptive controller and drive firmware upgrades
  • Scale-out clustering, cluster any DS Series systems together
  • Designed for 99.9999% availability with redundant hot-swap components, including controllers and I/O modules, power supplies, and non-disruptive firmware upgrades

Components and connectors

Front and rear view of the ThinkSystem DS series DS3200, DS5200, DS7200, and DS5200C units are identical.

The following figure shows the front of the DS5200

ThinkSystem DS5200 enclosure front view
Figure 2. ThinkSystem DS5200 front view

The following figure shows the components of DS3200, DS5200, DS7200, and DS5200C controller enclosure

ThinkSystem DM5200F enclosure rear view
Figure 3. ThinkSystem DS3200, DS5200, DS7200, and DS5200C controller enclosure rear view

A single ThinkSystem DS3200, DS5200, DS7200, and DS5200C controller enclosure rear view controller includes the following components:

  • 1 x redundant hot-swap power supply
  • 4x Host Interface Card (HIC) slots:
    • Slot 1 for host connections and storage expansion
    • Slot 2 for host connections
    • Slot 3 host connections and storage expansion
    • Slot 4 for Cluster interconnect 25 GbE on the DS3200 and 100gbe on other models
  • USB port
  • 1GbE management port (RJ45)
  • System LEDs
  • Console port

Per controller, the four Host Interface Cards provide one of the following combinations of ports:

  • 4-port 10Gb BaseT RJ45 (10Gbs, 1Gbs, and 100Mbs)
  • 4-port 10/25 GbE
  • 2-port 40/100 GbE (and for expansion storage 2pt 100 GbE ports)
  • 4-port, 64Gb Fiber Channel, SFP+ (16/32/64 Gbs)
    • All HICs require SFPs and optical cables or DAC cables and are configured separately
    • All ethernet SFPs run at posted speed only and do not support dual line rates

The following figure shows the front of the ThinkSystem DS240N 2U SFF NVMe expansion enclosure.

ThinkSystem DSM240N 2U SFF NVMe expansion enclosure front view
Figure 4. ThinkSystem DS240N 2U SFF NVMe expansion enclosure front view

The following figure shows the rear of the DS240N expansion enclosure.

ThinkSystem DS240N 2U SFF NVMe expansion enclosure rear view
Figure 5. ThinkSystem DS240N 2U SFF NVMe expansion enclosure rear view

The rear of the ThinkSystem DS240N 2U SFF NVMe expansion enclosure includes the following components:

  • Two redundant hot-swap NVMe I/O Modules; each with the following ports:
    • Two 100 GbE QSFP28 expansion ports for connections to the controller enclosure.
  • Two redundant hot-swap power supplies

System specifications

The following table lists the ThinkSystem DS3200, DS5200, DS7200, and DS5200C storage system specifications.

Note: The supported hardware options, software features, and interoperability listed in this product guide are based on the ONTAP software version 9.17.1. For details about specific software releases that introduced support for certain hardware options and software features, refer to the Release notes of the particular software release for the ThinkSystem DS3200, DS5200, DS7200, and DS5200C that can be found at: http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com

Table 1. ThinkSystem DS3200, DS5200, DS7200, and DS5200C system specifications
Attribute Specification
Model DS7200 DS5200 DS3200 DS5200C
Machine type 7DP4 7DP5 7DP6 7DP7
Form factor

2U rack mount

System memory (per HA pair) 256 GB 128 GB 128 GB 128 GB
System NVMEM (per HA pair) 32 GB 16 GB 16 GB 16 GB
Cluster Scaling Limit SAN (HA pair) 6 HA pairs 4 HA pairs 3 HA pairs 4 HA pairs
Drive bays (per HA pair) 24 24 24 24
Max NVMe SSDs (per HA pair) 120 72 48 48
Drive Minimum (per HA pair) 8 8 8 8
Capacity Minimum (per HA pair) 68 TB No minimum No minimum No minimum
Direct Connected Expansions (DS240N) (per HA pair) 2 2 1 1
Switch Connected Expansions (DS240N) (per HA pair) 4 2 0 0
Cluster Connected Expansions (DS240N) (per HA pair) 4x 100Gbe 4x 100Gbe 4x 25Gbe 4x 100Gbe

Host/Storage HIC options (per HA Pairs)†

Select up to (6) Host/Storage HICs. Ordered in pairs
  • 2-port, 40/100Gb Ethernet, QSFP28 (RoCEv2)
    • RoCE is not supported for host connectivity
  • 4-port, 64Gb Fiber Channel, SFP+ (16/32/64 Gb)
  • 4-port, 10/25Gb Ethernet, SFP28 (IPSec support)
  • 4-port, 10GBASE-T, RJ45 (100 Mbs/1 Gbs/10 Gbs)
    • All HICs require SFPs and optical cables or DAC cables
    • All ethernet SFPs run at posted speed only and do not support dual line rates
RAID levels RAID-DP
Supported NVMe SSD capacities 1.92 TB, 3.84 TB, 7.68 TB, and 15.36 TB NVMe SED SSDs 15.36 TB, 30.72 TB NVMe SED SSDs
Storage Protocols

FC, iSCSI, NVMe/FC, NVMe/TCP

Category 1 Host operating systems* Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware ESXi
Category 2 Host operating systems** Oracle Linux, Oracle VM, Citrix Hypervisor, CentOS, Ubuntu, Solaris. For version details, see the latest Category 2 Interoperability Matrix, available as a download from Lenovo Storage Interoperation Center (LSIC)
Standard software features RAID data protection, SnapShots, instant volume copy (FlexClone), storage quality of service (QoS), thin provisioning, compression, deduplication, compaction, encryption, disk-based backup (SnapVault), application-aware backup (SnapCenter), quick data recovery (SnapRestore), clustering, and synchronous and asynchronous replication (SnapMirror)
Cooling Redundant cooling with built-in power supply fans

