NetApp Disk Shelves and Storage Media Product Comparison


Specification DS2246

DS2246		 DS4246

DS4246		 DS4243

DS4243		 DS4486

DS4486
Rack units 2U 4U 4U 4U
Drives per shelf enclosure 24 24 24 48
High-capacity HDDs n/a 7.2K RPM 6Gb/s
1TB, 2TB, 3TB and 4TB		 7.2K 6Gb/s
1TB, 2TB, and 3TB		 7.2K RPM 6Gb/s
3TB and 4TB
High-performance HDDs 10K RPM 6Gb/s
450GB, 600GB, and 900GB		 n/a 15K RPM 6Gb/s
450GB and 600GB		 n/a
High-security HDDs 10k RPM 6Gb/s
600GB AES-256 FIPS 140-2		 10k RPM 6Gb/s
3TB AES-256 FIPS 140-2		 15K RPM, 6Gb/s
600GB 128-bit AES		 n/a
Ultra-performance SSDs 200GB, 800GB
200GB + 900GB		 100GB[1] + 1TB or 3TB
200GB + 2TB		 100GB[1] n/a
I/O modules Dual 6Gb/s Dual 6Gb/s Dual 3Gb/s Dual 6Gb/s
Power supplies Cooling Dual, redundant, hot-pluggable, integrated power supply and fan assemblies Dual, redundant, hot-pluggable, integrated power supply and fan assemblies Dual (high-capacity) or quadruple (high-performance), redundant, hot-pluggable, integrated power supply and fan assemblies Dual, redundant, hot-pluggable, integrated power supply and fan assemblies
Drive carrier form factor 2.5”
Small formfactor		 3.5”
Large formfactor		 3.5”
Large form factor		 3.5”
Large form factor
Drive carrier Single drive Single drive Single drive Tandem drives
Enclosure dimensions Height: 3.4” (8.5 cm)
Width: 19” (48.0 cm)
Depth: 19.1” (48.4 cm)
Weight: 49lb (22.2 kg)		 Height: 7” (17.8 cm)
Width: 19” (48.3 cm)
Depth: 24” (61 cm)
Weight: 110lb (49.9 kg)		 Height: 7” (17.8 cm)
Width: 19” (48.3 cm)
Depth: 24” (61 cm)
Weight: 110lb (49.9 kg)		 Height: 7” (17.8 cm)
Width: 19” (48.3 cm)
Depth: 28” (71 cm)
Weight: 160lb (72.5 kg)
MetroCluster™ support √ √ √  

[1] 100GB SSDs will be EOL in June 2013.

[2] For details about MetroCluster, go to http://www.netapp.com/us/media/ds-2893-metrocluster-solnbrief.pdf.