Dell Compellent SC4020 vs NetApp E-Series E5600
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 NetApp E5600 was an enterprise hybrid storage array delivering high-bandwidth block storage for technical computing, data analytics, and digital video workflows.
| Dell Compellent SC4020 | NetApp E-Series E5600 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | NetApp |
| Status | unknown | end-of-support |
| Released | — | Jan 2015 |
| Form factor | 2U rack | 2U/4U rack |
| Controller configuration | Two hot-swappable storage controllers | Dual active-active controllers in 2U or 4U enclosure |
| Drive bays | 7 to 24 internal 2.5-inch hot-swappable 6Gbps SAS drives | Up to 384 drives with DE5600, DE1600, and DE6600 expansion shelves |
| 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 | HIC slots supporting 56Gb IB, 16Gb FC, 10GbE, and 12Gb SAS |
| Management | Dell Storage Manager Client, Storage Center OS | NetApp SANtricity OS |
| Power supply | Two redundant 580W power supply and cooling fan modules | — |
| Processor | — | Intel Xeon processors per controller |
| Memory | — | 24GB system memory per HA pair with cache protection |
| Supported drives | — | 12Gb/6Gb SAS SSDs, 10K SAS HDDs, and 7.2K NL-SAS HDDs |
| Maximum raw capacity | — | Up to 3.8PB raw per HA pair |
| Storage protocols | — | FC, iSCSI, SAS, InfiniBand SRP |
| Clustering | — | Dual active-active controller HA pair |
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