PowerVault ME5 is the new gold standard for entry storage with blazing speed, higher capacity limits and even greater simplicity.
Tech Specs & Customization
Processor
Intel® Xeon Processor
Operating System
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
Functional
All-flash, hybrid flash, HDD only arrays Native block-level SAN or DAS
Expansion Capacity
Primary Hard Drive ME5012: 12 x 3.5” drive bays (2.5” drive carriers supported) ME5024: 24 x 2.5” drive bays ME5084: 84x 3.5” drive bays (2.5” drive carriers supported)
Connectivity
10Gb iSCSI BaseT 8 port 25Gb iSCSI SFP+ 8 port 12Gb SAS 8 port 32Gb FC 8 port 1Gb BaseT 2 port (Management Port)
Network and Expansion I/O
Host interface: FC, iSCSI (optical or BaseT), SAS Disk expansion protocol: 12Gb SAS
Disk interface expansion options: 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
Media Types
Storage Media NLSAS 7.2K 3.5” – 4TB, 8TB, 12TB, 16TB, 16TB FIPS, 18TB SAS 10K 2.5” – 1.2TB, 2.4TB, 2.4TB FIPS SSD – 960GB, 1.6TB, 1.92TB, 1.92TB FIPS, 3.84TB, 3.84TB FIPS, 7.68TB SDD and HDD: FIPS-certified SEDs