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iSAN® 1000 Series VS Dell's EQL PS4100

iSAN® 1000 Series EQL PS4100
Dual Controllers Yes Yes
Dedicated I/O Cache 4 GB per Controller No Cache Dedicated
1 GbE Data Ports 2 per Controller (plus management) 2 per Controller
10 GbE Available Yes Yes
Performance 100,000 IOPs Data Not Published
Host/Server Connections No Limit Limited
Drive Bays 16 or 24 12
Drive Types SATA/SAS/SSD SAS
Mix Drive Types in Same Chassis Yes No
Max Capacity per Module 96 TB 32 TB
Expansion/ Scalability 1 controller Unit + 2 Expansion Units Maximum of 2 Arrays per Group
LUNs/ Volumes No Limit Limited
Snapshots 256 per Volume, Unlimited Available 128 per Volume, up to 2,048 Total per Group
Backup to Portable Disk Yes, Included No
Backup to Tape Yes, Included No
Redundancy Hot-Swapped Controller, Power Supplies, and Disk Drives Hot-Swapped Controller, Power Supplies, and Disk Drives
Standard Technical Support Lifetime, Unlimited 1 Year Limited Warranty Coverage Term
Standard Warranty 2 Years Parts and Labor 1 Year Dell Basic Service

iSAN® 1000 Series VS NetApp

iSAN® 3000 Series FAS2240-2 FAS2240-4 FAS2220 FAS2040
1 GbE Ports 4 per Controller, expandable 4 per Controller 4 per Controller 4 per Controller 4 per Controller
10 GbE Ports Available Available Available No No
Performance 12 GB Dedicated I/O Cache per Controller (expandable)s 4 GB ECC and 2 GB NVMEM per Controller 4 GB ECC and 2 GB NVMEM per Controller 4 GB ECC and 2 GB NVMEM per Controller 4 GB ECC and 512 MB NVMEM per Controller
Host/Server Connections No Limit Up to 128 SAN Connected Servers per HA Pair Up to 128 SAN Connected Servers per HA Pair Up to 256 SAN Connected Servers per HA Pair Up to 32 SAN Connected Servers per HA Pair
Drive Bays 16/24 24 24 12 12
Drive Types SATA/SAS/SSD SATA/ SAS SATA/ SAS SATA/ SAS SATA/ SAS
Max Capacity per Module 96 TB 60 TB 72 TB 36 TB 36 TB
Mix Drive Types in Same Chassis Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Expansion/ Scalability 5 Arrays of up to 120 Disks, 480 TB max Up to 144 Disks Up to 144 Disks Up to 60 Disks Up to 136 Disks
LUNs/Volumes No Limit Up to 1,024 Up to 1,024 Up to 1,024 Up to 1,024
Local Snapshots No Limit Up to 127,000 per Controller Up to 127,000 per Controller Up to 127,000 per Controller Up to 51,000 per Controller
Snapshot Replication Inlcuded, Unlimited Optional Optional Optional Optional
Backup to Portable Disk or Tape Yes Not Specified Not Specified Not Specified Not Specified
High Availability Dual Controllers HA Pairs HA Pairs HA Pairs HA Pairs
Standard Technical Support Lifetime, Unlimited Warranty Period Warranty Period Warranty Period Warranty Period
Installation Support and Training Yes N/A N/A N/A N/A

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