Dell PowerVault MD3200 vs NetApp FAS Series FAS2520
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 FAS2520 was an entry-level 2U LFF hybrid storage system housing 12 internal 3.5-inch SAS drives in a dual-controller enclosure.
| Dell PowerVault MD3200 | NetApp FAS Series FAS2520 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | NetApp |
| Status | end-of-support | end-of-support |
| Released | May 2010 | Jun 2014 |
| 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 | Up to 12x internal 3.5-inch 6Gb SAS drives, expandable to 84 drives with DS4246 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 controllers in 2U enclosure |
| Processor | — | Intel multi-core processors per controller |
| Memory | — | 36GB system memory per HA pair with NVRAM |
| Supported drives | — | 7.2K NL-SAS HDDs and SAS SSDs |
| Maximum raw capacity | — | Up to 336TB raw per HA pair |
| Host connectivity | — | Onboard 10GBase-T and 1GbE ports |
| Storage protocols | — | iSCSI, NFS, SMB |
| Clustering | — | Up to 24 nodes (12 HA pairs) |
| Management | — | NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP |
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