Form Factor: 9UTotal Bandwidth: 31TbpsPorts: Up to 192 128Gb portsLink Speeds: 16, 32, 64 and 128Gb FC auto-sensingDefend the Data Center with Advanced SecurityModernize SAN Management with AI-Powered Autonomy

Key Features

The Lenovo X8-4 Director is a modular platform designed for large-scale storage environments, offering a stable, scalable, and high-performance foundation for growth, workload consolidation, and reliable operations. It is ideal for mission-critical and enterprise AI workloads. The Lenovo X8-4 model scales up to 192 × 128G ports, providing exceptional bandwidth and throughput to support a growing number of devices, applications, and workloads without compromising performance.

The X8 Director features a cyber-resilient, quantum-safe architecture, protecting critical SAN data and applications from quantum computing and cybersecurity threats. Brocade enhances storage traffic security through Fibre Channel isolation and role-based access controls, preventing unauthorized access. It achieves this by utilizing hardened Fabric OS and hardware, eliminating superfluous access points, and validating hardware and software roots of trust, ensuring only authenticated components operate within the system.

The Lenovo X8-4 Director, featuring Brocade Gen 8 technology, integrates embedded SAN AI to automate application infrastructure management. Its robust analytics architecture minimizes manual administration, fostering a resilient network that maintains stability and efficiency despite increasing workloads and infrastructure complexity.

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Key Features

Maximize Investment Performance

The Lenovo ThinkSystem DB710S Gen 7 storage switch offers the lowest entry cost, delivering 64G performance with 50% lower latency than previous models. Built for high-demand workloads in flash and NVMe environments, the DB710S integrates Brocade® Gen 7 technology for simplified and flexible management. Enterprise-grade software bundle enables an autonomous SAN capable of self-learning, self-optimizing, and self-healing, reducing the effort needed to manage your data center.

Flexible and Scalable

The ThinkSystem DB710S is a cost-effective, compact 1U switch with up to 24 Fibre Channel (FC) ports featuring Gen 7 FC technology. Designed for flexibility, it supports “pay-as-you-grow” scalability with Ports on Demand (PoD), allowing you to expand from 8 to 24 ports as needed. Each port can support 32G or 64G SFP+ transceivers, ensuring performance scalability and backward compatibility with 8G and 16G devices. This switch offers strong investment protection, allowing organizations to start small, grow quickly, and meet increasing demands with the latest technology.

Enhanced Security for Mission-Critical Workloads

Brocade Gen 7 technology secures your network, supports nonstop operations, and enhances management automation. The ThinkSystem DB710S Fibre Channel fabrics are designed for security with controlled access between servers and storage, ensuring data isolation within the data center. Gen 7 adds an extra layer of protection, safeguarding against malware and hijacking by validating the switch’s operating system, security configurations, and hardware integrity.

Specifications

Supports up to 384 64Gb ports or 512 32Gb portsTotal bandwidth of 39.6Tb/sLink speeds of 8, 16, 32, and 64Gb FC auto-sensingHot swap redundant power supplies and fan traysAutonomous SAN infrastructure for self-learning, self-optimizing, and self-healing capabilitiesSafeguard mission-critical workloads from vulnerabilities with Gen 7 integrated security

Key Features

Multi-faceted and agile The versatile Lenovo X7-8 Gen 7 Fibre Channel Director is designed to meet relentless growth and large enterprise environments. Its highly scalable extension solution for FC, IP, and FICON gives businesses the agility to keep growing as their IT needs change. With its backwards-compatibility support, it helps enterprises manage their need for constant change. A roomy 14U form factor gives the Lenovo X7-8 Gen 7 Fibre Channel Director the ability to grow or scale back networks as needed. Results-driven performance With an industry-leading Gen 7 FC the Lenovo X7-8 Gen 7 Fibre Channel Director increases performance for demanding workloads. It can handle up to 39.6Tb/s of bandwidth to manage the most demanding applications while maximizing high transaction workloads with 50% lower network latency. Businesses can rely on its ability to operate data-intensive app response times and enable improved Service Level Agreements (SLAs). Network design simplified Automate actions to simplify management and resolve issues while leveraging optical Inter-Chassis Links (ICLs) that enable businesses to reduce network complexity and costs. By reducing inter-switch cabling by 75% and freeing up to 25% of ports for servers and storage, the Lenovo X7-8 Gen 7 Fibre Channel Director simplifies management and storage connectivity. Seamlessly integrate next-generation NVMe into the storage fabric without a disruptive rip-and-replace.

