Dell EMC PowerStore 3200T

Overview

Brief Description
The PowerStore 3200T is a high-performance, unified storage appliance built for modern workloads. It supports block (SAN), file (NAS), and vVol storage through a unified platform, delivering scalability, automation, and low-latency performance. The “T” model supports unified file and block access, enabling flexible deployment options.

Main / Official Address (as vendor name / brand reference)
Dell EMC (a brand of Dell Technologies)

Features

• Unified storage support — Handles block (iSCSI, FC, NVMe/FC, NVMe/TCP), file (NFS, SMB/CIFS), and vVol workloads in a single system.
• All-NVMe architecture — Uses NVMe SSDs and supports NVMe-over-fabrics networking (FC and TCP), enabling low-latency, high-throughput access.
• Intelligent automation & analytics — Embedded automation, active resource balancing, predictive analytics, and non-disruptive upgrades help keep system performance and health optimized.
• Data efficiency & reduction — Features thin provisioning, inline compression & deduplication, zero-detect, and guaranteed data reduction ratios.
• High availability & resiliency — Dual active nodes (active-active), redundant power supplies, and Dynamic Resiliency Engine (DRE) help ensure data protection even under component failures.
• Scalability & expansion — Supports scale-up (add drives / expansion enclosures) and scale-out clustering. The system can expand capacity and combine appliances to grow with demand.
• Security & data protection — Self-encrypting drives (SED), snapshot capabilities, point-in-time clones, immutable snapshots, synchronous/asynchronous replication, and integration with external key management (KMIP)
• Energy efficiency / Certification — The appliance is ENERGY STAR certified for data center storage.

Specifications

Below is a summary of key technical specifications for the Dell EMC PowerStore 3200T: