Offering the largest capacity of Dell’s PowerVault ME5 base storage enclosures, the Dell PowerVault ME5084 Storage Array can support up to 84 SAS, NL-SAS or SSDs in its 5U chassis. The system can be connected to other up to 3x 5U Dell PowerVault ME4084 storage expansion enclosure per 5U base array. Outfitted with dual controllers, each controller has up to 8x ports and 8GB of memory coupled with 16GB of cache for 24GB total memory.
Array configurations include all-flash, hybrid flash, or HDD only arrays. Fully compatible with Dell’s PowerEdge line of servers including 16G, host systems can be connected to the system using several different cable types. Featuring a native block level storage area network (SAN) or direct attached storage or DAS, connections can be either switched or unswitched. The Dell PowerVault ME5084 storage array supports dual controllers for redundancy featuring a variety of connection formats.
Supported Controller CardsThe controllers offer 12GB/s read and a 10GB/s write with a 12Gb/s SAS backend protocol enabling rapid capacity expansion. Using a single Dell PowerVault ME5084 storage array, the system can support up to 2.01PB of storage. It can also be connected to up to 3x ME484 expansion enclosures for up to 8PB of storage potential from each ME5084 base enclosure. This storage array is also compatible with the 2U options represented by the ME412 and ME424 expansion enclosures.
Supported Expansion Enclosures Dell PowerVault ME412 Expansion Enclosure - 12x 3.5" drive bays - 2UThe system can be managed using Dell’s PowerVault Manager, which uses an HTML5 graphical user interface, optional command line interface (CML), and is compatible with OpenManage Enterprise 3.9. A plugin also allows for management of the system via VMware vCenter.
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