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DM7100H

Hybrid Flash Array

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Lenovo ThinkSystem DM7100H is a scalable, unified, hybrid storage system that is designed to provide high performance, simplicity, capacity, security, and high availability for large enterprises. Powered by the ONTAP software, ThinkSystem DM7100H delivers enterprise-class storage management capabilities with a wide choice of host connectivity options, flexible drive configurations, and enhanced data management features. The ThinkSystem DM7100H is a perfect fit for a wide range of enterprise workloads, including big data and analytics, artificial intelligence, engineering and design, hybrid clouds, and other storage I/O-intensive applications.

A single ThinkSystem DM7100H Storage Array consists of the 4U rack-mount controller enclosure and one or more expansion enclosures. The controller enclosure includes two controllers, 256 GB RAM (128 GB RAM per controller), and 32 GB battery-backed NVRAM (16 GB NVRAM per controller). 25 GbE SFP28 NAS/iSCSI or 4/8/16 Gb Fibre Channel (FC) ports on the controller’s mezzanine cards provide base host connectivity, with adapter card options for additional 1/10 GbE, 25 GbE, or 40/100 GbE NAS/iSCSI, or 8/16/32 Gb FC connections.

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A single ThinkSystem DM7100H scales up to 11.2 PB of raw storage capacity. A cluster of the DM7100H storage systems scales up to 134 PB for NAS or up to 67 PB for SAN environments.

The ThinkSystem DM7100H offers unified file and block storage connectivity, and it supports multiple storage protocols simultaneously with a choice of 1/10 GbE, 25 GbE, and 40/100 GbE NAS and iSCSI, and 8/16/32 Gb Fibre Channel.

Key features

The ThinkSystem DM7100H Unified Hybrid Storage Array offers the following key features and benefits:

Scalable, hybrid storage with dual active/active controller configurations for high availability and performance.
Improved performance and data protection with RAID-DP and RAID-TEC, as well as support for traditional RAID 4.
Flexible host connectivity to match diverse customer needs with support for unified NAS and SAN storage protocols, including 1/10 GbE, 25 GbE, and 40/100 GbE NAS and iSCSI, and 8/16/32 Gb Fibre Channel connectivity.
12 Gb SAS drive-side connectivity with multipathing with up to 24x 2.5-inch small form factor (SFF) drives in the 2U24 SFF expansion enclosures, up to 12x 3.5-inch large form factor (LFF) drives in the 2U12 LFF expansion enclosures, or up to 60x 3.5-inch LFF drives in the 4U60 LFF expansion enclosures.
Scalability to up to 720 SFF or LFF drives with the attachment of the ThinkSystem DM240S 2U24 SFF, DM120S 2U12 LFF, or DM600S 4U60 LFF expansion enclosures to satisfy growing needs for storage capacity and performance.
Flexibility in storing data on high-performance SAS SSDs, performance-optimized SAS HDDs, or capacity-optimized enterprise NL SAS HDDs; mixing and matching drive types and form factors within a single system to perfectly meet performance and capacity requirements for various workloads.
Acceleration of read-centric workloads with the high-speed, low-latency onboard NVMe SSD caching.
Rich set of standard storage management functions available at no extra cost, including SSD read cache, hybrid storage pools, snapshots, volume copy, quality of service, thin provisioning, compression, deduplication, encryption, disk-based backup, application- and virtual machine-aware backup, quick data recovery, clustering, synchronous replication, and asynchronous replication.
Optional licensed functions, including WORM (write once, read many) data protection (SnapLock) and automated tiering of data from high-performance SSDs to object storage in public or private clouds (FabricPool).
Scale-out clustering of up to 12 ThinkSystem DM Series storage systems for NAS connectivity or up to six DM Series storage systems for SAN connectivity.
Intuitive, web-based GUI for easy system setup and management.
Lenovo XClarity support for centralized systems management of Lenovo x86 servers, switches, and storage, which provides automated agent-less discovery, inventory, monitoring, and additional platform-specific functions across multiple systems.
Designed for 99.9999% availability with redundant hot-swap components, including controllers and I/O modules, power supplies, system fans (4U controller enclosures), cooling modules (4U60 LFF enclosures), and non-disruptive firmware upgrades.
Certified storage for Oracle VM
Certified storage for Citrix XenServer

The ThinkSystem DM7100H Unified Hybrid Storage Array supports the complete range of data storage requirements, from highly used applications to high-capacity, low usage applications. The following drives are supported:

2U24 SFF performance-optimized, enterprise class HDDs: 900 GB, 1.2 TB, and 1.8 TB 10K rpm
2U24 SFF capacity-optimized SSDs: 960 GB, 3.84 TB, 7.68 TB, and 15.36 TB
2U12 LFF and 4U60 LFF high-capacity nearline HDDs: 4 TB, 8 TB, 10 TB, and 16 TB 7.2K rpm

All drives are dual-port and hot-swappable.

