Dell PowerEdge FX FD332 vs Lenovo ThinkSystem DS4200
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The PowerEdge FD332 is a half-width storage expansion block for the FX2 chassis, packing up to 16 hot-plug 2.5-inch small form factor drives. The Lenovo Storage DS4200 was an entry-to-midrange hybrid SAN storage array built on Dot Hill / Seagate AssuredSAN OEM architecture.
| Dell PowerEdge FX FD332 | Lenovo ThinkSystem DS4200 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | Lenovo |
| Status | end-of-sale | end-of-sale |
| Released | Mar 2015 | May 2017 |
| Form factor | storage shelf | 2U rack |
| Drive bays | Up to 16x 2.5in hot-plug SAS/SATA drives | 12x 3.5-inch LFF or 24x 2.5-inch SFF hot-swap bays in 2U base chassis |
| Storage controllers | Dual PERC H730 or HBA330 12Gb/s SAS controllers | — |
| Chassis compatibility | PowerEdge FX2 and FX2s enclosures | — |
| Connectivity | Direct SAS passthrough to neighboring compute sleds | — |
| Raw capacity | — | Up to 960 TB raw capacity across up to 240 drives with expansion units |
| Power supply | — | Dual redundant 595W AC hot-swap power supplies |
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