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Lenovo ThinkSystem D1212 Drive Enclosure vs NetApp Storage Shelves DE212C

Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Lenovo ThinkSystem D1212 is a 2U direct-attached 12-drive large form factor (3.5-inch) storage expansion enclosure. The NetApp DE212C is a 2U 12-drive 12Gb SAS large form factor expansion shelf designed for E-Series and EF-Series block storage arrays.

Lenovo ThinkSystem D1212 Drive EnclosureNetApp Storage Shelves DE212C
BrandLenovoNetApp
Statuscurrentcurrent
ReleasedSep 2018Sep 2016
Form factor2U rack2U rack
Enclosure type2U 12-drive Large Form Factor (LFF 3.5-inch) drive enclosure2U 12-drive 12Gb SAS expansion shelf for E-Series
Drive bays12x 3.5-inch hot-swap SAS/SATA drive bays12x hot-swap 3.5-inch LFF SAS drive bays
Interface modulesDual Environmental Services Modules (ESMs) with 12Gb SAS SFF-8644 connectivity—
Daisy chainSupports daisy-chain cabling to additional D1212 or D1224 enclosures—
Host attachmentConnects to ThinkSystem DE series storage controllers or server SAS HBAs / RAID controllers—
Power supplyDual redundant hot-swap 580W AC power supplies with integrated fansDual redundant hot-swap power supplies
ManagementIn-band SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) over SASManaged natively via NetApp SANtricity OS
Supported drives—7.2K NL-SAS HDDs (4TB to 18TB) and SAS SSDs
Shelf modules—Dual hot-swappable IOM12 SAS modules with mini-SAS HD ports
Shelf interconnect—12Gb SAS dual-domain connection
Compatible controllers—E5700, E4000, E2800, EF570, EF280 series controllers

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