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Dell PowerVault ME424 Expansion Enclosure

Offering additional storage for the PowerVault ME5012 and PowerVault ME5024 storage arrays, up to 9 Dell PowerVault ME424 Expansion Enclosures can be connected to a 2U base unit. It has a 2U chassis with 24x 2.5” storage bays compatible with SAS storage devices including all-flash, hybrid flash, and HDD formats for data tiering.
Dell PowerVault ME424 Expansion Enclosure side view
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Dell PowerVault ME424 Expansion Enclosure - System Overview

Description

Dell PowerVault ME424 Expansion Enclosure front panel

Designed for Direct Attached Storage (DAS) and Storage Area Network (SAN) applications, Dell’s PowerVault ME5 appliances are targeted at small to medium-sized businesses. Host interfaces supported include Fibre Channel (FC), iSCSI, and SAS. Each of the base units can be outfitted with one or two controllers, with two providing redundancy. Storage array configurations include all-flash, hybrid flash and HDD only arrays providing 3-level auto-tiering for both optimal data performance and cost-effective storage mediums.

Compatible PowerVault ME5 Base Units

  • Dell PowerVault ME5012 Storage Array
  • Dell PowerVault ME5024 Storage Array
Dell PowerVault ME424 Expansion Enclosure rear view

The Dell PowerVault ME5 system is an easy way to protect data with replication and support for mirroring and thin-provisioned storage pools. Snapshots enable easy data recovery in the event of an unintentional deletion or modification, while virtual disk copy allows for a full replicated copy of source data. Management of the Dell PowerVault ME424 Expansion Enclosure is through the PowerVault Manager, which offers an easy to use and intuitive web-based graphical user interface to help quickly identify and resolve problems. A VMware plugin allows the system to work seamlessly with vCenter. CloudIQ Storage Analytics uses AI, telemetry, machine learning, and predictive analytics for a proactive assessment of the PowerVault ME5 health.

Dell PowerVault ME424 Expansion Enclosure - Specifications

Chassis Overview

    Rack Size

  • 2U or 5U

    • Power/Wattage

  • 580W/100-240 VAC/1980 BTU

    • 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

  • 24 x 2.5” drive bays (12Gb SAS)

    • System Memory

  • 8GB for controller and 16GB for cache (24GB total)

Expansion Capacity

    Expansion Enclosures

  • ME412: 12 x 3.5” drive bays (12Gb SAS)
  • ME424: 24 x 2.5” drive bays (12Gb SAS)
  • ME484: 84 x 3.5” drive bays (12Gb SAS)

    • 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, 22TB, 24TB
  • SAS 10K 2.5” – 1.2TB, 2.4TB, 2.4TB FIPS
  • SSD – 1.6TB MU, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 3.84TB FIPS, 7.68TB RI

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 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 RAID

  • 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

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 9.2, 8.8, 8.2 and 7.8
  • SLES 15.2 and 12.5
  • VMware 8.0 U1, 7.0 and 6.7
  • Citrix XenServer 8.x and 7.x

    • Virtualization Integration

  • VMware vSphere (ESXi)
  • vCenter; SRM
  • Microsoft Hyper-V

Dimensions

    Form Factor: 2U
    Depth: 60.29 cm (23.74 inches)
    Height: 8.79 cm (3.46 inches)
    Width: 48.30 cm (19.01 inches)
    Weight (empty): 4.80 kg (10.56 lbs) without drives
    Weight (maximum configuration): 25.00 kg (55.00 lbs)

Dell PowerVault ME424 Expansion Enclosure - Documentation

Dell PowerVault ME5 Series Storage Specs Sheet Dell PowerVault ME5 Series Storage System User Manual Dell PowerVault ME5 Series Setup Guide Dell PowerVault ME5 Series Storage System Deployment Guide Dell PowerVault ME5 Series Storage System Support Matrix Dell PowerVault ME5 Series vSphere Client Plug-In User Guide Dell PowerVault ME5 Series Storage System CLI Reference Guide Dell PowerVault ME5 Series Storage System Administrators Guide Dell CloudIQ Data Sheet
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