Lenovo Storage S3200 with Fibre Channel
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Bill of Materials
Table 1 – What was tested and what Lenovo recommends for a basic configuration involving the
S3200 and Fibre Channel
Lenovo B6505 FC SAN Switch by Brocade
Brocade 16Gb SFP+ transceiver module
4.3m, 10A/100-250V, C13 to IEC 320-C14 Rack Power Cable
Lenovo 1m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable
Lenovo 3m LC-LC OM3 MMF Cable
TopSeller x3550 M5, 2x Xeon 10C E5-2650v4 105W
2.3GHz/2400MHz/25MB, 4x16GB, O/Bay HS 2.5in
SATA/SAS, SR M5210, Multiburner, 2x550W p/s, Rack
500GB 7.2K 6Gbps NL SATA 2.5in G3HS HDD
Emulex 16Gb (Gen 6) FC Dual-port HBA
System x3550 M5 PCIe Riser 2, 1-2 CPU (LP x16 CPU0 + LP
x16 CPU1)
Emulex VFA5 2x10 GbE SFP+ PCIe Adapter
TopSeller Lenovo Storage S3200 LFF Chassis Dual FC/iSCSI
Controller
Lenovo Storage 3.5in 8TB 7.2k NL-SAS HDD
Lenovo Storage 3.5in 400GB SSD SAS (2.5inin 3.5in)
Lenovo Storage S2200/S3200 16G Fibre Channel SFP+
Module 1 pack
Lenovo Storage SSD Data Tiering Upgrade
Cabinets and Power
Lenovo sells multiple cabinets and power distribution units (PDUs) for deployments that
include large scale data center designs to setups that reside at the desk side or closet in
a small office setting. For a full listing of cabinet and power options, refer to the Other
Reading section Server Cabinets for System x and Power Distribution Units for System x
Servers.
Conclusion
Lenovo has collaborated with leaders in the industry to create architectures and
solutions for customers who need a solution for their datacenters to their server closets.
The Lenovo Storage S3200 has been validated with Brocade and Emulex technology to
prove that everything functions optimally. This reduces risk in deployment, increases
velocity for project deployment, and helps to ensure that capital spending is at a
minimum with correct sizing. The Lenovo Storage S3200 with Fibre Channel provides a
simple step up when NAS arrays are pushed to their limits and scales up to the
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