Base: | PowerVault ME5012 Storage Array |
Chassis Format: | All-in-one (single/dual controllers, internal drive bays, networking) with expansion options |
Rack Size: | 2U |
Dimensions: | H: 8.79 cm (3.46 inches) W: 48.30 cm (19.01 inches) D: 61.87mm (24.36 inches) |
Weight: | 32.00 kg (71.00 lbs) Empty: 4.80 kg (10.56 lbs) without drives |
Controllers: | 2 hot-swappable per chassis (dual active) Single/dual controller support for 2U Dual controller only support for 5U |
Processor: | Intel® Xeon Processor |
Internal Storage: | 12 x 3.5” drive bays (2.5” drive carriers supported) |
System Memory: | 16GB per controller |
Min/Max Drive Count: | 2/264 |
Max Raw Capacity: | ME5012: 5.28PB (with 3xME484 expansion) ME5012: 1.83PB (with 9xME424 expansion) ME5012: 1.89PB (with 9xME424 expansion) ME5012: 2.40PB (with 9xME412 expansion) |
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 SAS 10K 2.5”: 1.2TB, 2.4TB, 2.4TB FIPS SSD: 960GB RI, 1.6TB MU, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 3.84TB FIPS, 7.68TB RI SDD and HDD: FIPS-certified SEDs |
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 BaseT ports per array (only support auto negotiate to 1Gb) |
Max 12Gb SAS Ports: | 8 12Gb SAS ports |
Max Multi-Protocol Ports: | 4 ports 16Gb FC SFP+ 4 ports 10Gb iSCSI SFP+ |
Max Management Ports: | 2 per array (1Gb BASE-T) |
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 |
Array Configurations: | All-flash, hybrid flash, HDD only arrays |
Storage Format: | Native block-level SAN or DAS |
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 snapshots per array |
Replication: | Asynchronous replication via FC or iSCSI – ME4 to ME5; ME5 to ME4; ME5 to ME5 Target/source relationships may be one-to-many or many-to-one |
Volume Copy: | Copy complete standalone volumes |
Business Continuity: | VMware Site Recovery Manager |
Data-At-Rest Encryption: | Self-encrypting drives (SEDs) in SSD or HDD formats Full Disk Encryption (FDE) based on AES-256 Drives certified to FIPS 140-2 Level 2 |
Key Manager: | Internal controller key management |
Management Support: | PowerVault Manager HTML5 GUI elementmanager, CLI, OpenManage Enterprise 3.9 |
VMware vCenter: | Support VMware vCenter plugin to manage ME5 arrays through vCenter |
Scripting: | CLI API Redfish/Swordfish REST API |
Supported Host OS: | 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 |
Virtualization Integration: | VMware vSphere (ESXi) vCenter; SRM Microsoft Hyper-V |
Power/Wattage: | 580W |
Heat Dissipation: | 1980 BTU |
Voltage: | 100-240 VAC |
Frequency: | 50/60 Hz |
Operating Temperature: | 5°C - 35°C (41°F - 95°F, derated by 1°C per 300mm above 900m) |
Non-Operating Temperature: | -40°C to 70°C (-40 to 158°F) Maximum temperature changes in an hour: 20°C |
Operating Humidity Ranges (Non-Condensing): | -12°C dew point minimum, 8% to 85% maximum, non-condensing |
Non-Operating Humidity Ranges (Non-Condensing): | 21°C dew pointmaximum, 5% to 100% maximum, non-condensing |