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Lenovo ThinkSystem DE2000H is a low-cost, hybrid entry-level storage system that is designed to provide performance, simplicity, capacity, security, and high availability for small to large businesses. It delivers enterprise-class storage management capabilities with a wide choice of host connectivity options, flexible drive configurations, and enhanced data management features. The ThinkSystem DE2000H is a perfect fit for small offices and remote and branch offices of large enterprises that run a wide range of workloads, including big data and analytics, video surveillance, technical computing, backup and recovery, and other storage I/O-intensive applications.

ThinkSystem DE2000H models are available in a 2U rack form-factor with 24 small form-factor (2.5-inch SFF) drives (2U24 SFF) or 12 large form-factor (3.5-inch LFF) drives (2U12 LFF) and include two controllers, each with 8 GB memory for a system total of 16 GB. Host interface cards provide 12 Gb SAS, 10/25 Gb iSCSI, or 8/16/32 Gb FC connections.

The ThinkSystem DE2000H Storage Array scales up to 96 drives with the attachment of Lenovo ThinkSystem DE120S 2U12 and DE240S 2U24 SFF Expansion Enclosures. It also offers flexible drive configurations with the choice of 2.5-inch (SFF) and 3.5-inch (LFF) form factors, 10 K rpm SAS and 7.2 K rpm NL SAS hard disk drives (HDDs), and SAS solid-state drives (SSDs).

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DE Controller DE2000H

8G HICless 2U24 SFF

DATA SHEET

Lenovo ThinkSystem DE2000H is a low-cost, hybrid entry-level storage system that is designed to provide performance, simplicity, capacity, security, and high availability for small to large businesses. It delivers enterprise-class storage management capabilities with a wide choice of host connectivity options, flexible drive configurations, and enhanced data management features. The ThinkSystem DE2000H is a perfect fit for small offices and remote and branch offices of large enterprises that run a wide range of workloads, including big data and analytics, video surveillance, technical computing, backup and recovery, and other storage I/O-intensive applications.

ThinkSystem DE2000H models are available in a 2U rack form-factor with 24 small form-factor (2.5-inch SFF) drives (2U24 SFF) or 12 large form-factor (3.5-inch LFF) drives (2U12 LFF) and include two controllers, each with 8 GB memory for a system total of 16 GB. Host interface cards provide 12 Gb SAS, 10/25 Gb iSCSI, or 8/16/32 Gb FC connections.

The ThinkSystem DE2000H Storage Array scales up to 96 drives with the attachment of Lenovo ThinkSystem DE120S 2U12 and DE240S 2U24 SFF Expansion Enclosures. It also offers flexible drive configurations with the choice of 2.5-inch (SFF) and 3.5-inch (LFF) form factors, 10 K rpm SAS and 7.2 K rpm NL SAS hard disk drives (HDDs), and SAS solid-state drives (SSDs).

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Did you know?

The ThinkSystem DE2000H scales up to 1.47 PB of raw storage capacity.

The ThinkSystem DE2000H offers block storage connectivity with support for 10/25 Gb iSCSI SFP28, 8/16/32 Gb FC, or 12 Gb SAS technologies.

Key features

The ThinkSystem DE2000H offers the following key features and benefits:

  • Low-cost, entry-level hybrid storage with dual active/active controller configurations with 8 GB system memory per controller for high availability and performance.
  • 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 host connectivity to match diverse client needs with support for 12 Gb SAS, 10/25 Gb iSCSI, or 8/16/32 Gb FC connectivity at the same time.
  • 12 Gb SAS drive-side connectivity with support for up to 24x 2.5-inch small form factor (SFF) drives in the 2U24 SFF enclosures or up to 12x 3.5-inch large form factor (LFF) drives in the 2U12 LFF enclosures.
  • Scalability to up to 96 SFF or 48 LFF drives with the attachment of up to three expansion enclosures (ThinkSystem DE240S 2U24 SFF, or DE120S 2U12 LFF, or a combination of the DE240S and DE120S) to satisfy growing needs for storage capacity and performance.
  • Rich set of standard storage management functions available at no extra cost, including Dynamic Disk Pools, SSD read cache, snapshots, volume copy, thin provisioning, and encryption (requires optional FIPS drives).
  • Optional licensed functions, including higher number of snapshots for greater scalability and asynchronous mirroring for continuous data availability.
  • Intuitive, web-based GUI for easy system setup and management.
  • Designed for 99.999% availability with redundant hot-swap components, including controllers and I/O modules, power supplies, proactive maintenance, and non-disruptive firmware upgrades.