Power Supply

Two redundant  hot-swap 1600 W Titanium AC power supplies
200 to 240 200 to 240 100 to 120
200 to 240
Autosensing
200 to 240
Hot-swap parts Controllers, I/O modules, drives, power supplies, and transceivers and DAC cables
Management ports 1x 1 GbE port (UTP, RJ-45) per controller for out-of-band management
2x Serial console ports (RJ-45 and Micro-USB) for system configuration
Management interfaces ThinkSystem Storage Manager web-based GUI; SSH CLI; Serial console CLI; SNMP, email, and syslog alerts.
Security features Secure Socket Layer (SSL), Secure Shell (SSH), user level security, role-based access control (RBAC), LDAP authentication. Multi-admin verification, Autonomous ransomware protection
Warranty and support Three-, four-, or five-year customer-replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty with selectable service levels: 9x5 service coverage next business day (NBD) onsite response (Foundation) or 24x7 service coverage with 4-hour onsite response (Essential). Premier Support is also available. Software support is included in the Foundation or Essential Service for the duration of the warranty period.
Dimensions
  • Height: 87 mm (3.4 in.)
  • Width with flange: 483 mm (19 in.)
  • Width without flange: 447 mm (17.6 in.)
  • Depth: 543 mm (21.4 in.)
Weight (fully configured) 60.7 lb (27.5 kg)

* For Category 1 operating system support information, see Lenovo Storage Interoperation Center (LSIC).
** For Category 2 operating system support information, see the latest Category 2 Interoperability Matrix. Go to the Lenovo Storage Interoperation Center (LSIC) home page and scroll down to the Lenovo Information section and click the Download Lenovo 3rd party of interop matrix link.
† 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

Preconfigured and factory-integrated models of the ThinkSystem DS Series SAN optimized Storage Arrays are configured by using the Lenovo Data Center Solution Configurator (DCSC): http://dcsc.lenovo.com

The following table lists the CTO base model for the ThinkSystem DS Series.

Table 2. ThinkSystem DS3200, DS5200, DS7200, and DS5200C CTO base models
Machine Type/Model Feature code Description
7DP4CTO1WW BF3C Lenovo ThinkSystem DS3200
7DP5CTO1WW BF3C Lenovo ThinkSystem DS5200
7DP6CTO1WW BF3C Lenovo ThinkSystem DS7200
7DP7CTO1WW BF3C Lenovo ThinkSystem DS5200C

The models of the DS Series ship with the following items:

  • One chassis with the following components:
    • Two controllers
    • Two power supplies
  • Rack Mount Kit
  • 2m USB Cable (USB Type A to Micro-USB)
  • Documentation flyer
  • Two customer-configured power cables

Controllers

The ThinkSystem DS Series enclosures ship with two NVMe controllers. A controller provides interfaces for host connectivity, management, and internal drives, and it runs ONTAP storage management software.

The ThinkSystem DS series models are 2U rack-mount enclosures that include two controllers, with 128GB of RAM per DS7200 controller and 64GB of RAM for other models.and 24x NVMe U.2 SFF drives. Each controller provides adapter support for 10/25 GbE, 40/100 GbE or 16/32/64 Gb Fibre Channel (FC) ports for host connectivity, depending on the configuration.

The following table lists the RAM and NVMEM per controller

Table 3. RAM and NVMEM per controller
DS7200 DS5200 DS3200 DS5200C
NVMEM (per controller) 16 GB 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB
RAM (per controller) 128 GB 64 GB 64 GB 64 GB

Each DS Series controller requires two cluster interconnect ports cabled directly for a dual-controller HA pair/two-node switchless cluster or to a supported switch for a switched cluster interconnect with multiple dual-controller HA pairs. See system specifications for cluster limits.

Each DS Series controller also has the following host interfaces:

  • 1x slot for Cluster interconnect (Configured in the Cluster Port Adapter section)
    • DS3200 2x 25 GbE ports using 4x 10/25 GbE card (C4AC)
    • DS5200 2x 100 GbE ports using 2x 40/100 GbE card (C4AA)
    • DS7200 2 x 100 GbE ports using 2x 40/100 GbE card (C4AA)
    • DS5200C 2 x 100 GbE ports using 2x 40/100 GbE card (C4AA)
  • 3x slots for host interfaces using HIC adapters; choices of HIC adapters are:
    • 25GbE HIC, with 4x 10/25 GbE SFP28 (DAC cables or SW fiber optic cables, LC) (C4AC)
    • 100GbE HIC, with 2x 40/100 GbE QSFP28 (DAC cables or SW fiber optic cables, MPO) (C4AA)
    • 10Gb BaseT, with 4x 100Mbs/1 Gbs/10Gbs RJ45 (C4A9)
    • Fibre Channel HIC, with 4x 16/32/64 Gb FC SFP+ host ports (SW fiber optic cables, LC)(C4A8)
      • All HICs require SFPs and optical cables or DAC cables
      • All ethernet SFPs run at posted speed only and do not support dual line rates

Two controllers are required for selection and must have the same HIC adapters installed. The use of a DS240N expansion enclosure requires a 100GbE HIC for connectivity installed in slot 1 in each controller.

The following table lists the controllers for the ThinkSystem DS Series Storage Arrays and supported connectivity options.

Tip: The Fibre Channel HIC does not include transceivers. Transceivers are selected separately.

Table 4. DS Series controllers and connectivity options
Part number Feature code Description Maximum quantity per controller
Host Interface Cards - DS3200
4XC7A97035 C4AC Lenovo ThinkSystem Storage 10/25Gb 4 port Ethernet (Host/Cluster) 4
4XC7A97031 C4A8 Lenovo ThinkSystem Storage 64/32Gb 4 Port Fiber Channel Adapter 3
4XC7A97032 C4A9 Lenovo ThinkSystem Storage 10Gb BaseT 4 Port Adapter (Host) 3
4XC7A97033 C4AA Lenovo ThinkSystem Storage 100Gb 2 port Ethernet (Host/Cluster) 3
CTO Only C4W5 Lenovo ThinkSystem Storage 100Gb 2 Port Ethernet, RoCE Adapter (NVMe Shelf) 1
Host Interface Cards - DS5200
4XC7A97035 C4AC Lenovo ThinkSystem Storage 10/25Gb 4 port Ethernet (Host/Cluster) 3
4XC7A97031 C4A8 Lenovo ThinkSystem Storage 64/32Gb 4 Port Fiber Channel Adapter 3
4XC7A97032 C4A9 Lenovo ThinkSystem Storage 10Gb BaseT 4 Port Adapter (Host) 3
4XC7A97033 C4AA Lenovo ThinkSystem Storage 100Gb 2 port Ethernet (Host/Cluster) 4
CTO Only C4W5 Lenovo ThinkSystem Storage 100Gb 2 Port Ethernet, RoCE Adapter (NVMe Shelf) 2
Host Interface Cards - DS7200
4XC7A97035 C4AC Lenovo ThinkSystem Storage 10/25Gb 4 port Ethernet (Host/Cluster) 3
4XC7A97031 C4A8 Lenovo ThinkSystem Storage 64/32Gb 4 Port Fiber Channel Adapter 3
4XC7A97032 C4A9 Lenovo ThinkSystem Storage 10Gb BaseT 4 Port Adapter (Host) 3
4XC7A97033 C4AA Lenovo ThinkSystem Storage 100Gb 2 port Ethernet (Host/Cluster) 4
CTO Only C4W5 Lenovo ThinkSystem Storage 100Gb 2 Port Ethernet, RoCE Adapter (NVMe Shelf) 2
SFP+ and transceiver for 25Gb/100Gb optical cables
4XF7A14919 B4K9 10G SW Optical iSCSI SFP+ Module 1 pack 12
4TC7A94751 C4K4 Lenovo 25G SR SFP28 Amphenol Ethernet Transceiver 12 or 16
4M27A67042 BFH1 Lenovo 100Gb SR4 QSFP28 Ethernet Transceiver 6 or 8
Fiber SFP+ transceivers
4TC7A97241 C4AF Lenovo 64/32G Fiber Channel SFP+ SW Transceiver 12
4M17A13528 B4B3 Lenovo 32Gb FC SFP+ Transceiver 12


