Dell PowerStore T is an intelligent and adaptable enterprise storage platform designed to support modern block, file, virtual volume, and container workloads.

PowerStore combines automation, storage efficiency, cyber resilience, scale-out architecture, and multi-cloud capabilities to help organizations simplify storage operations while supporting demanding enterprise applications.

The PowerStore T portfolio covered on this page includes:

• PowerStore 500T
• PowerStore 1200T
• PowerStore 3200T
• PowerStore 5200T
• PowerStore 9200T

Why Choose Dell PowerStore?

Built-In Intelligence

Dell PowerStore uses self-optimizing automation to continuously improve:

• Performance
• Efficiency
• Availability

The platform is designed to help organizations achieve faster business results while reducing the amount of manual administration required to operate enterprise storage.

PowerStore can provide:

• 31% less staff time to deploy
• 24% lower cost of operation

Breakthrough Storage Efficiency

PowerStore is designed to help businesses make more efficient use of available storage resources.

Key efficiency capabilities include:

• Guaranteed 4:1 data reduction
• 61% higher density
• Multiple ENERGY STAR certifications
• Dynamic Resiliency Engine

These capabilities help organizations increase usable storage capacity while improving overall infrastructure efficiency.

Cyber-Resilient Data

Dell PowerStore includes security capabilities designed to help organizations accelerate the adoption of Zero Trust principles.

Security capabilities include:

• Multi-factor authentication
• Data-at-rest encryption
• Data protection integration
• Advanced cybersecurity features

The platform is also:

• STIG-hardened

to meet stringent U.S. Federal Government security requirements.

Continuously Modern Infrastructure

PowerStore is designed to help organizations keep storage infrastructure current as technology requirements change.

The platform supports:

• Anytime Upgrade
• Controller upgrades
• All-inclusive software
• Technology refresh
• Technology recycling

Anytime Upgrade provides a flexible approach to controller modernization without requiring organizations to completely replace their storage environment.

Scale Up and Scale Out

All PowerStore T models support both:

• Scale-up
• Scale-out

The architecture supports scaling with:

• Single-drive granularity

PowerStore clusters can scale to approximately:

• 18 PBe per cluster

depending on the selected model and configuration.

End-to-End NVMe

The PowerStore platform supports:

• End-to-end NVMe

This provides a high-performance storage architecture for demanding enterprise workloads.

Active/Active Performance

PowerStore provides:

• Active/active performance

This architecture helps organizations maintain consistent performance while supporting enterprise availability requirements.

Advanced Cybersecurity

The platform includes advanced cybersecurity capabilities such as:

• Hardware Root of Trust
• Multi-factor authentication
• Encryption
• Data protection integration

These technologies help organizations strengthen security across their storage environment.

Intelligent Load Balancing

PowerStore includes:

• Intelligent load balancing

This capability helps distribute workloads efficiently across available storage resources.

Quality of Service

The platform supports:

• Quality of Service

QoS allows organizations to manage storage resources according to workload priorities.

AI-Based Forecasting and Analytics

PowerStore provides:

• AI-based forecasting
• Analytics

These capabilities help organizations gain greater visibility into infrastructure behavior and future resource requirements.

DevOps and VMware Integrations

Dell PowerStore supports integrations for:

• DevOps environments
• VMware environments

These integrations help simplify storage operations within modern application and virtualization infrastructures.

Native Storage Services

PowerStore provides native support for:

• Block storage
• File storage
• VMware vVols
• Metro replication

The unified architecture allows organizations to support different enterprise workloads from the same storage platform.

Multi-Cloud Data Protection

PowerStore also provides:

• Easy multi-cloud data protection

This allows organizations to integrate storage protection strategies with cloud environments.

PowerStore 500T

The Dell PowerStore 500T provides an entry configuration within the PowerStore T portfolio.

Processor

The system includes:

• 2 Intel CPUs
• 24 total cores
• 2.2GHz processor speed

Maximum Memory

The PowerStore 500T provides up to:

• 192GB memory

Maximum Capacity

Maximum capacity reaches:

• 4.71 PBe per appliance
• 18.83 PBe per cluster

Maximum Drives

The system supports up to:

• 97 drives per appliance
• 388 drives per cluster

Volume Support

The PowerStore 500T supports:

• 1,000 volumes

Network Support

Supported connectivity includes:

• 25GbE
• 32Gb Fibre Channel

PowerStore 1200T

The Dell PowerStore 1200T provides additional compute, memory, and volume capacity for larger enterprise workloads.

Processor

The system includes:

• 4 Intel CPUs
• 40 total cores
• 2.4GHz processor speed

Maximum Memory

The PowerStore 1200T provides:

• 384GB memory

Maximum Capacity

Maximum capacity reaches:

• 4.52 PBe per appliance
• 18.06 PBe per cluster

Maximum Drives

The system supports:

• 93 drives per appliance
• 372 drives per cluster

Volume Support

The PowerStore 1200T supports:

• 3,000 volumes

Network Support

Supported connectivity includes:

• 100Gb Ethernet
• 25Gb Ethernet
• 32Gb Fibre Channel

PowerStore 3200T

The Dell PowerStore 3200T provides increased processor resources and memory for more demanding enterprise storage environments.

