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The purpose-built PowerStore system is offered in multiple physical hardware models in both PowerStore T and PowerStore Q appliances. The PowerStore T model series starts with the PowerStore 500 and scales up to the PowerStore 9200T. The PowerStore Q model series provides an all QLC 3200Q model system.
The PowerStore 500 model was introduced in the PowerStoreOS 2.0 release. This model is built on a dual-node, single-socket Intel® Xeon® platform and runs the PowerStoreOS 2.0 and higher software. The PowerStore 500 runs the same PowerStoreOS as all other PowerStore T models. PowerStoreOS 1.0 and all PowerStoreOS 1.0 service packs are not supported on the PowerStore 500 appliance.
In PowerStoreOS 3.0, four new PowerStore T models have been introduced ranging from PowerStore 1200T up to PowerStore 9200T. These model appliances feature the same dual-node architecture with upgraded dual-socket Intel® Xeon® processors and are supported on PowerStoreOS 3.0 and higher software. These models come with an upgraded Embedded Module that features back-end connectivity that supports the addition of NVMe expansion enclosures. The NVMe expansion enclosure provides full end-to-end NVMe support for data drives, allowing customers to expand their NVMe tier outside of the base enclosure.
The system limits vary depending on the PowerStore model. Learn more about the PowerStore 1000–9000 model limits in the Dell PowerStore Gen 1 appliances Spec Sheet. For the PowerStore 500 and 1200–9200 models, see the Dell PowerStore Gen 2 appliances Spec Sheet. Table 2 and Table 3 show model comparisons.
| PowerStore 500 | PowerStore 1200 | PowerStore 3200 | PowerStore 5200 | PowerStore 9200 |
NVRAM drives | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
Maximum storage drives (per appliance) | 97 | 93 | |||
Supported drive types | NVMe SCM1, NVMe SSD | ||||
4-port card | 25/10 GbE optical/SFP+ and Twinax2 | 25/10 GbE optical/SFP+ and Twinax or 10 GbE BASE-T | |||
2-port card | 10 GbE optical/SFP+ and Twinax | 100 GbE QSFP 3 | |||
Supported I/O modules | 32/16/8/4 Gb FC 100 GbE optical/QSFP and copper active/passive4 25/10 GbE optical/SFP+, and Twinax 10 GbE BASE-T | ||||
Supported expansion enclosures | Up to three 2.5-inch 24-drive NVMe SSD enclosures per appliance |
1 NVMe SCM SSDs are supported only in base enclosure.
2 Ports 2 and 3 on the 4-port card on PowerStore 500 are reserved for NVMe expansion enclosure.
3 2-port card is reserved for back-end connectivity to NVMe expansion enclosure on PowerStore 1200 through 9200.
4 PowerStore 500 does not support the 100 GbE I/O module.
| PowerStore 1000 | PowerStore 3000 | PowerStore 5000 | PowerStore 7000 | PowerStore 9000 |
NVRAM drives | 2 | 4 | |||
Maximum storage drives (per appliance) | 96 | ||||
Supported drive types | NVMe SCM1, NVMe SSD, SAS SSD2 | ||||
4-port card | 25/10 GbE optical/SFP+ and Twinax | ||||
2-port card | 100 GbE QSFP3 | ||||
Supported I/O modules | 32/16/8/4 Gb FC 100 GbE optical/QSFP and copper active/passive 25/10 GbE optical/SFP+ and Twinax 10 GbE BASE-T | ||||
Supported expansion enclosures | Up to three 2.5-inch 25-drive SAS SSDs4 per appliance Up to three 2.5-inch 24-drive NVMe SSDs4 per appliance |
1 NVMe SCM drives are supported only in base enclosure.
2 SAS SSD drives are supported only in SAS expansion enclosure.
3 2-port card is available only after conversion to the upgraded embedded module. For details, see Embedded module conversion.
4 SAS And NVMe expansion enclosures cannot be mixed within the same appliance.