Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series Storage

Description

Enterprise-class features in our most affordable entry-level SAN/DAS storage array

Purpose-built and optimized for SAN/DAS

The affordable, simple, and fast Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series SAN/DAS Storage Series is optimized to run a variety of mixed workload applications – physical and virtual – for small businesses.

Whether you need to consolidate your block storage, support the demands of data-intensive applications, take advantage of intelligent data management, or optimize your virtual environments, the ME4

Series has been designed to meet your growing business needs. The flexibility of the ME4 Series lets you decide the protocol, supports a wide range of mixed drive types, scales to 4PB raw, is highly aligned with Dell PowerEdge Servers, and is delivered to you with all-inclusive software – everything you’ll need to store, manage, and protect your data.

Powerful entry storage architecture

Based on the family of Intel “Broadwell-DE” processors, Dell EMC PowerVault ME4 Series storage implements a block architecture with VMware virtualization integration and concurrent support for native iSCSI, Fibre Channel, and SAS protocols. Each system leverages dual storage processors (single storage processor systems are available) and a full 12Gb SAS back-end.

Additional storage capacity is added via Disk Array Enclosures (DAEs) while Distributed RAID (ADAPT) delivers faster drive re-build times and lowers opex. And all ME4 Series arrays are managed by an integrated HTML5 web-based GUI.

PowerVault ME4 Series Base System and Expansion Models

The two non-dense ME4 base arrays start at 2U and the dense ME4 array starts at 5U. Both models include dual controllers with Dual-core Intel Xeon processors, 8GB per controller and 4x10Gb iSCSI, 4x12Gb SAS, and 4x16Gb FC network connections (auto-negotiation supported on iSCSI and FC).

Optional ME4 Series expansion enclosures let you scale up to 336 drives or 4PB. PowerVault ME412 and ME424 expansion enclosures can only be used with either ME4012 or ME4024 base arrays.

The ME484 dense expansion enclosure is supported behind any ME4 base array. All array and expansion enclosure models support a variety of SSD, 15K, 10K and NLSAS drives (including FIPS- certified SEDs)

