Dell PowerVault ME5 Series storage is the latest generation of the entry-level portfolio with faster performance, higher capacity limits, and greater operational simplicity than the previous generation systems. ME5 offers many robust hardware and software features that rival those found in more expensive storage systems. The Linux operating system is an extremely robust, scalable, and popular enterprise-class operating system (OS) used by many organizations. ME5 and Linux are ideal solutions that support a wide range of application workloads for small and medium businesses.
See Dell PowerVault ME5 Series Storage System Support Matrix on Dell.com/support for a complete list of supported Linux operating systems.
When configured using the best practices in this paper, the Linux hosts provide an optimized experience with PowerVault ME5 storage. The recommendations in this document include guidelines for volume discovery, multipath I/O configuration, logical volume manager, and file system and snapshot data protection.