Lenovo ThinkSystem D1224 Drive Enclosure vs NetApp Storage Shelves DS224C
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Lenovo ThinkSystem D1224 is a 2U direct-attached 24-drive small form factor (2.5-inch) storage expansion enclosure. The NetApp DS224C is a 2U 24-drive 12Gb SAS disk expansion shelf engineered for NetApp AFF, ASA, and FAS systems.
| Lenovo ThinkSystem D1224 Drive Enclosure | NetApp Storage Shelves DS224C | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Lenovo | NetApp |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Sep 2018 | Sep 2016 |
| Form factor | 2U rack | 2U rack |
| Enclosure type | 2U 24-drive Small Form Factor (SFF 2.5-inch) drive enclosure | 2U 24-drive 12Gb SAS expansion shelf |
| Drive bays | 24x 2.5-inch hot-swap 12Gb SAS SSD/HDD bays | 24x hot-swap 2.5-inch SFF SAS drive bays |
| Interface modules | Dual ESMs each equipped with three 12Gb Mini-SAS HD (SFF-8644) ports | — |
| Compatibility | Compatible with ThinkSystem DE series arrays and ThinkSystem rack/tower servers | — |
| Redundancy | Dual active-active SAS data paths with redundant power and cooling | — |
| Power supply | Dual redundant hot-swap 580W AC power supplies | Dual redundant hot-swap power supplies with integrated fans |
| Management | In-band SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) | Managed natively via NetApp ONTAP |
| Supported drives | — | 12Gb SAS SSDs (960GB to 30.7TB) and 10K RPM SAS HDDs (600GB to 2.4TB) |
| Shelf modules | — | Dual hot-swappable IOM12 SAS modules with 12Gb mini-SAS HD (SFF-8644) ports |
| Shelf interconnect | — | 12Gb SAS dual-domain architecture |
| Compatible controllers | — | AFF A-Series, FAS Series, and ASA Series storage controllers |
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