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Form Factor: 14UTotal Bandwidth: 62TbpsPorts: Up to 384 128Gb portsLink Speeds: 16, 32, 64 and 128Gb FC auto-sensingDefend the data center with advanced securityModernize SAN management with AI-powered autonomy

Key Features

The Lenovo X8-8 Director is a modular platform designed for large-scale storage environments, offering a stable, scalable, and high-performance foundation for growth, workload consolidation, and reliable operations. It is ideal for mission-critical and enterprise AI workloads. The X8-8 model scales up to 384 × 128G ports, providing exceptional bandwidth and throughput to support a growing number of devices, applications, and workloads without compromising performance.

The Lenovo X8-8 Director features a cyber-resilient, quantum-safe architecture, protecting critical SAN data and applications from quantum computing and cybersecurity threats. Brocade enhances storage traffic security through Fibre Channel isolation and role-based access controls, preventing unauthorized access. It achieves this by utilizing hardened Fabric OS and hardware, eliminating superfluous access points, and validating hardware and software roots of trust, ensuring only authenticated components operate within the system.

The Lenovo X8-8 Director, featuring Brocade Gen 8 technology, integrates embedded SAN AI to automate application infrastructure management. Its robust analytics architecture minimizes manual administration, fostering a resilient network that maintains stability and efficiency despite increasing workloads and infrastructure complexity.

Specifications

Supports up to 192 64Gb ports or 256 32Gb portsTotal bandwidth 19.8Tb/sLink speeds 8, 16, 32, and 64Gb FC auto-sensingHot swap redundant power supplies and fan traysAutonomous SAN infrastructure for self-learning, self-optimizing, and self-healing capabilitiesSafeguard mission-critical workloads from vulnerabilities with Gen 7 integrated security

Key Features

Purpose-built for enterprise deployments The Lenovo X7-4 Gen 7 Fibre Channel Director is designed to easily manage large enterprise environments requiring increased capacity, greater throughput, and higher levels of resiliency. Plus, it increases agility with concurrent Fibre Channel, NVMe, FICON or FCIP connectivity. Businesses can rely on its three generations of backward-compatibility support, 8U form factor, and Gen 7 integrated security. Maximize performance and results Industry-leading Gen 7 FC with increased performance, up to 19.8Tb/s of chassis bandwidth, breakthrough performance that speeds up data-intensive application response times, and improved Service Level Agreements (SLAs). It can easily manage high transaction workloads with 50% lower network latency and can transform telemetry data into actionable insights to optimize performance and ensure reliability. Simplified, scale-out network design Leverage optical Inter-Chassis Links (ICLs) with UltraScale chassis connectivity that offers faster, and simpler fabrics that increase consolidation while reducing network complexity and costs. Easily increase server port and storage capacity, simplify management, maximize visibility, and streamline operations with a modern SAN management tool.

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Create scalable and secure SAN fabrics with the highest-density Gen 7 64G Switch designed for extreme performance and autonomous SAN capabilities.

Key Features

Protect mission-critical workloads with Gen 7 integrated security Secure storage traffic through controlled-access and isolation Safeguard mission-critical operations by validating the integrity and security of Gen 7 Brocade hardware and software Reduce the vulnerabilities from malware and hijacking attacks by hardening FOS and strengthening hardware Automate the distribution of SSL Certificates across the fabric Transform telemetry data into actionable insights to optimize performance and ensure reliability Collect, transform and visualize billions of data points into actionable intelligence to make faster and more accurate decisions Automatically identify and mitigate anomalies across server to storage traffic flows based on comprehensive integrated IO-level telemetry data Stream SAN telemetry data from the fabric through SANnav Management Portal software for third-party applications Enable Virtual Machine performance visibility and monitoring from server to storage without additional tools Automate actions to optimize performance and resolve issues without intervention Automate repetitive tasks to save time and eliminate human error Optimize application performance by automatically grouping traffic based on device speed, protocol and behavior characteristics Instantly notify end-devices of congestion for automatic resolution Ensure data delivery with automatic failover due to physical or congestion issues

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Affordable all-flash array performance with enterprise-proven availability features.

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The Challenge

It’s critical that key business applications run with maximum efficiency, because they directly affect time-to-market, revenue, and customer satisfaction. Because of this, data centers are looking for ways to improve the speed and responsiveness of the applications that control their mission-critical business operations. One way to differentiate your organization from the competition and accelerate time-to-market is to extract value and insights quickly and reliably from a range of mixed workload environments.

The Solution

The entry-level Lenovo ThinkSystem DE4000F all-flash storage system boosts access to your data for greater value in only 2U. It combines enterprise-proven availability features with affordable IOPS, sub-100 microsecond response times, and up to 10GBps of read bandwidth. ThinkSystem DE Series All Flash Array availability features include: Redundant components with automated failover Intuitive storage management with comprehensive tuning functions Advanced monitoring and diagnostics with proactive repair Snapshot copy creation, volume copy, and asynchronous and synchronous mirroring for data protection. Data assurance for data integrity and protection against silent data corruption The ThinkSystem DE Series all-flash storage subsystems optimize price/performance, configuration flexibility, and simplicity. They enable you to process your critical business data faster and with better insights, for more effective decision-making.

