Dell PowerVault ME484 5U Storage

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

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, 8TB SED/FIPS, 12TB, 16TB, 16TB SED/FIPS, 20TB, 24TB

SAS 10K 2.5" - 1.2TB, 2.4TB, 2.4TB SED/FIPS

SSD 1.6TB, 1.92TB, 3.2TB SED/FIPS, 3.84TB, 7.68TB

Software

PowerVault ME5 provides simplified, all-inclusive software

ADAPT RAID

Auto-tiering

Dell AIOps (with ProSupport)

Intelligent Drive Firmware updates

KMIP (Key Management Interoperability Protocol) support

Management GUI

Replication

Snapshots

SSD Read Cache

Thin provisioning

Volume Copy

Data Optimisation

RAID: 1, 5, 6, 10, or ADAPT RAID

Auto-tiering

SSD Read Cache

Snapshots

Thin provisioning

Data Protection

Extended Services

VMware Site Recovery Manager

Data-at-rest encryption (SED)

Key management

Management

PowerVault Manager HTML5 GUI element manager, CLI

VMware vCenter plugin

Redfish/Swordfish REST API, CLI API scripting

VMware vSphere (ESXi), vCenter; SRM, Microsoft Hyper-V

Data Mobility

Asynchronous replication: FC or iSCSI – ME4 to ME5; ME5 to ME4; ME5 to ME5

Volume Copy

Physical

Base

All-in-one: dual controllers, internal drive bays, networking and with expansion options

2U or 5U

Physical

Base system height:

ME5012: 8.79 cm (3.46 in") 

ME5024: 8.79 cm (3.46 in") 

ME5084: 22.23 cm (8.75 in")

Base system width:

ME5012: 48.30 cm (19.01 in") 

ME5024: 48.30 cm (19.01 in") 

ME5084: 48.30 cm (19.01 in")

Base system depth:

ME5012: 61.87 cm (24.36 in")

ME5024: 54.78 cm (21.56 in")

ME5084: 98.10 cm (38.62 in")

Weight (max. cfg):

ME5012: 32.00 kg (71.00 lbs)

ME5024: 30.00 kg (66.00 lbs)

ME5084: 135.00 kg (298.00 lbs)

Power

Power Supply

Storage Enclosures:

ME5212: 580W, 1980 BTU

ME5224: 580W, 1980 BTU

ME5284: 2200W, 7507 BTU

Expansion Enclosures:

ME512: 580W, 1980 BTU

ME524: 580W, 1980 BTU

ME584: 2200W, 7507 BTU