PowerVault ME5024 Technical Specifications
Chassis Format: |
All-in-one: dual controllers, internal drive bays, networking and with expansion options |
Rack Size: |
2U or 5U |
Controllers: |
2 hot-swappable per chassis (dual active) Single/dual controller support for 2U Dual controller support for 5U |
Processor: |
Intel® Xeon Processor |
Internal Storage: |
ME5012: 12 x 3.5” drive bays (2.5” drive carriers supported) ME5024: 24 x 2.5” drive bays ME5084: 84x 3.5” drive bays (2.5” drive carriers supported) |
System Memory: |
16GB per controller (32GB total) |
Expansion: |
Enclosures: ME5012: 12 x 3.5” drive bays (12Gb SAS) ME5024: 24 x 2.5” drive bays (12Gb SAS) ME5084: 84 x 3.5” drive bays (12Gb SAS) |
Min/Max drive count: |
ME5012: 2/264 ME5024: 2/276 ME4084: 28/336 |
Max Raw Capacity: |
ME5012: 2.40PB (with 9xME412 expansion) | ME5012: 1.89PB (with 9xME424 expansion) ME5024: 2.34PB (with 9xME412 expansion) | ME5012: 1.83PB (with 9xME424 expansion) ME5012: 5.28PB (with 3xME484 expansion) | ME5024: 5.22PB (with 3xME484 expansion) ME5084: 6.72PB (with 3xME484 expansion) |
NAS Support: |
Supported with NX Series Windows NAS appliance |
Storage media: |
SAS and NL-SAS drives; different drive types, transfer rates, rotational speeds can be mixed in the same system: • NLSAS 7.2K 3.5” – 4TB, 8TB, 12TB, 16TB, 16TB FIPS, 20TB • SAS 10K 2.5” – 1.2TB, 2.4TB, 2.4TB FIPS • SSD – 960GB RI, 1.6TB MU, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 3.84TB FIPS, 7.68TB RI • SDD and HDD: FIPS-certified SEDs |
Network and Expansion I/O: |
Host Interface: FC, iSCSI (optical or BaseT), SAS Max 32Gb FC ports: 8 per array (support auto-negotiate to 16Gb) Max 25Gb iSCSI ports: 8 SFP+ or SFP28 ports per array Max 10Gb iSCSI ports: 8 BaseT ports per array (only support auto negotiate to 1Gb) Max 12Gb SAS ports: 8 12Gb SAS ports Max management ports: 2 per array (1Gb BASE-T) Disk expansion protocol: 12Gb SAS Disk interface expansion ports: 2 x 12Gb SAS (wide-Port) per array (1 port per controller) Up to 9 2U expansion enclosures per 2U base array Up to 3 5U expansion enclosures per 2U base array Up to 3 5U expansion enclosures per 5U base array |
Functional: |
Array configurations: All-flash, hybrid or all HDD arrays Storage format: Native block-level SAN or DAS |
Data Optimization |
Auto-tiering: Up to 3 primary (media-based) tiers RAID support: RAID 1, 5, 6, 10, or ADAPT RAID; any combination of RAID levels can exist in single array Adapt: Distributed erasure coding that reduces rebuild times when drive failures occur Thin provisioning: Active by default on all volumes, operates at full performance across all features Snapshots: 1024 maximum re-direct-on-write snapshots per array |
Data Mobility and Migration |
Replication: Asynchronous replication via FC or iSCSI – ME4 to ME5; ME5 to ME4; ME5 to ME5 Target/source relationships may be one-to-many or many-to-one Volume copy: Copy complete standalone volumes |
Data Protection, Recovery, Security |
Business continuity: VMware Site Recovery Manager Data-at-rest encryption: Self-encrypting drives (SEDs) in SSD or HDD formats Full Disk Encryption (FCE) based on AES-256 Drives certified to FIPS 140-2 Level 2 Key manager: Internal controller key management |
Management: |
PowerVault Manager HTML5 GUI element manager, CLI, OpenManage Enterprise 3.9 VMware vCenter: VMware vCenter plugin to manage ME5 arrays through vCenter Scripting: CLI API, Redfish/Swordfish REST API Supported host OS: Windows 2022, 2019 and 2016 RHEL 8.2 and 7.8 SLES 15.2 and 12.5 VMware 7.0 and 6.7 Citrix XenServer 8.x and 7.x Virtualization integration: VMware vSphere (ESXi) vCenter; SRM Microsoft Hyper-V |
Physical Base System |
Rack size ME5012: (2U) ME5024: (2U) ME5084: (5U) Base system height ME5012: 8.79 cm (3.46 inches) ME5024: 8.79 cm (3.46 inches) ME5084: 22.23 cm (8.75 inches)
Base system depth Weight (max configuration) Weight (empty) |
Base System Power |
Power/wattage ME5012: 580W ME5024: 580W ME5084: 2200W
Voltage Frequency: 50/60 Hz Amperage |
Environmental Operating Conditions |
Operating temperature: 41 - 95°F (5 - 35°C) Non-operating temperature: -40 - 149°F (-40 - 65°C) Operating humidity ranges (non-condensing): -12C dew point minimum, 8% to 85% maximum, non-condensing Non-operating humidity (noncondensing): 21°C dew point maximum, 5% to 100% maximum, non-condensing |
More information can be found on the official Dell PowerVault ME5 Storage Array Data Sheet PDF.
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