The following table lists the supported optical and copper cables.

Tip: The 100GbE cables used to connect the DS240N expansion enclosure are configure with the DS240N.

Table 5. Supported cables
Part number Feature code Description Maximum quantity per controller
DAC cable options for 100GbE
7Z57A03561 AV1Z Lenovo 1m Passive 100G QSFP28 DAC Cable 6 or 8
7Z57A03562 AV20 Lenovo 3m Passive 100G QSFP28 DAC Cable 6 or 8
7Z57A03563 AV21 Lenovo 5m Passive 100G QSFP28 DAC Cable 6 or 8
DAC breakout cable options for 100GbE
7Z57A03564 AV22 Lenovo 1m 100G QSFP28 to 4x25G SFP28 Breakout DAC Cable 4 or 3
7Z57A03565 AV23 Lenovo 3m 100G QSFP28 to 4x25G SFP28 Breakout DAC Cable 4 or 3
7Z57A03566 AV24 Lenovo 5m 100G QSFP28 to 4x25G SFP28 Breakout DAC Cable 4 or 3
DAC cable options for 25 GbE SFP28 connectivity
7Z57A03557 AV1W Lenovo 1m Passive 25G SFP28 DAC Cable 16 or 12
7Z57A03558 AV1X Lenovo 3m Passive 25G SFP28 DAC Cable 16 or 12
7Z57A03559 AV1Y Lenovo 5m Passive 25G SFP28 DAC Cable 16 or 12
DAC cable options for 25GbE SFP28 and 10 GbE SFP+ connectivity
00D6288 A3RG 0.5m Passive DAC SFP+ Cable 12
90Y9427 A1PH 1m Passive DAC SFP+ Cable 12
00AY764 A51N 1.5m Passive DAC SFP+ Cable 12
00AY765 A51P 2m Passive DAC SFP+ Cable 12
90Y9430 A1PJ 3m Passive DAC SFP+ Cable 12
90Y9433 A1PK 5m Passive DAC SFP+ Cable 12
OM3 cable options for 16/32 Gb FC and 25 GbE SW SFP28 optical transceivers
00MN499 ASR5 Lenovo 0.5m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable 16 or 12
00MN502 ASR6 Lenovo 1m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable 16 or 12
00MN505 ASR7 Lenovo 3m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable 16 or 12
00MN508 ASR8 Lenovo 5m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable 16 or 12
00MN511 ASR9 Lenovo 10m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable 16 or 12
00MN514 ASRA Lenovo 15m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable 16 or 12
00MN517 ASRB Lenovo 25m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable 16 or 12
00MN520 ASRC Lenovo 30m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable 16 or 12
OM4 cable options for 16/32 Gb FC and 25 GbE SFP28 optical transceivers
4Z57A10845 B2P9 Lenovo 0.5m LC-LC OM4 MMF Cable 16 or 12
4Z57A10846 B2PA Lenovo 1m LC-LC OM4 MMF Cable 16 or 12
4Z57A10847 B2PB Lenovo 3m LC-LC OM4 MMF Cable 16 or 12
4Z57A10848 B2PC Lenovo 5m LC-LC OM4 MMF Cable 16 or 12
4Z57A10849 B2PD Lenovo 10m LC-LC OM4 MMF Cable 16 or 12
4Z57A10850 B2PE Lenovo 15m LC-LC OM4 MMF Cable 16 or 12
4Z57A10851 B2PF Lenovo 25m LC-LC OM4 MMF Cable 16 or 12
4Z57A10852 B2PG Lenovo 30m LC-LC OM4 MMF Cable 16 or 12
OM4 cables for 100 GbE QSFP28 transceivers
7Z57A03567 AV25 Lenovo 5m MPO-MPO OM4 MMF Cable 8 or 6
7Z57A03568 AV26 Lenovo 7m MPO-MPO OM4 MMF Cable 8 or 6
7Z57A03569 AV27 Lenovo 10m MPO-MPO OM4 MMF Cable 8 or 6
7Z57A03570 AV28 Lenovo 15m MPO-MPO OM4 MMF Cable 8 or 6
7Z57A03571 AV29 Lenovo 20m MPO-MPO OM4 MMF Cable 8 or 6
7Z57A03572 AV2A Lenovo 30m MPO-MPO OM4 MMF Cable 8 or 6
UTP Category 6 cables for 1/10 GbE RJ-45 adapter cards and 1 GbE RJ-45 management ports
00WE123 AVFW 0.75m Green Cat6 Cable 13
00WE127 AVFX 1.0m Green Cat6 Cable 13
00WE131 AVFY 1.25m Green Cat6 Cable 13
00WE135 AVFZ 1.5m Green Cat6 Cable 13
00WE139 AVG0 3m Green Cat6 Cable 13

Expansion enclosures

The ThinkSystem DS Series support attachment of ThinkSystem DS240N 2U24 expansions. The expansion enclosure can be added to the system non-disruptively.

Note: A maximum of two DS240N expansion units are supported via direct attach. More than 2x expansion units require a storage switch (SN2100, Cisco C9336C-FX2). A switch can be used to connect from one up to the maximum number of supported expansions. If a switch is used all expansions will be connected through the switch.

The following table lists the CTO base models for the ThinkSystem DS Series expansion enclosures.