The ThinkSystem DE2000H supports the complete range of data storage requirements, from highly used applications to high-capacity, low usage applications.

The following drives are supported in the 2U24 SFF enclosures:

  • Capacity-optimized SSDs (1 drive write per day [DWD]): 3.84 TB, 7.68 TB, and 15.36 TB
  • High performance SSDs (3 DWD): 800 GB, 1.6 TB
  • High performance self-encrypting FIPS SSDs (3 DWD): 1.6 TB
  • Performance-optimized, enterprise class HDDs: 1.2 TB and 1.8 TB 10K rpm
  • Performance-optimized, enterprise class self-encrypting FIPS HDDs: 1.8 TB 10K rpm

The following drives are supported in the 2U12 LFF enclosures:

  • High-performance SSDs (3 DWD; 2.5″ drive in a 3.5″ drive tray): 800 GB
  • High performance self-encrypting FIPS SSDs (3 DWD; 2.5″ drive in a 3.5″ drive tray): 1.6 TB
  • High-capacity, archival-class nearline HDDs: 4 TB, 8 TB, 10 TB, 12 TB, and 16 TB 7.2K rpm
  • High-capacity, archival-class nearline self-encrypting FIPS HDDs: 6 TB and 10 TB 7.2K rpm

All drives are dual-port and hot-swappable. Drives of the same form factor can be intermixed within the appropriate enclosure, which provides the flexibility to address performance and capacity needs within a single enclosure.

Up to three 2U expansion enclosures (ThinkSystem DE240S 2U24 SFF, or ThinkSystem DE120S 2U12 LFF, or a combination of the ThinkSystem DE240S and DE120S) are supported by a single ThinkSystem DE2000H system. Customers can intermix 2U24 SFF and 2U12 LFF expansion enclosures behind a 2U24 SFF or 2U12 LFF 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.

The ThinkSystem DE2000H offers high levels of system and data availability with the following technologies:

  • Dual-active controller modules with automatic load balancing and failover
  • Mirrored data cache with flash backup (battery-backed destaging to flash)
  • Dual-port SAS HDDs and SSDs with automatic drive failure detection and rebuild with global hot spares
  • Redundant, hot-swappable and customer replaceable hardware components, including SFP/SFP+ transceivers, controller and I/O modules, power supplies, and drives
  • Automated path failover support for the data path between the host and the drives with multipathing software
  • Non-disruptive controller and drive firmware upgrades

Components and connectors

The following figure shows the front of the ThinkSystem DE2000H and DE240S 2U SFF enclosures.

ThinkSystem DE2000H and DE240S 2U SFF enclosures front view
Figure 2. ThinkSystem DE2000H and DE240S 2U SFF enclosures front view

The front of the ThinkSystem DE2000H and DE240S 2U SFF enclosures includes the following components:

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

The following figure shows the front of the ThinkSystem DE2000H and DE120S 2U LFF enclosures.

ThinkSystem DE2000H and DE120S 2U LFF enclosures front view
Figure 3. ThinkSystem DE2000H and DE120S 2U LFF enclosures front view

The front of the ThinkSystem DE2000H and DE120S 2U LFF enclosures includes the following components:

  • 12 LFF hot-swap drive bays
  • Enclosure status LEDs
  • Enclosure ID LED

The following figure shows the rear of the ThinkSystem DE2000H 2U controller enclosure with two Gen2 controllers installed.

