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Dell PowerVault ME5012 Storage Array - System Overview

Description

Dell PowerVault ME5012 Storage Array front panel

All-flash, hybrid-flash and HDD only arrays are supported in a native black-level SAN or DAS format. For Network Attached Storage or NAS storage options, only the Dell PowerVault NX Series NAS appliances can be used. The 2U ME5 base enclosures can be outfitted with single or dual controllers each featuring up to 8X ports for Networking, expansion enclosures, and I/O. The 5U PowerVault ME0584 supports only dual controllers. With an option for several different controller cards, the system can be configured to support a number of communication protocols including Fibre Channel (FC) at 32Gb, iSCSI at 25GbE or up to 10GBase-T, and a12Gb HD mini-SAS connection.

Supported Controller Cards

  • 10Gb iSCSI Base-T 4 Port Single Controller
  • 10Gb iSCSI Base-T 8 Port Dual Controller
  • 12Gb SAS 4 Port Single Controller
  • 12Gb SAS 8 Port Dual Controller
  • 25Gb iSCSI 4 Port Single Controller
  • 25Gb iSCSI 8 Port Dual Controller
  • 32Gb FC Type-B 4 Port Single Controller
  • 32Gb FC Type-B 8 Port Dual Controller
Dell PowerVault ME5012 Storage Array rear view

Each controller offers 8GB of memory and 16GB of Cache for up to 24GB of memory per controller. Management software for this system includes Dell PowerVault manager featuring an HTML5 GUI, with the option for command line interface or CLI and OpenManage Enterprise 3.9. A plugin for VMware vCenter enables the ability to manage the ME5 arrays through vCenter.

Supported Expansion Enclosures

Dell PowerVault ME412 Expansion Enclosure - 12x 3.5" drive bays - 2U
  • Only compatible with the ME5012 or ME5024 base arrays

Dell PowerVault ME424 Expansion Enclosure - 24x 2.5" drive bays - 2U
  • Only compatible with the ME5012 or ME5024 base arrays

Dell PowerVault ME484 Expansion Enclosure - 84x 3.5" drive bays - 5U
  • Compatible with any ME5 base arrays

Storage mediums include SAS, NL-SAS and SSDs. Only the PowerVault ME424 and ME412 expansion enclosures are supported by the 2U ME5 systems.

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Dell PowerVault ME5012 Storage Array - 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

  • 12 x 3.5” drive bays (2.5" drive carriers supported)
  • 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)
  • Min/Max Drive Count

  • 2/264
  • Max Raw Capacity per Base

  • Up to 288TB
  • 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: 61.87mm (24.36 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): 32.00 kg (71.00 lbs)

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