Storage · ME5024
Dell PowerVault ME5024 SAN Array
2U, 24-bay hybrid SAN array with dual active/active controllers for SMB, edge and departmental block storage.
The PowerVault ME5024 packs 24 small-form-factor drives into 2U and scales to 336 drives with ME4 and ME5 expansion enclosures. It is a practical entry point for dedicated SAN storage behind virtualisation hosts, backup servers and broadcast ingest systems, with all-inclusive software and 32 Gb Fibre Channel or 25 Gb iSCSI connectivity.
Technical specifications
- Form factor
- 2U rack, 24 × 2.5" SFF SAS/SATA bays
- Controllers
- Dual hot-swappable active/active controllers
- Cache
- 16 GB per controller; 32 GB per array
- Host connectivity
- 8/16/32 Gb Fibre Channel, 10/25 Gb iSCSI or 12 Gb SAS (model dependent)
- Max drives
- 336 drives via ME4/ME5 expansion enclosures
- Max raw capacity
- 6.72 PB validated; 8 PB with future high-capacity drives
- RAID levels
- RAID 0, 1, 5, 6 and 10
- Data services
- Thin provisioning, snapshots, volume copy, replication, SSD read cache and auto-tiering
- Management
- PowerVault Manager, CloudIQ, REST API and CLI
- Redundancy
- Dual controllers, dual power supplies and hot-swap drives
- Protocols
- Fibre Channel, iSCSI and SAS
- Warranty
- 3-year Dell ProSupport, configurable
Specifications are indicative and confirmed in the written quotation. Availability varies by model and region; contact us for current lead times.
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