Lenovo ThinkSystem DS4200 vs NetApp AFF A200
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Lenovo Storage DS4200 was an entry-to-midrange hybrid SAN storage array built on Dot Hill / Seagate AssuredSAN OEM architecture. The NetApp AFF A200 was NetApp's entry-level 2U all-flash storage system introducing modern ONTAP flash capabilities to small and midsize enterprises.
| Lenovo ThinkSystem DS4200 | NetApp AFF A200 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Lenovo | NetApp |
| Status | end-of-sale | end-of-sale |
| Released | May 2017 | Jan 2017 |
| Form factor | 2U rack | 2U rack |
| Raw capacity | Up to 960 TB raw capacity across up to 240 drives with expansion units | — |
| Drive bays | 12x 3.5-inch LFF or 24x 2.5-inch SFF hot-swap bays in 2U base chassis | Up to 24x internal 2.5-inch 12Gb SAS SSDs, expandable with DS224C shelves |
| Power supply | Dual redundant 595W AC hot-swap power supplies | — |
| Controller configuration | — | Dual controllers in 2U enclosure |
| Processor | — | Intel Xeon processors per controller |
| Memory | — | 64GB system memory per HA pair with NVRAM |
| Supported drives | — | 12Gb SAS SSDs (960GB, 3.8TB, 7.6TB, 15.3TB) |
| Maximum raw capacity | — | Up to 17PB in a 24-node cluster |
| Host connectivity | — | Onboard 10GBase-T and UTA2 ports for 16Gb FC or 10GbE SFP+ |
| Storage protocols | — | FC, iSCSI, NFS, SMB |
| Clustering | — | Up to 24 nodes (12 HA pairs) |
| Management | — | NetApp ONTAP 9 |
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