ThinkSystem DS Series SSF - DS6200 PDF
ThinkSystem DS Series SSF - DS6200 PDF
ThinkSystem DS Series SSF - DS6200 PDF
Product Guide
The Lenovo ThinkSystem DS6200 is a versatile, scalable mid-range storage system designed to provide
simplicity, speed, scalability, security, and high availability for medium to large businesses. The ThinkSystem
DS6200 delivers enterprise-class storage management technology in a performance-optimized solution with
a wide choice of host connectivity options, flexible drive configurations, and enhanced data management
features. The ThinkSystem DS6200 is a perfect fit for a wide range of enterprise workloads, including big
data and analytics, transactional systems, OLTP databases, and other storage I/O-intensive applications.
The ThinkSystem DS6200 supports up to 240 SFF drives with up to nine 2U DS Series external expansion
enclosures or up to 252 LFF and 24 SFF drives with up to three D3284 5U enclosures. It also offers flexible
drive configurations with the choice of 2.5-inch (controller and expansion units) and 3.5-inch (expansion
units only) drive form factors, 10 K or 15 K rpm SAS and 7.2 K rpm NL SAS hard disk drives (HDDs) and self-
encrypting drives (SEDs), and SAS solid-state drives (SSDs). The DS6200 can be scaled to up to 2 PB of raw
storage capacity.
The Lenovo ThinkSystem DS6200 enclosure is shown in the following figure.
Figure 2. ThinkSystem DS6200 SFF chassis and DS Series SFF expansion unit: Front view
Dual controller configuration only. Both controllers in the system must be of the same type.
RAID levels RAID 1, 5, 6, and 10; Rapid Data Protection Technology (ADAPT).
Controller 32 GB per system (16 GB per controller module). Battery-free cache protection with flash
memory memory and supercapacitors. Low latency cache mirroring protection for dual controller
configurations.
Drive bays Up to 240 SFF drive bays per storage system:
24 SFF drive bays in the DS6200 SFF chassis
24 SFF drive bays in the DS Series SFF expansion unit; up to 9 expansion units
Up to 132 (24 SFF and 108 LFF) drive bays per storage system:
24 SFF drive bays in the DS6200 SFF chassis
12 LFF drive bays in the DS Series LFF expansion unit; up to 9 expansion units
Up to 276 (24 SFF and 252 LFF) drive bays per storage system:
24 SFF drive bays in the DS6200 SFF chassis
84 LFF drive bays in the D3284 expansion unit; up to 3 expansion units
Intermix of DS Series SFF and LFF expansion units is supported. Intermix of DS Series and
D3284 enclosures is not supported.
Drive technology SAS and NL SAS HDDs and SEDs, SAS SSDs. Intermix of HDDs and SSDs is supported.
Intermix of SEDs with HDDs or SSDs is not supported.
Drive Dual-ported 12 Gb SAS drive attachment infrastructure.
connectivity
Controller unit with two controller modules (ports per one controller module):
24x 12 Gb SAS internal drive ports
1x 12 Gb SAS x4 (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644) expansion port for the attachment of the
expansion enclosures
DS Series expansion unit with two expansion modules (ports per one expansion module):
24x 12 Gb SAS internal drive ports (SFF enclosure)
12x 12 Gb SAS internal drive ports (LFF enclosure)
3x 12 Gb SAS x4 (Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644) expansion ports; two of these ports (Ports A
and C) are used for the daisy chained attachment of the expansion enclosures; Port B is
not used.
D3284 drives:
4 TB, 6 TB, 8 TB, 10 TB, and 12 TB 7.2K rpm 12 Gb NL SAS HDDs
400 GB 12 Gb SAS SSDs (3 DWD and 10 DWD)
3.84 TB, 7.68 TB, and 15.36 TB 12 Gb SAS SSDs (1 DWD)
Storage capacity Up to 2 PB.
Host DS6200 SAS controller module: 4x 12 Gb SAS host ports (Mini-SAS HD, SFF-8644).
connectivity DS6200 FC/iSCSI controller module: 4x SFP/SFP+ host ports with two built-in dual-port CNCs
(each port on the same CNC must have the same connectivity type; different CNCs might have
different connectivity types).