All-Flash Delivers Performance

The entry DE4000F delivers 300K sustained IOPS with response times measured in microseconds. It provides up to 10GBps of read throughput, plenty for most jobs. To protect your investment in storage networks, the DE All-Flash Series supports a wide range of high-speed host interfaces. The DE4000F supports 16/32Gb Fibre Channel, 10/25Gb iSCSI, and 12Gb SAS. The DE All-Flash Series delivers the performance of more than 2,000 15k rpm HDDs, yet requires only 2% of the rack space, power, and cooling. Because it consumes 98% less space and power, DE Series can significantly improve the overall efficiency of your IT operations while continuing to meet your performance requirements.

Protecting Your Competitive Advantage

Dynamic drive pool (DDP) technology allows storage administrators to simplify RAID management, improve data protection, and maintain predictable performance under all conditions. This innovative technology minimizes the performance impact of a drive failure and can return the system to optimal condition up to eight times faster than with traditional RAID. With shorter rebuild times and patented technology to prioritize reconstruction, DDP capabilities significantly reduce exposure to multiple disk failures, offering a level of data protection that cannot be achieved with traditional RAID. With DE Series, all management tasks can be performed while the storage remains online with complete read/write data access. Storage administrators can make configuration changes, conduct maintenance, or expand the storage capacity without disrupting I/O to attached hosts. DE Series nondisruptive administration features include: Dynamic volume expansion Dynamic segment size migration Dynamic RAID-level migration Firmware updates DE Series all-flash arrays protect against data loss and downtime events, both locally and remotely, using advanced data protection features, including: Snapshot / Volume copy Asynchronous mirroring Synchronous mirroring Full drive encryption Eventually, all drives get redeployed, retired or serviced. When this happens, you do not want your sensitive data going out the door with them. Combining local key management with drive-level encryption gives you comprehensive security for data-at-rest with no impact to performance.

Specifications

All-NVMe array delivers industry-leading IOPS and bandwidth with 2x performance of SAS-based all-flash arrays.

Key Features

The Challenge

It’s critical that key business applications run with maximum efficiency because they directly affect time-to-market, revenue, and customer satisfaction. Due to these factors, data centers are continually looking for ways to improve the speed and responsiveness of the applications that control their mission-critical business operations. One way to differentiate your organization from the competition and accelerate time-to-market is to extract value and insights quickly and reliably from a range of mixed workload environments.

The Solution

The compact 2U Lenovo ThinkSystem DE6600F all-flash mid-range storage array will turbocharge access to your data to increase its value. This all-flash array combines industry-leading, enterprise-proven availability features with up to 2M IOPS, sub-100 microsecond response times, and up to 44GBps of bandwidth. ThinkSystem DE Series All Flash Array availability features include: Seamless transition to next generation NVMe Redundant components with automated failover Intuitive storage management with comprehensive tuning functions Advanced monitoring and diagnostics with proactive repair Snapshot copy creation, volume copy, and asynchronous mirroring for data protection. Data assurance for data integrity and protection against silent data corruption Industry-leading price/performance for enterprise workloads The ThinkSystem DE Series all-flash storage subsystems optimize price/performance, configuration flexibility, and simplicity, enabling you to process your critical business data faster and with better insights, for more effective decision-making.

All-Flash Performance and Value

The DE6600F delivers 2.0M sustained IOPS and response times measured in mere microseconds. It generates up to 44GBps of read throughput, enough for even your most bandwidth-intensive workloads. To protect your investment in storage networks, the DE All-Flash Series supports a wide range of high-speed IO interface options to meet future performance demands. 200Gb NVMe/IB, NVMe/RoCe, SRP/IB and iSER/IB 100Gb NVMe/IB, NVMe/RoCE 100Gb iSER/IB, SRP/IB 32Gb NVMe/FC 32Gb FC 25Gb iSCSI With support for up to 367TB of capacity in a 2U form factor, the ultra-dense DE6600F ensures you can meet the demand for today’s workload requirements and address future business and demands without costly hardware upgrades.

