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Dell PowerVault ME5012 disk array vs Fujitsu ETERNUS HB2500

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  • 11specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 4identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

The Fujitsu ETERNUS HB2500 has 252 more storage drives supported than the Dell PowerVault ME5012 disk array (264 vs 12). The Fujitsu ETERNUS HB2500 has 1,020 W more power supply unit (PSU) capacity than the Dell PowerVault ME5012 disk array (1600 W vs 580 W). The Dell PowerVault ME5012 disk array has 3 mm more width than the Fujitsu ETERNUS HB2500 (483 mm vs 480 mm). Only the Fujitsu ETERNUS HB2500 has storage drives installed. AC input voltage: 250 V on the Dell PowerVault ME5012 disk array, 100 - 240 V on the Fujitsu ETERNUS HB2500.

  • Storage drives installed
    • PowerVault ME5012 disk array:No
    • ETERNUS HB2500:Yes
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • PowerVault ME5012 disk array:12
    • ETERNUS HB2500:264
  • Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
    • PowerVault ME5012 disk array:580 W
    • ETERNUS HB2500:1600 W
  • AC input voltage
    • PowerVault ME5012 disk array:250 V
    • ETERNUS HB2500:100 - 240 V
  • Width
    • PowerVault ME5012 disk array:483 mm
    • ETERNUS HB2500:480 mm
  • Depth
    • PowerVault ME5012 disk array:618.7 mm
    • ETERNUS HB2500:483 mm
  • Height
    • PowerVault ME5012 disk array:87.9 mm
    • ETERNUS HB2500:85 mm

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Comparison of ME5012, ETERNUS HB2500
45 specifications
Storage2 differ
Storage drives installedDiffersNoYes
Installed storage drive typeKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one80 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers12264
Storage drive capacityKnown for one20 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive interfaceKnown for oneSerial Attached SCSI (SAS)Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizeKnown for one3.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-Plug supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6127.2 TB
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSerial Attached SCSI (SAS), Near Line SAS (NL-SAS)
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5,3.5"
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 1+0, 3, 5, 6
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source25 Gbit/s
Native capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 GB
Ports & interfacesidentical
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one8Unknown — not stated by the source
Host portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Designidentical
Device classLarge Enterprise BusinessLarge Enterprise Business
Chassis typeRack (2U)Rack (2U)
Product colourBlackBlack
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rack railsKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
BezelKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSNMP v2c, REST
Performanceidentical
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512eUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of hosts supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source128
Power2 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers580 W1600 W
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageDiffers250 V100 - 240 V
Power cable lengthKnown for one2 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Power cable connector 1Known for oneNBR14136Unknown — not stated by the source
Power cable connector 2Known for oneC13 couplerUnknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50/60 Hz
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers483 mm480 mm
DepthDiffers618.7 mm483 mm
HeightDiffers87.9 mm85 mm
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 35 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 100%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one0 - 3000 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one-100 - 12192 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller typeKnown for one25Gb iSCSI 8 Port Dual ControllerUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source128 GB

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