Processor

The system includes:

• 4 Intel CPUs
• 64 total cores
• 2.1GHz processor speed

Maximum Memory

The PowerStore 3200T provides:

• 768GB memory

Maximum Capacity

Maximum capacity reaches:

• 4.52 PBe per appliance
• 18.06 PBe per cluster

Maximum Drives

The system supports:

• 93 drives per appliance
• 372 drives per cluster

Volume Support

The PowerStore 3200T supports:

• 4,000 volumes

Network Support

Supported connectivity includes:

• 100Gb Ethernet
• 25Gb Ethernet
• 32Gb Fibre Channel

PowerStore 5200T

The Dell PowerStore 5200T provides higher compute and memory resources for large enterprise workloads.

Processor

The system includes:

• 4 Intel CPUs
• 96 total cores
• 2.2GHz processor speed

Maximum Memory

The PowerStore 5200T provides:

• 1152GB memory

Maximum Capacity

Maximum capacity reaches:

• 4.52 PBe per appliance
• 18.06 PBe per cluster

Maximum Drives

The system supports:

• 93 drives per appliance
• 372 drives per cluster

Volume Support

The PowerStore 5200T supports:

• 6,000 volumes

Network Support

Supported connectivity includes:

• 100Gb Ethernet
• 25Gb Ethernet
• 32Gb Fibre Channel

PowerStore 9200T

The Dell PowerStore 9200T provides the highest processor, memory, and volume scale listed within the PowerStore T portfolio on the page.

Processor

The system includes:

• 4 Intel CPUs
• 112 total cores
• 2.2GHz processor speed

Maximum Memory

The PowerStore 9200T provides:

• 2560GB memory

Maximum Capacity

Maximum capacity reaches:

• 4.52 PBe per appliance
• 18.06 PBe per cluster

Maximum Drives

The system supports:

• 93 drives per appliance
• 372 drives per cluster

Volume Support

The PowerStore 9200T supports:

• 16,000 volumes

Network Support

Supported connectivity includes:

• 100Gb Ethernet
• 25Gb Ethernet
• 32Gb Fibre Channel

PowerStore T Model Comparison

PowerStore 500T

• CPUs: 2 Intel CPUs
• Cores: 24
• Processor speed: 2.2GHz
• Maximum memory: 192GB
• Maximum capacity: 4.71 PBe per appliance / 18.83 PBe per cluster
• Maximum drives: 97 per appliance / 388 per cluster
• Volume support: 1,000
• Network support: 25GbE / 32Gb FC

PowerStore 1200T

• CPUs: 4 Intel CPUs
• Cores: 40
• Processor speed: 2.4GHz
• Maximum memory: 384GB
• Maximum capacity: 4.52 PBe per appliance / 18.06 PBe per cluster
• Maximum drives: 93 per appliance / 372 per cluster
• Volume support: 3,000
• Network support: 100Gb/25GbE / 32Gb FC

PowerStore 3200T

• CPUs: 4 Intel CPUs
• Cores: 64
• Processor speed: 2.1GHz
• Maximum memory: 768GB
• Maximum capacity: 4.52 PBe per appliance / 18.06 PBe per cluster
• Maximum drives: 93 per appliance / 372 per cluster
• Volume support: 4,000
• Network support: 100Gb/25GbE / 32Gb FC

PowerStore 5200T

• CPUs: 4 Intel CPUs
• Cores: 96
• Processor speed: 2.2GHz
• Maximum memory: 1152GB
• Maximum capacity: 4.52 PBe per appliance / 18.06 PBe per cluster
• Maximum drives: 93 per appliance / 372 per cluster
• Volume support: 6,000
• Network support: 100Gb/25GbE / 32Gb FC

PowerStore 9200T

• CPUs: 4 Intel CPUs
• Cores: 112
• Processor speed: 2.2GHz
• Maximum memory: 2560GB
• Maximum capacity: 4.52 PBe per appliance / 18.06 PBe per cluster
• Maximum drives: 93 per appliance / 372 per cluster
• Volume support: 16,000
• Network support: 100Gb/25GbE / 32Gb FC

Why Choose CITS for Dell PowerStore T?

CITS provides enterprise storage and IT infrastructure solutions for organizations building modern data center environments.

With expertise across Dell Storage, SAN Storage, enterprise servers, switching, networking, security, structured cabling, wireless infrastructure, and HCI, CITS can help businesses evaluate which Dell PowerStore T model best matches their workload, capacity, performance, and scalability requirements.

For organizations deploying block, file, VMware vVols, container, virtualization, or multi-cloud storage environments, CITS can help select and integrate PowerStore with the wider server, networking, security, and data center infrastructure.

Intelligent Storage for Modern Enterprise Workloads

Dell PowerStore T provides a flexible enterprise storage platform that combines built-in intelligence, storage efficiency, cybersecurity, automation, end-to-end NVMe, and unified block and file services.

With configurations ranging from the PowerStore 500T with 24 processor cores and 192GB of memory to the PowerStore 9200T with 112 cores, 2560GB of memory, and support for up to 16,000 volumes, the PowerStore T family provides scalable options for organizations with a wide range of enterprise storage requirements.