Product comparison · 2 disk arrays

Dell PowerVault ME5224 disk array vs Fujitsu ETERNUS HB2500

11specifications compared
5differ
6identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Data transfer rate
- PowerVault ME5224 disk array:24 Gbit/s
- ETERNUS HB2500:25 Gbit/s
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
- PowerVault ME5224 disk array:580 W
- ETERNUS HB2500:1600 W
Width
- PowerVault ME5224 disk array:483 mm
- ETERNUS HB2500:480 mm
Depth
- PowerVault ME5224 disk array:547.8 mm
- ETERNUS HB2500:483 mm
Height
- PowerVault ME5224 disk array:87.9 mm
- ETERNUS HB2500:85 mm

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Comparison of ME5224, ETERNUS HB2500
37 specifications	A Dell PowerVault ME5224 disk array Model ME5224 View product	B Fujitsu ETERNUS HB2500 View product
Storage1 differ
Storage drives installed	Yes	Yes
Installed storage drive typeKnown for one	SSD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one	15.36 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	3.84 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive interfaceKnown for one	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizes supported	2.5,3.5"	2.5,3.5"
Data transfer rateDiffers	24 Gbit/s	25 Gbit/s
Hot-Plug supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Instant Secure Erase (ISE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	264
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6127.2 TB
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), Near Line SAS (NL-SAS)
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 1+0, 3, 5, 6
Native capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 GB
Designidentical
Device class	Large Enterprise Business	Large Enterprise Business
Chassis type	Rack (2U)	Rack (2U)
Product colour	Black	Black
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP v2c, REST
Performanceidentical
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512e	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of hosts supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128
Power1 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	580 W	1600 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50/60 Hz
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	483 mm	480 mm
DepthDiffers	547.8 mm	483 mm
HeightDiffers	87.9 mm	85 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Packaging contentKnown for one	Power Cord - C13, 3M, 125V, 15A (North America, Guam, North Marianas, Philippines, Samoa, Vietnam)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Connector(s)Known for one	32Gb FC 8 port	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 GB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Host portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4

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