Lenovo ThinkSystem D1224 Drive Enclosure vs NetApp Storage Shelves NS224
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 NS224 is a 2U 24-drive NVMe storage expansion shelf delivering end-to-end NVMe-over-Fabrics connectivity to NetApp AFF, ASA, and FAS systems.
| Lenovo ThinkSystem D1224 Drive Enclosure | NetApp Storage Shelves NS224 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Lenovo | NetApp |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Sep 2018 | Sep 2019 |
| Form factor | 2U rack | 2U rack |
| Enclosure type | 2U 24-drive Small Form Factor (SFF 2.5-inch) drive enclosure | 2U 24-drive NVMe SSD expansion shelf |
| Drive bays | 24x 2.5-inch hot-swap 12Gb SAS SSD/HDD bays | 24x hot-swap 2.5-inch NVMe U.2/U.3 SSD slots |
| 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 and cooling fans |
| Management | In-band SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) | Integrated shelf management via ONTAP |
| Supported drives | — | NVMe TLC SSDs (1.9TB to 30.7TB) and NVMe QLC SSDs (15.3TB, 30.7TB) |
| Shelf modules | — | Dual hot-swappable NSM100 or NSM100B NVMe shelf modules |
| Shelf interconnect | — | 100GbE RoCEv2 (RDMA over Converged Ethernet) with QSFP28 ports |
| Compatible controllers | — | AFF A1K, A90, A70, A50, A30, A900, A800, A400, A250, C800, C400, C250, ASA series |
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