Dell VMAX 250F vs Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform VSP G800
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Dell EMC VMAX 250F is an entry-level all-flash enterprise storage array delivering VMAX-tier reliability, HYPERMAX OS data services, and sub-millisecond SAS SSD performance within a compact rack footprint. The Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) G800 is an enterprise hybrid storage array supporting up to 1440 disk drives and 512GB cache.
| Dell VMAX 250F | Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform VSP G800 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | Hitachi |
| Status | end-of-support | end-of-support |
| Released | Sep 2016 | Apr 2015 |
| Form factor | system bay / standard rack | 4U rack |
| Cpu platform | 1 or 2 V-Bricks (2 to 4 directors), Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 (10 cores per director) | — |
| Memory max (GB) | 4,096 | — |
| Drive bays | Up to 100x 2.5-inch SAS SSDs across high-density DAE enclosures | — |
| Raw capacity | Up to 1.15 PB effective all-flash capacity | — |
| Network onboard | Front-end optical ports supporting 16Gb/8Gb Fibre Channel and 10GbE iSCSI | — |
| Power supply | Redundant hot-plug 2000W AC power supplies with external standby power supplies (SPS) | — |
| Form factor | — | 4U controller enclosure |
| Controllers | — | Dual active-active |
| Cache memory | — | 512GB |
| Max drives | — | 1,440 |
| Host interfaces | — | 16Gb FC, 10Gb iSCSI |
| Max raw capacity | — | 8600TB |
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