Table 6. CTO base models for the ThinkSystem DS Series expansion enclosures
Description Machine Type/Model Feature code
Lenovo ThinkSystem Storage NVMe 2U24 Chassis 7DPBCTO1WW B6W6

The ThinkSystem DS240N expansion enclosure ships with two NVMe I/O expansion modules. Each NVMe I/O expansion module provides two external 100 GbE QSFP28 ports (labeled Ports A and B) that are used for direct-attach connections to the ThinkSystem DS Series enclosure.

The ThinkSystem DS Series enclosures support the following expansions:

  • DS3200 direct connected 1x DS240N - 48 NVMe SSDs
  • DS5200 direct connected 2x DS240N - 72 NVMe SSDs
  • DS7200 direct connected 2x DS240N - 72 NVMe SSDs (Switch connected:  4x DS240N - 120 NVMe SSDs)
  • DS5200C direct connected 1x DS240N - 48 NVMe SSDs

Configuration notes:

  • 100GbE adapter (C4W5) required to support DS240N expansion.
  • For example to attach 1x DS240N, requires four 100G QSFP28 DAC cables per expansion for directly connecting the expansion to the base enclosure (two from each controller).

The models of the ThinkSystem DS240N ship with the following items:

  • One chassis with the following components:
    • Two NVMe I/O modules
    • Two power supplies
  • Rack Mount Kit
  • Publications Flyer
  • Two customer-configured power cables
  • Four customer-configured 100G QSFP28 Passive DAC cables

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

Table 7. NVMe expansion enclosure connectivity options
Part number Feature code Description Required quantity
7Z57A03561 AV1Z Lenovo 1m Passive 100G QSFP28 DAC Cable 4
7Z57A03562 AV20 Lenovo 3m Passive 100G QSFP28 DAC Cable 4
7Z57A03563 AV21 Lenovo 5m Passive 100G QSFP28 DAC Cable 4

Drives

The ThinkSystem DS Series base enclosures and DS240N expansion enclosures each support up to 24 SFF hot-swap drives, in packs of 2 drives.

  • All non-FIPS drives are Self-Encrypting Drives (SED)
  • FIPS and non-FIPS drives CAN NOT be mixed in the same system
  • All systems require a minimum of 8-drives (4-drive packs)
  • For factory-installed drive packs, all drives in the enclosure must be of the same type and capacity
  • Expansion enclosures require a minimum of 4-drives ( 2-drive packs)

The following tables list the drive options for internal storage for each base enclosure and expansions.

The Lenovo ThinkSystem DS Series enclosures:

The Lenovo ThinkSystem Expansion enclosures:

Table 8. DS3200, DS5200 and DS7200 CTO base models
Part number Feature
code
Description Max
Qty
SED drives
CTO only C3XP Lenovo ThinkSystem 3.84TB (2x 1.9TB NVMe SED) Drive Pack 12
CTO only C3XN Lenovo ThinkSystem 7.68TB (2x 3.84TB NVMe SED) Drive Pack 12
CTO only C3XL Lenovo ThinkSystem 15.4TB (2x 7.68TB NVMe SED) Drive Pack 12
CTO only C3XK Lenovo ThinkSystem 30.7TB (2x 15.36TB NVMe SED) Drive Pack 12
SED FIPS drives
CTO only C3XM Lenovo ThinkSystem 7.68TB (2x 3.84TB NVMe SED FIPS) Drive Pack 12
Table 9. Lenovo ThinkSystem DS5200C CTO base model
Part number Feature
code
Description Max
Qty
QLC NVMe SED drives
CTO only C5RG Lenovo ThinkSystem 30.7TB (2x 15.36TB QLC NVMe SED) Drive Pack 12
CTO only C5RH Lenovo ThinkSystem 61.4TB (2x 30.72TB QLC NVMe SED) Drive Pack 12
Table 10. ThinkSystem DS240N 2U24 Expansion (7DPB)
Part number Feature
code
Description Max
Qty
SED drives
CTO only C3XP Lenovo ThinkSystem 3.84TB (2x 1.9TB NVMe SED) Drive Pack 12
CTO only C3XN Lenovo ThinkSystem 7.68TB (2x 3.84TB NVMe SED) Drive Pack 12
CTO only C3XL Lenovo ThinkSystem 15.4TB (2x 7.68TB NVMe SED) Drive Pack 12
CTO only C3XK Lenovo ThinkSystem 30.7TB (2x 15.36TB NVMe SED) Drive Pack 12
QLC NVMe SED drives
CTO only C5RG Lenovo ThinkSystem 30.7TB (2x 15.36TB QLC NVMe SED) Drive Pack 12
CTO only C5RH Lenovo ThinkSystem 61.4TB (2x 30.72TB QLC NVMe SED) Drive Pack 12
SED FIPS drives
CTO only C3XM Lenovo ThinkSystem 7.68TB (2x 3.84TB NVMe SED FIPS) Drive Pack 12

Software

In this section:

Feature bundles

Controller software for the Lenovo ThinkSystem DS Series is only available in a single bundle:

  • Storage All SAN Complete Bundle Offering (Feature CCQ9)

The following table summarizes the features in each bundle for the DS3200, DS5200, DS7200 and DS5200C.

Table 11. Software selection
Feature All SAN Complete Bundle (WW)
RAID-DP data protection Included
SAN (Block access): iSCSI, FC, NVMe/FC, NVMe/TCP Included
All Flash Array (AFA) capability Included
Thin provisioning Included
Compression Included
Compaction Included
Deduplication Included
Snapshots Included
Encryption* Included*
Balanced placement Included
Dynamic capacity expansion Included
Adaptive Quality of Service Included
SnapRestore Included
FlexClone Included
FlexVol Included
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) support Included†
SnapLock data protection Included
Multitenant Key Magement Included
Autonomous Ransomware Protection (ARP) Included
SnapMirror Cloud Included
SnapMirror active sync Included
SnapMirror asynchronous replication Included
SnapMirror synchronous replication Included
SnapCenter Included

* Requires the encryption version of ONTAP. See the ONTAP software section
† Not available in PRC

The features are summarized as follows:

  • RAID-DP 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 two (RAID-DP) 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: All capacity is thin provisioned to optimize 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.
  • 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.
  • Data Protection Optimized (DPO): Increases the amount of concurrent SnapMirror sessions per node, as well as improving SnapMirror performance to the cluster.
  • SnapMirror active sync: 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)
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Autonomous Ransomware Protection (ARP): Uses workload analysis in 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.
  • 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 DS3200, DS5200, DS7200 and DS5200C. The table also indicates which markets each version is available in.

