Lenovo ThinkSystem DM7000H vs NetApp FAS Series FAS8300
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The ThinkSystem DM7000H is an enterprise modular hybrid storage array powered by Lenovo ONTAP, based on OEM NetApp FAS8200 architecture. The NetApp FAS8300 is a versatile 4U midrange hybrid storage system designed for mixed application consolidation, virtual infrastructure, and corporate backup repositories.
| Lenovo ThinkSystem DM7000H | NetApp FAS Series FAS8300 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Lenovo | NetApp |
| Status | end-of-sale | current |
| Released | Sep 2018 | Oct 2019 |
| Form factor | 3U rack | 4U rack |
| Raw capacity | Up to 5.76 PB raw capacity across up to 480 drives | — |
| Drive bays | Modular controller head requiring external DM240S (2.5-inch) or DM120S (3.5-inch) drive shelves | Connects to DS224C, DS212C, and DS460C SAS shelves (up to 720 drives) |
| Power supply | Dual redundant hot-swap AC power supplies | — |
| Controller configuration | — | Dual controllers in 4U enclosure |
| Processor | — | Intel Xeon processors per controller |
| Memory | — | 128GB system memory per HA pair with NVRAM |
| Supported drives | — | 12Gb SAS SSDs, 10K SAS HDDs, and 7.2K NL-SAS HDDs |
| Maximum raw capacity | — | Up to 88PB in a 24-node cluster |
| Host connectivity | — | PCIe slots supporting 25GbE, 10GbE, and 32Gb/16Gb FC |
| Storage protocols | — | FC, iSCSI, NFS, SMB |
| Clustering | — | Up to 24 nodes (12 HA pairs) |
| Management | — | NetApp ONTAP 9 |
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