HPE Nimble Storage Nimble Storage CS3000 vs Lenovo ThinkSystem DM5000H
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The HPE Nimble Storage CS3000 is a midrange 3U hybrid flash storage array designed for virtualized enterprise workloads, SQL databases, and file services. The ThinkSystem DM5000H is a 2U midrange unified hybrid storage system running Lenovo ONTAP, based on OEM NetApp FAS2750 hardware.
| HPE Nimble Storage Nimble Storage CS3000 | Lenovo ThinkSystem DM5000H | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | HPE | Lenovo |
| Status | end-of-sale | end-of-sale |
| Released | Mar 2016 | Sep 2018 |
| Form factor | 3U rack hybrid array | 2U rack |
| Form factor | 3U rack-mount enclosure | — |
| Controller configuration | Dual active-standby controllers | — |
| Raw capacity | Up to 42TB raw in base array | Up to 2.16 PB raw capacity across up to 144 drives |
| Flash cache | Up to 7.6TB SSD cache | — |
| Host ports | Dual-port or quad-port 16Gb FC or 10GbE iSCSI per controller | — |
| Availability | 99.9999% measured availability | — |
| 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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