HPE Primera 600 vs Lenovo ThinkSystem DM5100F
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The HPE Primera 600 is a mission-critical enterprise storage array combining the autonomous intelligence of InfoSight with the massive parallel architecture of the 3PAR legacy. The ThinkSystem DM5100F is Lenovo's mainstream unified all-NVMe storage array running Lenovo ONTAP, OEM-partnered from the NetApp AFF A250.
| HPE Primera 600 | Lenovo ThinkSystem DM5100F | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | HPE | Lenovo |
| Status | end-of-sale | end-of-sale |
| Released | Jun 2019 | Oct 2020 |
| Form factor | 4U rack mission-critical array | 2U rack |
| Controller nodes | 2 or 4 active-active controller nodes | — |
| Form factor | 4U base controller enclosure | — |
| Asic | HPE Primera Gen6 ASIC for hardware data reduction and zero detect | — |
| Storage media | All-NVMe SSDs, SAS SSDs, or hybrid drive shelves | — |
| Availability guarantee | 100% Availability Guarantee included standard | — |
| Connectivity | 32Gb Fibre Channel, 16Gb FC, and 25Gb/10Gb iSCSI | — |
| Intelligence | Embedded InfoSight telemetry and predictive failure engine | — |
| Raw capacity | — | Up to 368 TB raw NVMe flash in base 2U chassis |
| Drive bays | — | 24x 2.5-inch SFF hot-swap drive bays supporting NVMe SSDs |
| Power supply | — | Dual redundant 1200W AC hot-swap power supplies |
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