Table 12. Software selection
Feature code Description Availability
CCWL Lenovo ThinkSystem Storage ONTAP 9.17 Software Encryption - IPAv2 All markets
CCWM Lenovo ThinkSystem Storage ONTAP 9.17 Software NonEncryption - IPAv2 All markets

Software maintenance is included in the DS3200, DS5200, DS7200 and DS5200C warranty and support (see Warranty and support for details).

Management

The ThinkSystem DS Series 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.

Power supplies and cables

The ThinkSystem DS Series base enclosures and the DS240N 2U24 SFF expansion enclosures ship with two redundant hot-swap 1600 W (200-240 V) Platinum AC power supplies, each with an IEC 320-C14 connector.

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

Note: A 110V power source is only supported on the DS3200. Included power supply is auto-sensing.

Rack installation

The individually shipped ThinkSystem DS Series and DS240N enclosures come with the ThinkSystem Storage Rack Mount Kit 2U24 listed in the following table.

Table 13. 4-post rack mount kit
Feature code Description Quantity
B6Y6 Lenovo ThinkSystem NVMe Rail Kit 4 post 1

When the ThinkSystem DS 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.

Table 14. 4-post SIR rack mount kits
Feature code Description Quantity
B6Y7 ThinkSystem NVMe Adjustable Rail Kit 1

The following table summarizes the rack mount kit features and specifications.

Table 15. Rack mount kit features and specifications summary
Attribute Screw-in fixed rail with adjustable depth
2U24 NVMe 2U24 NVMe SIR
Feature code B6Y6 B6Y7
Enclosure support DSxx00, DS242N DSxx00, DS242N
Rail type Fixed (static) with adjustable depth Fixed (static) with adjustable depth
Tool-less installation No No
In-rack maintenance Yes* Yes*
Ship-in-rack (SIR) support No Yes
1U PDU support Yes Yes
0U PDU support Limited** Limited**
Rack type IBM or Lenovo 4-post,
I
EC standard-compliant
IBM or Lenovo 4-post,
IEC standard-compliant
Mounting holes Square or round Square or round
Mounting flange thickness 2.0 - 3.3 mm (0.08 - 0.13 in.) 2.0 - 3.3 mm (0.08 - 0.13 in.)
Distance between front and rear mounting flanges^ 605 - 813 mm (23.8 - 32 in.) 605 - 813 mm (23.8 - 32 in.)

* 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.
^ 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 DS Series physical specifications are in the following table:

Table 16. Physical specifications per system
Physical Characteristics DS3200 DS5200 DS7200 DS5200C
Rack Units 2 2 2 2
Chassis Height 3.43" (8.7 cm) 3.43" (8.7 cm) 3.43" (8.7 cm) 3.43" (8.7 cm)
Chassis Width with Mounting Flanges 19.02" (48.3 cm) 19.02" (48.3 cm) 19.02" (48.3 cm) 19.02" (48.3 cm)
Chassis Width without Mounting Flanges 17.6" (44.7 cm) 17.6" (44.7 cm) 17.6" (44.7 cm) 17.6" (44.7 cm)
Chassis Depth without Cable Mgmt 22.05" (56 cm) 22.05" (56 cm) 22.05" (56 cm) 22.05" (56 cm)
Chassis Weight 60.7 lb (27.5 kg) 60.7 lb (27.5 kg) 60.7 lb (27.5 kg) 60.7 lb (27.5 kg)
Front Clearance (Cooling) 6.03" (15.3 cm) 6.03" (15.3 cm) 6.03" (15.3 cm) 6.03" (15.3 cm)
Front Clearance (Maintenance) 24.03" (61 cm) 24.03" (61 cm) 24.03" (61 cm) 24.03" (61 cm)
Rear Clearance (Cooling) 6.03" (15.3 cm) 6.03" (15.3 cm) 6.03" (15.3 cm) 6.03" (15.3 cm)
Rear Clearance (Maintenance) 16.94" (43 cm) 16.94" (43 cm) 16.94" (43 cm) 16.94" (43 cm)

The ThinkSystem DS240N expansion specifications are in the following table:

Table 17. DS240N expansion physical specification
Physical Characteristics DS240N
Rack Units 2
Chassis Height 3.43" (8.7 cm)
Chassis Width with Mounting Flanges 19.02" (48.3 cm)
Chassis Width without Mounting Flanges 17.6" (44.7 cm)
Chassis Depth without Cable Mgmt 22.05" (56 cm)
Chassis Weight 56.7 lb (25.7 kg)
Front Clearance (Cooling) 6.02'' (15.3 cm)
Front Clearance (Maintenance) 24.02'' (61 cm)
Rear Clearance (Cooling) 6.02'' (15.3 cm)
Rear Clearance (Maintenance) 16.93'' (43 cm)

Operating environment

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

Table 18. Environment specifications per system
Environmental Requirements DS3200 DS5200 DS7200 DS5200C
Operating Temperature Range 50 to 95 deg F; 10 to 35 deg C 51 to 95 deg F; 10 to 35 deg C 52 to 95 deg F; 10 to 35 deg C 53 to 95 deg F; 10 to 35 deg C
Storage Temperature Range -40 to 158 deg F; -40 to 70 deg C -40 to 158 deg F; -40 to 70 deg C -40 to 158 deg F; -40 to 70 deg C -40 to 158 deg F;  -40 to 70 deg C
Transit Temperature Range -40 to 158 deg F; -40 to 70 deg C -40 to 158 deg F; -40 to 70 deg C -40 to 158 deg F; -40 to 70 deg C -40 to 158 deg F; -40 to 70 deg C
Operating Relative Humidity 8 to 80 % 8 to 80 % 8 to 80 % 8 to 80 %
Storage Relative Humidity 10 to 95 % 10 to 95 % 10 to 95 % 10 to 95 %
Transit Relative Humidity 10 to 95 % 10 to 95 % 10 to 95 % 10 to 95 %
Operating Altitude Range Up to 10000.0 ft; Up to 3048.0 m Up to 10000.0 ft; Up to 3048.0 m Up to 10000.0 ft; Up to 3048.0 m Up to 10000.0 ft; Up to 3048.0 m
Storage Altitude Range Up to 40000.0 ft; Up to 12192.0 m Up to 40000.0 ft; Up to 12192.0 m Up to 40000.0 ft; Up to 12192.0 m Up to 40000.0 ft; Up to 12192.0 m
Transit Altitude Range Up to 39989.8 ft; Up to 12192 m Up to 39989.8 ft; Up to 12192 m Up to 39989.8 ft; Up to 12192 m Up to 39989.8 ft; Up to 12192 m
Acoustic Noise - Sound Power 8 Bels 8 Bels 8 Bels 8 Bels
Acoustic Noise - Sound Pressure 70.5 dBA 70.5 dBA 70.5 dBA 70.5 dBA
Input Power Voltage 40 to 48; 100 to 120; 200 to 240 40 to 48; 200 to 240 40 to 48; 200 to 240 40 to 48; 200 to 240

