Key features
Key features and benefits provided by the D1224 storage expansion enclosures for SAP HANA include:
Single Environmental Service Module (ESM) configurations for direct attach storage connectivity to
System x SAP HANA nodes via a supported RAID adapter
Support for 24x 2.5-inch small form factor (SFF) drives
12 Gb SAS drive-side connectivity to maximize storage I/O performance
Accelerated storage I/O performance of hybrid configurations with high performance SAS SSDs and
performance-optimized enterprise SAS HDDs
The D1224 for SAP HANA is designed to support the SAP HANA data storage requirements with the
following 2.5-inch SAS drives:
High performance solid-state drives (3 DWD and 10 DWD): 400 GB, 800 GB, and 1.6 TB
High performance self-encrypting solid-state drives (10 DWD): 800 GB
Capacity optimized solid-state drives (1 DWD): 3.84 TB, 7.68 TB, and 15.36 TB
Performance-optimized, enterprise class disk drives
300 GB, 600 GB, and 900 GB 15K rpm
600 GB, 900 GB, 1.2 TB, 1.8 TB, and 2.4 TB 10K rpm
Performance-optimized, enterprise class self-encrypting disk drives: 1.2 TB 10K rpm
High-capacity, archival-class nearline disk drives: 1 TB and 2 TB 7.2K rpm
The D1224 enclosures for SAP HANA are designed to offer high levels of system and data availability with
redundant and hot-swappable hardware, including power and cooling modules (PCMs) and drives.
Components and connectors
The following figure shows the front of the D1224 drive expansion enclosure for SAP HANA.
Figure 2. Front view of the D1224 drive enclosure for SAP HANA
Lenovo Storage D1224 Drive Enclosure for SAP HANA
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