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Dell EqualLogic PS4000XV vs Dell PowerVault NX3500

10specifications compared
6differ
4identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Storage drive interface
- EqualLogic PS4000XV:Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
- PowerVault NX3500:SCSI
Weight
- EqualLogic PS4000XV:36 kg
- PowerVault NX3500:30 kg
Operating temperature (T-T)
- EqualLogic PS4000XV:5 - 35 °C
- PowerVault NX3500:10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- EqualLogic PS4000XV:20 - 80%
- PowerVault NX3500:8 - 85%
Storage temperature (T-T)
- EqualLogic PS4000XV:-20 - 60 °C
- PowerVault NX3500:-40 - 65 °C
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- EqualLogic PS4000XV:482.6 x 551 x 130 mm
- PowerVault NX3500:434 x 723 x 42.9 mm

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Comparison of EqualLogic PS4000XV, PowerVault NX3500
44 specifications	A Dell EqualLogic PS4000XV View product	B Dell PowerVault NX3500 View product
Storage1 differ
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one	0 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	0 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive interfaceDiffers	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	SCSI
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	9.6 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	5, 6, 10, 50	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5/3.5"
Networkidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data link protocolsKnown for one	IPv4, IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIFS (SMB 1), NFS v3, NDMP V4, SNMP, NTP, iSCSI, DNS, LDAP, NIS
Designidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Silver
Performanceidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	SNMP, Telnet, SSH, HTTP, SSL	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	SSH, SSL/TLS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
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
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 W
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	36 kg	30 kg
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	8 - 85%
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	-305 - 12192 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating shockKnown for one	30 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	1.04 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-70 - 3048 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating shockKnown for one	5 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating vibrationKnown for one	0.21 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 60 °C	-40 - 65 °C
Other features1 differ
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000 Server Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows XP Red Hat Enterprise Linux SUSE Linux Enterprise Sun Solaris IBM AIX HP-UX Mac OS X VMware ESX Server 3, 3.5, 4, 4.1 ESXi 3.5, 4, 4.1 Citrix XenServer Novell NetWare	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	482.6 x 551 x 130 mm	434 x 723 x 42.9 mm
Management platformKnown for one	SAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 - 230V
Processoridentical
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Xeon®
Number of processors installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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