CNC host port options (per each CNC on the controller module):
2x 1 Gb iSCSI SFP (1 Gb speed, UTP, RJ-45)
2x 10 Gb iSCSI SFP+ (1/10 Gb speeds, SW fiber optics, LC)
2x 8 Gb FC SFP+ (4/8 Gb speeds, SW fiber optics, LC)
2x 16 Gb FC SFP+ (4/8/16 Gb speeds, SW fiber optics, LC)
2x 10 Gb iSCSI SFP+ DAC cables
Host operating Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016, and 2019; Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 and 7;
systems SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11, 12, and 15; VMware vSphere 5.5, 6.0, 6.5, and 6.7.
Standard Intelligent Real-time Tiering for HDDs, Virtualized Storage Pools, Thin Provisioning, SSD Read
software Cache, Rapid RAID Rebuild, Snapshots (up to 128 targets), All Flash Array.
features
Optional Intelligent Real-time Tiering for SSDs, Snapshots (up to 1024 targets), Asynchronous Replication.
software
features
Performance Dual controller configuration
Up to 600 000 random disk read IOPS
Up to 7 GBps sequential disk read throughput
Up to 5.5 GBps sequential disk write throughput
Cooling Redundant cooling with two fans built into power and cooling modules (PCMs).
Power supply Two redundant hot-swap 580 W AC power supplies built into PCMs.
Hot-swap parts Controller modules, expansion modules, SFP/SFP+ transceivers, drives, PCMs.
Management 1 GbE port (UTP, RJ-45) and serial port (Mini-USB) on the controller modules.
interfaces Web-based interface (WBI); Telnet, SSH, or Direct Connect USB CLI; SNMP and email
notifications; optional Lenovo XClarity.
Security features Secure Socket Layer (SSL), Secure Shell (SSH), Secure FTP (sFTP), Self-encrypting drives
(SEDs).
Warranty Three-year customer-replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty with 9x5 next business day
response. Optional warranty service upgrades are available through Lenovo: Technician Installed
Parts, 24x7 coverage, 2-hour or 4-hour response time, 6-hour or 24-hour committed repair, 1-
year or 2-year warranty extensions, YourDrive YourData, installation services.
Dimensions Height: 88 mm (3.5 in.); width: 443 mm (17.4 in.); depth: 630 mm (24.8 in.)
Weight DS6200 SFF controller enclosure (fully configured): 30 kg (66 lb)
DS Series SFF expansion enclosure (fully configured): 25 kg (55 lb)
DS Series LFF expansion enclosure (fully configured): 28 kg (62 lb)
For the system specifications of the D3284 expansion units, refer to the Systems specifications section of
the Lenovo Storage D3284 Product Guide:
http://lenovopress.com/lp0513#system-specifications
The following table lists the AFA relationship models of the ThinkSystem DS6200.
The following table lists the CTO base models for the ThinkSystem DS6200.
Controller modules
The ThinkSystem DS6200 supports dual controller configurations, and the ThinkSystem DS6200 models
ship with two controller modules. The following types of controller modules are available:
DS6200 SAS Controller Modules
DS6200 FC/iSCSI Controller Modules
DS6200 SAS Controller Modules provide direct SAS attachment for up to four hosts with a supported SAS
HBA installed. Each DS6200 SAS Controller Module has four 12 Gb SAS ports with Mini-SAS HD (SFF-8644)
connectors.
DS6200 FC/iSCSI Controller Modules provide SAN based iSCSI or Fibre Channel connectivity to the hosts
with a supported software initiator or HBA installed. Each DS6200 FC/iSCSI Controller Module has two built-
in CNCs that have two SFP/SFP+ ports each for a total of four SFP/SFP+ ports per controller module.
The CNC supports the following storage connectivity protocols, depending on the SFP/SFP+ transceiver
installed or DAC cables attached:
1 Gb iSCSI with 1 GbE RJ-45 SFP optical modules
1/10 Gb iSCSI with 10 GbE SW SFP+ optical modules with LC connectors
10 Gb iSCSI with 10 GbE SFP+ DAC cables
4/8 Gb Fibre Channel with 8 Gb FC SW SFP+ optical modules with LC connectors
4/8/16 Gb Fibre Channel with 16 Gb FC SW SFP+ optical modules with LC connectors
Notes:
Both ports on the CNC on the DS6200 FC/iSCSI Controller Module must have the same connectivity
type (the same type of SFP/SFP+ modules or DAC cables).
Hybrid iSCSI and FC connectivity or 1 Gb and 10 Gb iSCSI connectivity is supported on a per CNC
basis; that is, each of two CNCs on the controller module is configured with the different types of
transceivers.
