Lenovo ThinkSystem DE6400F All-Flash 2U12 Storage

Brand: Lenovo | Category: Storage Systems

SKU: 7DE6A01WNA | Part #: 7DE6A01WNA | MPN: 7DE6A01WNA

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The Lenovo ThinkSystem DE6400F All-Flash 2U12 Storage system delivers 12 x 2.5-inch SFF drive bays in a compact 2U rack-mount form factor, positioning this all-flash array as a high-density tier for latency-sensitive enterprise workloads. As a Lenovo ThinkSystem DE Series platform, the DE6400F (part number 7DE6A01WNA) combines dual-controller active-active architecture with up to 24 GB of mirrored cache memory per controller to maximize I/O throughput and data availability in mission-critical SAN environments.

The system accepts SAS SSDs across all 12 bays and offers flexible host connectivity via 16Gb Fibre Channel or 25GbE iSCSI interfaces, enabling seamless integration into existing fabric or IP-based storage networks. Lenovo SANtricity OS orchestrates RAID 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, and 10 configurations, while inline compression and deduplication reduce storage footprint on-the-fly. Redundant hot-swap power supplies and cooling fans ensure continuous uptime; the system operates reliably from 0°C to 35°C. Management flows through SANtricity System Manager GUI, REST API, or command-line interface, with native support for VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux hypervisors. Storage architects and IT procurement teams evaluating high-performance all-flash consolidation will find this 2U form factor ideal for space-constrained data centers.

Typical Enterprise Deployment Scenarios

• Virtual machine datastores requiring sub-millisecond latency and high IOPS density under VMware vSphere or Microsoft Hyper-V
• Transactional database acceleration for real-time analytics and OLTP workloads on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• SAN fabric extension in Fibre Channel environments without rip-and-replace of existing HBA infrastructure
• Medium-scale cloud-native and containerized application tiers benefiting from predictable all-SSD performance
• Backup and disaster-recovery staging where inline deduplication and compression maximize effective capacity

For specifications, pricing, and deployment planning around the DE6400F (7DE6A01WNA), contact Omnixon Global to request a quotation tailored to your infrastructure requirements.