- Notes, cautions, and warnings
- Introduction
- Supported data protocols
- ME5 Series storage system rules
- Default IPv4 Settings for management ports
- Default IPv4 settings for iSCSI ports
- Supported RAID controller firmware
- Supported iSCSI software initiators
- Supported protocol offload (TOE/iSCSI) adapters
- Supported Fibre Channel and iSCSI transceivers
- Supported cables
- Supported hard drives
- Supported expansion enclosures
- Supported management software
- Supported operating systems
- Operating systems with ALUA support
- Supported device mapper software
- Supported SAS host bus adapters
- Supported Fibre Channel host bus adapters
- Supported Fibre Channel and iSCSI direct-attach configuration operating systems
- VSS hardware writer support
- Dell Storage Support Policy
Dell PowerVault ME5 Series Storage System Support Matrix
Supported data protocols
This section lists the supported data protocols for ME5 Series storage systems.
NOTE:ME5 Series storage systems do not support changing or converting from one data protocol to another data protocol.
| ME5 Series storage system | Data protocol and drives |
|---|---|
| ME5012 (SAS) | 12 Gbps direct attached SAS storage system with 12 drives (3.5 inch) |
| ME5024 (SAS) | 12 Gbps direct attached SAS storage system with 24 drives (2.5 inch) |
| ME5084 (SAS) | 12 Gbps direct attached SAS storage system with 84 drives (3.5 inch) |
| ME5012 (10GBase-T iSCSI) | 10 Gbps iSCSI network storage system with 12 drives (3.5 inch) |
| ME5024 (10GBase-T iSCSI) | 10 Gbps iSCSI network storage system with 24 drives (2.5 inch) |
| ME5084 (10GBase-T iSCSI) | 10 Gbps iSCSI network storage system with 84 drives (3.5 inch) |
| ME5012 (FC) | 32 Gbps Fibre Channel (FC) network storage system with 12 drives (3.5 inch) |
| ME5024 (FC) | 32 Gbps Fibre Channel (FC) network storage system with 24 drives (2.5 inch) |
| ME5084 (FC) | 32 Gbps Fibre Channel (FC) network storage system with 84 drives (3.5 inch) |
| ME5012 (25 Gb iSCSI) | 25 Gbps iSCSI network storage system with 12 drives (3.5 inch) |
| ME5024 (25 Gb iSCSI) | 25 Gbps iSCSI network storage system with 24 drives (3.5 inch) |
| ME5084 (25 Gb iSCSI) | 25 Gbps iSCSI network storage system with 84 drives (3.5 inch) |
NOTE:
- ME5012 and ME5024 storage systems support up to nine ME412/ME424 expansion enclosures or three ME484 expansion enclosures. A combination of ME412/ME424 and ME484 expansion enclosures is not supported.
- ME5084 storage systems support up to three ME484 expansion enclosures.
- ME5 Series storage systems do not support controller upgrades from ME4 Series storage systems.
- ME5 Series storage systems do not support drives that have already been deployed either internally on an ME4 Series base system or on an expansion enclosure that has been used on an ME4 Series storage system. Deploying a drive on a system writes metadata to the drive that is not compatible between ME Series storage systems.
Please provide ratings (1-5 stars).
Please provide ratings (1-5 stars).
Please provide ratings (1-5 stars).
Please select whether the article was helpful or not.
Comments cannot contain these special characters: <>()\