Lenovo ThinkSystem DE4H is a scalable, hybrid entry-level storage system that is designed to provide performance, simplicity, capacity, security, and high availability for medium 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 DE4H is a perfect fit for a wide range of enterprise workloads, including big data and analytics, video surveillance, technical computing, backup and recovery, and other storage I/O-intensive applications.
ThinkSystem DE4H models are available in a 2U rack form-factor with 24 small form-factor (2.5-inch SFF) drives (2U24 SFF), 12 large form-factor (3.5-inch LFF) drives (2U12 LFF), or a 4U rack form-factor with 6 LFF drives (4U6 LFF) and include two controllers, each with 8 GB or 32 GB memory for a system total of 16 GB or 64 GB. Host interface cards provide 12 Gb SAS, 1/25 Gb iSCSI, or 8/16/32 Gb FC connections.
The ThinkSystem DE4H Storage Array scales up to 192 drives with the attachment of Lenovo ThinkSystem DE12S 2U12, DE24S 2U24 SFF, and DE6S 4U6 LFF Expansion Enclosures. It also offers flexible drive configurations with the choice of 2.5-inch (SFF) and 3.5-inch (LFF) form factors, 1 K rpm SAS and 7.2 K rpm NL SAS hard disk drives (HDDs), and SAS solid-state drives (SSDs).