Dell PowerStore 9200T vs NetApp AFF A900
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Dell PowerStore 9200T is Dell's top-tier second-generation enterprise all-flash storage array, powered by dual Intel Xeon Platinum Ice Lake processors delivering 128 total CPU cores and 2.56TB of RAM. The NetApp AFF A900 is an enterprise modular all-flash storage system engineered for maximum availability and non-disruptive upgrades.
| Dell PowerStore 9200T | NetApp AFF A900 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | NetApp |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Jun 2022 | Feb 2022 |
| Form factor | 2U rack | 8U modular rack |
| Cpu platform | Dual active-active storage nodes, Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y (64 cores per node, 128 cores per appliance) | — |
| Memory max (GB) | 2,560 | — |
| Drive bays | Up to 25x 2.5-inch NVMe SSDs in base DPE; expands up to 93 NVMe drives via NVMe DAEs | Connects to external NS224 NVMe drive shelves (no internal storage bays in head unit) |
| Raw capacity | Up to 6.0 PB effective capacity per appliance | — |
| Network onboard | 4-port 25GbE Mezzanine; 2x I/O module slots per node supporting 32Gb FC, 25GbE, 100GbE, or NVMe/TCP | — |
| Power supply | Dual redundant hot-plug 1800W Platinum power supplies | — |
| Controller configuration | — | Dual active-active modular controllers in 8U enclosure |
| Processor | — | Dual Intel Xeon processors per controller |
| Memory | — | 1024GB system memory per HA pair with NVRAM cache |
| Supported drives | — | NVMe TLC SSDs (1.9TB to 30.7TB) |
| Maximum raw capacity | — | Up to 702PB in a 24-node cluster |
| Host connectivity | — | Up to 20 PCIe Gen 4 expansion slots supporting 100GbE, 40GbE, 25GbE, 10GbE, and 32Gb FC |
| Storage protocols | — | NVMe/FC, NVMe/TCP, FC, iSCSI, NFS, SMB, S3 |
| Clustering | — | Up to 24 nodes (12 HA pairs) |
| Management | — | NetApp ONTAP 9 |
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