Protecting Your Competitive Advantage

Dynamic drive pool (DDP) technology allows storage administrators to simplify RAID management, improve data protection, and maintain predictable performance under all conditions. This innovative technology minimizes the performance impact of a drive failure and can return the system to optimal condition up to eight times faster than with traditional RAID. With shorter rebuild times and patented technology to prioritize reconstruction, DDP capabilities significantly reduce exposure to multiple disk failures, offering a level of data protection that cannot be achieved with traditional RAID. With DE Series, all management tasks can be performed while the storage remains online with complete read/write data access. Storage administrators can make configuration changes, conduct maintenance, or expand the storage capacity without disrupting I/O to attached hosts. DE Series nondisruptive administration features include: Dynamic capacity and volume expansion Dynamic segment size migration Dynamic RAID-level migration Non-disruptive firmware updates DE Series all-flash arrays protect against data loss and downtime events, both locally and remotely, using advanced data protection features, including: Snapshot / Volume copy Full drive encryption Eventually, all drives get redeployed, retired, or serviced. When this happens, you do not want your sensitive data going out the door with them. Combining local key management with drive-level encryption gives you comprehensive security for data-at-rest with no impact to performance.

Specifications

NVMe flash array delivers 2x the performance improvement over the previous generation.

Key Features

The Challenge

Organizations are struggling to keep up with the requirements and demands of modern workloads, such as AI, technical computing, databases, and analytics. These workloads require a higher level of performance, availability, and reliability from your data storage infrastructure.

The Solution

The compact 2U Lenovo ThinkSystem DE6400F all-flash (NVMe SSD) mid-range high performance storage array will accelerate access to your data. This all-flash array combines industry-leading, enterprise-proven availability features with up to 670k IOPS, sub-100 microsecond response times, up to 20GBps of read bandwidth, and 2x performance improvement over the previous generation. ThinkSystem DE Series All Flash Array availability features include: Seamless transition to next generation NVMe Redundant components with automated failover Intuitive storage management with comprehensive tuning functions Advanced monitoring and diagnostics with proactive repair Snapshot copy creation, volume copy, and asynchronous mirroring for data protection. Data assurance for data integrity and protection against silent data corruption Industry-leading price/performance for enterprise workloads ThinkSystem DE Series all-flash storage optimizes price/performance, configuration flexibility, and simplicity. Enabling you to process your critical business data faster for real time insights, and more effective decision-making.

All-Flash Performance and Value

The DE6400F delivers 670k sustained IOPS and response times measured in microseconds. It generates up to 20GBps of read throughput, enough for even your most bandwidth-intensive workloads.To protect your investment in storage networks, the DE 6400F supports a wide range of high-speed IO interface options to meet future performance demands. 100Gb NVMe/IB, NVMe/RoCE 100Gb iSER/IB, SRP/IB 32 Gb NVMe/FC 32Gb FC 25Gb iSCSI With support for up to 367TB of capacity in a 2U form factor, the ultra-dense DE6400F ensures you can meet the demand of today’s workload and be prepared for future business demands without costly hardware upgrades.

Protecting Your Competitive Advantage

Dynamic drive pool (DDP) technology allows storage administrators to simplify RAID management, improve data protection, and maintain predictable performance under all conditions. This innovative technology minimizes the performance impact of a drive failure and can return the system to optimal condition up to eight times faster than with traditional RAID. With shorter rebuild times and patented technology to prioritize reconstruction, DDP capabilities significantly reduce exposure to multiple disk failures, offering a level of data protection that cannot be achieved with traditional RAID. With DE Series, all management tasks can be performed while the storage remains online with complete read/write data access. Storage administrators can make configuration changes, conduct maintenance, or expand the storage capacity without disrupting I/O to attached hosts. DE Series nondisruptive administration features include: Dynamic capacity and volume expansion Dynamic segment size migration Dynamic RAID-level migration Non-disruptive firmware updates DE Series all-flash arrays protect against data loss and downtime events, both locally and remotely, using advanced data protection features, including: Snapshot / Volume copy Full drive encryption Eventually, all drives get redeployed, retired, or serviced. When this happens, you do not want your sensitive data going out the door with them. Combining local key management with drive-level encryption gives you comprehensive security for data-at-rest with no impact to performance.

Specifications

High performance and low latency.Scalable and flexible.Enterprise-grade reliability.Optimized for diverse workloads.

Key Features

Superior Flash Performance & Capacity

Optimized for superior flash performance and efficiency, the ThinkSystem DE4800F provides 20% faster data access compared to the previous generation system.It combines performance and capacity with high availability, security, and enterprise-class data management features for enterprise applications and workloads that demand the highest levels of performance.

Proven Simplicity & Management

Scaling is easy with the modular design and the simple management tools provided. Start working with your data in minutes. Extensive configuration flexibility, custom performance tuning, and complete control over data placement enable administrators to maximize performance and ease of use.The intuitive browser-based GUI simplifies configuration and maintenance while providing storage capabilities to deliver consistent performance, data integrity, reliability, and security.

Advanced Data Protection

Strengthen the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of your organization’s most important resources and guard against data loss and downtime events with advanced data protection features.Data management software enables storage administrators to simplify RAID management, improve data protection, and maintain predictable performance. All management tasks can be performed while the storage remains online with complete read/write data access.

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