Dell Unity XT Unity 300 vs HPE MSA 2050
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Dell EMC Unity 300 is the foundational entry-level hybrid storage array from the first generation of Dell EMC Unity systems. 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 Unity XT Unity 300 | HPE MSA 2050 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | HPE |
| Status | end-of-support | end-of-sale |
| Released | May 2016 | Jul 2017 |
| Form factor | 2U rack | 2U rack enterprise SAN |
| Cpu platform | Dual active-active storage processors (SPs), Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 6-core (1.6 GHz) per SP | — |
| Memory max (GB) | 48 | — |
| Drive bays | Up to 25x 2.5-inch drives in base DPE; expands up to 150 drives across SAS DAEs | — |
| Raw capacity | Up to 900 TB raw capacity | — |
| Network onboard | 4-port 10GbE / 1GbE Base-T; 2x I/O module slots per SP supporting 8Gb/16Gb FC or 10GbE optical | — |
| Power supply | Dual redundant hot-plug 800W Platinum 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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