Dell PowerVault MD3200 vs IBM Storwize V3700
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Dell PowerVault MD3200 is a dedicated 2U hardware RAID storage array designed for direct-attached 6Gb/s SAS shared clustering between up to four host servers. The IBM Storwize V3700 is an entry 2U dual-controller block storage array providing affordable enterprise storage consolidation.
| Dell PowerVault MD3200 | IBM Storwize V3700 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | IBM |
| Status | end-of-support | end-of-support |
| Released | May 2010 | Nov 2012 |
| Form factor | 2U rack | 2U rack |
| Cpu platform | Dual active-active hardware RAID controllers, 2GB or 4GB battery-backed cache per controller | — |
| Memory max (GB) | 8 | — |
| Drive bays | 12x 3.5-inch SAS/NL-SAS/SSD drives in base array; expands up to 192 drives across MD1200 DAEs | — |
| Raw capacity | Up to 96TB raw in base enclosure (up to 768TB fully expanded) | — |
| Network onboard | 4x 6Gb/s SAS host ports (SFF-8088) per controller; 1x 100Mb/1GbE management port | — |
| Power supply | Dual redundant hot-plug 600W power supplies | — |
| Form factor | — | 2U rack |
| Controllers | — | Dual active-active |
| Cache memory | — | 8GB |
| Max drives | — | 240 |
| Host interfaces | — | 8Gb FC, 10Gb/1Gb iSCSI, 6Gb SAS |
| Max raw capacity | — | 960TB |
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