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| PowerVault ME5 Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Chassis Overview | |
| 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 models • Dual controller support only for 5U model |
| Processor | Xeon Processor |
| Internal storage |
• ME5012: 12 x 3.5” drive bays (2.5” drive carriers supported) • ME5024: 24 x 2.5” drive bays • ME5084: 84 x 3.5” drive bays (2.5” drive carriers supported) |
| Syst. Memory per ctrl | 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 |
• ME5012: 2/264 • ME5024: 2/276 • ME5084: 28/336 |
| Max raw capacity per base |
• ME5012: Up to 288TB • ME5024: Up to 184TB • ME5084: Up to 2.01PB |
| 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, Expansion Enclosure and 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 | Max 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 |