Rear view ThinkSystem DE2000H 2U controller enclosure with two Gen2 controllers installed
Figure 4. Rear view ThinkSystem DE2000H 2U controller enclosure with two Gen2 controllers installed

The rear of the ThinkSystem DE2000H 2U controller enclosure includes the following components:

  • Two redundant hot-swap controllers, each with the following ports:
    • One slot for a host interface card
      Note: The DE2000H Gen2 controllers no longer offers base ports
    • Two 12 Gb SAS x4 expansion ports (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644) for connections to the expansion enclosures.
    • One RJ-45 10/100/1000 Mb Ethernet port for out-of-band management.
      Note: The Ethernet port (P2) next to the GbE management port is not available for use.
    • Two serial console ports (RJ-45 and Micro-USB) for another means to configure the system.
    • One USB Type A port (reserved for factory use)
  • Two redundant hot-swap 913 W (100 – 240 V) AC power supplies (IEC 320-C14 power connector) with integrated cooling fans.

The following figure shows the rear of the ThinkSystem DE240S or DE120S 2U expansion enclosure.

ThinkSystem DE240S or DE120S 2U expansion enclosure rear view
Figure 5. ThinkSystem DE240S or DE120S 2U expansion enclosure rear view

The rear of the ThinkSystem DE240S or DE120S 2U expansion enclosure includes the following components:

  • Two redundant hot-swap I/O Modules; each I/O Module provides four 12 Gb SAS x4 expansion ports (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644) for connections to the controller enclosures and for connecting the expansion enclosures between each other.
  • Two redundant hot-swap 913 W (100 – 240 V) AC power supplies (IEC 320-C14 power connector) with integrated cooling fans.

System specifications

The following table lists the ThinkSystem DE2000H storage system specifications.

Note: The supported hardware options, software features, and interoperability listed in this product guide are based on the software version 11.60. 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 DE2000H that can be found at:
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com

Table 1. ThinkSystem DE2000H system specifications
Attribute Specification
Form factor
  • DE2000H 2U24 SFF controller enclosure (Machine Type 7Y71): 2U rack mount.
  • DE2000H 2U12 LFF controller enclosure (Machine Type 7Y70): 2U rack mount.
  • DE240S 2U24 SFF expansion enclosure (Machine Type 7Y68): 2U rack mount.
  • DE120S 2U12 LFF expansion enclosure (Machine Type 7Y63): 2U rack mount.
Controller configuration Dual active-active controller configuration with automatic load balancing.
RAID levels RAID 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, and 10; Dynamic Disk Pools.
Note: RAID 3 can be configured only through the CLI.
Controller system memory 16 GB per system (8 GB per controller). Cache mirroring between the controllers. Flash-backed cache protection (includes battery for destaging to flash).
Expansion enclosure support
  • DE2000H 2U24 SFF controller: 3x DE120S or 3x DE240S
  • DE2000H 2U12 LFF controller: 3x DE120S or 3x DE240S
  • Expansion enclosures may be mixed up to a maximum of 3 expansion enclosures
Drive bays Up to 4 enclosures per system (Controller unit with up to 3 expansion units):

  • Up to 48 LFF hot-swap drive bays (Up to 4x 2U12 LFF enclosures)
  • Up to 96 SFF hot-swap drive bays (Up to 4x 2U24 SFF enclosures)

Intermix of 2U24 SFF and 2U12 LFF enclosures is supported.

Drive technology
  • 12 Gb SAS and NL SAS HDDs and FIPS HDDs, 12 Gb SAS SSDs and FIPS SSDs.
  • Intermix of HDDs and SSDs is supported within a system.
  • Intermix of HDDs and SSDs is not supported within a volume group or disk pool.
  • Intermix of FIPS drives and non-FIPS drives is supported within a system.
  • Intermix of FIPS drives and non-FIPS drives is not supported within a volume group or disk pool.
Drive expansion connectivity
  • 2x 12 Gb SAS x4 (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644) expansion ports on each of two controllers in the controller enclosure for the attachment of the expansion enclosures.
  • 4x 12 Gb SAS x4 (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644) expansion ports on each of two I/O modules in the expansion enclosure for the attachment to the controller enclosure and daisy chaining of the expansion enclosures.
Drives 2U24 SFF drives:

  • 10K rpm SAS HDDs
  • 10K rpm SAS FIPS HDDs
  • SAS SSDs (1 DWD)
  • SAS SSDs (3 DWD)
  • SAS FIPS SSDs (3 DWD)

