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Dell PowerVault ME5012 disk array vs Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array

17specifications compared
2differ
15identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Only the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has storage drives installed. Installed storage drive type: No on the Dell PowerVault ME5012 disk array, HDD on the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array.

Storage drives installed
- PowerVault ME5012 disk array:No
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:Yes
Installed storage drive type
- PowerVault ME5012 disk array:No
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:HDD

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Comparison of ME5012, ME5212
41 specifications	A Dell PowerVault ME5012 disk array Model ME5012 View product	B Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array Model ME5212 View product
Storage2 differ
Storage drives installedDiffers	No	Yes
Installed storage drive typeDiffers	No	HDD
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one	12	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 Gbit/s
Instant Secure Erase (ISE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Ports & interfacesidentical
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack railsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
BezelKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one	250 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power cable lengthKnown for one	2 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power cable connector 1Known for one	NBR14136	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power cable connector 2Known for one	C13 coupler	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 100%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 3000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	-100 - 12192 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller typeKnown for one	25Gb iSCSI 8 Port Dual Controller	Unknown — not stated by the source
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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