ThinkSystem DM5100F system specifications |
Attribute | Specification |
Machine types | DM5100F controller enclosure: 7D3K |
DM240N expansion enclosure: 7Y62 |
Form factor | DM5100F: 2U rack mount |
DM240N: 2U 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/cluster interconnect ports | 4x 25 GbE SFP28 ports (DAC cables or SW fiber optics, LC). 2 ports
per controller |
RAID levels | RAID-4, RAID-DP, RAID-TEC |
Controller memory | 128 GB RAM per system (64 GB per controller). 16 GB battery-backed
NVRAM per system (8 GB per controller) mirrored between the
controllers. |
Drive bays | Up to 48 SFF hot-swap NVMe drive bays (1x 24-drive DM5100F
controller enclosure + 1x 24-drive DM240N expansion enclosure) |
Drive technology | NVMe SSDs |
Drive expansion connectivity | Each DM5100F controller supports one 2-port 100GbE HIC and must be
installed in port1 only for connectivity to a single DM240N
expansion enclosure. |
Drives | 1.92 TB, 3.84 TB, 7.68 TB, and 15.36 TB NVMe SSDs (1 DWD). |
Storage capacity | Up to 737 TB by using 48x 15.36 TB drives |
Storage protocols | NAS (File access): NFS, CIFS/SMB. |
SAN (Block access): iSCSI, FC, NVMe/FC |
Host connectivity | Base ports (per controller enclosure): |
2x 10GBASE-T ports |
Optional ports via HIC adapters (2 per controller): |
25GbE HIC, with 4x 10/25 GbE SFP28 ports (DAC cables or SW fiber
optic cables, LC) |
100GbE HIC, with 2x 100 GbE QSFP28 ports (DAC cables or SW fiber
optic cables, MPO) |
Fibre Channel HIC, with 4x 8/16/32 Gb FC SFP+ host ports, 32Gb
transceivers included (SW fiber optic cables, LC) |
The following host connectivity HIC combinations are supported in
each controller: |
25GbE + 25GbE |
32Gb FC + 32Gb FC |
25GbE + 32Gb FC |
The following combinations of storage expansion HIC in port 1 and
host HIC in port 2 are supported in each controller: |
100GbE (port 1) + 25GbE (port 2) |
100GbE (port 1) + 32Gb FC (port 2) |
Note: The DM5100F is not supported direct-attach to a host. Host
connectivity is only supported via an Ethernet or Fibre Channel
switch. |
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). |
Performance† | Up to 440,000 random read IOPS (8 KB blocks). |
Configuration maximums‡ | Maximum raw storage capacity: 737 TB |
Maximum aggregate size: 400 TB |
Maximum number of FlexVol volumes per controller: 1000 |
Maximum FlexVol volume size: 100 TB |
Maximum number of LUNs per controller: 8192 |
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 NVMe SSDs) |
RAID-DP: 28 (26 + 2 NVMe SSDs) |
RAID-TEC: 29 (26 + 3 NVMe SSDs) |
Maximum number of initiators per controller: 2048 |
Maximum number of snapshots per FlexVol volume: 1023 |
Cooling | Redundant cooling with the fans that are built into power supplies
(DM5100F and DM240N enclosures). |
Power supply | DM5100F: Two redundant hot-swap 1600 W Platinum AC power supplies.
200-240V supply. |
DM240N: Two redundant hot-swap 1600 W Platinum AC power supplies.
200-240V supply. |
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; 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-, 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 | DM5100F enclosure: |
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.) |
DM240N expansion enclosure: |
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 | DM5100F enclosure: (fully configured): 24.6 kg (54.3 lb) |
DM240N expansion enclosure (fully configured): 30.2 kg (66.6 lb) |