PowerVault ME4 Series Specifications
Chassis Overview
Chassis format	All-in-one (single/dual controllers, internal drive bays, networking) with expansion options
Rack size	2U or 5U
Controllers	2 hot-swappable per chassis (dual active) Single/dual controller support for 2U
	Dual controller support for 5U
Processor	Intel® Processor 2 cores 2.2GHz
Internal storage	ME4012: 12 x 3.5” drive bays (2.5” drive carriers supported)
	ME4024: 24 x 2.5” drive bays
	ME4084: 84x 3.5” drive bays (2.5” drive carriers supported)
System memory	8GB per controller
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)
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	MD 1400: High density
	MD 1420: Performance-optimized
JBOD	ME484: Performance & density-optimized
Min/Max drive count	ME4012: 2/264
	ME4024: 2/276
	ME4084: 28/336
Max raw capacity	ME4012: 3.1PB (with ME484 expansion) ME4024: 3PB (with ME484 expansion) ME4084: 4PB
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, 12TB SED, 16TB
	• NLSAS 7.2K 2.5” – 2TB, 2TB SED
	• SAS 10K 2.5” – 1.2TB, 1.8TB, 2.4TB, 2.4TB SED
	• SAS 15K 2.5 ”- 900GB, 900GB SED
	• SAS SSD – 480GB, 960GB, 1.92TB, 1.92TB SED, 3.84TB
	• SDD and HDD: FIPS-certified SEDs
Network and Expansion I/O
Host interface	FC, iSCSI, SAS (supports simultaneous multiprotocol FC/iSCSI)
Max 16Gb FC ports	8 per array (support auto-negotiate to 8Gb)
Max 10Gb iSCSI	8 SFP+ or BaseT ports per array (BaseT only support auto negotiate to 1Gb)
ports
Max 12Gb SAS	8 12Gb SAS ports
ports
Max multi-protocol ports	4 ports 16Gb FC SFP+
	4 ports 10Gb iSCSI SFP+
Max management	2 per array (1Gb BASE-T)
ports
Disk expansion protocol	12Gb SAS
Disk interface expansion ports	2 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 or all HDD arrays
Storage format	Native SAN or DAS
Data Optimization
Auto-tiering	Up to 3 primary (media-based) tiers
RAID support	RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 or Adapt; any combination of RAID levels can exist in single array
Adapt	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 snapshots per array
Data Mobility and Migration
Replication	Replicates with other ME4 Series Arrays
	Asynchronous block via FC or iSCSI
	Target/source relationships may be one-to-many or many-to-one
Volume copy	Copy complete standalone volumes
Data Protection, Disaster Recovery, Security
Business continuity	VMware Site Recovery Manager
Data-at-rest encryption	Self-encrypting drives (SEDs) in SSD or HDD formats
	Full Disk Encryption (FCE) based on AES-256
	Drives certified to FIPS 140-2 Level 2
Key manager	Internal controller key management
Management
Management	PowerVault Manager HTML5 GUI, CLI, REST, OME 3.2
VMware vCenter	Support VMware vCenter 6.7 plugin to manage the ME4 arrays through vCenter.
Scripting	CLI
	Microsoft PowerShell API RESTful API
Supported host OS	Windows 2019, 2016 and 2012 R2
	RHEL 8.0, 7.4 and 6.9
	SLES 12.3
	VMware 6.7 U2, 6.5 and 6.0
Virtualization integration	VMware vSphere (ESXi) vCenter; SRM 8.1.x Microsoft Hyper-V XenDesktop 7.1
Physical Base System
Rack size	ME4012 (2U), ME4024 (2U), ME4084 (5U)
Base system height	ME4012: 8.79 cm (3.46 inches) ME4024: 8.79 cm (3.46 inches) ME4084: 22.23 cm (8.75 inches)
Base system width	ME4012: 48.30 cm (19.01 inches)
	ME4024: 48.30 cm (19.01 inches)
	ME4084: 48.30 cm (19.01 inches)
Base system depth	ME4012: 60.29 cm (23.74 inches) ME4024: 60.29 cm (23.74 inches) ME4084: 97.47 cm (38.31 inches)
Weight (max configuration)	ME4012: 32.00 kg (71.00 lbs)
	ME4024: 30.00 kg (66.00 lbs)
	ME4084: 135.00 kg (298.00 lbs)
Physical Expansion Enclosure
Rack size	ME412 (2U), ME424 (2U), ME484 (5U)
ME412: 8.79 cm (3.46 inches) Expansion height                         ME424: 8.79 cm (3.46 inches)
ME484: 22.23 cm (8.75 inches)
ME412: 48.30 cm (19.01 inches)
Expansion width                          ME424: 48.30 cm (19.01 inches)
ME484: 48.30 cm (19.01 inches)
ME412: 60.29 cm (23.74 inches) Expansion depth                          ME424: 60.29 cm (23.74 inches)
ME484: 97.47 cm (38.31 inches)
ME412: 28.00 kg (62.00 lbs) Weight (max configuration)         ME424: 25.00 kg (55.00 lbs)
ME484: 130.00 kg (287.00 lbs)
ME412: 4.80 kg (10.56 lbs) without drives
Weight (empty)                            ME424: 4.80 kg (10.56 lbs) without drives
ME484: 64.00 kg (141.00 lbs) without drives
Base System Power
ME4012: 580W Power/wattage                              ME4024: 580W
ME4084: 2200W
Heat dissipation	ME4012: 1980 BTU ME4024: 1980 BTU ME4084: 7507 BTU
	ME4012: 100-240 VAC
Voltage	ME4024: 100-240 VAC
	ME4084: 200-240 VAC
Frequency	50/60 Hz
	ME4012: 7.6-3.0A (x2)
Amperage	ME4024: 7.6-3.0A (x2)
	ME4084: 11.07-9.23A (x2)
Expansion Power
	ME412: 580W
Power/wattage	ME424: 580W
	ME484: 2200W
Heat dissipation	ME412: 1980 BTU ME424: 1980 BTU ME484: 7507 BTU
	ME412: 100-240 VAC
Voltage	ME424: 100-240 VAC
	ME484: 200-240 VAC
Frequency	50/60 Hz
Amperage	ME412: 7.6-3.0A (x2)
	ME424: 7.6-3.0A (x2)
	ME484: 11.07-9.23A(x2)
Environmental Operating Conditions
Operating temperature	41 – 95°F (5 – 35°C)
Non-operating temperature	-40 – 149°F (-40 – 65°C)
Operating humidity	10% to 80% with 29°C (84.2°F) maximum dew point
ranges (non-condensing)
Non-operating humidity (non- condensing)	5% to 95% with 33°C (91°F) maximum dew point