Lenovo ThinkSystem DE4000H vs NetApp E-Series E2824
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The ThinkSystem DE4000H is a midrange hybrid storage array engineered for demanding transactional workloads, backup consolidations, and streaming media. The NetApp E2824 is the 2U 24-drive 2.5-inch SFF configuration of the E2800 hybrid storage system.
| Lenovo ThinkSystem DE4000H | NetApp E-Series E2824 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Lenovo | NetApp |
| Status | end-of-sale | current |
| Released | Sep 2018 | Sep 2016 |
| Form factor | 2U rack | 2U rack |
| Raw capacity | Up to 3.0 PB raw with expansion units across 192 drives | — |
| Drive bays | 2U12 LFF, 2U24 SFF, or high-density 4U60 enclosure | 24x internal 2.5-inch 12Gb SAS drive bays, expandable to 180 drives |
| Power supply | Dual redundant 913W AC power supplies (2U) or 2320W (4U60) | — |
| Controller configuration | — | Dual active-active controllers in 2U 24-drive enclosure |
| Processor | — | Intel processors per controller |
| Memory | — | 32GB system memory per HA pair with cache protection |
| Supported drives | — | 12Gb SAS SSDs and 10K SAS HDDs |
| Maximum raw capacity | — | Up to 1.8PB raw with expansion shelves |
| Host connectivity | — | HIC slots supporting 32Gb/16Gb FC, 25GbE, 10GbE, and 12Gb SAS |
| Storage protocols | — | FC, iSCSI, SAS |
| Clustering | — | Dual active-active controller HA pair |
| Management | — | NetApp SANtricity OS |
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