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Dell DR4000 disk array Rack (2U) vs Dell EqualLogic PS4100E

11specifications compared
9differ
2identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

Number of storage drives installed
- DR4000 disk array Rack (2U):11
- EqualLogic PS4100E:12
Storage drive capacity
- DR4000 disk array Rack (2U):2 TB
- EqualLogic PS4100E:3 TB
Storage drive interface
- DR4000 disk array Rack (2U):Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
- EqualLogic PS4100E:Near Line SAS (NL-SAS)
RAID levels
- DR4000 disk array Rack (2U):6
- EqualLogic PS4100E:5, 6, 10, 50
Native capacity
- DR4000 disk array Rack (2U):24 TB
- EqualLogic PS4100E:36 TB
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
- DR4000 disk array Rack (2U):750 W
- EqualLogic PS4100E:700 W
Weight
- DR4000 disk array Rack (2U):29 kg
- EqualLogic PS4100E:26.8 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DR4000 disk array Rack (2U):445.2 x 664.6 x 86.7 mm
- EqualLogic PS4100E:446.3 x 594 x 86.8 mm

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Comparison of DR4000, EqualLogic PS4100E
21 specifications	A Dell DR4000 disk array Rack (2U) Model DR4000 View product	B Dell EqualLogic PS4100E View product
Storage5 differ
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	11	12
Storage drive capacityDiffers	2 TB	3 TB
Storage drive interfaceDiffers	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Near Line SAS (NL-SAS)
RAID levelsDiffers	6	5, 6, 10, 50
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Native capacityDiffers	24 TB	36 TB
Design1 differ
Chassis type	Rack (2U)	Rack (2U)
Supported network protocolsDiffers	NFS, CIFS	IPv4, IPv6, SNMP, telnet, SSH, HTTP, Web (SSL), iSCSI
InternalKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management platformKnown for one	iDrac 6 Enterprise	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	- CommVault Simpana - Symantec Backup Exec - Symantec Netbackup	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	750 W	700 W
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	29 kg	26.8 kg
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 65 °C
Other features1 differ
Power requirements	100 - 240 V, 50/60 Hz	100 - 240 V, 50/60 Hz
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, including Hyper-V, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 R2 including Hyper-V, Windows XP, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, Sun Solaris, IBM AIX, HP-UX, Mac OS X, VMware ESX Server 3 / 3.5 / 4 / 4.1 / 5, ESXi 3.5 / 4 / 4.1 /
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	445.2 x 664.6 x 86.7 mm	446.3 x 594 x 86.8 mm
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
InterfaceKnown for one	RJ-45, SAS	Unknown — not stated by the source

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