The ThinkSystem DS240N expansion supports in the following environment:

Table 19. DS240N Environment specifications
Environmental Requirement DS240N
Operating Temperature Range 50 to 95 deg F 10 to 35 deg C
Storage Temperature Range -40 to 158 deg F; -40 to 70 deg C
Transit Temperature Range -40 to 158 deg F; -40 to 70 deg C
Operating Relative Humidity 8 to 80 %
Storage Relative Humidity 10 to 95 %
Transit Relative Humidity 10 to 95 %
Operating Altitude Range Up to 9997.44 ft; Up to 3048.0 m
Storage Altitude Range Up to 39989.76 ft; Up to 12192.0 m
Transit Altitude Range Up to 39989.8 ft; Up to 12192 m
Acoustic Noise - Sound Power 7.6 Bels
Acoustic Noise - Sound Pressure 62.6 dBA
Input Power Voltage 100 to 120; 200 to 240

Warranty and support

The DS3200, DS5200, DS7200, DS5200C and DS240N expansion enclosures have a  3-year warranty.

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

Lenovo Data Center Services empower you at every stage of your IT lifecycle. From expert advisory and strategic planning to seamless deployment and ongoing support, we ensure your infrastructure is built for success. Our comprehensive services accelerate time to value, minimize downtime, and free your IT staff to focus on driving innovation and business growth.

Note: Some service options may not be available in all markets or regions. For more information, go to https://lenovolocator.com/. For information about Lenovo service upgrade offerings that are available in your region, contact your local Lenovo sales representative or business partner.

In this section:

Lenovo Advisory Services

Lenovo Advisory Services simplify the planning process, enabling customers to build future-proofed strategies in as little as six weeks. Consultants provide guidance on projects including VM migration, storage, backup and recovery, and cost management to accelerate time to value, improve cost efficiency, and build a flexibly scalable foundation.

  • Assessment Services

    An Assessment helps solve your IT challenges through an onsite, multi-day session with a Lenovo technology expert. We perform a tools-based assessment which provides a comprehensive and thorough review of a company's environment and technology systems. In addition to the technology based functional requirements, the consultant also discusses and records the non-functional business requirements, challenges, and constraints. Assessments help organizations like yours, no matter how large or small, get a better return on your IT investment and overcome challenges in the ever-changing technology landscape.

  • Design Services

    Professional Services consultants perform infrastructure design and implementation planning to support your strategy. The high-level architectures provided by the assessment service are turned into low level designs and wiring diagrams, which are reviewed and approved prior to implementation. The implementation plan will demonstrate an outcome-based proposal to provide business capabilities through infrastructure with a risk-mitigated project plan.

Lenovo Plan & Design Services

Unlock faster time to market with our tailored, strategic design workshops to align solution approaches with your business goals and technical requirements. Leverage our deep solution expertise and end-to-end delivery partnership to meet your goals efficiently and effectively.

Lenovo Deployment, Migration, and Configuration Services

Optimize your IT operations by shifting labor-intensive functions to Lenovo's skilled technicians for seamless on-site or remote deployment, configuration, and migration. Enjoy peace of mind, faster time to value, and comprehensive knowledge sharing with your IT staff, backed by our best-practice methodology.

  • Deployment Services for Storage and ThinkAgile

    A comprehensive range of remote and onsite options tailored specifically for your business needs to ensure your storage and ThinkAgile hardware are fully operational from the start.

  • Hardware Installation Services

    A full-range, comprehensive setup for your hardware, including unpacking, inspecting, and positioning components to ensure your equipment is operational and error-free for the most seamless and efficient installation experience, so you can quickly benefit from your investments.

  • DM/DG/DE Health Check Services

    Our experts perform proactive checks of your Firmware and system health to ensure your machines are operating at peak and optimal efficiency to maximize up-time, avoid system failures, ensure the security of IT solutions and simplify maintenance.

  • Factory Integrated Services

    A suite of value-added offerings provided during the manufacturing phase of a server or storage system that reduces time to value. These services aim at improving your hardware deployment experience and enhance the quality of a standard configuration before it arrives at your facility.

Lenovo Support Services

In addition to response time options for hardware parts, repairs, and labor, Lenovo offers a wide array of additional support services to ensure your business is positioned for success and longevity. Our goal is to reduce your capital outlays, mitigate your IT risks, and accelerate your time to productivity.

  • Premier Support for Data Centers

    Your direct line to the solution that promises the best, most comprehensive level of support to help you fully unlock the potential of your data center.

  • Premier Enhanced Storage Support (PESS)

    Gain all the benefits of Premier Support for Data Centers, adding dedicated storage specialists and resources to elevate your storage support experience to the next level.

  • Committed Service Repair (CSR)

    Our commitment to ensuring the fastest, most seamless resolution times for mission-critical systems that require immediate attention to ensure minimal downtime and risk for your business. This service is only available for machines under the Premier 4-Hour Response SLA.

  • Multivendor Support Services (MVS)

    Your single point of accountability for resolution support across vast range of leading Server, Storage, and Networking OEMs, allowing you to manage all your supported infrastructure devices seamlessly from a single source.

  • Keep Your Drive (KYD)

    Protect sensitive data and maintain compliance with corporate retention and disposal policies to ensure your data is always under your control, regardless of the number of drives that are installed in your Lenovo server.

  • Technical Account Manager (TAM)

    Your single point of contact to expedite service requests, provide status updates, and furnish reports to track incidents over time, ensuring smooth operations and optimized performance as your business grows.

  • Enterprise Software Support (ESS)

    Gain comprehensive, single-source, and global support for a wide range of server operating systems and Microsoft server applications.

For more information, consult the brochure Lenovo Operational Support Services for Data Centers.

