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Product comparison · 2 disk arrays

Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array vs Lenovo DM5000F disk array

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  • 17specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 6identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo DM5000F disk array has 8 more storage drives installed than the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array (12 vs 4). The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 68.5 TB more total installed storage capacity than the Lenovo DM5000F disk array (80 TB vs 11.5 TB). The Lenovo DM5000F disk array has 351 W more power supply unit (PSU) capacity than the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array (931 W vs 580 W). Installed storage drive type: HDD on the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array, SSD on the Lenovo DM5000F disk array. Supported storage drive types: HDD & SSD on the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array, SSD on the Lenovo DM5000F disk array.

  • Installed storage drive type
    • HDD
    • SSD
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • 4
    • 12
  • Total installed storage capacity
    • 80 TB
    • 11.5 TB
  • Supported storage drive types
    • HDD & SSD
    • SSD
  • Storage drive capacity
    • 20 TB
    • 960 GB
  • Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
    • 580 W
    • 931 W
  • Number of power supply units
    • 1
    • 2
  • Width
    • 483 mm
    • 447 mm

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40 specifications
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Dell

PowerVault ME5212 disk array

Model ME5212

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Lenovo

DM5000F disk array

Model DM5000F

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Storage5 differ
Installed storage drive typeDiffersHDDSSD
Number of storage drives installedDiffers412
Total installed storage capacityDiffers80 TB11.5 TB
Supported storage drive typesDiffersHDD & SSDSSD
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one144
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one2200 TB
Storage drive capacityDiffers20 TB960 GB
RAID levelsKnown for one4
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for oneYes
Storage drive sizeKnown for one3.5"
Hot-Plug supportKnown for oneYes
Instant Secure Erase (ISE)Known for oneYes
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPM
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectivityKnown for oneYes
Host portsKnown for one8
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one4
RJ-45 ports quantityKnown for one8
Remote management portKnown for oneRJ-45 (Gigabit)
Serial interface typeKnown for oneRJ-45
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for oneBlack, Stainless steel
CoolingKnown for oneYes
Performanceidentical
Maximum number of controllers supportedKnown for one2
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512e
Power2 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers580 W931 W
Number of power supply unitsDiffers12
AC input voltageKnown for one100 - 240 V
System requirementsidentical
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneSUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers483 mm447 mm
DepthDiffers618.7 mm483 mm
HeightDiffers87.9 mm85 mm
WeightKnown for one27.6 kg
Other features1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 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 U3Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12, SUSE Linux Enterpri
Connector(s)Known for one12Gb SAS 8 port
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes

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