Dell PowerEdge XR4000 vs Lenovo ThinkAgile HX1021
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The PowerEdge XR4000 is an ultra-shallow 2U multi-node edge server system designed for retail branches, manufacturing floors, and remote clinics. The Lenovo ThinkAgile HX1021 is a certified Nutanix hyperconverged edge node built on the ruggedized ThinkSystem SE350 platform.
| Dell PowerEdge XR4000 | Lenovo ThinkAgile HX1021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | Lenovo |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Dec 2022 | Apr 2020 |
| Form factor | modular chassis | 1U edge |
| Chassis size | 2U short-depth (355mm) modular edge enclosure (shoebox or rack form factors) | — |
| Sled slots | Supports up to 4x 1U compute sleds (XR4510c) or 2x 2U compute sleds (XR4520c) | — |
| Witness sled | Dedicated optional nano-witness sled for two-node local cluster quorum | — |
| Operating temp | -5C to 55C continuous operating range | — |
| Processor | — | Single Intel Xeon D-2100 series processor up to 16 cores (up to 100W TDP) |
| Memory | — | 4x DDR4 DIMM slots supporting up to 256GB DDR4-2666 ECC RDIMM |
| Storage pools | — | Up to 8x internal M.2 NVMe SSDs (all-flash storage pool with SED support) |
| Hypervisor | — | Nutanix AHV or VMware ESXi |
| Network | — | Integrated 10GbE SFP+ and 1GbE RJ-45 ports; optional Wi-Fi and 4G/LTE connectivity |
| Power supply | — | Dual redundant external or internal 240W AC or -48V DC power supplies |
| Management | — | Nutanix Prism and Lenovo XCC with tamper-detection sensors |
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