Lenovo D3284 Drive Enclosure - 12Gb/s SAS Host Interface - 5U Rack-mountable

Abstract

The Lenovo Storage D3284 High Density Expansion Enclosure offers 12 Gbps SAS direct-attached storage expansion capabilities that are designed to provide density, speed, scalability, security, and high availability for medium to large businesses. The D3284 delivers enterprise-class storage technology in a cost-effective dense solution with flexible drive configurations of up to 84 drives in 5U and JBOD (non-RAID) host connectivity.

This product guide provides essential pre-sales information to understand the structure of the D3284 drive enclosure offering, its key features and specifications, components and options, and configuration guidelines.

This guide is intended for technical specialists, sales specialists, sales engineers, IT architects, and other IT professionals who want to learn more about the D3284 and consider its use in IT solutions.

Introduction

The Lenovo Storage D3284 High Density Expansion Enclosure offers 12 Gbps SAS direct-attached storage expansion capabilities that are designed to provide density, speed, scalability, security, and high availability for medium to large businesses. The D3284 delivers enterprise-class storage technology in a cost-effective dense solution with flexible drive configurations of up to 84 drives in 5U rack space and JBOD (non-RAID) host connectivity.

The D3284 expansion unit is designed for a wide range of workloads, including big data and analytics, video surveillance, private and hybrid clouds, file and print serving, and backup and archiving. The D3284 is also well-suited for software defined storage (SDS) and Windows Storage Spaces.

Introduction

The Lenovo Storage D3284 High Density Expansion Enclosure offers 12 Gbps SAS direct-attached storage expansion capabilities that are designed to provide density, speed, scalability, security, and high availability for medium to large businesses. The D3284 delivers enterprise-class storage technology in a cost-effective dense solution with flexible drive configurations of up to 84 drives in 5U rack space and JBOD (non-RAID) host connectivity.

The D3284 expansion unit is designed for a wide range of workloads, including big data and analytics, video surveillance, private and hybrid clouds, file and print serving, and backup and archiving. The D3284 is also well-suited for software defined storage (SDS) and Windows Storage Spaces.

• Support multiple host attachments (application-specific
• Flexibility in storing data on high performance SAS SSDs or capacity-optimized enterprise NL SAS HDDs; mixing and matching drive types on a single HBA to perfectly meet performance and capacity requirements for various workloads
• Flexibility in daisy chaining of up to two D3284 and two D1212 or one D1224 drive enclosures
• Scalability of up to 336 drives per HBA with the attachment of up to four D3284 daisy-chained expansion enclosures to satisfy growing needs for storage capacity and performance
• 12 Gb SAS drive-side connectivity and storage density with support for 84x 3.5-inch large form factor (LFF) drives in a 5U rack space
• Flexible host connectivity to match diverse client needs for direct attach storage with support for 12 Gb SAS Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) for maximum JBOD performance
• Versatile, scalable storage expansion with dual Environmental Service Module (ESM) configurations for high availability and performance