2U12 LFF drives:

  • 7.2K rpm NL SAS HDDs
  • 7.2K rpm NL SAS FIPS HDDs
  • SAS SSDs (3 DWD)
  • SAS FIPS SSDs (3 DWD)
Storage capacity All SFF drives: Up to 1.47 PB (96x 15.36 TB SFF SSDs)
All LFF drives: Up to 864 TB (48x 18TB LFF HDDs)
Host connectivity Host connectivity ports provided using host interface cards (HICs) (per controller enclosure with two controllers):

  • 4x 12 Gb SAS host ports (Mini-SAS HD, SFF-8644) (2 ports per controller)
  • 8x 12 Gb SAS host ports (Mini-SAS HD, SFF-8644) (4 ports per controller)
  • 8x 10/25 Gb iSCSI SFP28 host ports (DAC or SW fiber optics [LC]) (4 ports per controller)
  • 8x 8/16/32 Gb FC SFP+ host ports (SW fiber optics [LC]) (4 ports per controller)

Note: The DE2000H controller no longer offers base ports. Host connectivity is provided via the HICs

Host operating systems Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware vSphere
Standard software features Dynamic Disk Pools, SSD read cache, snapshots (up to 128 targets), volume copy, thin provisioning (DDP only), encryption (requires optional FIPS drives), and data assurance.
Optional software features Snapshots (up to 512 targets), asynchronous mirroring.
Performance*
  • Up to 100 000 random read IOPS (4 KB blocks).
  • Up to 35 000 random write IOPS (4 KB blocks).
  • Up to 3 GBps sequential read throughput (64 KB blocks).
  • Up to 0.9 GBps sequential write throughput (64 KB blocks).
Configuration maximums**
  • Maximum storage capacity: 1.47 PB
  • Maximum number of logical volumes: 512
  • Maximum logical volume size: 2 PB
  • Maximum thin-provisioned logical volume size (DDP only): 256 TB
  • Maximum number of drives in a RAID volume group:
    • RAID 0, 1/10: 96
    • RAID 3, 5, 6: 30
  • Maximum number of DDP arrays: 20
  • Maximum number of drives in a DDP array: 96 (11 drives minimum)
  • Maximum SSD read cache size: 4 TB
  • Maximum number of hosts: 256
  • Maximum number of snapshots: 512 (requires an optional license)
  • Maximum number of mirroring pairs: 32 (requires an optional license)
Cooling Redundant cooling with the fans that are built into power supplies.
Power supply Two redundant hot-swap 913 W (100 – 240 V) Platinum AC power supplies.
Hot-swap parts Controllers, I/O modules, drives, power supplies, and SFP+ transceivers.
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.
  • In-band management via I/O path.
Management interfaces System Manager web-based GUI; SAN Manager standalone GUI; SSH CLI; Serial console CLI; SMI-S Provider; SNMP, email, and syslog alerts; optional Lenovo XClarity.
Security features Secure Socket Layer (SSL), Secure Shell (SSH), user level security, role-based access control (RBAC), LDAP authentication.
Warranty and support Three-year customer-replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty with 9×5 next business day (NBD) parts delivered. Also available are 9×5 NBD onsite response, 24×7 coverage with 2-hour or 4-hour onsite response, or 6-hour or 24-hour committed repair (select areas), YourDrive YourData, Premier Support, and 1-year or 2-year post-warranty extensions.
Software maintenance Included in the base warranty and any Lenovo warranty extensions.
Dimensions 2U24 SFF enclosure:

  • Height: 85 mm (3.4 in.)
  • Width: 449 mm (17.7 in.)
  • Depth: 553 mm (21.8 in.)

2U12 LFF enclosure:

  • Height: 85 mm (3.4 in.)
  • Width: 447 mm (17.6 in.)
  • Depth: 483 mm (19.0 in.)
Weight
  • DE2000H 2U24 SFF controller enclosure (7Y71): 24.59 kg (54.2 lb)
  • DE2000H 2U12 LFF controller enclosure (7Y70): 28.78 kg (63.4 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)

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