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 DS Series enclosures conform to the following regulations:

  • United States: FCC Part 15, Class A; UL 60950-1
  • Canada: ICES-003, Class A; CAN/CSA-C22.2 60950-1
  • Mexico NOM
  • European Union: CE Mark (EN55032 Class A, EN55024, IEC/EN60950-1); ROHS Directive 2011/65/EU
  • Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus: EAC
  • China: CCC GB 4943.1, GB 17625.1, GB 9254 Class A; CELP; CECP
  • Japan: VCCI, Class A
  • Taiwan: BSMI CNS 13438, Class A; CNS 14336-1
  • Korea KN32/35, Class A
  • Australia/New Zealand: AS/NZS CISPR 22 Class A

Interoperability

Lenovo provides end-to-end storage compatibility testing to deliver interoperability throughout the network. The ThinkSystem DS Series all-Flash SAN Storage Array supports attachment to Lenovo servers by using NVMe over Fibre Channel (NVMe/FC), iSCSI, and Fibre Channel storage connectivity.

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 Ethernet storage switch can be used with the ThinkSystem DS3200, DS5200, DS7200 and DS5200C for cluster interconnect configurations.

  • Cisco 9336C-FX2 (preferred switch)
  • BES-53248 (withdrawn; still supported for existing installations)
  • NVIDIA SN2100 (withdrawn; still supported for existing installations)
Table 20. Ethernet storage switch
Part number Description
7D2SCTO1WW BES-53248 Ethernet Storage Switch: 16x SFP ports and 2x QSFP ports active, 2 PS (CTO only)
7DBUCTO1WW Mellanox SN2100 16 Port, QSFP28, 100GbE Switch, Rear to Front (PSE) Exhaust**
7DBUCTO2WW Mellanox SN2100 16 port, QSFP28, 100GbE Switch, Front to Rear (oPSE) Exhaust**

** The SN2100 switch can be used with the ThinkSystem DS3200, DS5200, DS7200 and DS5200C for cluster interconnect.

For more information, see the following

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:

Rack cabinets

The following table lists the supported rack cabinets.

Table 21. Rack cabinets (D)
ModelDescription
7D6DA007WWThinkSystem 42U Onyx Primary Heavy Duty Rack Cabinet (1200mm)
7D6DA008WWThinkSystem 42U Pearl Primary Heavy Duty Rack Cabinet (1200mm)
7D6EA009WWThinkSystem 48U Onyx Primary Heavy Duty Rack Cabinet (1200mm)
7D6EA00AWWThinkSystem 48U Pearl Primary Heavy Duty Rack Cabinet (1200mm)
93074RX42U Standard Rack (1000mm)
93604PX42U 1200mm Deep Dynamic Rack
93604EX42U 1200mm Deep Dynamic Expansion Rack
93614PX42U 1200mm Deep Static Rack
93614EX42U 1200mm Deep Static Expansion Rack
93634PX42U 1100mm Dynamic Rack
93634EX42U 1100mm Dynamic Expansion Rack
93084PX42U Enterprise Rack
93084EX42U Enterprise Expansion Rack

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.

