| PowerVault ME5 Series | ME5012 | ME5024 | ME5084 |
| Chassis Overview |
| Chassis format | All-in-one (single/dual controllers, internal drive bays, networking) with expansion options |
| Rack size | 2U | 2U | 5U |
| Controllers | 2 hot-swappable per chassis (dual active) | 2 hot-swappable per chassis (dual active) | 2 hot-swappable per chassis (dual active) |
| Single/dual controller support for 2U | Single/dual controller support for 2U | Dual controller only support for 5U |
| Processors | Intel Xeon Processor | Intel Xeon Processor | Intel Xeon Processor |
| Internal storage | 12 x 3.5” drive bays (2.5” drive carriers supported) | 24 x 2.5” drive bays | 84x 3.5” drive bays (2.5” drive carriers supported) |
| System memory | 16GBper controller (32GB total) | 16GBper controller (32GB total) | 16GBper controller (32GB total) |
| Expansion Capacity |
| Min/Max drive count | 2/264 | 2/276 | 28/336 |
| Max raw capacity | 2.40PB (with 9xME412 expansion) | 2.34PB (with 9xME412 expansion) | 6.72PB (with 3xME484 expansion) |
| 1.83PB (with 9xME424 expansion) | 5.22PB (with 3xME484 expansion) |
| 1.89PB (with 9xME424 expansion) | |
| 5.28PB (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 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 |
| PowerVault ME5 Series | ME5012 | ME5024 | ME5084 |
| Functional |
| Array configurations | All-flash, hybrid flash, HDD only 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 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, Disaster 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 |
| 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 |
| Host OS support | 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 |
| PowerVault ME5 Series | ME5012 | ME5024 | ME5084 |
| Physical |
| Rack size | 2U | 2U | 5U |
| Height | 8.79 cm (3.46 inches) | 8.79 cm (3.46 inches) | 22.23 cm (8.75 inches) |
| Width | 48.30 cm (19.01 inches) | 48.30 cm (19.01 inches) | 48.30 cm (19.01 inches) |
| Depth | 61.87mm (24.36 inches) | 54.78mm (21.56 inches) | 981mm (38.62 inches) |
| Weight at max configuration | 32.00 kg (71.00 lbs) | 30.00 kg (66.00 lbs) | 135.00 kg (298.00 lbs) |
| Weight empty | 4.80 kg (10.56 lbs) without drives | 4.80 kg (10.56 lbs) without drives | 64.00 kg (141.00 lbs) without drives |
| Power |
| Power/wattage | 580W | 580W | 2200W |
| Heat dissipation | 1980 BTU | 1980 BTU | 7507 BTU |
| Voltage | 100-240 VAC | 100-240 VAC | 200-240 VAC |
| Frequency | 50/60 Hz | 50/60 Hz | 50/60 Hz |
| Amperage | 7.6-3.0A (x2) | 7.6-3.0A (x2) | 11.07-9.23A (x2) |
| Environmental Operating Conditions |
| Operating temperature | 5°C - 35°C (41°F - 95°F, derated by 1°C per 300mm above 900m) |
| Non-operating temperature | -40°C to 70°C (-40 to 158°F) Maximum temperature changes in an hour: 20°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 |
| Services, Warranties |
| Services | Dell ProSupport Enterprise Suite and DellProDeploy Enterprise Suite. Optional ProSupport Plus is available offering pro-active and
preventative services to improve performance and stability. |
