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bluechip STORAGEline RJ54300s vs Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array

15specifications compared
10differ
5identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 2 more storage drives installed than the bluechip STORAGEline RJ54300s (4 vs 2). The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 78 TB more total installed storage capacity than the bluechip STORAGEline RJ54300s (80 TB vs 2 TB). The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 19 TB more storage drive capacity than the bluechip STORAGEline RJ54300s (20 TB vs 1 TB). Supported storage drive types: HDD on the bluechip STORAGEline RJ54300s, HDD & SSD on the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array. Storage drive interface: Serial ATA III on the bluechip STORAGEline RJ54300s, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) on the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array.

Number of storage drives installed
- STORAGEline RJ54300s:2
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:4
Total installed storage capacity
- STORAGEline RJ54300s:2 TB
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:80 TB
Supported storage drive types
- STORAGEline RJ54300s:HDD
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:HDD & SSD
Storage drive capacity
- STORAGEline RJ54300s:1 TB
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:20 TB
Storage drive interface
- STORAGEline RJ54300s:Serial ATA III
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Chassis type
- STORAGEline RJ54300s:Rack (4U)
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:Rack (2U)
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
- STORAGEline RJ54300s:1200 W
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:580 W
Width
- STORAGEline RJ54300s:437 mm
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:483 mm

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Comparison of STORAGEline RJ54300s, ME5212
33 specifications	A bluechip STORAGEline RJ54300s View product	B Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array Model ME5212 View product
Storage5 differ
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	2	4
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	2 TB	80 TB
Supported storage drive typesDiffers	HDD	HDD & SSD
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one	24	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive capacityDiffers	1 TB	20 TB
Storage drive interfaceDiffers	Serial ATA III	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one	2.5,3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 Gbit/s
Hot-Plug supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Instant Secure Erase (ISE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectivityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini-SAS host portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SAS host portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of mini-SAS host portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Remote management portKnown for one	RJ-45 (Gigabit)	Unknown — not stated by the source
SAS host portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (4U)	Rack (2U)
Device classKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Large Enterprise Business
Power1 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	1200 W	580 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	437 mm	483 mm
DepthDiffers	660 mm	618.7 mm
HeightDiffers	178 mm	87.9 mm
Performanceidentical
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512e
Other featuresidentical
Connector(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12Gb SAS 8 port
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2025 (inc. Hyper-V), Windows 2022 (inc. hyper-V) RHEL 9.5, 8.10 SLES 15 SLES 15 SP6, SLES 12 SP 8 VMware 9.0 and 8.0 U3

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