Support 90x 3.5-inch large form factor (LFF) 12Gb Nearline SAS drives in a 4U rack space.

Flexible host connectivity to match diverse client needs for direct attach storage with support for 12 Gb or 24 Gb SAS RAID adapters for advanced data protection or 12 Gb or 24 Gb SAS Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) for maximum JBOD performance.

Scalable storage expansion with dual Electronic Service Module (ESM) configurations for high availability and performance.

The D4390 Direct Attached Storage features include: The 4U chassis supports up to 1620TB of “cold” or archive storage and can grow to 8.1PB in 20U by daisy-chaining the enclosures. The D4390 is a single expansion platform using existing infrastructure that lowers TCO. The ThinkSystem D4390 is an energy-efficient, high-density JBOD for Software Defined Storage that uses up to 62 percent less power compared to the previous generation and reduces data center space requirements by as much as 60 percent. 20TB, you can fit more chassis’ in the same rack space. So even though the new D4390 currently supports a smaller capacity drive, 18TB vs.

The D4390 is a 4U enclosure making it denser than the previous 5U D3284 enclosure.

The Lenovo ThinkSystem D4390 Direct Attached Storage is enterprise-class, scalable storage designed for HPC simulations, object storage, big data and analytics, video surveillance, and more. There is also a software update for the ThinkSystem DM that will protect customers against threats to mission-critical data. Lenovo also announced a new storage solution that is high-density, sustainable and aims to reduce the data center footprint. According to IDC, Lenovo also moved up to the #5 storage provider globally in all segments.

This is the first time Lenovo has hit the #1 storage provider ranking for external storage in the under $25K market, representing 61 percent of the total markets for storage device units sold globally, according to the Q4 2022 IDC Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Storage Systems Tracker. According to a report by IDC, Lenovo has been ranked the #1 global storage solutions vendor in the $25K and under market and the #5 storage provider globally. Lenovo shared performance numbers, announced new Lenovo ThinkSystem D4390 hardware, and a ThinkSystem DM software update.

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