HPE Alletra 5000 vs Lenovo ThinkSystem DM5000H
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The HPE Alletra 5000 is an enterprise 4U adaptive hybrid storage array succeeding the Nimble Storage HF-Series. The ThinkSystem DM5000H is a 2U midrange unified hybrid storage system running Lenovo ONTAP, based on OEM NetApp FAS2750 hardware.
| HPE Alletra 5000 | Lenovo ThinkSystem DM5000H | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | HPE | Lenovo |
| Status | current | end-of-sale |
| Released | May 2022 | Sep 2018 |
| Form factor | 4U rack storage array | 2U rack |
| Form factor | 4U dual-controller base array | — |
| Architecture | Active-standby dual controllers with NVRAM and SSD cache | — |
| Raw capacity | Up to 294TB raw per base array, scalable past 1.2PB with expansion shelves | Up to 2.16 PB raw capacity across up to 144 drives |
| Host interfaces | 32Gb/16Gb Fibre Channel and 25GbE/10GbE iSCSI | — |
| Data reduction | Inline deduplication, inline variable-block compression, and thin provisioning | — |
| Availability | Guaranteed 99.9999% availability via InfoSight predictive analytics | — |
| Drive bays | — | 24x 2.5-inch SFF hot-swap drive bays in 2U base chassis |
| Power supply | — | Dual redundant 913W AC hot-swap power supplies |
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