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Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array vs Fujitsu ETERNUS DX100 S5

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  • 10specifications compared
  • 5differ
  • 5identical
  • 25known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 2 more storage drives installed than the Fujitsu ETERNUS DX100 S5 (4 vs 2). The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 76.4 TB more total installed storage capacity than the Fujitsu ETERNUS DX100 S5 (80 TB vs 3.6 TB). Only the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has storage drives installed. Storage drive capacity: 20 TB on the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array, 1.8 GB on the Fujitsu ETERNUS DX100 S5. Device class: Large Enterprise Business on the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array, Small & Medium Business on the Fujitsu ETERNUS DX100 S5.

  • Storage drives installed
    • PowerVault ME5212 disk array:Yes
    • ETERNUS DX100 S5:No
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • PowerVault ME5212 disk array:4
    • ETERNUS DX100 S5:2
  • Total installed storage capacity
    • PowerVault ME5212 disk array:80 TB
    • ETERNUS DX100 S5:3.6 TB
  • Storage drive capacity
    • PowerVault ME5212 disk array:20 TB
    • ETERNUS DX100 S5:1.8 GB
  • Device class
    • PowerVault ME5212 disk array:Large Enterprise Business
    • ETERNUS DX100 S5:Small & Medium Business

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Comparison of ME5212, ETERNUS DX100 S5
35 specifications
Storage4 differ
Storage drives installedDiffersYesNo
Number of storage drives installedDiffers42
Total installed storage capacityDiffers80 TB3.6 TB
Storage drive capacityDiffers20 TB1.8 GB
Storage drive sizeKnown for one3.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-Plug supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Instant Secure Erase (ISE)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4424 TB
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, 5, 5+0, 6
Design1 differ
Device classDiffersLarge Enterprise BusinessSmall & Medium Business
LED indicatorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Performanceidentical
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512eUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one580 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one483 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one618.7 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one87.9 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source35 kg
Other featuresidentical
Connector(s)Known for one12Gb SAS 8 portUnknown — not stated by the source
Built-in processorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 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 U3Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectivityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
System requirementsidentical
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012 x64
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 - 80%
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source84717020

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