Dell Compellent SC4020 vs IBM Storwize V5000
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Dell Storage SC4020, from the Compellent line, is a 2U array with two storage controllers and up to 24 internal 2.5-inch SAS drives. The IBM Storwize V5000 is a flexible midrange 2U dual-controller hybrid storage system.
| Dell Compellent SC4020 | IBM Storwize V5000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | IBM |
| Status | unknown | end-of-support |
| Released | — | Oct 2013 |
| Form factor | 2U rack | 2U rack |
| Controller configuration | Two hot-swappable storage controllers | — |
| Drive bays | 7 to 24 internal 2.5-inch hot-swappable 6Gbps SAS drives | — |
| Expansion | Up to 14 SC200 or 7 SC220 expansion enclosures, up to 192 drives in one redundant SAS chain; up to two SC280 enclosures per the owner manual | — |
| Host connectivity | Per controller: two 16Gb Fibre Channel, four 8Gb Fibre Channel, two 10Gb iSCSI or four 12Gb SAS ports | — |
| Management | Dell Storage Manager Client, Storage Center OS | — |
| Power supply | Two redundant 580W power supply and cooling fan modules | — |
| Form factor | — | 2U rack |
| Controllers | — | Dual active-active |
| Cache memory | — | 16GB |
| Max drives | — | 480 |
| Host interfaces | — | 16Gb/8Gb FC, 10Gb iSCSI, 12Gb/6Gb SAS |
| Max raw capacity | — | 1.9PB |
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