Dell PowerVault MD3200 vs NetApp E-Series E2700
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 NetApp E2700 was an entry hybrid block storage array engineered for general SAN workloads, video surveillance, and direct-attached storage.
| Dell PowerVault MD3200 | NetApp E-Series E2700 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | NetApp |
| Status | end-of-support | end-of-support |
| Released | May 2010 | Feb 2014 |
| Form factor | 2U rack | 2U/4U 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 | Up to 192 drives with DE1600, DE5600, and DE6600 shelves |
| 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 | — |
| Controller configuration | — | Dual active-active controllers in 2U or 4U enclosure |
| Processor | — | Intel processors per controller |
| Memory | — | 8GB or 16GB system memory per HA pair with cache protection |
| Supported drives | — | 6Gb SAS SSDs, 10K SAS HDDs, and 7.2K NL-SAS HDDs |
| Maximum raw capacity | — | Up to 1.2PB raw per HA pair |
| Host connectivity | — | HIC slots supporting 16Gb/8Gb FC, 10GbE, and 12Gb/6Gb SAS |
| Storage protocols | — | FC, iSCSI, SAS |
| Clustering | — | Dual active-active controller HA pair |
| Management | — | NetApp SANtricity OS |
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