Dell PowerVault ME4012 vs HPE MSA 2050
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Dell PowerVault ME4012 is a popular entry-level 2U hybrid storage array that anchored small-to-medium enterprise storage infrastructure for years. The HPE MSA 2050 is a 2U hybrid and all-flash SAN array delivering over 200,000 IOPS for small-to-midsize business application consolidation.
| Dell PowerVault ME4012 | HPE MSA 2050 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | HPE |
| Status | end-of-sale | end-of-sale |
| Released | Sep 2018 | Jul 2017 |
| Form factor | 2U rack | 2U rack enterprise SAN |
| Cpu platform | Dual active-active controllers, Intel Broadwell-DE 2-core processor per controller (4 cores total) | — |
| Memory max (GB) | 16 | — |
| Drive bays | 12x 3.5-inch SAS/NL-SAS/SSD drives in base array; expands up to 264 drives via ME412/ME424/ME484 DAEs | — |
| Raw capacity | Up to 192TB raw in base enclosure (up to 2.4 PB with expansion shelves) | — |
| Network onboard | 4 host ports per controller (8 ports total) supporting 16Gb/8Gb FC, 10GbE/1GbE iSCSI, or 12Gb SAS | — |
| Power supply | Dual redundant hot-plug 580W power supplies | — |
| Form factor | — | 2U rack mount (12 LFF or 24 SFF) |
| Controllers | — | Dual active-active converged controllers with 16GB total system cache |
| Host ports | — | 4 ports per controller (16Gb/8Gb FC or 10GbE/1GbE iSCSI SFP+) |
| Performance | — | Up to 200,000 IOPS |
| Max drives | — | Up to 192 SFF or 96 LFF drives with seven disk enclosures |
| Data protection | — | 512 snapshots included standard with asynchronous remote replication |
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