Lenovo ThinkSystem DM3200F vs NetApp AFF C250
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The ThinkSystem DM3200F is Lenovo's entry-level unified all-flash NVMe storage array, powered by Lenovo ONTAP and built on NetApp modern all-flash architecture. The NetApp AFF C250 is an entry capacity-flash system packing 24 high-density NVMe QLC SSDs into a compact 2U dual-controller enclosure.
| Lenovo ThinkSystem DM3200F | NetApp AFF C250 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Lenovo | NetApp |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | May 2024 | Feb 2023 |
| Form factor | 2U rack | 2U rack |
| Raw capacity | Up to 734 TB raw NVMe flash in 2U base chassis | — |
| Drive bays | 24x 2.5-inch SFF hot-swap bays supporting NVMe SSDs | Up to 24x internal 2.5-inch NVMe QLC SSDs, expandable with 1x NS224 shelf |
| Power supply | Dual redundant 1200W AC hot-swap power supplies | — |
| Controller configuration | — | Dual controllers in 2U enclosure |
| Processor | — | Intel Xeon processors per controller |
| Memory | — | 128GB system memory per HA pair with NVRAM |
| Supported drives | — | NVMe QLC SSDs (15.3TB, 30.7TB) |
| Maximum raw capacity | — | Up to 35PB in a 24-node cluster |
| Host connectivity | — | Onboard 25GbE/10GbE and PCIe expansion for 32Gb FC, 25GbE, 10GbE |
| Storage protocols | — | NVMe/FC, NVMe/TCP, FC, iSCSI, NFS, SMB |
| Clustering | — | Up to 24 nodes (12 HA pairs) |
| Management | — | NetApp ONTAP 9 |
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