Dell Unity XT All Flash EoS On Prem Pros
July 11, 2025
In this episode, your hosts Josh Moss and Tyler Young dive into Dell’s evolving storage portfolio, focusing on the upcoming end-of-sale for the Unity XT All Flash arrays and what that means for customers. They explore replacement strategies, migration options, and why Dell’s PowerStore is the top contender for future-proofing your storage infrastructure.
Unity XT All Flash Lifecycle Milestones
- End-of-sale date: August 1, 2025
- End-of-expansion date: August 4, 2028
- End-of-support date: July 30, 2030 or 5 years post-ship
- End-of-expansion covers additional drives
- Hybrid Unity XT models will still be available for purchase
Why Consider Dell PowerStore
- PowerStore offers end-to-end NVMe and advanced scale-up/scale-out features
- Features similar compression, automation, and performance benefits as Unity XT
- Clustering capability adds performance scalability
- Designed for high IOPS workloads
- PowerStore is Dell’s flagship midrange storage platform
Migration Path from Unity XT to PowerStore
- VMware users can use storage vMotion
- Hyper-V environments leverage native block import
- Replication between Unity and PowerStore is supported
- Migration paths cover both file and block services
- MPIO enables seamless path redirection for I/O flow
Dell Storage Portfolio Flexibility
- PowerVault ME5 available for entry-level deployments
- Hybrid Unity XT still viable for those not needing All Flash
- Dell’s automation tools simplify transitions
- xByte Technologies offers workload analysis and POC through its solutions lab
- Consultations available for custom storage planning