Both controller modules in the system must be of the same type, and they must have matching port
configurations (that is, the ports on both DS6200 FC/iSCSI controller modules must have SFP/SFP+
modules of the same type).
SAS controller modules and FC/iSCSI controller modules have one 12 Gb SAS x4 expansion port
(Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644 connector) for the attachment of the ThinkSystem DS Series expansion units.
The following table lists the CTO base models for the DS Series Expansion Units.
Configuration notes:
For Relationship models, two SAS I/O expansion modules are included in the model configuration.
For CTO models, two SAS I/O expansion modules (feature code AU2K) must be selected during the
configuration process.
Drives
The ThinkSystem DS6200 SFF chassis and the DS Series SFF expansion enclosures support up to 24 SFF
hot-swap drives, and the DS Series LFF expansion enclosures support up to 12 LFF hot-swap drives. The
D3284 enclosure supports up to 84 drives.
For the drive options for the Lenovo Storage D3284 expansion enclosures, refer to the Drives section of the
Lenovo Storage D3284 Product Guide:
http://lenovopress.com/lp0513#drives
Configuration note: AFA models of the DS6200 support expansion capabilities by using SSDs only.
Software
The following functions are included with every ThinkSystem DS6200:
Intelligent Real-time Tiering for HDDs : Storage tiering helps optimize storage use with intelligent
data placement to improve system performance, reduce costs, and simplify management. The
DS6200 automatically and dynamically moves frequently accessed data to higher performing HDDs in
the system without manually creating and managing storage tier policies.
All Flash Array (AFA) capability : Meets the demand for higher speed storage and provide higher
IOPs and bandwidth with lower power usage and total cost of ownership than hybrid or HDD-based
solutions.
Rapid Data Protection Technology (ADAPT) : Helps improve performance and availability with
significantly faster rebuild time and built-in spare capacity by allowing data to be distributed across all
physical drives in the storage pool (drives do not need to be of the same capacity) and sustaining up
to two concurrent drive failures.
RAID levels 1, 5, 6, and 10 : Provide the flexibility to choose the level of data protection required.
Virtualized storage pools: Enables rapid, flexible storage provisioning and simple configuration
changes. Stored data is distributed across all drive groups in the pool (wide striping) which helps
improve performance, lower latency, and achieve higher volume capacities. When a new drive group
is added to the pool, the system performs automatic rebalancing to utilize all drives in the pool for
better performance.
SSD Read Cache: An extension of the controller's cache to improve performance of read-centric
workloads
Configuration notes:
The SSD Data Tiering Upgrade option is not required for all flash array configurations (a storage
system with SSDs only; no HDDs installed) and for hybrid configurations (a storage system with SSDs
and HDDs) in which SSDs are used exclusively for SDD read cache; however, it is required for any
other hybrid configuration (a storage system with SSDs and HDDs) even when the SSD storage tiering
is not used.
Asynchronous Replication requires an FC/iSCSI Controller-based DS6200 storage unit.
Management
The ThinkSystem DS6200 supports the following management interfaces:
Lenovo Storage Management Console (SMC), a web-based interface (WBI) via HTTP, that 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 Telnet or SSH or through Direct Connect USB.
Note: Direct Connect USB may require device drivers on the connected computer that uses older
Windows operating systems. Drivers are provided on the Lenovo support site, if needed.
SNMP and e-mail notifications.
Optional Lenovo XClarity for discovery, inventory, monitoring, alerts, and firmware updates.
Physical specifications
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Physical specifications
The ThinkSystem DS6200 and DS Series enclosures have the following dimensions and weight
(approximate):
Height: 88 mm (3.5 in.)
Width: 443 mm (17.4 in.)
Depth: 630 mm (24.8 in.)
