IBM Storwize V5000 vs NetApp FAS Series FAS2552
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The IBM Storwize V5000 is a flexible midrange 2U dual-controller hybrid storage system. The NetApp FAS2552 was a 2U SFF entry hybrid storage system accommodating 24 internal 2.5-inch SAS drives in a dual-controller enclosure.
| IBM Storwize V5000 | NetApp FAS Series FAS2552 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | IBM | NetApp |
| Status | end-of-support | end-of-support |
| Released | Oct 2013 | Jun 2014 |
| Form factor | 2U rack | 2U rack |
| 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 | — |
| Controller configuration | — | Dual controllers in 2U enclosure |
| Processor | — | Intel multi-core processors per controller |
| Memory | — | 36GB system memory per HA pair with NVRAM |
| Drive bays | — | Up to 24x internal 2.5-inch 6Gb SAS drives, expandable to 144 drives with DS2246 shelves |
| Supported drives | — | 10K SAS HDDs and SAS SSDs |
| Maximum raw capacity | — | Up to 518TB raw per HA pair |
| Host connectivity | — | UTA2 ports supporting 16Gb/8Gb FC or 10GbE, plus 1GbE ports |
| Storage protocols | — | FC, iSCSI, NFS, SMB |
| Clustering | — | Up to 24 nodes (12 HA pairs) |
| Management | — | NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP |
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