The DM7100H controller enclosure supports attachment of the following ThinkSystem DM Series expansion enclosures:

Up to 30 ThinkSystem DM240S 2U24 SFF enclosures.
Up to 60 ThinkSystem DM120S 2U12 LFF enclosures.
Up to 12 ThinkSystem DM600S 4U60 LFF enclosures.
A combination of the DM240S, DM120S, and DM600S enclosures for a maximum of 720 drives.

Customers can intermix 2U24 SFF, 2U12 LFF, and 4U60 LFF expansion enclosures behind a controller enclosure. This configuration delivers the added flexibility to mix 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch drives within a single system (but not within the enclosure).

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 capacity-optimized offers high levels of system and data availability with the following technologies:

Dual-active controllers (high availability pair) with automatic load balancing and failover
Mirrored, battery-backed controller NVRAM
Dual-port SAS HDDs and SSDs with automatic drive failure detection and rebuild
Redundant, hot-swappable and customer replaceable hardware components, including SFP+/QSFP+ transceivers, controller and I/O modules, power supplies, system fans (4U controller enclosure), cooling modules (4U60 LFF enclosure), and drives
Automated failover for the data path between the host and the drives with multipathing
Non-disruptive controller and drive firmware upgrades
Scale-out clustering

Components and connectors

The following figure shows the front of the ThinkSystem DM7100H 4U controller enclosure without a front bezel.

Figure 2. ThinkSystem DM7100H 4U controller enclosure front view

The front of the ThinkSystem DM7100H controller enclosure includes the following components:

8x Redundant hot-swap system fans.
Enclosure status LEDs.

The following figures show the rear of the ThinkSystem DM7100H 4U controller enclosure.

Figure 3. ThinkSystem DM7100H 4U controller enclosure rear view: Ports

Figure 4. ThinkSystem DM7100H 4U controller enclosure rear view: Slots

The rear of the ThinkSystem DM7100H 4U controller enclosure includes the following components:

Two redundant hot-swap controllers, each with the following ports:
- Two 25 GbE SFP28 ports for direct-attach HA pair interconnect.
- Two 40/100 GbE QSFP28 ports for direct-attach or switched cluster interconnect.
- Four 12 Gb SAS x4 ports (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644) for connections to the expansion enclosures.
- A mezzanine slot for one of the following mezzanine cards (a mezzanine card is required):
  - Four 25 GbE SFP28 host ports (NAS or iSCSI).
  - Four 4/8/16 Gb FC SFP+ host ports.
- Five slots for the following optional adapter cards (ports per adapter card):
  - Host ports:
    - Two 1/10 GbE RJ-45 host ports (NAS or iSCSI).
    - Four 10 GbE SFP+ host ports (NAS or iSCSI).
    - Two 25 GbE SFP28 host ports (NAS or iSCSI).
    - Two 40/100 GbE QSFP28 host ports (NAS or iSCSI).
    - Four 8/16/32 Gb FC SFP+ host ports.
  - Expansion ports: Four 12 Gb SAS x4 expansion ports (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644).
  - MetroCluster ports:
    - Two 4/8/16 Gb FC SFP+ MetroCluster FC ports (planned for the future).
    - Two 40/100 GbE iWARP QSFP28 MetroCluster IP ports.
- One RJ-45 10/100/1000 Mb Ethernet port for out-of-band management.
- Two serial console ports (RJ-45 and Micro-USB) for another means to configure the system.
- One USB Type A port (read-only) for software updates.
Four redundant hot-swap 1600 W (100 – 240 V) AC power supplies (IEC 320-C14 power connector) with integrated cooling fans.
Controller status LEDs.

The following figure shows the front of the ThinkSystem DM240S 2U SFF expansion enclosure.

Figure 5. ThinkSystem DM240S expansion enclosure front view

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

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

The following figure shows the front of the ThinkSystem DM120S 2U LFF expansion enclosure.

Figure 6. ThinkSystem DM120S 2U LFF expansion enclosure front view

The front of the ThinkSystem DM120S 2U LFF expansion enclosure 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 DM240S or DM120S 2U expansion enclosure.

Figure 7. ThinkSystem DM240S or DM120S 2U expansion enclosure rear view

The rear of the ThinkSystem DM240S or DM120S 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.
I/O Module status LEDs.