Weight
SFF controller enclosure (fully configured): 30 kg (66 lb)
SFF expansion enclosure (fully configured): 25 kg (55 lb)
LFF expansion enclosure (fully configured): 28 kg (62 lb)
Operating environment
The ThinkSystem DS6200 and DS Series enclosures are supported in the following environment:
Air temperature:
Operating:
Controller enclosure: 5 °C to 35 °C (41 °F to 95 °F)
Expansion enclosure: 5 °C to 40 °C (41 °F to 104 °F)
Storage: -40 °C to +60 °C (-40 °F to 140 °F)
Maximum altitude: 3045 m (10000 ft)
Humidity:
Operating: 20% to 80% (non-condensing)
Storage: 5% to 100% (no precipitation)
Electrical:
100 to 127 (nominal) V AC; 50 Hz or 60 Hz; 6.11 A
200 to 240 (nominal) V AC; 50 Hz or 60 Hz; 3.05 A
BTU output: 1979 BTU/hr (580 W)
Noise level: 6.6 bels
Regulatory compliance
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Regulatory compliance
The ThinkSystem DS6200 and DS Series enclosures conform to the following regulations:
BSMI CNS 13438, Class A; CNS 14336-1 (Taiwan)
CCC GB 4943.1, GB 17625.1, GB 9254 Class A (China)
CE Mark (European Union)
EAC (Russia)
EN55032, Class A
EN55024
FCC Part 15, Class A (United States)
ICES-003/NMB-03, Class A (Canada)
IEC/EN60950-1
MSIP (Korea)
NOM-019 (Mexico)
RCM (Australia)
Reduction of Hazardous Substances (ROHS)
UL/CSA IEC 60950-1
VCCI, Class A (Japan)
Interoperability
Lenovo provides end-to-end storage compatibility testing to deliver interoperability throughout the network.
The ThinkSystem DS6200 supports attachment to Lenovo ThinkSystem, System x, ThinkServer, and Flex
System hosts by using SAS, iSCSI, or Fibre Channel storage connectivity protocols. Hybrid storage
connectivity also is supported.
For end-to-end storage configuration support, refer to the Lenovo ThinkSystem DS6200 Interoperability
Matrix that can be found on the ThinkSystem DS6200 Documentation page:
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/storage/lenovo-storage/thinksystem-
ds6200/documentation
The following sections list adapters and Ethernet LAN and FC SAN switches that are currently offered by
Lenovo that can be used with the ThinkSystem DS6200 in storage solutions:
Adapters
Ethernet LAN switches
Fibre Channel SAN switches
Note: Tables that are provided in these sections are for ordering reference purposes only. End-to-end
storage configuration support must be verified through the Lenovo ThinkSystem DS6200 Interoperability
Matrix.
Adapters
This section lists the adapters for the following types of storage connectivity:
SAS connectivity
iSCSI connectivity
Fibre Channel connectivity
iSCSI connectivity
The ThinkSystem DS6200 supports iSCSI attachments via standard 1 Gb or 10 Gb Ethernet connections
(direct or switch-based). Any compatible Ethernet switch, including Lenovo ThinkSystem and RackSwitch
Ethernet switches and integrated Flex System Ethernet I/O modules, can be used to provide iSCSI
connectivity for the ThinkSystem DS6200 storage.
With software iSCSI initiators, any supported 1 Gb Ethernet or 10 Gb Ethernet adapter for Lenovo servers is
compatible with the ThinkSystem DS6200 iSCSI storage.
Currently available converged iSCSI adapters for Lenovo servers that are compatible with the ThinkSystem
DS6200 are listed in the following table. Other converged iSCSI HBAs also might be supported (see the
Interoperability Matrix for details).
For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the Top-of-Rack Switches category:
http://lenovopress.com/servers/options/switches#rt=product-guide
The following table lists currently available Ethernet embedded switches and pass-thru modules for Flex
System that can be used with the ThinkSystem DS6200 for iSCSI storage connectivity.
For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the Blade Network Modules category:
http://lenovopress.com/servers/blades/networkmodule#rt=product-guide
For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the Rack SAN Switches category:
http://lenovopress.com/storage/switches/rack#rt=product-guide
The following table lists currently available Fibre Channel embedded switches and pass-thru modules for
Flex System that can be used with the ThinkSystem DS6200 for FC SAN storage connectivity.
For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the Blade Storage Modules category:
http://lenovopress.com/servers/blades/storagemodule#rt=product-guide
Rack cabinets
The following table lists the rack cabinets that are currently offered by Lenovo that can be used for mounting
the ThinkSystem DS6200 and other IT infrastructure building blocks.
For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the Rack cabinets category:
http://lenovopress.com/servers/options/racks#rt=product-guide
For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the PDU category:
http://lenovopress.com/servers/options/pdu#rt=product-guide
For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the Uninterruptible Power Supply Units category:
http://lenovopress.com/servers/options/ups#rt=product-guide
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