Table 22. Power distribution units
Part
number
Feature
code
Description
ANZ
ASEAN
Brazil
EET
MEA
RUCIS
WE
HTK
INDIA
JAPAN
LA
NA
PRC
0U Basic PDUs
4PU7A93176 C0QH 0U 36 C13 and 6 C19 Basic 32A 1 Phase PDU v2 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y
4PU7A93169 C0DA 0U 36 C13 and 6 C19 Basic 32A 1 Phase PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y
4PU7A93177 C0QJ 0U 24 C13/C15 and 24 C13/C15/C19 Basic 32A 3 Phase WYE PDU v2 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
4PU7A93170 CBVF 0U 24 C13/C15 and 24 C13/C15/C19 Basic 32A 3 Phase WYE PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
00YJ776 ATZY 0U 36 C13/6 C19 24A 1 Phase PDU N Y Y N N N N N N Y Y Y N
00YJ779 ATZX 0U 21 C13/12 C19 48A 3 Phase PDU N N Y N N N Y N N Y Y Y N
00YJ777 ATZZ 0U 36 C13/6 C19 32A 1 Phase PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y
00YJ778 AU00 0U 21 C13/12 C19 32A 3 Phase PDU Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y
0U Switched and Monitored PDUs
4PU7A93181 C0QN 0U 21 C13/C15 and 21 C13/C15/C19 Switched and Monitored 48A 3 Phase Delta PDU v2 (60A derated) N Y N N N N N Y N Y N Y N
4PU7A93174 CBVJ 0U 21 C13/C15 and 21 C13/C15/C19 Switched and Monitored 60A 3 Phase Delta PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
4PU7A93178 C0QK 0U 20 C13 and 4 C19 Switched and Monitored 32A 1 Phase PDU v2 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y
4PU7A93171 C0D8 0U 20 C13 and 4 C19 Switched and Monitored 32A 1 Phase PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y
4PU7A93182 C0QP 0U 18 C13/C15 and 18 C13/C15/C19 Switched and Monitored 63A 3 Phase WYE PDU v2 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
4PU7A93175 C0CS 0U 18 C13/C15 and 18 C13/C15/C19 Switched and Monitored 63A 3 Phase WYE PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y
4PU7A93180 C0QM 0U 18 C13/C15 and 18 C13/C15/C19 Switched and Monitored 32A 3 Phase WYE PDU v2 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
4PU7A93173 CBVH 0U 18 C13/C15 and 18 C13/C15/C19 Switched and Monitored 32A 3 Phase WYE PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
4PU7A93179 C0QL 0U 16 C13/C15 and 16 C13/C15/C19 Switched and Monitored 24A 1 Phase PDU v2 (30A derated) N Y N N N N N Y N Y N Y N
4PU7A93172 CBVG 0U 16 C13/C15 and 16 C13/C15/C19 Switched and Monitored 30A 1 Phase PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
00YJ783 AU04 0U 12 C13/12 C19 Switched and Monitored 48A 3 Phase PDU N N Y N N N Y N N Y Y Y N
00YJ781 AU03 0U 20 C13/4 C19 Switched and Monitored 24A 1 Phase PDU N N Y N Y N Y N N Y Y Y N
00YJ782 AU02 0U 18 C13/6 C19 Switched and Monitored 32A 3 Phase PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y
00YJ780 AU01 0U 20 C13/4 C19 Switched and Monitored 32A 1 Phase PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y
1U Switched and Monitored PDUs
4PU7A90808 C0D4 1U 18 C19/C13 Switched and monitored 48A 3P WYE PDU V2 ETL N N N N N N N Y N Y Y Y N
4PU7A81117 BNDV 1U 18 C19/C13 switched and monitored 48A 3P WYE PDU - ETL N N N N N N N N N N N Y N
4PU7A90809 C0DE 1U 18 C19/C13 Switched and monitored 48A 3P WYE PDU V2 CE Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y
4PU7A81118 BNDW 1U 18 C19/C13 switched and monitored 48A 3P WYE PDU – CE Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y
4PU7A90810 C0DD 1U 18 C19/C13 Switched and monitored 80A 3P Delta PDU V2 N N N N N N N Y N Y Y Y N
4PU7A77467 BLC4 1U 18 C19/C13 Switched and Monitored 80A 3P Delta PDU N N N N N N N N N Y N Y N
4PU7A90811 C0DC 1U 12 C19/C13 Switched and monitored 32A 3P WYE PDU V2 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
4PU7A77468 BLC5 1U 12 C19/C13 switched and monitored 32A 3P WYE PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
4PU7A90812 C0DB 1U 12 C19/C13 Switched and monitored 60A 3P Delta PDU V2 N N N N N N N Y N Y Y Y N
4PU7A77469 BLC6 1U 12 C19/C13 switched and monitored 60A 3P Delta PDU N N N N N N N N N N N Y N
46M4002 5896 1U 9 C19/3 C13 Switched and Monitored DPI PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
46M4004 5894 1U 12 C13 Switched and Monitored DPI PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
46M4003 5897 1U 9 C19/3 C13 Switched and Monitored 60A 3 Phase PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
46M4005 5895 1U 12 C13 Switched and Monitored 60A 3 Phase PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
1U C13 Enterprise PDUs (12x IEC 320 C13 outlets)
39M2816 6030 DPI C13 PDU+ Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
39Y8941 6010 Enterprise C13 PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
1U C19 Enterprise PDUs (6x IEC 320 C19 outlets)
39Y8948 6060 Enterprise C19 PDU Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
39Y8923 6061 Enterprise C19 3 phase PDU (60a) N N Y N N N Y N N N Y Y N
1U Front-end PDUs (3x IEC 320 C19 outlets)
39Y8938 6002 DPI 30amp/125V Front-end PDU with NEMA L5-30P Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
39Y8939 6003 DPI 30amp/250V Front-end PDU with NEMA L6-30P Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
39Y8934 6005 DPI 32amp/250V Front-end PDU with IEC 309 2P+Gnd Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
39Y8940 6004 DPI 60amp/250V Front-end PDU with IEC 309 2P+Gnd connector Y N Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y N
39Y8935 6006 DPI 63amp/250V Front-end PDU with IEC 309 2P+Gnd connector Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
1U NEMA PDUs (6x NEMA 5-15R outlets)
39Y8905 5900 DPI 100-127v PDU with Fixed Nema L5-15P line cord Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Line cords for 1U PDUs that ship without a line cord
40K9611 6504 4.3m, 32A/380-415V, EPDU/IEC 309 3P+N+G 3ph wye (non-US) Line Cord Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
40K9612 6502 4.3m, 32A/230V, EPDU to IEC 309 P+N+G (non-US) Line Cord Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
40K9613 6503 4.3m, 63A/230V, EPDU to IEC 309 P+N+G (non-US) Line Cord Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
40K9614 6500 4.3m, 30A/208V, EPDU to NEMA L6-30P (US) Line Cord Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
40K9615 6501 4.3m, 60A/208V, EPDU to IEC 309 2P+G (US) Line Cord N N Y N N N Y N N Y Y Y N
40K9617 6505 4.3m, 32A/230V, Souriau UTG to AS/NZS 3112 (Aus/NZ) Line Cord Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
40K9618 6506 4.3m, 32A/250V, Souriau UTG Female to KSC 8305 (S. Korea) Line Cord Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

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.

Table 23. Uninterruptible power supply units
Part number Description
Rack-mounted or tower UPS units - 100-125VAC
7DD5A001WW RT1.5kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS-G2 (100-125VAC)
55941AX RT1.5kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS (100-125VAC)
55942AX RT2.2kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS (100-125VAC)
7DD5A003WW RT3kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS-G2 (100-125VAC)
55943AX RT3kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS (100-125VAC)
Rack-mounted or tower UPS units - 200-240VAC
7DD5A002WW RT1.5kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS-G2 (200-240VAC)
55941KX RT1.5kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS (200-240VAC)
55942KX RT2.2kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS (200-240VAC)
7DD5A005WW RT3kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS-G2 (200-240VAC)
55943KX RT3kVA 2U Rack or Tower UPS (200-240VAC)
7DD5A007WW RT5kVA 3U Rack or Tower UPS-G2 (200-240VAC)
55945KX RT5kVA 3U Rack or Tower UPS (200-240VAC)
7DD5A008WW RT6kVA 3U Rack or Tower UPS-G2 (200-240VAC)
55946KX RT6kVA 3U Rack or Tower UPS (200-240VAC)
55948KX RT8kVA 6U Rack or Tower UPS (200-240VAC)
7DD5A00AWW RT11kVA 6U Rack or Tower UPS-G2 (200-240VAC)
55949KX RT11kVA 6U Rack or Tower UPS (200-240VAC)
55943KT† ThinkSystem RT3kVA 2U Standard UPS (200-230VAC) (2x C13 10A, 2x GB 10A, 1x C19 16A outlets)
55943LT† ThinkSystem RT3kVA 2U Long Backup UPS (200-230VAC) (2x C13 10A, 2x GB 10A, 1x C19 16A outlets)
55946KT† ThinkSystem RT6kVA 5U UPS (200-230VAC) (2x C13 10A outlets, 1x Terminal Block output)
5594XKT† ThinkSystem RT10kVA 5U UPS (200-230VAC) (2x C13 10A outlets, 1x Terminal Block output)
Rack-mounted or tower UPS units - 380-415VAC
55948PX RT8kVA 6U 3:1 Phase Rack or Tower UPS (380-415VAC)
55949PX RT11kVA 6U 3:1 Phase Rack or Tower UPS (380-415VAC)

† 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

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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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    2025-11-21 | 60 minutes | Employees and Partners
    Details
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    In this 60-minute replay, Nadia Mosqueira, Sustainability Services Sr. Product Manager, guided us through ARS (Asset Recovery Services). Afterward, Roger Yarosh, Senior Product Manager for Storage, provided insights on the new DS storage.

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