The following figure shows the front of the ThinkSystem DM600S 4U LFF expansion enclosure.

Figure 8. ThinkSystem DM600S 4U LFF expansion enclosure front view

The front of the ThinkSystem DM600S 4U LFF expansion enclosure includes the following components:

Five drawers, each with 12 LFF hot-swap drive bays.
Enclosure status LEDs.
Enclosure ID LED.

The following figure shows the rear of the ThinkSystem DM600S 4U LFF expansion enclosure.

Figure 9. ThinkSystem DM600S 4U LFF expansion enclosure rear view

The rear of the ThinkSystem DM600S 4U LFF 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 2325 W (200 – 240 V) AC power supplies (IEC 320-C20 power connector)
Two hot-swap cooling fan modules; each module has two fans.
Note: The failed cooling module should be replaced as soon as possible.
I/O Module status LEDs.

System specifications

The following table lists the ThinkSystem DM7100H Unified Hybrid Storage Array system specifications.

Note: The supported hardware options, software features, and interoperability listed in this product guide are based on the ONTAP software version 9.7. For details about specific software releases that introduced support for certain hardware options and software features, refer to the Change History for the particular software release for the ThinkSystem DM7100H Unified Hybrid Storage Array that can be found at:
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com

Table 1. ThinkSystem DM7100H system specifications
Attribute	Specification
Form factor	DM7100H controller enclosure (machine type 7D26): 4U rack mount. DM240S 2U24 SFF expansion enclosure (machine types 7Y58, 7D7X): 2U rack mount. DM120S 2U12 LFF expansion enclosure (machine types 7Y59, 7D7Y): 2U rack mount. DM600S 4U60 LFF expansion enclosure (machine types 7Y43, 7D7Z): 4U rack mount.
Controller configuration	Dual active-active controller configuration (HA pair). Up to 6 HA pairs can be combined into a single SAN cluster, or up to 12 HA pairs can be combined into a single NAS cluster.
HA pair interconnect ports	4x 25 GbE SFP28 onboard ports (DAC cables) (2 ports per controller).
Cluster interconnect ports	4x 100 GbE QSFP28 onboard ports (DAC cable or SW fiber optic cable, MPO) (2 ports per controller).
MetroCluster connectivity	MetroCluster IP: 4x 40/100 GbE QSFP28 ports (SW fiber optic cable, MPO) (2 ports per controller on the optional 100 GbE iWARP adapter cards). (requires ONTAP 9.8 or later) MetroCluster FC: 4x 4/8/16 Gb FC SFP+ ports (SW fiber optic cable, LC) (2 ports per controller on the optional 16 Gb FC-VI adapter cards).
RAID levels	RAID-4, RAID-DP, RAID-TEC. Note: RAID-4 can be configured only through the CLI.
Controller memory	256 GB RAM per system (128 GB per controller). 32 GB battery-backed NVRAM per system (16 GB per controller) mirrored between the controllers.
Controller cache	4 TB NVMe-based Flash Cache (2 TB per controller).
Drive bays	Up to 720 hot-swap drive bays: LFF: Up to 12x 4U60 LFF expansion enclosures. SFF: Up to 30x 2U24 SFF expansion enclosures. Intermix of 2U24 SFF, 2U12 LFF, and 4U60 LFF expansion enclosures is supported.
Drive technology	12 Gb SAS and NL SAS HDDs, 12 Gb SAS SSDs. Note: A maximum of 480 SSDs is supported per HA pair.
Drive expansion connectivity	4x 12 Gb SAS x4 (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644) base expansion ports and 4x or 8x 12 Gb SAS x4 (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644) additional expansion ports with one or two SAS adapter cards 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: 900 GB, 1.2 TB, and 1.8 TB 10K rpm SAS HDDs. 960 GB, 3.84 TB, 7.68 TB, and 15.36 TB SAS SSDs. 2U12 LFF drives: 4 TB, 8 TB, 10 TB, and 16 TB 7.2K rpm NL SAS HDDs. 4U60 LFF drives: 4 TB, 8 TB, 10 TB, and 16 TB 7.2K rpm NL SAS HDDs.
Storage capacity	Up to 11.2 PB (240x 16 TB LFF HDDs and 480x 15.36 TB SFF SSDs);
Storage protocols	NAS (File access): NFS, CIFS/SMB. SAN (Block access): iSCSI, FC.
