Abstract
The Lenovo Storage E1012 and E1024 Disk Expansion Enclosures offer universal storage expansion capabilities that are designed to provide simplicity, speed, scalability, security, and high availability for small to large businesses. The E1012 and E1024 deliver enterprise-class storage technology in a cost-effective solution with flexible drive configurations and RAID or JBOD (non-RAID) host connectivity or Lenovo storage area network (SAN) array expansion.
This product guide provides essential pre-sales information to understand the structure of the E1012 and E1024 expansion enclosure offerings, their key features and specifications, components and options, and configuration guidelines.
IntroductionThe Lenovo Storage E1012 and E1024 Disk Expansion Enclosures offer universal storage expansion capabilities that are designed to provide simplicity, speed, scalability, security, and high availability for small to large businesses. The E1012 and E1024 deliver enterprise-class storage technology in a cost-effective solution with flexible drive configurations and RAID or JBOD (non-RAID) host connectivity or Lenovo storage area network (SAN) array expansion.
The E1012 and E1024 expansion units are designed for a wide range of workloads, including big data and analytics, video surveillance, media streaming, private clouds, file and print serving, e-mail and collaboration, and databases.
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The E1012 and E1024 expansion enclosures offer flexible drive configurations with the choice of 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch drive form factors, 10K or 15K rpm SAS and 7.2K rpm NL SAS hard disk drives (HDDs) and self-encrypting drives (SEDs), and SAS solid-state drives (SSDs).
With support for daisy chaining, the E1012 can be scaled up to 960 TB for capacity-optimized configurations, and the E1024 can be scaled up to 192 drives for performance-optimized configurations.
The E1012 and E1024 expansion units are universal enclosures that can be used with Lenovo System x and ThinkServer systems as direct attach storage (DAS) or as expansion for the Lenovo Storage S2200 and S3200 storage area network (SAN) arrays.
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Components: Specification
Form factor: 2U rack mount
I/O expansion configuration: Single or dual I/O Expansion Module configurations supported. Single I/O Module enclosures can be upgraded to dual I/O Module enclosures non-disruptively.
Drive bays:
- E1012: 12 LFF hot-swap drive bays; up to 8x E1012 enclosures can be daisy chained on a supported RAID adapter for a total of up to 96 LFF drives.
- E1024: 24 SFF hot-swap drive bays; up to 8x E1024 enclosures can be daisy chained on a supported RAID adapter for a total of up to 192 SFF drives.
Drive technologies: SAS and NL SAS HDDs and SEDs; eMLC SAS SSDs. Intermix of HDDs, SEDs, and SSDs is supported within an enclosure, but not within a RAID array.
Drive connectivity:Dual-ported 6 Gb SAS drive attachment infrastructure:
- E1012: 12x 6 Gb SAS internal drive ports per I/O Expansion Module
- E1024: 24x 6 Gb SAS internal drive ports per I/O Expansion Module
- 2x 6 Gb SAS x4 (Mini-SAS SFF-8088) expansion ports (IN and OUT) per I/O Expansion Module for the daisy chained attachment of the drive enclosures
Drives:SFF drives:
- 400 GB, 800 GB, and 1.6 TB SAS SSDs
- 300 GB and 600 GB 15K rpm SAS HDDs
- 600 GB, 900 GB, 1.2 TB, and 1.8 TB 10K rpm SAS HDDs
- 1 TB and 2 TB 7.2K rpm NL SAS HDDs
- 400 GB SAS SSDs
- 600 GB and 900 GB 10K rpm SAS HDDs
- 2 TB, 4 TB, 6 TB, 8 TB, and 10 TB 7.2K rpm NL SAS HDDs
Storage capacity:
- E1012: Up to 960 TB (96x 10 TB LFF NL SAS HDDs)
- E1024: Up to 384 TB (192x 2 TB SFF NL SAS HDDs)
Host connectivity: 1x 6/12 Gb SAS host port (IN) (Mini-SAS SFF-8088) per I/O Expansion Module
Host adapters:
- 6Gb SAS HBA (2-port 6 Gb SAS; non-RAID)
- ServeRAID M5120 (2-port 6 Gb SAS; RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 50; optional RAID 6, 60)
- ServeRAID M5225 (2-port 12 Gb SAS; RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 50; optional RAID 6, 60)
- ThinkServer 9280-8e (2-port 6 Gb SAS; RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60)
- ThinkServer 9286CV-8e (2-port 6 Gb SAS; RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60)
Host operating systems: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, 2012 and 2012 R2; Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, 6, and 7; SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10, 11, and 12; VMware vSphere 5.1, 5.5, and 6.0.
Cooling: Redundant cooling with two fans that are built into power supplies.
Power supply: Two redundant hot-swap 595 W AC power supplies.
Hot-swap parts: I/O expansion modules, drives, power supplies/fans.
Management interfaces: SAS Enclosure Services
Security features: Self-encrypting drives (SEDs)
Warranty: Three-year customer-replaceable unit, parts only limited warranty with 9x5 next business day.
Service and support: Optional warranty service upgrades are available through Lenovo: on-site support, 24x7 coverage, 4-hour response time, 1-year or 2-year warranty extensions, Hard Drive Retention.
Dimensions:
- E1012: Height: 87 mm (3.4 in), width: 447 mm (17.6 in), depth: 523 mm (20.6 in)
- E1024: Height: 89 mm (3.5 in), width: 447 mm (17.6 in), depth: 519 mm (20.5 in)
Weight:
- E1012: Minimum: 16.8 kg (37.0 lb); Maximum: 26.6 kg (58.6 lb)
- E1024: Minimum: 16.9 kg (37.2 lb); Maximum: 23.4 kg (51.6 lb