Lenovo ThinkSystem DG7000 vs Pure Storage FlashArray //E
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The ThinkSystem DG7000 was Lenovo's enterprise-class capacity-optimized all-flash storage array powered by Quad-Level Cell (QLC) NVMe drives and Lenovo ONTAP, based on NetApp AFF C800 hardware architecture. The Pure Storage FlashArray //E is a high-capacity all-flash array designed to replace legacy 7200 RPM spinning hard drive arrays in corporate data centers.
| Lenovo ThinkSystem DG7000 | Pure Storage FlashArray //E | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Lenovo | Pure Storage |
| Status | end-of-sale | current |
| Released | May 2023 | May 2023 |
| Form factor | 4U rack | 3U rack |
| Raw capacity | Up to 1.47 PB raw in 4U base chassis, scaling to over 14 PB with external expansion shelves | From 1PB to 4PB raw |
| Drive bays | 48x 2.5-inch SFF hot-swap bays supporting NVMe QLC SSDs in 4U dual-controller enclosure | — |
| Power supply | Quad redundant 1600W AC hot-swap power supplies | — |
| Controller configuration | — | Dual active-active controllers in 3U enclosure |
| Operating system | — | Pure Storage Purity//FA |
| Effective capacity | — | Up to 10PB effective with data reduction |
| Drive media | — | NVMe DirectFlash QLC Modules (up to 75TB) |
| Connectivity | — | 32Gb/16Gb FC, 100GbE/25GbE/10GbE iSCSI, NFS, and SMB |
| Data reduction | — | Inline deduplication and compression |
| Management | — | Pure1 and Purity REST API |
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