Host connectivity	Base ports on the mezzanine cards (per controller enclosure): 8x 25 GbE SFP28 (DAC cable or SW fiber optic cable, LC) (4 ports per controller); or 8x 4/8/16 Gb FC SFP+ (SW fiber optic cable, LC) (4 ports per controller). Optional additional ports on up to four pairs of the adapter cards (up to four adapter cards per controller) with the following ports per adapter card: 2x 1/10 GbE RJ-45 (UTP Category 6/6a cables). 4x 10 GbE SFP+ (DAC cables). 2x 25 GbE SFP28 (DAC cables or SW fiber optic cables, LC). 2x 40/100 GbE QSFP28 (DAC cables or SW fiber optic cables, MPO). 4x 8/16/32 Gb FC SFP+ host ports (SW fiber optic cables, LC).
Host operating systems	Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016, and 2019; Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6, 7, and 8; SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11, 12, and 15; VMware vSphere 6.0, 6.5, 6.7, and 7.0.
Performance*	Up to 470 000 random read IOPS (8 KB blocks).
Configuration maximums**	Maximum raw storage capacity: 11.2 PB Maximum flash pool cache size: 72 TB (including Flash Cache) Maximum aggregate size: 400 TB Maximum number of FlexVol volumes per HA pair: 5000 Maximum FlexVol volume size: 100 TB Maximum number of LUNs per HA pair: 24 576 Maximum number of LUNs per FlexVol volume: 512 Maximum LUN size: 16 TB Maximum number of drives in a RAID group (data + parity drives): RAID 4: 14 (13 + 1 SAS SSDs) or 7 (6 + 1 NL SAS HDDs) RAID-DP: 28 (26 + 2 SAS SSDs) or 20 (18 + 2 NL SAS HDDs) RAID-TEC: 29 (26 + 3 SAS SSDs or NL SAS HDDs) Maximum number of initiators per HA pair: 8192 Maximum number of snapshots per FlexVol volume: 1023
Cooling	Redundant cooling: DM7100H 4U: Eight hot-swap system fans. DM600S 4U60 LFF: Two cooling modules. DM240S 2U24 SFF, DM120S 2U12 LFF: Fans that are built into power supplies.
Power supply	Four 1600 W (100 – 240 V) (DM7100H 4U controller enclosure), two 913 W (100 – 240 V) (DM240S 2U24 SFF and DM120S 2U12 LFF enclosures), or 2325 W (200 – 240 V) (DM600S 4U60 LFF enclosures) redundant hot-swap Platinum AC power supplies.
Hot-swap parts	Controllers, I/O modules, drives, power supplies, system fans (DM7100H 4U only) cooling modules (DM600S 4U60 LFF only), and SFP+/SFP28/QSFP+/QSFP28 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. 1x USB Type A port (read-only) for software updates.
Management interfaces	ThinkSystem Storage Manager web-based GUI; SSH CLI; Serial console CLI; SNMP, email, and syslog alerts; optional Lenovo XClarity.
Security features	Secure Socket Layer (SSL), Secure Shell (SSH), user level security, role-based access control (RBAC), LDAP authentication.
Warranty and support	Three- or five-year customer-replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty with selectable service levels: 9×5 coverage with next business day (NBD) parts delivered (base warranty), 9×5 coverage with NBD onsite response (Foundation Service), 24×7 coverage with 4-hour onsite response (Essential Service), or 24×7 coverage with 2-hour onsite response or 6-hour committed repair (select areas) (Advanced Service). Premier Support is also available. Software support is included in the base warranty or Foundation, Essential, or Advanced Service for the duration of the warranty period.
Dimensions	4U controller enclosure: Height: 175 mm (6.9 in.) Width: 447 mm (17.6 in.) Depth: 828 mm (32.6 in.) 2U24 SFF expansion enclosure: Height: 85 mm (3.4 in.) Width: 449 mm (17.7 in.) Depth: 484 mm (19.1 in.) 2U12 LFF expansion enclosure: Height: 85 mm (3.4 in.) Width: 447 mm (17.6 in.) Depth: 483 mm (19.0 in.) 4U60 LFF expansion enclosure: Height: 174 mm (6.9 in.) Width: 449 mm (17.7 in.) Depth: 922 mm (36.3 in.)
Weight	4U controller enclosure (fully configured): 49.2 kg (108.5 lb) 2U24 SFF expansion enclosure (fully configured): 24.4 kg (53.8 lb) 2U12 LFF expansion enclosure (fully configured): 28.7 kg (63.3 lb) 4U60 LFF expansion enclosure (fully configured): 111.5 kg (245.8 lb)

* Estimated theoretical performance based on the capacity planning for specific configurations and workloads.

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